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Solar plane on course, flying from Hawaii to California
Apr 22, 2016 (AFP)
An experimental plane trying to fly around the world on solar energy was about a third of the way between Hawaii and California Friday on its quiet quest to mak...
Nanomaterial to drive new generation of solar cells - IS THIS A DUPE
Apr 21, 2016 (SPX)
Physicists have discovered radical new properties in a nanomaterial which opens new possibilities for highly efficient thermophotovoltaic cells, which could one...
Phanes wins tender for first phase of region's largest distributed solar project
Apr 21, 2016 (SPX)
Green Energy Tomorrow, the regionally focused rooftop solar specialist launched by Phanes Group - has signed an agreement with DP World to deliver the first pha...
Nanomaterial to drive new generation of solar cells
Apr 21, 2016 (SPX)
Physicists have discovered radical new properties in a nanomaterial which opens new possibilities for highly efficient thermophotovoltaic cells, which could one...
New world record for fullerene-free polymer solar cells
Apr 21, 2016 (SPX)
Polymer solar cells can be even cheaper and more reliable thanks to a breakthrough by scientists at Linkoping University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CA...
PolyU develops solar cells with highest power conversion efficiency
Apr 20, 2016 (SPX)
Perovskite solar cells first appeared in 2009 with an efficiency of just 3.8%. With the outstanding photovoltaic properties, perovskite solar cell has become a ...
Riddle of missing zinc oxide and solar cells solved.
Apr 20, 2016 (SPX)
This explains why zinc-oxide (ZnO) dye-sensitised solar cells have not yet met expectations. The results evolved from collaboration between Monash University (A...
Making and saving money with solar
Apr 20, 2016 (SPX)
Creating energy with solar is not only environmentally friendly, it can also be good for your bank account too. Whether you are considering solar as a way of of...
Verengo Solar Reaches 100 Megawatt Milestone
Apr 18, 2016 (SPX)
Verengo has announced it has surpassed installation of 100 megawatts (MW) of rooftop solar systems since the company's founding in 2008. Verengo reached the 100...
Mistra to develop lightweight solar modules for vehicles
Apr 18, 2016 (SPX)
Swedish solar energy expert Midsummer has received funding from Mistra for the development of lightweight solar modules on vehicles. The developed solar panels ...
Researchers generate clean energy using bacteria-powered solar panel
Apr 15, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers have taken the next step in the evolution of bacteria-powered energy. For the first time ever, researchers connected nine biological-solar (bio-sola...
China solar giant says president 'assisting' inquiries
Apr 12, 2016 (AFP)
The new president of Chinese solar giant Wuxi Suntech Power is "assisting an inquiry" at Customs' request, its parent said Tuesday after reports he had gone mis...
Sunlight can be used to produce chemicals and energy
Apr 07, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have discovered a natural process they describe as reverse photosynthesis. In the process, the energy in solar rays ...
NREL raises rooftop photovoltaic technical potential estimate
Apr 07, 2016 (SPX)
Analysts at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have used detailed light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data for 128 cities natio...
287MW Soda Mountain solar project approved in SoCal
Apr 07, 2016 (SPX)
As part of President Obama's Climate Action Plan to reduce carbon pollution, create jobs and move our economy toward clean energy, Assistant Secretary for Land ...
Trina Solar supplies 40 MW of Solar Modules to Tegnatia in Turkey
Apr 07, 2016 (SPX)
Trina Solar Limited has signed an agreement to supply 40 MW of solar modules to Tegnatia, one of Turkey's leading Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC...
State laws require a 50 percent increase in US renewable electricity
Apr 07, 2016 (SPX)
State renewables portfolio standards, known as RPS policies, have contributed to more than half of all renewable electricity growth in the United States since 2...
X-rays reveal how a solar cell gets its silver stripes
Apr 07, 2016 (SPX)
The silver electrical contacts that carry electricity out of about 90 percent of the solar modules on the market are also one of their most expensive parts. Now...
ORNL tracks how halogen atoms compete to grow 'winning' perovskites
Apr 07, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have found a potential path to further improve solar cell efficiency by understanding th...
NREL, SLAC scientists pinpoint solar cell manufacturing process
Apr 07, 2016 (SPX)
Scientists at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have been able to pinpoint for the fi...
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