Greenbelt, MD (SPX) Apr 13, 2012 - On April 5, 2010, the sun spewed a two million-mile-per-hour stream of charged particles toward the invisible magnetic fields surrounding Earth, known as the magnetosphere. As the particles interact
New York (UPI) Apr 13, 2012 - U.S. solar power company BrightSource Energy withdrew its initial public offering this week, saying tough market conditions prompted its decision.
Philadelphia PA (SPX) Apr 13, 2012 - The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 98 has gathered with city officials and solar business leaders to urge Pennsylvania lawmakers to save solar power investment and job
Phoenix AZ (SPX) Apr 12, 2012 - William Tien, President of Zentric is pleased to announce Zentric has entered into an agreement to purchase Innovative Solar I, LLC and Innovative Solar II, LLC, each the owner/developer of separate
Omaha NE (SPX) Apr 12, 2012 - Tenaska has announced that it has closed financing for Imperial Solar Energy Center South, a utility-scale photovoltaic solar generating plant in southern California. The project represents Te
Norcross GA (SPX) Apr 12, 2012 - Suniva has announced that its ARTisun Select series solar cells are now averaging 19 percent efficiency in plant-wide production. In addition to the improved efficiencies, ongoing process improvemen
Gloucester City NJ (SPX) Apr 12, 2012 - U.S. Rep. Robert Andrews, D-N.J., has presented Gloucester Marine Terminal officials with an award letter announcing an $11 million federal tax credit rebate for the recently-completed groundbreakin
Kagoshima, Japan (UPI) Apr 12, 2012 - Japanese electronics giant Kyocera says it will build a 70-megawatt solar power plant in the southern Japanese city of Kagoshima.
Hughson CA (SPX) Apr 12, 2012 - Cenergy Power has completed a 586 kW solar photovoltaic (PV) system for Hughson Nut at their 50,000 square foot almond processing facility in Hughson, California. Hughson Nut is a market-leadi
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (UPI) Apr 11, 2012 - The world's largest solar thermal plant has gone into full operation in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh after a six-month trial, officials said.
Greenbelt, MD (SPX) Apr 11, 2012 - One day in the fall of 2011, Neil Sheeley, a solar scientist at the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C., did what he always does - look through the daily images of the sun from NASA's Sola
Hyderabad, India (SPX) Apr 10, 2012 - India's leading and well established solar PV module manufacturer and solar power plant EPC provider, Hyderabad-based Titan Energy Systems Ltd. (TESL) partners with Ortiz Energia, a subsidiary of Gr
Tokyo (AFP) April 10, 2012 - High-tech manufacturer Kyocera said Tuesday it will build Japan's largest solar power plant to help solve an electricity crunch in the almost nuclear power-free country.
Bristol, UK (SPX) Apr 10, 2012 - DuPont Microcircuit Materials (MCM) has introduced DuPont Solamet PV416 photovoltaic metallization, a new frontside silver paste material used to raise the efficiency of thin film photovoltaic cells
Tokyo (UPI) Apr 9, 2012 - Japanese and European researchers say they've developed solar cells thinner than a thread of spider silk and flexible enough to be wrapped around a human hair.
Ogunquit ME (SPX) Apr 09, 2012 - Committed to sustainability and preserving the environment, The Cliff House Resort and Spa has installed one of Maine's largest solar thermal systems. The installation uses 2,100 tubes on 70 collect
