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| December 18, 2013 |
 US Annual Energy Outlook Continues To Low-Ball Renewable Energy Forecasts Washington DC (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 - The "early release overview " of the Annual Energy Outlook 2014 issued today by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) continues a trend of low-balling forecasts for the future contribution of renewable energy sources to the nation's electricity production that have not been borne out by actual experience. The "reference case" in the Annual Energy Outlook 2014 projects that renew ... more |  |
ORNL devises recipe to fine-tune diameter of silica rods Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 - By controlling the temperature of silica rods as they grow, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory could be setting the stage for advances in anti-reflective solar cells, computer monitors, TV screens, eye glasses and more. The goal of fabricating fixed-size one-dimensional silica structures and being able to precisely control the diameter during growth has ... more |  |
DEK Solar Continues Winning Streak Beijing, China (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 - Adding to a long list of award wins - three of which have occurred this year - DEK Solar was honored with the Photovoltaic Equipment Innovation Award at last week's China International Photovoltaic (PV) Industry Innovation Technology Conference in Beijing. Winning for its Apollo and Eclipse metallization platforms, as well as its Fine Line Stencil technology, DEK Solar was again recognized ... more |  |
Solar Energy Solidarity donates products for three solar installations in Africa Fustinana, Spain (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 - The Solar Energy Solidarity initiative, led by PROINSO, has delivered PV products to three new projects that will provide solar power to more than 5,000 residents in Candemba, Guinea Bissau, and Kumbo, Cameroon. In Guinea Bissau, PROINSO gave modules and structures to install in a new Candemba-based kindergarten, where 550 people will get solar electricity. 'When the installation starts op ... more |  |
SolarCity To Provide Solar-Powered Lighting to Schools Without Electricity San Mateo CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 - Following the one year anniversary of the company's initial public offering, SolarCity has launched the Give Power Foundation to build a cleaner, more sustainable future by providing solar energy to those in need. For every megawatt of residential solar power that SolarCity installs in 2014, the company will bring light to a community by donating a solar power system and battery combination to a ... more |  |
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Prothea advised on purchase of 6.7 MW solar photovoltaic farms operating in Italy Milan, Italy (SPX) Dec 17, 2013 - Prothea has announced that its customers have entered into a definitive agreement with Kirchner Solar GmbH for the purchase of the 100% stake of Sonnen Systeme Italia S.r.l, an Italian company owning and operating a portfolio of 6,7 MW dual-axis solar photovoltaic parks near Alessandria (Piedmont region) in northern Italy. Prothea acted as exclusive buyer side advisor to a partnership of t ... more |  |
Concentrated Photovoltaic Solar Installations Set to Boom in the Coming Years El Segundo CA (SPX) Dec 16, 2013 - After years of slow progress, the global market for concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) systems is entering a phase of explosive growth, with worldwide installations set to boom by 750 percent from 2013 to the end of 2020. CPV installations are projected to rise to 1,362 megawatts in 2020, up from 160 megawatts in 2013, according to the new report entitled "Concentrated PV (CPV) Report - 2013" ... more |  |
Greggs proves that solar energy generation is far from a half-baked plan Changzhou, China (SPX) Dec 16, 2013 - Trina Solar has provided 1.28MW of PV modules to Solar Advanced Systems for the completion of a series of projects at ten Greggs sites across the UK. The solar arrays will cut Greggs' CO2 emissions by 600 tonnes per year, as well as helping the company reduce its carbon footprint[1] by 25 per cent by 2015. Greggs, the largest bakery chain in the UK, was looking for a sustainable way to bot ... more |  |
GE Energy Financial Services Progresses In Solar Rosamond CA (SPX) Dec 16, 2013 - GE unit GE Energy Financial Services - along with Citi, Union Bank, N.A. and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company - has completed an equity investment in EDF Renewable Energy's Catalina Solar plant, one of the world's largest photovoltaic plants, located on 1,100 acres of sunny and windy Mojave Desert land southwest of the Tehachapi Mountains in Rosamond, California. This transaction cont ... more |  |
NREL Reports Soft Costs Now Largest Piece of Solar Installation Total Cost Golden CO (SPX) Dec 12, 2013 - Two detailed reports from the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) find that solar financing and other non-hardware costs - often referred to as "soft costs" - now comprise up to 64% of the total price of residential solar energy systems, reflecting how soft costs are becoming an increasingly larger fraction of the cost of installing solar. "The two new reports, ... more |  |
