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Tiny high-performance solar cells turn power generation sideways
Aug 15, 2016 (SPX)
University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers have created high-performance, micro-scale solar cells that outshine comparable devices in key performance measures. T...
New PV200 Combines Solar PV Tests With I-V Curve Analysis
Aug 15, 2016 (SPX)
A brand new concept in solar PV test instrumentation combines accurate I-V curve analysis with essential electrical testing for the fast and effective commissio...
New high-temperature device captures a broader solar wavelength spectrum
Aug 15, 2016 (SPX)
The photovoltaic (PV) cells in traditional solar cells convert sunlight efficiently within a narrow range of wavelengths determined by the material used in the ...
Michigan utility opens second campus solar farm
Aug 15, 2016 (UPI)
A Michigan utility company said Monday it started operations at a solar power plant in the western part of the state, its second facility on a college campus. S...
Material for polymer solar cells may lend itself to large-area processing
Aug 15, 2016 (SPX)
For all the promise they have shown in the lab, polymer solar cells still need to "get on a roll" like the ones employed in printing newspapers so that large sh...
NREL technique leads to improved perovskite solar cells
Aug 15, 2016 (SPX)
Scientists at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in collaboration with researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), de...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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 ...
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...
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