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Researchers enable solar cells to use more sunlight
Feb 26, 2015 (SPX)
Scientists of the University of Luxembourg and of the Japanese electronics company TDK report progress in photovoltaic research: they have improved a component ...
Using 'fuzzy logic' to optimize hybrid solar/battery systems
Feb 26, 2015 (SPX)
How did fuzzy logic help a group of researchers in Tunisia and Algeria create an ideal photovoltaic system that obeys the supply-and-demand principle and its de...
Learning by eye: Silicon micro-funnels increase the efficiency of solar cells
Feb 26, 2015 (SPX)
The fovea centralis, or fovea for short, sits in the middle of the Macula lutea (or macula) of the retina, where the slender, funnel-like ocular cones are espec...
Detecting defects at the nanoscale will profit solar panel production
Feb 25, 2015 (SPX)
Research at the University of Huddersfield will lead to major efficiency gains and cost savings in the manufacture of flexible solar panels. It has also resulte...
Regulus solar facility in Kern County operational and generating energy
Feb 24, 2015 (SPX)
SunEdison has announced the successful completion and start of operation of the Regulus solar facility in Kern County, California. The 81.6 MW (megawatt) DC (di...
Borrego solar begins construction of 4MW Long Island solar plant
Feb 24, 2015 (SPX)
Borrego Solar Systems has announced that it is about to commence construction of a 3.9 megawatts (MW) (DC) wholesale distributed generation (WDG) solar PV syste...
ATT and SunEdison join to deliver 677KW Solar System In Texas
Feb 24, 2015 (SPX)
SunEdison has announced the completion of a 677 kilowatt ground-mount solar photovoltaic (PV) system that will provide energy for the AT and T materials distrib...
Natcore produces first germanium quantum dot-based solar cell
Feb 24, 2015 (SPX)
Scientists working with Natcore Technology in the Rice University laboratories of Prof. Andrew Barron, a Natcore co-founder, have successfully formed a heteroju...
SunEdison and GRID announce major workforce Initiative
Feb 24, 2015 (SPX)
SunEdison and the SunEdison Foundation have announced a $5 million contribution to their philanthropic partnership with GRID Alternatives, the nation's largest ...
Southern acquires two Georgia solar projects totaling 99 megawatts
Feb 24, 2015 (SPX)
Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power has announced the acquisition of two photovoltaic (PV) solar projects totaling 99 megawatts (MW) in Georgia - the 80-...
New solder for semiconductors creates technological possibilities
Feb 19, 2015 (SPX)
A research team led by the University of Chicago's Dmitri Talapin has demonstrated how semiconductors can be soldered and still deliver good electronic performa...
Ikaros Solar and Esdec BV Join Forces
Feb 18, 2015 (SPX)
As of 2015 Ikaros Solar Group and Esdec BV will cooperate even more intensely. For this purpose a Multi-Megawatt contract for the delivery of FlatFix Fusion mou...
Lockheed selects advanced roofing to construct large solar energy array
Feb 18, 2015 (SPX)
Lockheed Martin contracted Advanced Roofing and Advanced Green Technologies to design and build a massive 2.25 megawatt solar carport at the global security and...
AORA Solar's Ethiopia Pilot Project Takes Step Forward
Feb 18, 2015 (SPX)
AORA Solar has announced the visit of a delegation comprised of officials from the Ethiopian Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy, the Ethiopian Energy Auth...
Synthesized material enables plasmonic devices in mid-infrared range
Feb 17, 2015 (SPX)
A research team led by North Carolina State University has identified and synthesized a material that can be used to create efficient plasmonic devices that res...
US and Japan to account for almost half of global solar PV inverter revenue
Feb 17, 2015 (SPX)
The United States and Japan will remain the only two PV inverter markets with annual revenues exceeding $1 billion in 2015 and 2016. IHS predicts that global PV...
Coronal Group Acquires HelioSage Energy
Feb 13, 2015 (SPX)
Coronal Group has announced that it has acquired the majority of the assets of HelioSage Energy and formed Coronal Development Services, LLC (CDS), immediately ...
Unique energy storage solution for large power users
Feb 13, 2015 (SPX)
Any organisations with large power bills will be interested to know about an innovative energy storage system that could save them tens of thousands of dollars ...
Survey Confirms NC's $4.8B Clean Energy Industry Continues to Lead
Feb 13, 2015 (SPX)
The NC Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA), a leading 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to shaping the state's clean and efficient energy future, anno...
Clean Energy Collective and Yampa Valley turn on Colorado's newest community solar facility
Feb 11, 2015 (SPX)
Clean Energy Collective (CEC) and Yampa Valley Electric Association (YVEA) marked the grand opening of the 579 kW YVEA Community Solar Array to serve electricit...
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