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Rocky Mountain Institute Issues RFP to Bring Solar Power to Rochester
Aug 12, 2016 (SPX)
Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), in partnership with ROCSPOT, a Rochester, New York-based community organization, has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to dev...
Installation of 2nd MW-scale sun2live solar power plant in Antigua has commenced
Aug 12, 2016 (SPX)
The Caribbean twin-island state Antigua and Barbuda is moving closer to achieving its target in regard to operating the greenest electricity sector in the whole...
ORNL optimizes formula for cadmium-tellurium solar cells
Aug 10, 2016 (SPX)
Solar cells based on cadmium and tellurium could move closer to theoretical levels of efficiency because of some sleuthing by researchers at the Department of E...
Making a solar energy conversion breakthrough with help from a ferroelectrics pioneer
Aug 10, 2016 (SPX)
Designers of solar cells may soon be setting their sights higher, as a discovery by a team of researchers has revealed a class of materials that could be better...
Ukraine sees solar power as Chernobyl's future
Aug 07, 2016 (AFP)
Imagine one of the largest solar farms ever at the site of the world's worst man-made nuclear disaster that struck Chernobyl in modern-day Ukraine and sowed pan...
DOE SunShot Initiative support new ASU solar research projects
Aug 05, 2016 (SPX)
Two new solar research projects at Arizona State University will receive funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, the SunShot Initiative announced this week....
Decision by Australian Energy Regulator protects solar users against unfair costs
Aug 05, 2016 (SPX)
A decision by the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) will protect solar users in South Australia against discriminatory charges proposed by SA Power Networks. Cl...
PV Energy equips public schools in Antigua and Barbuda with solar power
Aug 05, 2016 (SPX)
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB) fosters the development of renewable energies to gain independence from polluting diesel generators and disturbing ...
Sports stadium harnesses power of the sun
Aug 05, 2016 (SPX)
Bristol's Ashton Gate stadium has reduced its carbon emissions by 20% - thanks to a new solar-powered stand completed by EvoEnergy. The 460-panel, 117 kWp PV sy...
Russia's First Solar-Powered Satellite Completes Test Flight
Aug 05, 2016 (Sputnik)
A prototype of Russia's first solar-powered atmosphere research satellite has successfully completed a 48-hour non-stop flight, the deputy head of the Russian F...
Spectrolab produces higher efficiency space solar cell
Aug 02, 2016 (SPX)
Boeing subsidiary Spectrolab has begun manufacturing a higher-efficiency space solar cell providing new opportunities for the aerospace industry to develop ligh...
Low-carbon movement expected in North America
Aug 02, 2016 (UPI)
The net share of renewable and nuclear energy on the North American grid could rise by another 7 percent by the middle of the next decade, U.S. data show. A tri...
Tesla reaches $2.6 bn deal to buy SolarCity
Aug 01, 2016 (AFP)
Electric carmaker Tesla said Monday it won agreement from SolarCity to acquire the solar power company for $2.6 billion, confirming a deal that has been critici...
Breakthrough solar cell captures CO2 and sunlight, produces burnable fuel
Jul 29, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have engineered a potentially game-changing solar cell that cheaply and efficiently converts atmospheric ca...
Solar panels blaze at water park in Taiwan heatwave
Jul 28, 2016 (AFP)
More than 1,200 people were evacuated from a Taiwan water park after solar panels caught fire in the midst of a heatwave that has seen record power consumption ...
Watering solar cells makes them grow ... in power
Jul 28, 2016 (SPX)
Perovskite solar cells are the rising star in the photovoltaic landscape. Since their invention, less than ten years ago, their efficiency has doubled twice and...
Videos reveal birds, bats and bugs near Ivanpah solar project power towers
Jul 28, 2016 (SPX)
Video surveillance is the most effective method for detecting animals flying around solar power towers, according to a study of various techniques by the U.S. G...
Molten storage and thermophotovoltaics offer new solar power pathway
Jul 28, 2016 (SPX)
A new wrinkle on an old technology - solid-state thermophotovoltaics (TPV) - could provide a high-efficiency alternative for directly converting high-temperatur...
Serendipitous observation may lead to more efficient solar cells and new gas sensors
Jul 28, 2016 (SPX)
While investigating perovskite crystals, University of Groningen scientists made an observation that could make perovskite solar cells more efficient. It could ...
Solar Impulse 2: Flying the flag for solar power
Jul 26, 2016 (AFP)
In its round-the-world tour, the plane Solar Impulse 2 has become a showcase for Sun-powered technology, featuring innovations which could have a bright commerc...
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