Washington DC (SPX) Mar 27, 2015 - Silicon solar cells dominate 90 percent of the global photovoltaic market today, yet the record power conversion efficiency of silicon photovoltaics has progressed merely from 25 percent to 25.6 per
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 26, 2015 - At any given moment, our sun emits a range of light waves far more expansive than what our eyes alone can see: from visible light to extreme ultraviolet to soft and hard X-rays. Different wavelength
Wellingborough, UK (SPX) Mar 25, 2015 - Global single-axis tracker revenues are expected to grow 120 percent, to reach nearly $2 in 2019, according to IHS, the leading global source of critical information and insight. For the first time,
Madison WI (SPX) Mar 25, 2015 - By figuring out how to precisely order the molecules that make up what scientists call organic glass - the materials at the heart of some electronic displays, light-emitting diodes and solar cells -
Huntsville AL (SPX) Mar 24, 2015 - When you attach the prefix nano to something, it usually means very small. Solar flares appear to be the exception. Researchers are studying a type of explosion on the sun called a 'nanoflare.'
Madrid (UPI) Mar 23, 2015 - Spanish energy company Iberdrola said Monday more than half of its global facilities and nearly all of its Spanish operations were emissions-free last year.
Paris (ESA) Mar 22, 2015 - This week's spectacular glowing auroras in the night sky further south than usual highlighted the effect that 'space weather' can have on Earth. A strong solar flare was detected on the Sun last Sun
Piscataway NJ (SPX) Mar 20, 2015 - New research published by Rutgers University chemists has documented significant progress confronting one of the main challenges inhibiting widespread utilization of sustainable power: Creating a co
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Mar 20, 2015 - UNSW Australia scientists have developed a highly efficient oxygen-producing electrode for splitting water that has the potential to be scaled up for industrial production of the clean energy fuel,
El Segundo CA (SPX) Mar 20, 2015 - Total global solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity is forecast to reach 498 gigawatts (GW) in 2019, which is 177 percent higher than 2014, according to IHS (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of criti
Yangon (AFP) March 19, 2015 - Solar Impulse 2 landed in Myanmar's second largest city Mandalay Thursday after completing the fourth leg of its landmark circumnavigation of the globe powered solely by the sun - and was met by an elephant.
Paris (AFP) March 19, 2015 - Rooftops on new buildings built in commercial zones in France must either be partially covered in plants or solar panels, under a law approved on Thursday.
Rome, Italy (SPX) Mar 19, 2015 - On Friday, March 20, 2015 a solar eclipse will pass over Europe between 8:40AM and 12:50PM CET. The reduction of solar radiation during these hours is expected to have an impact given the 89 GWs of
Boston MA (SPX) Mar 18, 2015 - Clean Energy Collective (CEC) and MS Solar Solutions have entered into a strategic development agreement to accelerate the expansion of community-shared solar across Massachusetts. The jointly
Salt Lake City UT (SPX) Mar 17, 2015 - The best hope for cheap, super-efficient solar power is a remarkable family of crystalline materials called hybrid perovskites. In just five years of development, hybrid perovskite solar cells have
Changzhou, China (SPX) Mar 17, 2015 - Trina Solar has announced it has signed an agreement to supply 48MW of solar modules to ACME Cleantech Solutions. This new agreement brings the total sales of solar modules to ACME to 70 MW in 2015
