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Visualizing atoms of perovskite crystals
Jan 10, 2016 (SPX)
Organic-inorganic perovskite materials are key components of the new generation of solar cells. Understanding properties of these materials is important for imp...
NREL and CSEM jointly set new efficiency record with dual-junction solar cell
Jan 08, 2016 (SPX)
Scientists at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and at the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) have jointl...
Renewable energy for state renewable portfolio standards yielded sizable benefits
Jan 08, 2016 (SPX)
A new study estimates that $2.2 billion in benefits came from reduced greenhouse gas emissions and $5.2 billion from reductions in other air pollution for state...
Pedal, solar power aims to be the new hybrid
Jan 08, 2016 (AFP)
Is it a car, a bike or some other kind of contraption? It looks like an inverted tricycle with an egg-shaped shell. The makers of the Elf vehicle tout it as the...
How to train your bacterium
Jan 05, 2016 (SPX)
Trainers of dogs, horses, and other animal performers take note: a bacterium named Moorella thermoacetica has been induced to perform only a single trick, but i...
Researchers teach bacterium how to photosynthesize
Jan 04, 2016 (UPI)
For the first time, researchers have trained a non-photosynthetic baterium to perform photosynthesis. Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks? The bacter...
Milbank advises on purchase of stake in solar portfolio from Dominion
Jan 01, 2016 (SPX)
In its latest major transaction in the solar power sector, a Milbank, Tweed, Hadley and McCloy LLP deal team led by corporate partner John Franchini and project...
Cellular sensor helps plants find light
Dec 30, 2015 (SPX)
Despite seeming passive, plants wage wars with each other to outgrow and absorb sunlight. If a plant is shaded by another, it becomes cut off from essential sun...
New drama at Hanergy as boss sells stake at massive discount
Dec 29, 2015 (AFP)
The boss of Beijing-based solar energy firm Hanergy Thin Film Power Group is selling a stake in the company at a massive discount in Hong Kong, as the once high...
Morocco postpones opening of huge solar plant without explanation
Dec 27, 2015 (AFP)
Morocco postponed without explanation the inauguration of Noor-1, a solar power plant due to open Sunday in Ouarzazate, part of what will eventually be the worl...
Solar Impulse 2 ready to fly again by April 20: spokeswoman
Dec 23, 2015 (AFP)
The sun-powered plane Solar Impulse 2, grounded in Hawaii since the summer for repairs, will be ready to fly again by April 20, the project's spokeswoman told A...
London boasts of low-carbon achievements
Dec 22, 2015 (UPI)
For the third quarter of 2015, low-carbon electricity generation for the British energy sector was higher than last year by 7.2 percent, the government said. Th...
Solar cells that can face almost any direction and keep themselves clean
Dec 17, 2015 (SPX)
In recent years, a complicated discussion over which direction solar cells should face - south or west - has likely left customers uncertain about the best way ...
Corning and Duke Energy Strike 25-Year Solar Energy Pact
Dec 16, 2015 (SPX)
Corning has entered into a 25-year power purchase agreement for solar-generated electricity produced by Duke Energy Renewables. Corning will purchase 62.5% of t...
'Hydricity' concept uses solar energy to produce power round-the-clock
Dec 16, 2015 (SPX)
Researchers are proposing a new "hydricity" concept aimed at creating a sustainable economy by not only generating electricity with solar energy but also produc...
MegaGroup signs deal for new silicon PV ingots and wafers plant
Dec 15, 2015 (SPX)
One of the largest photovoltaic plant in Europe is about to be powered up and it carries Italian Photovoltaic holding MegaGroup's signature. The agreement allow...
Trina Solar Announces Withdrawal from EU Price Undertaking
Dec 15, 2015 (SPX)
Trina Solar has announced its withdrawal from the European Union ("EU") Price Undertaking ("UT") and will continue to service EU customers through its overseas ...
Kyocera expands number of solar recharging stations in Japan
Dec 14, 2015 (SPX)
Kyocera has supplied two more solar-powered recharging stations in Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan which began operation earlier this month. The stations...
Study Provides Solar PV Business Model Impacts For Utility Participants
Dec 14, 2015 (SPX)
The Smart Grid Research Consortium (SGRC) has announced initiation of a new multi-client study to forecast and analyze business model impacts of residential sol...
How meeco designs and develops its solar energy storage solutions
Dec 14, 2015 (SPX)
Solar energy is a clean and reliable power source. But unfortunately the sun does not shine 24 hours a day and therefore access to sunlight is limited in the mo...
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