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Forever 21 powers-up LA County's largest single-rooftop solar system
Jan 26, 2015 (SPX)
With the flip of a switch, PermaCity Solar and American fashion retailer Forever 21, powered-up a massive 5.1-megawatt (DC) high efficiency SunPower solar power...
The path to artificial photosynthesis
Jan 26, 2015 (SPX)
Through their work, Professor Emad Aziz, head of the HZB Institute "Methods for Material Development", Professor Leone Spiccia from Monash University and their ...
HelioSage and Gulf Power Announce 120 Megawatts of Solar in Florida
Jan 26, 2015 (SPX)
HelioSage Energy and Gulf Power Company have announced the development of three large-scale solar projects across Northwest Florida totaling 120 megawatts (MW)....
U.S., India embrace over renewables
Jan 26, 2015 (UPI)
Advancing a renewable energy sector in India is a shared priority for the New Delhi and U.S. governments, the Indian prime minister said. Indian Prime Minister ...
US duties on solar products will cause 'serious harm': China
Jan 22, 2015 (AFP)
A US trade panel's move to impose import duties on solar products made in China and Taiwan will cause "serious harm", Beijing said Thursday, warning of the deci...
Oil-price slows diffusion of solar-diesel-hybrid systems in the mining industry
Jan 22, 2015 (SPX)
Many mining operations in remote locations are not connected to the grid and rely on electricity from diesel gensets. Electricity generation from diesel is trad...
US panel clears way for duties on Chinese solar products
Jan 21, 2015 (AFP)
A US trade panel on Wednesday cleared the way for import duties on certain solar cell products made in China and Taiwan, saying they were hurting the US solar i...
PROINSO supplies in Barbados a PV-DIESEL hybrid system
Jan 21, 2015 (SPX)
PROINSO has recently delivered a PV Diesel Hybrid System for an installation in St. Lucy, Barbados, which combine PV panels and a diesel generator as a backup p...
Hanwha powers up self-funded 24MW PV Japan plant
Jan 20, 2015 (SPX)
Hanwha Q CELLS Japan has announced the completion and grid connection of the 24 MW "Hanwha Solar Power Kitsuki" PV power plant in Kitsuki, Oita prefecture in so...
Perovskites provide big boost to silicon solar cells
Jan 19, 2015 (SPX)
Stacking perovskites onto a conventional silicon solar cell dramatically improves the overall efficiency of the cell, according to a new study led by Stanford U...
UAE says falling oil prices will not impact clean energy
Jan 19, 2015 (AFP)
The United Arab Emirates on Monday downplayed fears that the fall in oil prices could negatively impact the development of renewable energy projects. "Our inter...
ADB backs India's solar power ambitions
Jan 19, 2015 (UPI)
The Asian Development Bank said Wednesday it was extending loans of up to $100 million to help India develop a solar power sector. The bank said it would extend...
Better solar panels and printed electronics with new material discovery
Jan 19, 2015 (SPX)
University of Melbourne researchers say their discovery of the highly sought-after 'nematic liquid crystals' can now lead to vastly improved organic solar cell ...
Schneider Electric launches Conext Insight
Jan 19, 2015 (SPX)
Schneider Electric Solar Business, a global leader in solutions for the solar power conversion chain, is pleased to announce the launch of Conext Insight, a rem...
Imec Demonstrates n-PERT Solar Cell with a Record 22 Percent Efficiency
Jan 15, 2015 (SPX)
Nano-electronics research center imec has announced that it has improved its large area n-type PERT (passivated emitter, rear totally diffused) crystalline sili...
GraphExeter defies the Achilles heel of 'wonder material' graphene
Jan 13, 2015 (SPX)
A resilience to extreme conditions by the most transparent, lightweight and flexible material for conducting electricity could help revolutionise the electronic...
Company offers aerial imagery services to solar operators
Jan 13, 2015 (SPX)
Current methods of fault and anomaly detection in solar arrays are time consuming and resource intensive. ASSIST Aviation Solutions recently introduced an innov...
Solar cell polymers with multiplied electrical output
Jan 13, 2015 (SPX)
One challenge in improving the efficiency of solar cells is that some of the absorbed light energy is lost as heat. So scientists have been looking to design ma...
India gets $4 billion solar energy promise
Jan 12, 2015 (UPI)
With New Delhi praised for its renewable energy role, Indian conglomerate Adani Enterprises said it signed a $4 billion solar agreement with a U.S. company. Ada...
Canadian Solar completes sale of Sparklelight plant to Bluearth
Jan 11, 2015 (SPX)
Canadian Solar has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions, completed the sale of SparkleLight, a 10 megawatt ("MW") AC solar power...
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