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India backs solar as Paris climate talks loom
Sep 29, 2015 (AFP)
Under a blistering sun, workers install a sea of solar panels in a north Indian desert as part of the government's clean energy push --- and its trump card at u...
ADB backing green initiatives in China
Sep 23, 2015 (UPI)
The Asian Development Bank said it was supporting China's economic and energy transformation as Beijing embarks on comprehensive reforms. Asian Development Bank...
Starbucks, Nike join 100% renewable energy pledge
Sep 23, 2015 (AFP)
Major US companies including Walmart, Starbucks and Nike vowed Wednesday to move completely to renewable energy in the long term as part of a global effort agai...
Transparent coating cools solar cells to boost efficiency
Sep 22, 2015 (SPX)
Every time you stroll outside you emit energy into the universe: Heat from the top of your head radiates into space as infrared light. Now three Stanford engine...
Sky Solar and Hudson Clean Energy to fund up to $100 million in solar projects
Sep 22, 2015 (SPX)
Sky Solar Holdings and Hudson Clean Energy Partners have formed a new strategic partnership to fund solar projects in Latin America and Japan with a total capit...
The precision of solar photovoltaic power measurements doubled
Sep 22, 2015 (SPX)
An analysis carried out by JRC scientists shows that the uncertainty in measurement of power generation from a photovoltaic (PV) cell can be more than halved, t...
Scientists improve measurements of solar panel power output
Sep 18, 2015 (UPI)
For most buyers and sellers, uncertainty isn't good. It leads to lost value and unrealized profits. The solar panel industry knows this problem well, as the ins...
AORA to increase renewable energy collaboration in Africa
Sep 17, 2015 (SPX)
AORA Solar has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Arizona State University LightWorks, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU) and Ad...
DoE contracts SolarReserve to develop concentrating solar technology
Sep 17, 2015 (SPX)
SolarReserve is the recipient of a CSP APOLLO program award from the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative. The Concentrating Solar Power: Advanced Proje...
Schneider Electric to provide first large PV plant in Kazakhstan
Sep 16, 2015 (SPX)
Schneider Electric Solar Business, a global leader in solutions for the solar power conversion chain, is pleased to announce that they were chosen as the soluti...
Imec Continues International Leadership in Photovoltaic Research
Sep 16, 2015 (SPX)
At this week's European PV Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC) nano-electronics research center imec will present achievements covering the broad ...
HERO Direct Pay to help solar contractors scale their businesses
Sep 16, 2015 (SPX)
Renovate America has announced the launch of HERO Direct Pay, a service that enables contractors to grow their businesses faster while running numerous HERO fin...
World urged to make clean energy cheaper than coal
Sep 16, 2015 (AFP)
Top environmental advocates on Wednesday urged the international community to increase and coordinate investments in research and development for renewable ener...
Rooftop Installation Of Intecto Integrated PV Tile
Sep 16, 2015 (SPX)
The first installation of Romag's new Intecto integrated PV roof tile has recently been completed in a new housing development in the North East of England. The...
A turn-key solar irrigation solution for farmers
Sep 16, 2015 (SPX)
Stand-alone irrigation pumps which are now being piloted in India to address the need for clean and affordable means to irrigation for rural farmers have yet to...
New efficiency record for solar hydrogen production is 14 percent
Sep 16, 2015 (SPX)
Solar energy is abundantly available globally, but unfortunately not constantly and not everywhere. One especially interesting solution for storing this energy ...
Building the electron superhighway
Sep 15, 2015 (SPX)
TV screens that roll up. Roofing tiles that double as solar panels. Sun-powered cell phone chargers woven into the fabric of backpacks. A new generation of orga...
New spectroscopy method captures reactions in photosynthesis
Sep 15, 2015 (SPX)
A new spectroscopy method is bringing researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) closer to understanding - and artificially replicating - the solar w...
Hybrid solar cell converts both light and heat from sun's rays into electricity
Sep 14, 2015 (SPX)
Scientists have developed a new hybrid, solar-energy system that harnesses the full spectrum of the sun's radiation by pairing a photovoltaic cell with polymer ...
U.S. residential solar capacity booming
Sep 09, 2015 (UPI)
With development spreading, the U.S. residential solar power market set a record during the second quarter with new installations, an industry report said. A re...
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