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Quantum waves at the heart of organic solar cells Cambridge, UK (SPX) Dec 13, 2013 - By using an ultrafast camera, scientists say they have observed the very first instants following the absorption of light into artificial yet organic nanostructures and found that charges not only formed rapidly but also separated very quickly over long distances - phenomena that occur due to the wavelike nature of electrons which are governed by fundamental laws of quantum mechanics. This ... more |  |
Rooftop solar powers past new milestone Canberra, Australia (SPX) Dec 10, 2013 - More than 3 gigawatts of solar power has now been installed on Australian rooftops, which will produce enough energy over the next year to run Melbourne's entire train network for more than a decade, Clean Energy Council Chief Executive David Green said in an address to the Energy Efficiency Council's national conference today. Mr Green said official Clean Energy Regulator figures this wee ... more |  |
US solar sector small but growing New York (AFP) Dec 10, 2013 - Solar power, only a minuscule part of the energy mix in the United States, is getting a boost from cheap panels, growing acceptance by large companies and chances for homeowners to rent solar systems. Analysts expect a phenomenal growth for renewable solar power over the next two decades, after huge gains in the past two years: 60 percent growth in 2012 and 30 percent on top of that this yea ... more |  |
Solar cell degradation observed directly for the first time Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Dec 11, 2013 - With the help of DESY's X-ray light source PETRA III, researchers of Technische Universitat Munchen have, for the first time, watched organic solar cells degrade in real time. This work could open new approaches to increasing the stability of this highly promising type of solar cell. The team headed by Prof. Peter Muller-Buschbaum from the Technische Universitat Munchen (Technical University of ... more |  |
Research team finds way to make solar cells thin, efficient and flexible Orlando FL (SPX) Dec 11, 2013 - Converting sunshine into electricity is not difficult, but doing so efficiently and on a large scale is one of the reasons why people still rely on the electric grid and not a national solar cell network. But a team of researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Central Florida in Orlando may be one step closer to tapping into the full potential of ... more |  |
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SolarReserve Expands International Development Activities into Australia Santa Monica CA (SPX) Dec 10, 2013 - SolarReserve has announced the company's international expansion into Australia through the opening of its office in Perth. Continuing its ongoing efforts to provide reliable, cost-effective, clean energy solutions worldwide, SolarReserve is pursuing both large-scale concentrating solar power (CSP) and photovoltaic (PV) projects, with an emphasis towards opportunities in the off-grid mining sect ... more |  |
New Poll shows Coloradans Support Colorado's Rooftop Solar Policies Denver CO (SPX) Dec 10, 2013 - A new poll finds that nearly four in five Colorado voters (78%) support solar net metering, a successful renewable energy policy that monopoly utility Xcel is attacking. Net metering gives rooftop solar customers full retail credit for the excess energy they put back on the grid for the utility to sell to their neighbors. The poll's respondents adamantly reject Xcel's proposal to change this pol ... more |  |
 When aluminum outshines gold Houston TX (SPX) Dec 08, 2013 - Humble aluminum's plasmonic properties may make it far more valuable than gold and silver for certain applications, according to new research by Rice University scientists. Because aluminum, as nanoparticles or nanostructures, displays optical resonances across a much broader region of the spectrum than either gold or silver, it may be a good candidate for harvesting solar energy and for o ... more |  |
AREVA reaches major milestone on concentrated solar power project in India Paris, France (SPX) Dec 09, 2013 - On November 29th, AREVA completed a major milestone in the commissioning of its concentrated solar power (CSP) plant by achieving the first steam production. This solar plant, which integrates AREVA's compact linear Fresnel reflector technology, is Asia's largest CSP installation. Located at Dhursar in the state of Rajasthan, it will be operated by Reliance Power Limited*. The initia ... more |  |
Centrosolar and Hawaiian Energy Complete Installation At Local School Scottsdale AZ (SPX) Dec 09, 2013 - Hawaiian Energy Systems and Centrosolar America have announced the completion of a 243kW solar power system at the Sacred Hearts Academy in Honolulu, a prestigious, non-profit, all-girls private school that has been facing enormous electricity bills in recent years as Hawaii's energy costs continue to rise. The rooftop installation will reduce the school's energy costs, which have exceeded $350, ... more |  |
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