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Sanjeev Gupta to build 280MW solar farm in South Australia
Aug 17, 2018 (SPX)
The Cultana Solar Project in South Australia's Upper Spencer Gulf will include 780,000 solar panels capable of generating 600GWh of energy generation per year, ...
China blasts US solar tariffs, takes WTO action
Aug 15, 2018 (AFP)
US President Donald Trump approved steep tariffs on solar panel imports in January to protect US producers, triggering an outcry from China, South Korea and eve...
Scientists create a UV detector based on nanocrystals synthesized by using ion implantation
Aug 08, 2018 (SPX)
"Due to their high sensitivity to deep UV emission and insensitivity to sunlight, solar-blind photodetectors provide a wide range of important applications incl...
China cooling has mixed solar power impact
Aug 08, 2018 (UPI)
The National Energy Administration in China in June scrapped new subsidies for utility-scale solar power stations. Analysis compiled by consultant group Wood Ma...
French energy company ENGIE boasts of solar success
Aug 07, 2018 (UPI)
Though its subsidiaries, the company said it won 25 photovoltaic projects in France following a call for tenders from the nation's energy regulatory commission....
Insight into loss processes in perovskite solar cells enables efficiency improvements
Aug 07, 2018 (SPX)
But even this value will never actually be reached. This is due to defects of various kinds causing the loss of some of the charge carriers released by sunlight...
Silicon-based, tandem photovoltaic modules can compete in solar market
Aug 03, 2018 (SPX)
A paper that explores the costs vs. enhanced efficiency of a new solar technology, titled "Techno-economic viability of silicon-based, tandem photovoltaic modul...
meeco to install sun2roof solar systems on German traditional specialised yarn factory
Aug 02, 2018 (SPX)
The German 200 year old specialised yarn factory Gruschwitz Textilwerke AG has now decided to make further progress in pursuing this target together with meeco....
KYOCERA TCL Solar Completes 28MW Solar Power Plant in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Aug 02, 2018 (SPX)
The company has developed this 28MW solar power plant in collaboration with Tokyo-based Tsuboi Corporation and started operations in late June 2018. This is the...
Researchers upgrade organic solar cells to be used in roof tiles generating power
Aug 02, 2018 (SPX)
Solar panels, or batteries, are one of the most promising ways to generate electrical power. As of 2017, the combined power of solar panels installed worldwide ...
Researchers boost performance quality of perovskites
Aug 02, 2018 (SPX)
"Thin-film solar cells" could be 1/100th the thickness of a piece of paper and flexible enough to festoon surfaces ranging from an aerodynamically sleek car to ...
PI Berlin examines risks facing PV projects in India
Aug 02, 2018 (SPX)
In a study conducted on behalf of the National Metrology Institute of Germany (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt - PTB), the PI Berlin has recently examined...
Europe may thrive on renewable energy despite unpredictable weather
Aug 01, 2018 (SPX)
The work suggests that despite the unpredictable nature of wind and solar energy, the European power system can comfortably generate at least 35% of its electri...
New two-dimensional material could revolutionize solar fuel generation
Jul 30, 2018 (SPX)
An international group of researchers including Brazilian scientists affiliated with the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) have succeeded in producing a new mate...
WorleyParsons' Advisian wins major role on world's largest solar power project
Jul 27, 2018 (SPX)
As an Owner's Engineer, Advisian will protect the owner's interests by ensuring all contractors are adhering to project specifications. In this role, Advisian w...
NRL increases UAV endurance with Solar Soaring technology
Jul 26, 2018 (SPX)
Solar-Soaring is a pair of endurance enhancer technologies. They aid the warfighter by enabling a UAV to fly longer without carrying extra weight in batteries. ...
NUST MISIS scientists present metamaterial for solar cells and nanooptics
Jul 26, 2018 (SPX)
Anapole is a non-emitting diffuser transparent to electromagnetic radiation. In 2017, a research team from the Laboratory of Superconducting Metamaterials and t...
Solar Industry Pros Get Quick Solar Power Readings with New Extech Pocket-Sized Meter
Jul 26, 2018 (SPX)
The SP505 is an affordable, go-anywhere solar power meter (or handheld pyranometer) that is always within reach whether working on a roof, on a ladder, or in a ...
Materials scientists of Lomonosov MSU proposed a novel approach for obtaining films for solar cells
Jul 26, 2018 (SPX)
Scientists of the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Department Materials Science explained the key mechanisms of interaction of hybrid perovskites with solvent...
States boost renewable energy and development when utilities adopt renewable standards
Jul 25, 2018 (SPX)
IU's Sanya Carley led a team of researchers including Nikolaos Zirogiannis, an assistant scientist at IU, and law professors Lincoln Davies of the University of...
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