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Google to boost renewable energy for data centers
Dec 03, 2015 (AFP)
Google announced plans Thursday to boost its use of renewable energy for its data centers, moving closer to its goal of 100 percent clean energy use. The US tec...
5,000-panel solar carport opens at Maryland factory
Dec 03, 2015 (SPX)
ConEdison Solutions and Volvo Group North America have announced completion of a 5,000-panel parking-lot solar canopy at Volvo Group's Hagerstown, Maryland powe...
SunEdison signs 6MW solar power deal with LA County
Dec 02, 2015 (SPX)
SunEdison has signed 20-year power purchase agreements with Los Angeles County in a deal that will see nine government facilities powered with 6.2 megawatts DC ...
Investors flee fossil fuels, but many banks still back coal: reports
Dec 02, 2015 (AFP)
Institutional investors are fleeing fossil fuels even as many major banks continue to pour money into coal, according to reports released at a UN climate confer...
KDC Solar closes $100M debt deal with Highbridge Principal Strategies
Dec 02, 2015 (SPX)
KDC Solar LLC ("KDC Solar"), headquartered in Bedminster, New Jersey, closed a debt investment with Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC. The $100 million inves...
Duke Energy, Google team up on solar power project in N.C.
Dec 02, 2015 (SPX)
In one of the largest solar projects undertaken in North Carolina, Google will benefit from Duke Energy Carolinas' Green Source Rider program - meeting a portio...
Small-scale solar power growing in the United States
Dec 02, 2015 (UPI)
Small-scale solar installations in the United States account for about a third of the overall capacity on the grid, a report from the federal government said. T...
South Australia lights the way on road to renewables
Dec 02, 2015 (SPX)
The South Australian Government has announced that the state will produce zero net emissions by 2050 is a commitment that will drive positive change and unlock ...
France to give Africa 2 bn euros for green energy
Dec 01, 2015 (AFP)
France will give African countries two billion euros ($2.1 billion) over the next four years to develop renewable energy and replace the fossil fuels that drive...
Tandem solar cells are simply better
Dec 01, 2015 (SPX)
What is true for double-blade razors is also true for solar cells: two work steps are more thorough than one. Stacking two solar cells one on top of the other, ...
Warm countries launch Sun-energy alliance
Dec 01, 2015 (AFP)
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched in Paris an alliance of 121 sun-drenched countries, rich and poor, to dramatically boost the use of solar powe...
Storing solar energy underground for a cloudy day
Dec 01, 2015 (SPX)
A new study shows that wind, water and solar generators can theoretically result in a reliable, affordable national grid when the generators are combined with i...
Australian-first safety guide and study show what's in store for our energy future
Nov 30, 2015 (SPX)
The Clean Energy Council is launching an Australian-first home energy storage safety guide in collaboration with CSIRO at an event in Sydney today, along with t...
Designing PV panels so attractive they turn the neighbors green
Nov 30, 2015 (SPX)
Would more homeowners put solar panels on their homes if they didn't look so ugly? What if a company's logo could not only shine on a commercial property but al...
Alliance Fund II provides $25M facility for Cypress Creek Renewables
Nov 30, 2015 (SPX)
North Sky Capital's Alliance Fund II announced that it has completed its first investment, a $25 million capital facility that will finance the development of s...
Naturalist David Attenborough says Sun can save Earth
Nov 30, 2015 (AFP)
Filmmaker David Attenborough, whose soothing voice narrated the vicarious journey of millions of TV viewers through the wonders of the natural world, called at ...
Canadian Solar and Sunrun sign 112 MW module supply agreement
Nov 30, 2015 (SPX)
Canadian Solar will supply 112 MW of Canadian Solar CS6P-265P PV modules to Sunrun, the largest dedicated residential solar company in the United States, in 201...
Stanford technology makes metal wires on solar cells nearly invisible to light
Nov 30, 2015 (SPX)
A solar cell is basically a semiconductor, which converts sunlight into electricity, sandwiched between metal contacts that carry the electrical current. But th...
Recurrent Energy Closes Financing for 100 MW Astoria Solar Power Project
Nov 24, 2015 (SPX)
Canadian Solar reports that its wholly owned subsidiary, Recurrent Energy, one of North America's largest solar project developers, closed on a tax equity inves...
Solar3D's Upcoming Acquisition, Elite Solar, Reports Over $7 Million in New Solar Contracts
Nov 24, 2015 (SPX)
Solar3D has announced that Elite Solar, the Company's newest planned acquisition, reports over $7 million in projects that have begun recently and a backlog of ...
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