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Floating solar farm reflects China's clean energy ambitions
Jun 11, 2017 (AFP)
The 40-megawatt power plant has 160,000 panels resting on a lake that emerged after the collapse of a coal mine in central Anhui province. It is part of Beijing...
U.S. solar power gaining momentum
Jun 08, 2017 (UPI)
A report published Thursday by the Solar Energy Industries Association found first-quarter 2017 marked the sixth quarter in a row with more than 2 gigawatts of ...
US official backs clean energy cooperation with China
Jun 08, 2017 (AFP)
Trump's decision has jolted the international community and could put China, the world's top carbon emitter, in a position to fill the leadership void on curbin...
PV Energy supports Housing Project in Antigua and Barbuda
Jun 07, 2017 (SPX)
During only nine days, the PV Energy team has equipped the houses with a total of 62.4 kWp in sun2roof solar power systems (3.12 kWp each house) on a voluntary ...
New low-cost material for lighting and diagnostics produces white light imitating sunlight
Jun 07, 2017 (SPX)
The hackmanite developed by the research group contains only highly abundant and non-toxic elements. Therefore, hackmanite has low production costs and does not...
Replacing coal with solar can save lives and money
Jun 05, 2017 (SPX)
Tens of thousands of Americans die prematurely each year from air pollution-related diseases associated with burning coal. By transitioning to solar photovoltai...
Lockheed Martin Partners with Metamaterial Technologies to support the Development of metaSOLAR
Jun 05, 2017 (SPX)
MTI utilizes the latest achievements in optical science, metamaterials, semiconductors and nanofabrication. Its patented solar technology has been engineered to...
Chemical 'dance' of cobalt catalysis could pave way to solar fuels
Jun 05, 2017 (SPX)
Splitting a water molecule requires a metal catalyst to get the reaction going. Recently, much scientific attention has focused on cobalt, a relatively abundant...
Ultra-stable perovskite solar cell remains stable for more than a year
Jun 05, 2017 (SPX)
Despite a number of proposed solutions in fabrication technology, this issue has continued to undercut whatever incremental increases in efficiency have been ac...
Artificial transpiration for solar water purification
Jun 05, 2017 (SPX)
Therefore, it becomes critical to simultaneous minimize the losses related to radiation, convection and conduction simultaneously in order to achieve optimum so...
Paris withdrawal sets business world at odds with Trump
Jun 02, 2017 (AFP)
The reactions from across the business world -- including oil producers, the tech sector and finance -- stood apart from Trump's portrayal of the decision as a ...
A breakthrough for solar power in Arizona with EON battery stations
Jun 02, 2017 (UPI)
German utility company E.ON announced the opening of its 10 megawatt Iron Horse lithium battery system in Arizona, its first such project in North America. By s...
New clean energy joint venture on Fiji Islands
Jun 01, 2017 (SPX)
Currently, the country's energy supply is mainly based on polluting fossil fuels. The dependence on oil imports causes high costs and makes Fiji vulnerable to t...
European Residential Solar Gets Smarter With Huawei Fusionhome
Jun 01, 2017 (SPX)
Speaking at the launch, Steven Zhoutao, General Manager for Huawei's Smart PV Business Residential Solution, said: "Huawei FusionHome Smart Energy Solution aims...
Imec Presents Highly Accurate Model for Energy Yield Prediction of Photovoltaic Modules
May 31, 2017 (SPX)
Imec's model combines optical, thermal and electrical parameters to provide detailed insight on thermal gradients in the solar module. The model integrates the ...
Smart reform the key to unlock energy storage revolution
May 26, 2017 (SPX)
Clean Energy Council Chief Executive Kane Thornton said energy storage technologies have a critical role to play in the development of an affordable, clean and ...
Solar cells more efficient thanks to new material standing on edge
May 26, 2017 (SPX)
The current research study deals with perovskite, a new and promising material in the context of solar cells. However, in its regular form, the material is very...
How to obtain highly crystalline organic-inorganic perovskite films for solar cells
May 26, 2017 (SPX)
Scientists of the Lomonosov Moscow State University Press Service has already worked on nanowires of hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites, which are treated as ...
Keystone lowers energy costs with rooftop solar installation in New Jersey
May 26, 2017 (SPX)
The project is eligible for the New Jersey SREC incentive program, which will provide Keystone with a significant revenue for the next 15 years, in addition to ...
Trojan team to install critical off grid battery station in Nicaragua
May 26, 2017 (SPX)
A team of 10 Trojan volunteers which includes employees from Trojan Battery's California and Georgia facilities left on Sun., May 21 to help install a solar pow...
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