Amherst MA (SPX) Oct 01, 2014 - Using a bio-mimicking analog of one of nature's most efficient light-harvesting structures, blades of grass, an international research team led by Alejandro Briseno of the University of Massachusett
Thalheim, Germany (SPX) Sep 30, 2014 - A photovoltaic facility with Q CELLS solar modules has become operational atop the new site of the Thuringia State Office of Criminal Investigations (LKA) in Erfurt, Germany. The PV power is fed int
Berkeley CA (SPX) Sep 30, 2014 - The excessive atmospheric carbon dioxide that is driving global climate change could be harnessed into a renewable energy technology that would be a win for both the environment and the economy. Tha
Jarfalla, Sweden (SPX) Sep 30, 2014 - Seven billion people will live and work in urban areas by 2050 and the demand for energy for all these people will be huge. Local production of energy will be needed with building-integrated photovo
Durham NC (SPX) Sep 30, 2014 - Cree continues to extend its leadership in silicon carbide (SiC) power device technology with the release of the industry's first all-SiC 1.7kV power module in an industry standard 62mm housing.
Paris (UPI) Sep 29, 2014 - Policymakers and investors alike need a clear road map to capitalize on the true potential of solar energy, the Paris-based International Energy Agency said.
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Sep 29, 2014 - Heads of companies behind Australia's major large-scale solar projects are today taking their fight to save the Renewable Energy Target (RET) all the way to Canberra. Business leaders from sol
Amsterdam, Netherlands (SPX) Sep 26, 2014 - At this week's European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC 2014), nanoelectronics research center imec presents a fullerene-free organic photovoltaic (OPV) module of 160cm
Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 26, 2014 - Strong solar flares can bring down communications and power grids on Earth. By demonstrating how these gigantic eruptions are caused, ETH physicists are laying the foundations for future predictions
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 26, 2014 - Gallium arsenide, GaAs, a semiconductor composed of gallium and arsenic is well known to have physical properties that promise practical applications. In the form of nanowires and nanoparticles, it
Leuven, Belgium (SPX) Sep 26, 2014 - Belgian nanoelectronics research centre imec and Kyocera Corporation have announced that Kyocera, the Japanese high-tech electronics company and manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) cells, modules and
Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Sep 26, 2014 - The race is on to optimize solar energy's performance. More efficient silicon photovoltaic panels, dye-sensitized solar cells, concentrated cells and thermodynamic solar plants all pursue the same g
Centennial CO (SPX) Sep 26, 2014 - An increasing number of municipalities and public agencies across the country are joining residents and businesses in utilizing locally-produced renewable energy via community solar facilities to po
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 25, 2014 - There are many kinds of eruptions on the sun. Solar flares and coronal mass ejections both involve gigantic explosions of energy, but are otherwise quite different. The two phenomena do sometimes oc
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 24, 2014 - Bendy light-emitting diode (LED) displays and solar cells crafted with inorganic compound semiconductor micro-rods are moving one step closer to reality, thanks to graphene and the work of a team
Baoding, China (SPX) Sep 23, 2014 - Yingli Green Energy has announced that it will supply over 24 megawatts (MW) of solar PV modules for the Pavana Solar Park, which is the largest solar power plant to break ground in Honduras.
