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The Solar Daily Editorial Team produces Solar Daily's coverage of solar energy and the renewable transition. We report on photovoltaics, energy storage, project development, markets and policy, and the research advancing the next generation of solar technology. Articles reflect our team's collective editorial process, source verification, drafting, technical review, and editing, rather than a single writer's work. Solar Daily takes editorial responsibility for content under this byline. For more on how we work, see our editorial policy.

Second round of solar auction to light up Australia’s capital

Canberra, Australia (SPX) Aug 22, 2013 - The Clean Energy Council has congratulated Zhenfa Solar and Elementus on their successful projects in the second round of the ACT Solar Auction, which will provide large amounts of clean energy at a

Aug 22, 2013

India preparing first floating solar power station

Kolkata, India (UPI) Aug 22, 2013 - The U.S. Energy Information Administration lists India as the world's fourth-largest energy consumer. The Indo-Asian News Service reported on Wednesday that the country's shortage of domestic energy supplies has heightened its interest in renewable energy.

Aug 22, 2013

Chicago Area EV Charging Station Equipped with Solar Canopy and Lithium-ion Battery

Chicago IL (SPX) Aug 22, 2013 - AllCell Technologies and Windfree announced the completion of the Chicago area's first lithium-ion energy storage system connected to a solar powered electric vehicle (EV) charging station. Th

Aug 22, 2013

Yampa Valley Electric Association Inks Power Purchase Agreement for Community-Owned Solar

Boulder CO (SPX) Aug 21, 2013 - Renewable energy in Colorado is taking another leap forward with a new power purchase agreement between community-owned solar developer Clean Energy Collective (CEC) and the Yampa Valley Electric As

Aug 21, 2013

Solar Sculpture by World-Renowned Artist at Pacific Science Center Powered by Silicon Energy

Seattle WA (SPX) Aug 21, 2013 - Exotic, dynamic, and solar powered - the new Sonic Bloom installation by world-renowned artist Dan Corson seeks to create curiosity and educate visitors about solar electricity generation. Sonic Blo

Aug 21, 2013

Microgrid Solar Announces Community Education and Outreach Programs

St. Louis MO (SPX) Aug 21, 2013 - St. Louis based Microgrid Solar announces efforts to educate and support the public through multiple solar initiatives. Beginning with a partnership with Clayton, Missouri last year and then the cit

Aug 21, 2013

Installed Price of Solar PV Systems in the US Continues to Decline at a Rapid Pace

Berkeley CA (SPX) Aug 21, 2013 - The installed price of solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems in the United States fell substantially in 2012 and through the first half of 2013, according to the latest edition of Tracking the Sun,

Aug 21, 2013

3D Graphene: Solar Power’s Next Platinum

Houghton MI (SPX) Aug 21, 2013 - One of the most promising types of solar cells has a few drawbacks. A scientist at Michigan Technological University may have overcome one of them. Dye-sensitized solar cells are thin, flexibl

Aug 21, 2013

US Interior Department Announcement Will Help To Advance Geothermal

Washington DC (SPX) Aug 20, 2013 - In response to Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell's keynote address at the National Clean Energy Summit, the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) has released the following statement from GEA Exe

Aug 20, 2013

PV microinverters must continue to penetrate commercial installations

Englewood CO (SPX) Aug 20, 2013 - Enphase Energy has recently announced that its PV microinverter had been used in a 2.3 MW commercial rooftop installation in Canada, signifying a milestone in microinverters' progress towards establ

Aug 20, 2013

First Solar Set to Install 1 Gigawatt Worth of PV Systems in 2013

London, UK (SPX) Aug 20, 2013 - First Solar Inc. is living up to its name this year, with the No.1-ranked company expected in 2013 to become the first engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm ever to install 1 gigawatt

Aug 20, 2013

Big-Box Retailers Turn To Solar, How Can Electric Utilities Adapt?

Washington DC (SPX) Aug 20, 2013 - The electric utility industry faces the risk of declining revenues as more customers install solar panels on their homes and businesses. Solar power currently supplies 2% of the country's electricit

Aug 20, 2013

Can solar energy help save Greece?

College Park MD (SPX) Aug 19, 2013 - What happens to renewable energy programs in a country that gets whacked by a full-scale debt crisis, like the one that struck Greece beginning in 2009 - do the programs whither and die in the wind

Aug 19, 2013

White House goes green with solar panels

Washington, DC (AFP) Aug 15, 2013 - The White House is going green. Solar panels are being installed on parts of the residence, a US official said Thursday - making good on a pledge that dates back to 2010.

Aug 15, 2013

Japan’s grids can support solar boom?

Tokyo (UPI) Aug 15, 2013 - Amid a solar power boom in Japan, there are concerns the country's electrical grids cannot support proposed projects.

Aug 15, 2013

New Program Delivers Solar Power to Low-Income Families

Denver CO (SPX) Aug 14, 2013 - Low-income residents in Denver, Colo. will soon receive clean, locally-produced energy thanks to a new partnership between solar garden developer Clean Energy Collective (CEC) and the Housing Author

Aug 14, 2013