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Scientists move closer to '2 for 1 deal' on solar cell efficiency
Mar 17, 2015 (SPX)
The underlying mechanism behind an enigmatic process called "singlet exciton fission", which could enable the development of significantly more powerful solar c...
Solar could meet California energy demand 3 to 5 times over
Mar 17, 2015 (SPX)
In the face of global climate change, increasing the use of renewable energy resources is one of the most urgent challenges facing the world. Further developmen...
A new method for making perovskite solar cells
Mar 17, 2015 (SPX)
Research led by a Brown University Ph.D. student has revealed a new way to make light-absorbing perovskite films for use in solar cells. The new method involves...
New approach combines biomass conversion, solar energy conversion
Mar 11, 2015 (SPX)
In a study published in Nature Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison chemistry Professor Kyoung-Shin Choi presents a new approach to combine solar energy c...
LockMart and AGT break ground on Florida's largest non-utility solar project
Mar 11, 2015 (SPX)
On March 2, Lockheed Martin broke ground on its solar carport project with lead contractor Advanced Green Technologies. The project, located near Clearwater, Fl...
China adds 10.6 GW solar capacity in 2014
Mar 11, 2015 (XNA)
China added 10.6 gigawatts (GW) of photovoltaic (PV) power capacity in 2014, accounting for one fifth of the world total, the National Energy Administration (NE...
Unlikely allies fight for solar energy in Florida
Mar 11, 2015 (AFP)
Florida is widely known as the Sunshine State but when it comes to harnessing solar power, lots of customers find it just doesn't pay because electricity is alr...
'Lessons Learned' from Solar
Mar 11, 2015 (SPX)
With solar issues on the forefront of state and national energy policy, Citizens Alliance for Responsible Energy (CARE) this week released a white paper detaili...
Trina Solar and Vivint to jointly install Trinasmart modules in North America
Mar 11, 2015 (SPX)
Trina Solar has announced that its industry-leading Trinasmart panels are now part of the technology solution that Vivint Solar, the second largest U.S. residen...
Clean Energy Collective Brings 3MW of Community Shared Solar to Uxbridge, Mass.
Mar 10, 2015 (SPX)
Broad accessibility and favorable economics, driven largely by economies of scale and priority treatment by Massachusetts's solar renewable energy credit (SREC)...
How The meeco Group manages logistic challenges of solar projects
Mar 10, 2015 (SPX)
The renewable energy sector is a booming field that requires many different talents and skills to offer high-quality services to its clients. The meeco Group, w...
Obtaining of 7 electricity generation permits in Mexico
Mar 10, 2015 (SPX)
The Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) has approved the electricity generation permit based on the figure of "small producer" for seven 30 MW AC PV projects req...
Global PV Balance-of-System Revenues to Exceed $20 Billion in 2019
Mar 10, 2015 (SPX)
IHS has announced that the global photovoltaic (PV) balance-of-system (BoS) market is forecast to grow at an average rate of 5 percent per year, reaching $21 bi...
One step closer to artificial photosynthesis and 'solar fuels'
Mar 10, 2015 (SPX)
Caltech scientists, inspired by a chemical process found in leaves, have developed an electrically conductive film that could help pave the way for devices capa...
EU members reach renewable targets early
Mar 10, 2015 (UPI)
Three members of the European Union have already achieved their renewable energy goals for 2020, the European statistics office said Tuesday. EU member states a...
Solar cells get growth boost
Mar 06, 2015 (SPX)
Researchers at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University's (OIST) Energy Materials and Surface Sciences Unit have found that growing a...
New material to produce clean energy
Mar 04, 2015 (SPX)
Researchers at the University of Houston have created a new thermoelectric material, intended to generate electric power from waste heat - from a vehicle tailpi...
Testing at NREL aids solar power in Hawaii
Mar 04, 2015 (SPX)
Inverter load rejection overvoltage (LRO) tests completed by the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory as part of a cooperative research agre...
NREL takes first in-depth look at solar project completion timelines
Mar 04, 2015 (SPX)
The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has gathered and analyzed data for more than 30,000 solar photovoltaic (PV) installations ac...
UC research partnership explores how to best harness solar power
Mar 03, 2015 (SPX)
A University of Cincinnati research partnership is reporting advances on how to one day make solar cells stronger, lighter, more flexible and less expensive whe...
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