Gilroy CA (SPX) Sep 02, 2014 - In February 2013, Vista Solar installed a 792kW solar system on a block of fallow, unusable land at Uesugi Farms. In the first year of operation, the solar system generated over $100,000 in savings
Charlottesville VA (SPX) Sep 02, 2014 - HelioSage Energy has announced the sale of a 77 MWdc / 60 MWac portfolio of development-stage solar facilities in North Carolina. The portfolio is comprised of 12 ground-mounted solar projects
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 01, 2014 - A space weather storm from the sun engulfed our planet on Jan. 21, 2005. The event got its start on Jan. 20, when a cloud of solar material, a coronal mass ejection or CME, burst off the sun and hea
Amherst MA (SPX) Aug 29, 2014 - Using one of the most sensitive neutrino detectors on the planet, an international team of physicists including Andrea Pocar, Laura Cadonati and doctoral student Keith Otis at the University of Mass
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 28, 2014 - On Aug. 24, 2014, the sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 8:16 a.m. EDT. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured images of the flare, which erupted on the left side of the sun.
Little Falls, Minn. (UPI) Aug 27, 2014 - A solar energy array is in the works for a training facility of the Minnesota National Guard through a project with Minnesota Power, a division of ALLETE Inc.
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Aug 26, 2014 - An Australian National University (ANU) team has successfully replicated one of the crucial steps in photosynthesis, opening the way for biological systems powered by sunlight which could manufactur
St. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 26, 2014 - Microgrid Solar has completed hundreds of solar projects, mostly focused in Midwestern states. The company recently kicked off a national expansion plan to open offices in five cities, including Chi
Scottsdale AZ (SPX) Aug 26, 2014 - Kyocera Corporation has announced that Kyocera is the only solar module manufacturer to rank as a Performance Leader in all six categories in independent testing by PV Evolution Labs, as reported in
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Aug 26, 2014 - Slashing the support for solar provided by the Renewable Energy Target would lead to the immediate loss of up to 5800 jobs and make it harder for low and middle-income households to access technolog
Bochum, Germany (SPX) Aug 26, 2014 - A cooperation between chemists and biologists from the Ruhr-University Bochum resulted in a new method for the very efficient integration of photosynthetic proteins in photovoltaics. Their re
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 25, 2014 - Mining companies are often seen as dinosaurs when it comes to making changes that will benefit the environment, but that perception may be shifting as some companies turn to renewable energy to cut
Changzhou, China (SPX) Aug 25, 2014 - Trina Solar has announced the company's new Duo-Max module, a 72-cell frameless dual glass module (the PEG14 and PDG14 series), has received quality certifications, including the IEC61215, IEC 61730
Rehoboth MA (SPX) Aug 25, 2014 - With the aim of bringing accessibility and affordability to the state's renewable energy initiatives, key players in Massachusetts renewable energy arena joined Clean Energy Collective (CEC) to cele
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 22, 2014 - When the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, sponsored the Total solar irradiance Calibration Transfer Experiment, or TCTE, project launched November 2013, the solar science co
San Diego, CA (SPX) Aug 21, 2014 - The energy efficiency actions of California homeowners who installed rooftop solar electric systems are providing insights into the connection between solar adoption and energy upgrades that could h
