Washington DC (SPX) Apr 16, 2014 - In dense, urban centers around the world, many people live and work in dim and narrow streets surrounded by tall buildings that block sunlight. And as the global population continues to rise and bui
Oslo, Norway (SPX) Apr 16, 2014 - Changes at the atom level in nanowires offer vast possibilities for improvement of solar cells and LED light. NTNU-researchers have discovered that by tuning a small strain on single nanowires they
St. Louis MO (SPX) Apr 14, 2014 - Placing 386 solar panels on the science building at MICDS was no small feat for Microgrid Solar. This is the largest solar array installation on one building for any Missouri school. Due to th
Boulder CO (SPX) Apr 14, 2014 - The community solar developer, Clean Energy Collective (CEC), has selected RGS Energy as the general contractor for the construction of the first community-owned solar facilities located in the Comm
Philadelphia PA(SPX) Apr 11, 2014 - Porous silicon manufactured in a bottom up procedure using solar energy can be used to generate hydrogen from water, according to a team of Penn State mechanical engineers, who also see applications
Stanford CA (SPX) Apr 11, 2014 - Growing agave and other carefully chosen plants amid photovoltaic panels could allow solar farms not only to collect sunlight for electricity but also to produce crops for biofuels, according to new
Long Beach CA (SPX) Apr 09, 2014 - The Port of Long Beach has awarded the Long Beach Rescue Mission, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of homeless children and adults, a $176,045 grant to install solar panels
Brussels (AFP) April 09, 2014 - The European Union announced Wednesday sweeping new guidelines to curtail state support for renewable energy production, while still allowing governments to shield energy-intensive industries from high power bills.
London, UK (SPX) Apr 08, 2014 - In a sign of their growing acceptance, string inverters are increasingly being considered in megawatt (MW)-scale photovoltaic (PV) systems, with over 40 percent of inverter buyers regarding them as
Frankfurt, Germany (SPX) Apr 08, 2014 - Renewable energy's share of world electricity generation continued its steady climb last year despite a 14 per cent drop in investments to US$214.4 billion, according to a new report released this w
Chapel Hill NC (SPX) Apr 08, 2014 - New research from North Carolina State University and UNC-Chapel Hill reveals that energy is transferred more efficiently inside of complex, three-dimensional organic solar cells when the donor mole
London, UK (SPX) Apr 04, 2014 - A new approach to studying solar panel absorber materials has been developed by researchers in France, [Lafond et al. (2014). Acta Cryst. (2014). B70, 390-394]. The technique could accelerate the de
Corvallis OR (SPX) Apr 04, 2014 - In a recent advance in solar energy, researchers have discovered a way to tap the sun not only as a source of power, but also to directly produce the solar energy materials that make this possible.
Washington (AFP) April 03, 2014 - Japan last year stepped up spending on clean energy at a faster rate than any other country, despite a drop in the world's overall investment, a study said Thursday.
Englewood CO (SPX) Apr 02, 2014 - IHS has revised down the 2014 PV forecast for Ukraine from 430 MW to 100 MW, with the market likely to be made up solely of plants that are currently under construction. For the period 2015 to 2018
Belmont CA (SPX) Apr 02, 2014 - SunEdison has announced that they have shipped over 1 GW (gigawatt) of Silvantis Solar PV modules, making them one of the top 5 solar module manufacturers in the world. Growth was driven by strong d
