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Stanford researchers stretch a thin crystal to get better solar cells
Jun 28, 2015 (SPX)
Nature loves crystals. Salt, snowflakes and quartz are three examples of crystals - materials characterized by the lattice-like arrangement of their atoms and m...
First solar cell made of highly ordered molecular frameworks
Jun 25, 2015 (SPX)
"We have opened the door to a new room," says Professor Christof Woll, Director of KIT Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG). "This new application of metal-...
NRG Renew to Develop 20MW Solar Energy Facility for Cisco
Jun 25, 2015 (SPX)
NRG Renew LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of NRG Energy, has announced plans to develop a 20 megawatt (MW) solar energy facility that will generate clean, reliab...
UCLA chemists devise technology that could transform solar energy storage
Jun 25, 2015 (SPX)
The materials in most of today's residential rooftop solar panels can store energy from the sun for only a few microseconds at a time. A new technology develope...
Australian Renewable energy industry crisis is over
Jun 25, 2015 (SPX)
The legislation for a bipartisan deal on the Renewable Energy Target (RET) has passed through the Australian Parliament tonight, opening the way for Australia t...
Solar Impulse could be stuck in Japan for a year: pilot
Jun 25, 2015 (AFP)
A solar-powered plane attempting to fly around the world must cross the Pacific within a few weeks or it could remain stuck in Japan for a year, its pilot said ...
Toward tiny, solar-powered sensors
Jun 25, 2015 (SPX)
The latest buzz in the information technology industry regards "the Internet of things" - the idea that vehicles, appliances, civil-engineering structures, manu...
CEC launches community solar software platform for utilities
Jun 25, 2015 (SPX)
Clean Energy Collective (CEC), the company that pioneered roofless community-shared solar, has announced the launch of its Community Solar Platform (CSP), a com...
Solar Impulse Japan take off cancelled
Jun 23, 2015 (AFP)
Mission controllers trying to fly a solar plane around the world cancelled take off from Japan early Wednesday because of weather problems over the Pacific Ocea...
Cathay LA Cashes In On LADWP Solar Feed in Tariff
Jun 18, 2015 (SPX)
Vista Solar has announced that it has completed a 450-kilowatt (kW) rooftop solar system for food distributor, Cathay LA. The system at Cathay LA will produce e...
GNB Presents Energy Storage Products at Intersolar
Jun 18, 2015 (SPX)
GNB, a division of Exide Technologies, is exhibiting at Intersolar Europe, which takes place in Munich, Germany this week. The company is showcasing its batteri...
Imec Presents Large Area Industrial Crystalline Silicon n-PERT Solar Cell
Jun 18, 2015 (SPX)
Nano-electronics research center imec announced at Intersolar Europe, a new efficiency record for its large area n-type PERT (passivated emitter, rear totally d...
Countryside Renewables to Build 5 MW Solar Project
Jun 18, 2015 (SPX)
Countryside Renewables has received planning permission for its 5.0 MW Gonerby Moor solar project in Lincolnshire. The site is located just outside Grantham and...
AES Announces Completion of 4 MW Solar PV Project in Georgia
Jun 18, 2015 (SPX)
AES Distributed Energy has announced the commissioning of a 4 megawatt (MW) solar PV project located in the town of Dublin, in the County of Laurens, Georgia. T...
Solar Impulse facing 'moment of truth' in Japan: pilot
Jun 16, 2015 (AFP)
An ambitious attempt to circumnavigate the globe in a solar-powered plane is facing a "moment of truth" after two weeks of bad weather that have left it stuck i...
Schneider Electric offers new energy storage and monitoring solutions
Jun 11, 2015 (SPX)
Schneider Electric Solar Business is proud to announce that they will be presenting their new energy storage offer, along with enhanced monitoring and control s...
Tough year over, big opportunity ahead for renewable energy
Jun 11, 2015 (SPX)
Last year was a tough one for renewable energy in Australia, with the amount of generation, investment and employment in the sector falling substantially, accor...
32 GW of Utility-Scale Solar to Come Online Ahead of US 2017 ITC Deadline
Jun 11, 2015 (SPX)
There has been a noticeable increase in the number of photovoltaic (PV) projects in the United States aiming to be operational before the expiration of the 30 p...
Sunrun Brings Affordable Home Solar, Jobs to South Carolina
Jun 11, 2015 (SPX)
Sunrun, the largest dedicated residential solar company in the U.S., has announced it is expanding its home solar service to South Carolina and bringing new job...
Solar Impulse now fixed but waiting on weather: team
Jun 11, 2015 (AFP)
A solar-powered plane that got stuck in Japan during an attempt to fly around the world is fixed and ready to go -- as soon as the weather gets better, a spokes...
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