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New Intecto Integrated PV Roof Tile From Romag
Aug 01, 2015 (SPX)
A new concept in building integrated PV products from leading UK solar manufacturer Romag means property aesthetics, building design and visual appearance need ...
Butterfly pose helps solar panels boost efficiency
Jul 31, 2015 (UPI)
By mimicking the v-shaped posture of cabbage white, or small white, butterflies, researchers say they can boost solar panel efficiency. Squeezing more from less...
It's Time for Utilities to Plan for Disruptive Solar PV Impacts
Jul 30, 2015 (SPX)
The Smart Grid Research Consortium (SGRC) has published a new white paper detailing the dramatic growth in residential solar PV systems and discussing utility o...
juwi Builds 26 PV Farms in 30 Months
Jul 30, 2015 (SPX)
Since its establishment in January 2013, juwi Shizen Energy has successfully completed the EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) for a total of 26 photov...
Reshaping the solar spectrum to turn light to electricity
Jul 29, 2015 (SPX)
When it comes to installing solar cells, labor cost and the cost of the land to house them constitute the bulk of the expense. The solar cells - made often of s...
Solar Impulse 2 needs 20mn euros to complete flight
Jul 28, 2015 (AFP)
The team behind the sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 plane on Tuesday said it needed an additional 20 million euros ($22 million) to complete a historic round-the-wo...
Langa selects Schneider and Saft for two new solar power plants in Corsica
Jul 28, 2015 (SPX)
Schneider Electric and Saft win two projects from Langa Group for the installation of energy storage systems for two solar power plants in Corsica (France), awa...
Rice University finding could lead to cheap, efficient metal-based solar cells
Jul 28, 2015 (SPX)
New research from Rice University could make it easier for engineers to harness the power of light-capturing nanomaterials to boost the efficiency and reduce th...
juwi's PV plant in SAfrica will produce at 6 Eurocent per kwh
Jul 27, 2015 (SPX)
The 1-hectare ground-mounted Solar System will be erected at the Pretoria campus of Technology Think Tank CSIR / Construction has already started / Grid connect...
Clinton pledges to be America's renewable energy president
Jul 27, 2015 (AFP)
Hillary Clinton laid out ambitious plans Monday to invest in solar and other renewable energy if elected US president, drawing a contrast with her fossil fuel-l...
London scrubs some renewable subsidies
Jul 22, 2015 (UPI)
The British government said Wednesday it was scaling back subsidies for some renewable energy projects in an effort to keep consumer bills under control. The go...
Clean Energy to install for Solar Initiative in Boxborough and Littleton
Jul 21, 2015 (SPX)
New England Clean Energy has been selected as the installer for LittleBoxSolar, a joint solar initiative between the towns of Littleton and Boxborough, Mass.; a...
Sticky tape and phosphorus the key to ultrathin solar cells
Jul 21, 2015 (SPX)
Scientists studying thin layers of phosphorus have found surprising properties that could open the door to ultrathin and ultralight solar cells and LEDs. The te...
Nanowires give 'solar fuel cell' efficiency a tenfold boost
Jul 21, 2015 (SPX)
A solar cell that produces fuel rather than electricity. Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and FOM Foundation today present a very promis...
juwi starts building world's largest solar-diesel power plant for mining
Jul 16, 2015 (SPX)
A 10.6MW solar plus 6MW battery facility will be built at the off-grid DeGrussa Copper-Gold Mine, owned by Australian mining company Sandfire Resources. The juw...
WA solar proposal would reduce red tape, improve choice for consumers
Jul 15, 2015 (SPX)
A move by the Western Australian Government to reduce red tape for the solar industry and provide more choice for consumers is very welcome, the Clean Energy Co...
Fields of Solar: 67.3MW Solar Portfolio Added to North Carolina Crop
Jul 15, 2015 (SPX)
Eight utility-scale solar farms are being added to North Carolina's energy mix. The portfolio totaling 67.3 MW equals a reduction of carbon emissions for 7,946,...
CEC Brings Solar Solution to major US Municipal Utility
Jul 15, 2015 (SPX)
Clean Energy Collective (CEC) has announced a new partnership with CPS Energy, bringing the first roofless community solar pilot project to San Antonio, Texas. ...
Enphase Energy and Wocozon bring sustainable living to Netherlands
Jul 15, 2015 (SPX)
Enphase Energy, has entered a strategic partnership with Wocozo, a Dutch nonprofit service company that provides renewable energy services to social housing pro...
Future deployment of distributed solar hinges on electricity rate design
Jul 10, 2015 (SPX)
Future distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) deployment levels are highly sensitive to retail electricity rate design, according to a newly released report by res...
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