SOLAR - AFRICA DAILY

Mar 16, 2016 (UPI)

Defense company Lockheed Martin said it formed a new commercial line that would focus on expanding into the energy technology market. The company is combining i...

Brazil uses dammed lake surface for floating solar panels

Mar 13, 2016 (AFP)

Two decades ago, a section of the Amazon rainforest was flooded for a dam that currently produces little electricity. Engineers now see that artificial lake as ...

Whole Foods Market announce large scale commercial solar project

Mar 10, 2016 (SPX)

Whole Foods Market in conjunction with NRG Energy plans to install rooftop solar at up to 84 Whole Foods stores and distribution centers across 9 states to gene...

Spain's Abengoa reaches preliminary deal with creditors to avoid bankruptcy

Mar 10, 2016 (AFP)

Spain's Abengoa said Thursday it had reached a preliminary agreement with its creditors aimed at staving off bankruptcy that could see them take control of the ...

Skypower partners with Sachigo Lake First Nation to build solar parks

Mar 10, 2016 (SPX)

SkyPower and its partners are pleased to announce its partnership with Sachigo Lake First Nation in the development of a multitude of utility-scale solar photov...

Abengoa shares soar as creditors said to throw lifeline

Mar 08, 2016 (AFP)

Shares in Spain's renewable energy giant Abengoa soared Tuesday on the Madrid exchange after a source close to debt talks said creditors had agreed to keep fina...

Tax credit extensions impact renewable energy deployments

Mar 08, 2016 (SPX)

A critical milestone has been reached in cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cell technology, helping pave the way for solar energy to directly compete with electric...

Researchers make key improvement in solar cell technology

Mar 04, 2016 (SPX)

Researchers have reached a critical milestone in solar cell fabrication, helping pave the way for solar energy to directly compete with electricity generated by...

Canada makes low-carbon commitments

Mar 04, 2016 (UPI)

Canadian leaders outlined pledges for a nation-wide commitment to transforming the economy to one more focused on low-carbon opportunities. Canadian Prime Minis...

Solar cells as light as a soap bubble

Mar 03, 2016 (SPX)

Imagine solar cells so thin, flexible, and lightweight that they could be placed on almost any material or surface, including your hat, shirt, or smartphone, or...

Clean Energy Collective and Xcel Energy Reach Agreement on Community Solar Program

Mar 02, 2016 (SPX)

Colorado's electricity customers will gain greater access to local clean power production after another boost to the state's burgeoning community solar market. ...

SolarEdge launches commercial Inverter solution in Japan

Mar 02, 2016 (SPX)

SolarEdge Technologies is launching its commercial inverter solution in Japan. The SolarEdge commercial solution consist of small and light-weight three-phase c...

Philippines gets novel lending support for renewables

Feb 29, 2016 (UPI)

The Asian Development Bank announced it issued its first-ever bond initiative to help back geothermal energy in the emerging Philippines market. The ADB helped ...

Eltek Passes 10,000 Hybrid-Solar Telecom Sites Installed

Feb 29, 2016 (SPX)

Eltek has announced it has installed more than 10,000 hybrid solar-grid power systems to remote telecom sites since it first launched hybrid-solar products in 2...

Solar Impulse plane makes first maintenance flight in Hawaii

Feb 27, 2016 (AFP)

The sun-powered plane Solar Impulse 2 has made a successful test flight in Hawaii, where it has been grounded for repairs on its round-the-world trek, the Swiss...

New molecular property may mean more efficient solar and opto-electronic devices

Feb 26, 2016 (SPX)

Chemists and polymer scientists collaborating at the University of Massachusetts Amherst report in Nature Communications this week that they have for the first ...

KYOCERA kelps Dominican Republic save money with renewable energy

Feb 25, 2016 (SPX)

Supporting the Dominican Republic's goals to increase solar power deployment and reduce climate impact, Kyocera Solar has announced that Pontificia Universidad ...

Landmark Community Solar Initiative Moves Forward In Maryland

Feb 25, 2016 (SPX)

Aiming to be a leader in clean energy access, utility regulators in Maryland has voted to advance a set of forward-thinking proposed policies that will help rem...

SoloPower-led team target Indian rooftop PV market

Feb 25, 2016 (SPX)

SoloPower Systems has announces that Bharat Light and Power ("BLP"), a leader in the Indian renewable energy industry, has signed a collaboration agreement with...

Chemically storing solar power

Feb 25, 2016 (SPX)

Nature shows us how it is done: Plants can absorb sunlight and store its energy chemically. Imitating this on large industrial scale, however, is difficult. Pho...