Raleigh NC (SPX) Mar 03, 2014 - Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a superabsorbing design that may significantly improve the light absorption efficiency of thin film solar cells and drive down manuf
Scottsdale AZ (SPX) Mar 03, 2014 - Centrosolar America and TSMC Solar have announced an agreement for the deployment of TSMC Solar's CIGS solar modules across North America. The territory covered by the agreement includes solar energ
Canberra, Australia (SPX) Mar 03, 2014 - The renewable energy industry in Australia has welcomed the start of the Federal Government's review of the Renewable Energy Target, saying the scheme's low cost and massive benefits could now be de
Cambridge MA (SPX) Mar 03, 2014 - Last week, the United States Department of the Interior approved two additional solar projects in the Ivanpah Valley area of the Mojave Desert. These two projects together will occupy over six squar
Niestetal, Germany (SPX) Feb 28, 2014 - The announcement that Danfoss would sell its entire solar inverter business line to SMA and in return acquire a 20% share of SMA for just over euro 300m highlights the on-going consolidation of the
Paterna, Spain (SPX) Feb 28, 2014 - Power Electronics has successfully completed the supply and commissioning of PV Plant Los Puquios 3MW in Tarapaca- the first 3MW in Chile and a first for Power Electronics. Up until January 2014, th
Hoboken NJ (SPX) Feb 28, 2014 - Locus Energy has launched the LGate 360, its next-generation control panel designed specifically for plug-and-play performance data acquisition for commercial and utility-scale solar photovoltaic (P
Kyoto, Japan (SPX) Feb 28, 2014 - Kyocera has announced that its solar modules installed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) have been independently tested and their performance levels verified, showing an exc
Shanghai, China (SPX) Feb 28, 2014 - JA Solar Holdings has announced that its multi-crystalline silicon (multi-Si) solar cells have surpassed 19% conversion efficiency. This latest improvement in efficiency, achieved using adva
Ontario, Canada (SPX) Feb 28, 2014 - Canadian Solar has announced that it has been awarded a module supply agreement to provide 18MW of photovoltaic modules to Hitachi for a solar power project in Japan. The project is owned by Eurus E
Port Washington NY (SPX) Feb 27, 2014 - Solar photovoltaic (PV) projects between 250kW and 5MW now account for almost half of the yet-to-be-completed 4,300 commercial and utility projects within leading PV countries, according to the new
Bernin, France (SPX) Feb 27, 2014 - Soitec has introduced the Plug&Sun+, a new version of its off-grid concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) product. The new Plug&Sun+ can be coupled with batteries and/or a diesel generator to provide elect
Bangalore, India (SPX) Feb 27, 2014 - Indian solar installations are forecast to be approximately 1,000 MW in 2014, according to Mercom Capital Group. Solar installations in India totaled 1,004 MW in 2013 compared to 986 MW in 2012.
Munich, Germany (SPX) Feb 27, 2014 - REC is teaming up with the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE to develop high-efficiency solar cells based on n-type monocrystalline wafers. n-Type solar cells have a higher eff
Oslo, Norway (SPX) Feb 27, 2014 - Scatec Solar, in partnership with Norfund, the Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries and Dutch developer Gigawatt Global Cooperatief, successfully closed on $23.7 million in financing o
Boston MA (SPX) Feb 26, 2014 - Last week, Northeast Utilities System (NU) in Massachusetts opposed a plan that would bring economic growth to the state while boosting use of cleaner and more efficient solar energy. Solar delivers
