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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.

Empa scientists boost CdTe solar cell efficiency

Zurich, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 14, 2013 - Flexible thin film solar cells that can be produced by roll-to-roll manufacturing are a highly promising route to cheap solar electricity. Now scientists from Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories fo

Aug 14, 2013

Looming weak solar max may herald frosty times

Moscow (SPX) Aug 09, 2013 - The current solar activity cycle, possibly the weakest in 100 years, is approaching its maximum. This may signal a future low period for the sun, probably not unlike the one that caused the so-calle

Aug 9, 2013

Tecta Completes Solar Installation at Massachusetts Art Museum

Ft Washington PA (SPX) Aug 08, 2013 - Tecta Solar recently completed the installation of 503 kWp of solar photovoltaics at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA). This roof mount system is located in North Adams, Mass.

Aug 8, 2013

Schneider Electric Champions Solar Energy in Thailand

Bangkok, Thailand (SPX) Aug 08, 2013 - Schneider Electric, a global leader in solutions for the solar power conversion chain, announced it is all set to expand its solar energy business in Thailand. With completely integrated power

Aug 8, 2013

NREL Report Firms Up Land-Use Requirements of Solar

Golden CO (SPX) Aug 08, 2013 - The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has published a report on the land use requirements of solar power plants based on actual land-use practices from existing solar f

Aug 8, 2013

Microgrid Solar Helping To Support Growing Presence Of Electric Vehicles

St Louis MO (SPX) Aug 08, 2013 - Microgrid Solar knows that Electric Vehicles (EVs) result in lower carbon emissions and the company therefore recognizes the importance of helping to make Charging Stations accessible to EV drivers.

Aug 8, 2013

Disorder can improve the performance of plastic solar cells

Stanford CA (SPX) Aug 08, 2013 - Scientists have spent decades trying to build flexible plastic solar cells efficient enough to compete with conventional cells made of silicon. To boost performance, research groups have tried creat

Aug 8, 2013

Solar installers praise the introduction of the new off-grid inverter/charger from Schneider Electric

Burnaby, Canada (SPX) Aug 07, 2013 - Schneider Electric Solar Business has released their newest off-grid solar and backup power inverter/charger - the Conext SW. The Conext SW represents a technological step forward for Schneide

Aug 7, 2013

KYOCERA Solar Modules Prove Long-Term Reliability in Colorado Mountains

Scottsdale AZ (SPX) Aug 07, 2013 - Kyocera Solar Inc. today announced that its solar modules installed on three individual sites in Colorado's Rocky Mountains have demonstrated long-term reliability and longevity despite extreme circ

Aug 7, 2013

JinkoSolar to Supply 39MW PV Modules to AMEC for Three Projects In the US

San Francisco CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2013 - JinkoSolar has announced that it will supply AMEC with 39 MW of high-efficiency photovoltaic (PV) modules for three solar projects in the United States. Located in Marion County, Indiana, al

Aug 7, 2013

Independence Solar Completes 126 kW Rooftop Solar Array for Forest Hill

Forest Hill MD (SPX) Aug 07, 2013 - Independence Solar today announced the completion of a 126 kW rooftop solar array for ACM Technologies, a Forest Hill, MD based developer of environmentally-friendly custom water treatment systems.

Aug 7, 2013

DuPont and GD Solar Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement

Shanghai, China (SPX) Aug 07, 2013 - DuPont China Holding Co., Ltd. (DuPont) and GD Solar Co., Ltd. (GD Solar) today signed a strategic cooperation agreement focused on collaboration to improve the power output, quality and reliability

Aug 7, 2013

Distributed Solar Power Generation Will Reach $112 Billion In Annual Revenue By 2018

Boulder CO (SPX) Aug 07, 2013 - Driven by feed-in tariffs (FITs) and the commoditization of photovoltaic (PV) modules, along with innovative leasing programs for residential solar installations, distributed solar PV systems are ex

Aug 7, 2013

OPEC Nations Seek Cash For Solar Shift

Abu Dhabi, UAE (SPX) Aug 06, 2013 - Two of the largest oil producers are readying the Middle East's first big push into renewable energy, planning solar-power plants that will need more than $1.5 billion in financing by the end of 201

Aug 6, 2013

Large-scale solar funding good news for a renewable future

Canberra, Australia (SPX) Aug 06, 2013 - Confirmation that the largest solar energy project in the Southern Hemisphere is now underway is great news for the future of renewable energy in Australia, the Clean Energy Council said. Clea

Aug 6, 2013

Cobalt Replacements Make Solar Cells More Sustainable

Basel, Switzerland (SPX) Aug 06, 2013 - Researchers at the University of Basel have successfully replaced the rare element iodine in copper-based dye-sensitized solar cells by the more abundant element cobalt, taking a step forward in the

Aug 6, 2013