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New Jersey's NEP Solar secures major funding agreement
Nov 18, 2016 (SPX)
National Energy Partners ("NEP") and Forum Equity Partners ("Forum") have announced that they had signed an agreement in which Forum will provide up to $15 mill...
'Back to the Future' inspires solar nanotech-powered clothing
Nov 17, 2016 (SPX)
Marty McFly's self-lacing Nikes in Back to the Future Part II inspired a UCF scientist who has developed filaments that harvest and store the sun's energy - and...
Tesla shareholders approve merger with SolarCity
Nov 17, 2016 (AFP)
Tesla said Thursday that shareholders approved a plan to buy renewable energy company SolarCity in an overwhelming endorsement of a plan outlined by founder Elo...
Wind and solar energy projects could bring 5,000 new jobs to rural Minnesota
Nov 17, 2016 (SPX)
Minnesota has undergone a remarkable transformation in its energy landscape over the past decade. Coal, once the dominant fuel source for Minnesota's electric u...
New way to make low-cost solar cell technology
Nov 16, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have found a new way to fabricate high efficiency semi-transparent perovskite solar cells in a breakthro...
A New Way to Image Solar Cells in 3-D
Nov 16, 2016 (SPX)
Next-generation solar cells made of super-thin films of semiconducting material hold promise because they're relatively inexpensive and flexible enough to be ap...
Photon Energy delivers solar power for water treatment plant
Nov 14, 2016 (SPX)
Photon Energy has started construction of a 99 kWp solar power plant to provide a large proportion of the power for the Leeton sewerage treatment plant. The pow...
Solar industry shift tactics to sell more solar AC and smart modules
Nov 14, 2016 (SPX)
The business model of microinverter and power optimizer suppliers is set to shift from standalone units to integrated systems, such as Smart and AC modules, acc...
Tesla's and SolarCity's launch of solar roof tiles is great news
Nov 14, 2016 (SPX)
Sven Lindstrom, CEO of solar tech company Midsummer, has said that he finds Tesla's and SolarCity's launch of multiple styled solar roof tiles replicating origi...
Simulation models global renewable electricity system
Nov 14, 2016 (SPX)
A new model developed by Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) shows how an electricity system mainly based on solar and wind works in all regions of the ...
Solar cells get boost with integration of water-splitting catalyst
Nov 14, 2016 (SPX)
Scientists have found a way to engineer the atomic-scale chemical properties of a water-splitting catalyst for integration with a solar cell, and the result is ...
Major advance in solar cells made from cheap, easy-to-use perovskite
Nov 09, 2016 (SPX)
Solar cells made from an inexpensive and increasingly popular material called perovskite can more efficiently turn sunlight into electricity using a new techniq...
CPP, SolarCity Deal Keeps Colton, Calif., Community Affordable and Sustainable
Nov 01, 2016 (SPX)
Community Preservation Partners (CPP) has agreed to lease 2.2 unused acres at its Arbor Terrace Apartments affordable housing community in Colton, Calif., to So...
Tesla expands its portfolio to produce solar roof tiles
Oct 29, 2016 (AFP)
Electric carmaker Tesla has diversified into the alternative energy business, on Friday unveiling solar roofs for environmentally friendly homes. "Global warmin...
Schools in oil-rich Alberta to get solar panels
Oct 27, 2016 (UPI)
The provincial government in Alberta said it's responding to student interest by making funding available for solar panels at dozens of school projects. "We hav...
Researchers discover ways to expand temperature stability range of solar cells
Oct 26, 2016 (SPX)
Despite the potential for powering the world with energy from the sun - the most abundant source of renewable energy - only about 1 percent of the world's energ...
Renewable energy on the rise, IEA finds
Oct 25, 2016 (UPI)
The International Energy Agency said Tuesday it expected the share of renewable energy on the global grid to expand more than initially thought. "We are witness...
Move over, solar: The next big renewable energy source could be at our feet
Oct 25, 2016 (SPX)
Flooring can be made from any number of sustainable materials, making it, generally, an eco-friendly feature in homes and businesses alike. Now, however, floori...
New perovskite solar cell design could outperform existing commercial technologies
Oct 24, 2016 (SPX)
A new design for solar cells that uses inexpensive, commonly available materials could rival and even outperform conventional cells made of silicon. Writing in ...
Senegal in renewables drive as new solar park unveiled
Oct 22, 2016 (AFP)
Senegal put into service one of sub-Saharan Africa's largest solar energy projects Saturday as it pushes to become a regional player in renewables on a continen...
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