Posts Tagged ‘solar energy’

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What Motech Is Doing To Increase Solar Cell Efficiency

Posted on June 5th, 2012 by Ben Lack

Derrick Botha of Motech discusses the evolution of his company’s solar cell research and development.
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Solar Modules from Canadian Solar Installed in Biggest Solar Park

Posted on June 4th, 2012 by Marianne Joy Bugayong

Solar Modules from Canadian Solar Installed in Biggest Solar Park Canadian Solar Inc. has delivered more than 4,000 solar modules for an 8-MW photovoltaic installation[...]
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New Solar Manufacturing Plant in France

Posted on May 31st, 2012 by Marianne Joy Bugayong

New Solar Manufacturing Plant in France There is now a 3,300-square-meter photovoltaic solar panel manufacturing plant, fully equipped with a 44 MW production line and can[...]
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Booming Solar Industry in California

Posted on May 30th, 2012 by Marianne Joy Bugayong

Booming Solar Industry in California Under the California law, there is a limit on the number of solar systems that can qualify on net energy[...]
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West Tennessee Solar Farm Opens

Posted on April 27th, 2012 by Marianne Joy Bugayong

West Tennessee Solar Farm Opens The West Tennessee Solar Farm (WTSF) is now on full operation. The solar farm is the largest photovoltaic installation with 21,434[...]
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Power From The Sun

Posted on April 25th, 2012 by Ben Lack

Solar power is becoming one of the most used renewable energies worldwide. Solar panels are easy to install and technology has advanced so much that[...]
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UK and US Team Up For Wind Project

Posted on April 24th, 2012 by Marianne Joy Bugayong

UK and US Team Up For Wind Project To harness more wind power offshore, the US and UK will work together to develop “floating” wind turbines.[...]
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US Solar Market Will Boom In Five Years

Posted on April 21st, 2012 by Marianne Joy Bugayong

Coca-Cola Unveiled Five Natural Gas Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Servers As part of Coca-Cola’s energy efficiency and climate protection program, it will be celebrating Earth Day with the installation[...]
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PSE&G Ranked 2nd For Solar Energy Capacity

Posted on April 20th, 2012 by Marianne Joy Bugayong

PSE&G Ranked 2nd For Solar Energy Capacity According to the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA), Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) had the second most solar[...]
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Increase in Global Demand of Grid-scale Energy Storage by 2017

Posted on April 7th, 2012 by Marianne Joy Bugayong

Increase in Global Demand of Grid-scale Energy Storage by 2017 Lux Research released a report titled “Grid Storage under the Microscope: Using Local Knowledge to[...]
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How The Solar Window Is Moving Towards Commercialization

Posted on March 26th, 2012 by Ben Lack

John Conklin, CEO of New Energy Technologies, discusses how is relationship with the National Renewable Energy Lab has allowed his company to develop a commercially[...]
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Why the 1603 Treasury Program is America’s Great Success Story

Posted on February 22nd, 2012 by Sylvia Minton

As the Solar Energy Industries Association released the latest quarterly report, the numbers spoke for themselves; 449.2 MW of PV installations were commissioned from July[...]
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Clean Energy: How Much Hot Air?

Posted on February 10th, 2012 by Lisa Wood

NewScientist’s January 28 issue is likely to unsettle clean energy advocates – but it is worth the read. The cover article, “Power paradox: Clean might[...]
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Fast Expanding Solar Energy on the Mind of Many for 2012

Posted on January 16th, 2012 by Sylvia Minton

Amidst an increasingly tough consolidation phase resulting in a number of high-profile company closures, a trade petition that resulted in the U.S. Commerce Department initiating[...]
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Solar Breakthrough: Cheap Quantum Dot Solar Paint

Posted on December 29th, 2011 by John Daly

Researchers have reduced the preparation time of quantum dot solar cells to less than an hour by changing the form to a one-coat quantum dot[...]
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India Embraces Solar Power, Says Price Will Equal Thermal Power in Five Years

Posted on December 15th, 2011 by John Daly

Economic South Asian superpower India has firmly embraced solar power, advancing the target date by five years for selling solar-generated electricity at the same rate[...]