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Solar energy and storage systems to be introduced in Antigua and Barbuda
May 05, 2016 (SPX)
The inauguration of the 3 MWp sun2live solar power plant at the V.C. Bird International Airport of Antigua represented the conclusion of the first major step of...
NREL finds nanotube semiconductors well-suited for PV systems
May 04, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) discovered single-walled carbon nanotube semiconductors could be favorable fo...
Joint Venture to Build 1000 Megawatts of Solar Across China
May 04, 2016 (SPX)
In a salute to the signing of the Paris Climate Agreement by 150 nations, including their two countries, a Chinese solar company and a US solar company report t...
U.S. throws more money at solar power
May 03, 2016 (UPI)
The U.S. Energy Department said it has $25 million in funding to help software developers and utility provides better integrate solar power to the grid. "Our on...
Solar Impulse 2 completes Phoenix-San Francisco leg
May 03, 2016 (AFP)
The Solar Impulse 2, an experimental solar-powered aircraft, landed in Phoenix, Arizona late Monday, completing the latest leg of its around the world journey t...
Spain's Abengoa to shed more jobs on top of 10,000 already gone
May 03, 2016 (AFP)
Spain's troubled energy giant Abengoa announced a new wave of layoffs Tuesday, having already shed more than a third of its global workforce in just months, goi...
Kyocera helps Hawaii college stabilize electricity costs long-term
May 02, 2016 (SPX)
Kyocera Solar has announced the completion of a 284-kilowatt (kW) solar energy project for Hawaii Tokai International College (HTIC) in Kapolei, Hawaii. The pro...
At last: Non-toxic and cheap thin-film solar cells for 'zero-energy' buildings
May 02, 2016 (SPX)
'Zero-energy' buildings - which generate as much power as they consume - are now much closer after a team at Australia's University of New South Wales achieved ...
Alta eyes UAVs as 31 percent solar energy efficiency record set
May 02, 2016 (SPX)
With its most recent solar efficiency record of 31.6%, Alta Devices continues to achieve solar efficiencies that are substantially higher than all other commerc...
Verengo and Swell Energy signs residential energy storage partnership
May 02, 2016 (SPX)
Verengo Solar and Swell Energy have jointly announced a partnership that creates a one-stop home energy storage and backup power solution for the residential ma...
BioStar Announces 5 MW Solar Projects to Benefit Schools and Business
May 02, 2016 (SPX)
BioStar Renewables reports they will add 5.1 MW of solar energy installations to their portfolio as a result of contracts totaling over $31 million. The install...
Solar Impulse 2 soars over US southwest on round-the-world flight
May 02, 2016 (AFP)
The Solar Impulse 2, an experimental aircraft flying around the world to draw attention to clean energy technologies, soared over the US Mojave Desert Monday en...
Feeding frenzy in Spain's renewable energy sector
May 01, 2016 (AFP)
A wind of change is blowing on Spain's renewables: companies and investment funds have been on a buying spree, taking advantage of the know-how and growth prosp...
Flipping a chemical switch helps perovskite solar cells beat the heat
Apr 28, 2016 (SPX)
Thin films of crystalline materials called perovskites provide a promising new way of making inexpensive and efficient solar cells. Now, an international team o...
How defects appear and disappear in CIGSe solar cells
Apr 28, 2016 (SPX)
Copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGSe) solar cells have the highest efficiency of polycrystalline thin-film solar cells. The four elements comprising CIGSe are ...
Construction is bustling at Florida's first 'sustainable town'
Apr 27, 2016 (AFP)
With deep pockets and an environmentalist's zeal, retired American football player Syd Kitson dreamed up a plan to build the United States' first solar-powered ...
New Concentrated Solar Power Startup Announces Hong Kong JV
Apr 27, 2016 (SPX)
Virginia-based startup 247Solar Inc. reports it is has formed a Hong Kong-based Joint Venture (JV) with Shenzhen Enesoon Science and Technology Co. to build 100...
France fires up push for renewable energies
Apr 25, 2016 (AFP)
France announced Monday it was raising its renewable energy goals and would become the first country to issue "green bonds" to fund projects which benefit the e...
EDF moves deeper into U.S. solar market
Apr 25, 2016 (UPI)
A renewable energy division of British energy company EDF said the acquisition of a small-sized solar company in Vermont will help build its U.S. portfolio. EDF...
Solar-powered plane lands in California after Pacific crossing
Apr 24, 2016 (AFP)
Solar Impulse 2, an experimental plane flying around the world without consuming a drop of fuel, has landed in California, one leg closer to completing its trai...
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