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Renewable energy employed 8.1 million in 2015: IRENA
May 25, 2016 (AFP)
The global renewable energy sector employed more than 8.1 million people last year, a 5 percent increase that bucked an overall downwards market trend, a green ...
Boss of China solar firm Hanergy steps down after losing billions
May 23, 2016 (AFP)
The controversial boss of Chinese solar energy firm Hanergy Thin Film Power Group -- once listed as China's richest man -- has stepped down as chairman and exec...
Cooling, time in the dark preserve perovskite solar power
May 19, 2016 (SPX)
A new study has found both the cause and a solution for the pesky tendency of perovskite solar cells to degrade in sunlight, a research breakthrough potentially...
Australian engineers edge closer to the theoretical limits of sunlight-to-electricity conversion
May 19, 2016 (SPX)
A new solar cell configuration developed by engineers at the University of New South Wales in Sydney has pushed sunlight-to-electricity conversion efficiency to...
Speeding up key oxygen-oxygen bond-formation step in water oxidation
May 19, 2016 (SPX)
For years, scientists have been trying to emulate photosynthesis, the process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria harness light from the sun to chemically...
Solar power getting cheaper in the United States
May 19, 2016 (UPI)
The cost of installing solar energy in the United States is down more than 50 percent since the start of a federal support program, the Energy Department said. ...
Sunrock Investments reaches milestone: over 50 Euro million of solar assets
May 19, 2016 (SPX)
Amsterdam based Sunrock Investments has realised the acquisition of a 3.0MW portfolio of operational solar rooftop projects in Flanders, Belgium. This acquisiti...
New technique could make large, flexible solar panels more feasible
May 19, 2016 (SPX)
A new, high-pressure technique may allow the production of huge sheets of thin-film silicon semiconductors at low temperatures in simple reactors at a fraction ...
Kumenan mega solar plant commissioned in Japan
May 19, 2016 (SPX)
GE Energy Financial Services and Virginia Solar Group have commenced commercial operations on its jointly owned 32-megawatt Pacifico Energy Kumenan Mega Solar P...
Private Academy in Puerto Rico Selects KYOCERA Solar for Long-Term Energy Savings
May 19, 2016 (SPX)
Kyocera Solar Inc. and authorized installer Dynamic Solar Solutions has announced the installation of 207 kilowatts (kW) of Kyocera solar modules atop Academia ...
Nanocavity may improve ultrathin solar panels
May 17, 2016 (SPX)
The future of movies and manufacturing may be in 3-D, but electronics and photonics are going 2-D; specifically, two-dimensional semiconducting materials. One o...
Solar Impulse 2 leaves Arizona on record-breaking flight
May 13, 2016 (AFP)
The Solar Impulse 2 experimental plane was on its way to the south-central US state of Oklahoma late Thursday, as it pressed ahead with its record-breaking ques...
Spanish energy giant Abengoa posts 340 mn euros Q1 loss
May 12, 2016 (AFP)
Spain's troubled energy giant Abengoa posted losses of 340 million euros ($390 million) in the first quarter of 2016, it said in a statement Thursday. The Sevil...
11bn Pound investment in UK solar driving increase in M and A activity
May 06, 2016 (SPX)
Solar M and A activity is on the increase following PND 11 billion worth of investment in UK solar projects since 2013, according to statistics collected by Cle...
Trina Solar Awarded a Silver Rating in EcoVadis CSR Survey
May 06, 2016 (SPX)
Trina Solar Limited reports that the Company has been granted a Silver Recognition Level in the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) performance survey conduct...
Taiwanese government should provide more support for solar panel industry
May 06, 2016 (SPX)
The Taiwanese government should provide subsidies for the solar panel industry to help it survive in that country, University of Exeter researchers have recomme...
Renusol and Rec Solar team up to help Haas automation save money
May 05, 2016 (SPX)
Renusol America, a leading provider of solar PV mounting solutions with systems installed across the US, today announces that it has provided its rail-less and ...
Mimicking the ingenuity of nature
May 05, 2016 (SPX)
Nature shows how to do it: Photosynthesis is a process used by plants to create energy-rich organic compounds, usually in the form of carbohydrates, and oxygen ...
SolarReserve and Shenhua plan 1,000MW of Solar Projects in China
May 05, 2016 (SPX)
SolarReserve, LLC, a leading global developer of utility-scale solar power projects with proprietary advanced solar thermal energy storage technology, and Shenh...
Solar energy and storage systems to be introduced in Antigua and Barbuda
May 05, 2016 (SPX)
The inauguration of the 3 MWp sun2live solar power plant at the V.C. Bird International Airport of Antigua represented the conclusion of the first major step of...
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