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The Solar Daily Editorial Team produces Solar Daily's coverage of solar energy and the renewable transition. We report on photovoltaics, energy storage, project development, markets and policy, and the research advancing the next generation of solar technology. Articles reflect our team's collective editorial process, source verification, drafting, technical review, and editing, rather than a single writer's work. Solar Daily takes editorial responsibility for content under this byline. For more on how we work, see our editorial policy.

SunShare Flips the Switch on Colorado Spring’s Largest Solar Garden

Colorado Springs CO (SPX) Aug 07, 2015 - SunShare's 2.5 Megawatt (MWac) Pikes Peak Solar Garden Site has been turned on and is producing solar energy into Colorado Springs Utilities' grid. The project is one of five solar garden sites that

Aug 7, 2015

SkyPower wins 200 MW PV project in Telangana, India

New Delhi, India (SPX) Aug 07, 2015 - SkyPower is pleased to announce that it has been awarded 200 MW in the Telangana, India solar competitive tender process. The State of Telangana, under the leadership of Chief Minister Rao, has prov

Aug 7, 2015

CEC launches community solar software platform for utilities

Louisville CO (SPX) Aug 07, 2015 - Clean Energy Collective and southern Colorado electric utility Black Hills Energy have announced their plans to bring the first roofless community solar facility to Pueblo, Colo. and the surrounding

Aug 7, 2015

New design brings world’s first solar battery to performance milestone

Columbus OH (SPX) Aug 04, 2015 - After debuting the world's first solar air battery last fall, researchers at The Ohio State University have now reached a new milestone. In the Journal of the American Chemical Society, they report

Aug 4, 2015

Butterflies heat up the field of solar research

Exeter UK (SPX) Aug 04, 2015 - The humble butterfly could hold the key to unlocking new techniques to make solar energy cheaper and more efficient, pioneering new research has shown. A team of experts from the University of Exete

Aug 4, 2015

Ultra fast UV imaging unlocks plasma modification of polymer films

Tring, UK (SPX) Aug 01, 2015 - Specialised Imaging reports on how the Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology eV is using an optimised version of its SIM Framing Camera to make ultra fast UV measurements of the mechan

Aug 1, 2015

UK Solar provider Euro Energy selects Enphase Energy as tech partner

Milton Keynes, UK (SPX) Aug 01, 2015 - Enphase Energy has been chosen by Euro Energy Services, a major U.K. solar energy firm, as the primary inverter technology partner for its solar photovoltaics projects. A former user of other solar

Aug 1, 2015

New Intecto Integrated PV Roof Tile From Romag

Consett, UK (SPX) Aug 01, 2015 - A new concept in building integrated PV products from leading UK solar manufacturer Romag means property aesthetics, building design and visual appearance need not be compromised by rooftop solar In

Aug 1, 2015

DuPont PV work with CRES to boost reliability and risk management

Dunhuang, China (SPX) Aug 01, 2015 - DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DuPont) recently collaborated with the China Renewable Energy Society (CRES) to host a seminar highlighting best practices for quality standards and risk management fo

Aug 1, 2015

Butterfly pose helps solar panels boost efficiency

Exeter, England (UPI) Jul 31, 2015 - By mimicking the v-shaped posture of cabbage white, or small white, butterflies, researchers say they can boost solar panel efficiency.

Jul 31, 2015

juwi Builds 26 PV Farms in 30 Months

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jul 30, 2015 - Since its establishment in January 2013, juwi Shizen Energy has successfully completed the EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) for a total of 26 photovoltaic power stations around Japan. Wi

Jul 30, 2015

It’s Time for Utilities to Plan for Disruptive Solar PV Impacts

Orlando FL (SPX) Jul 30, 2015 - The Smart Grid Research Consortium (SGRC) has published a new white paper detailing the dramatic growth in residential solar PV systems and discussing utility operational and business model challeng

Jul 30, 2015

Reshaping the solar spectrum to turn light to electricity

Riverside CA (SPX) Jul 29, 2015 - 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 silicon or cadmium telluride - rarely c

Jul 29, 2015

Solar Impulse 2 needs 20mn euros to complete flight

Geneva (AFP) July 28, 2015 - 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-world flight, after battery damage grounded it for months.

Jul 28, 2015

Rice University finding could lead to cheap, efficient metal-based solar cells

Houston, TX (SPX) Jul 28, 2015 - 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 the costs of photovoltaic solar cells.

Jul 28, 2015

Langa selects Schneider and Saft for two new solar power plants in Corsica

Paris, France (SPX) Jul 28, 2015 - 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), awarded under the French public tender sc

Jul 28, 2015