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| January 14, 2014 |
 Scientists use light-bending of gemstones for better solar cells West Lafayette, Ind. (UPI) Jan 13, 2013 - Properties found in gemstones to reflect, diffract and bend incoming light could up solar cell efficiency and bring low-cost solar energy, U.S. scientists say. Researchers at Purdue University report using synthetic crystals with a structure called an "inverse opal" to make use of and enhance properties found in the gemstones. The 3-D "photonic crystals" can absorb more sunlight ... more |  |
Quantum mechanics explains efficiency of photosynthesis London, UK (SPX) Jan 13, 2014 - Light-gathering macromolecules in plant cells transfer energy by taking advantage of molecular vibrations whose physical descriptions have no equivalents in classical physics, according to the first unambiguous theoretical evidence of quantum effects in photosynthesis published today in the journal Nature Communications. The majority of light-gathering macromolecules are composed of chromo ... more |  |
Ascent Solar To Build CIGS Production Plant In Jiangsu Thornton CO (SPX) Jan 13, 2014 - Ascent Solar Technologies has signed a definitive agreement to establish a joint venture entity (JV) with the Government of the Municipal City of Suqian in Jiangsu Province, China (Suqian). Under this definitive agreement, Suqian will provide cash of approximately $32.5 million as well as five year rent-free use of approximately 331,000 square feet of factory and office space in the Suqian ... more |  |
GS Hong Kong Solar Opens CIGS Plant In China Hong Kong (SPX) Jan 13, 2014 - GS Hong Kong Solar, a maker of thin-film CIGS solar cells, has officially opened its new 150,000 square foot manufacturing plant. The plant has a phase one, full-production capacity of 40 megawatts (MW) per year. GS Solar notes that it is simultaneously breaking ground on a 750 KW CIGS solar fields (one of the world's largest), and is commissioning a 35 MW plant in China to open in autumn ... more |  |
ConnecTables Solar Charging Stations Offer Sustainable Charging Solution Plymouth Meeting PA (SPX) Jan 13, 2014 - While smartphones are certainly getting smarter, the average battery life is draining faster than ever. What good are all those clever apps and devices when your battery dies in the middle of a college campus, office complex, mall, or theme park? Launching at the GreenBuild International Expo in Philadelphia, Nov. 20-22, CarrierClass Green Infrastructure introduces ConnecTableTM Solar Char ... more |  |
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Australia's small-scale green energy installations reach 2 million Canberra, Australia (UPI) Jan 9, 2013 - Australia now has 2 million small-scale renewable energy installations, says the Clean Energy Regulator, the government agency that oversees Australia's renewable energy targets. The regulator says the 2 million small-scale installations, most of which are solar - including 1.1 million solar photovoltaic rooftop appliances and 842,000 solar systems used to generate hot water - have a ... more |  |
Solar Biz Helps Floating Doctors Bring Electricity to Indigenous Community Glenwood NM (SPX) Jan 07, 2014 - Solar Biz is pleased to announce involvement with the Floating Doctors in bringing electricity to the indigenous community of Valle Escondido on Isla Cristobal, Panama. Floating Doctors, a non-profit organization, chose Valle Escondido to assist in efforts to bring cellphone communications and electricity. After visiting Valle Escondido, Floating Doctors member Noah Haas and Peace Corp mem ... more |  |
China Sunergy Achieves Major Milestone of International Development Nanjing, China (SPX) Jan 07, 2014 - China Sunergy has announced that it has completed the sale of a solar farm project to Lightsource Renewable Energy , which is a UK's leading solar energy generator. The Project, located in the southwest of Cornwall in the United Kingdom (UK) was connected to the grid at the end of March of this year and now generates enough local green electricity to power over 1500 households. The Project ... more |  |
Canadian Solar Completes the Sale of Mississippi Mills Solar Power Plant to TransCanada Guelph, Canada (SPX) Jan 07, 2014 - Canadian Solar has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., has completed the sale of Mississippi Mills, a 10 megawatt AC solar power plant valued at over C$61.0 million to TransCanada on December 31, 2013 "This is the fourth of nine solar power plants totaling 86MW AC that we agreed to build and sell to TransCanada for approximately C$500 million," said D ... more |  |
JinkoSolar PV Projects Connected to the Grid Reach 213MW Shanghai, China (SPX) Jan 07, 2014 - JinkoSolar Holding has announced that four of its solar PV projects totaling 80MW in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have been successfully connected to the national grid. As of the end of the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company has connected approximately 213MW worth of solar PV projects to the grid. With the connection of these four solar PV projects located in Alar, Shaya, Bohu and Wus ... more |  |
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Ford C-MAX Solar Energi Concept Goes Off the Grid, Gives Glimpse of Clean Vehicle Future Detroit MI (SPX) Jan 07, 2014 - Ford Motor has announced the C-MAX Solar Energi Concept, a first-of-its-kind sun-powered vehicle with the potential to deliver the best of what a plug-in hybrid offers - without depending on the electric grid for fuel. Instead of powering its battery from an electrical outlet, Ford C-MAX Solar Energi Concept harnesses the power of the sun by using a special concentrator that acts like a ma ... more |  |
Yingli Green Energy Supplies 1 MW of Solar Panels to Serbia's Second Largest Solar Project Baoding, China (SPX) Jan 07, 2014 - Yingli Green Energy has announced that the Company has supplied 1 MW of multicrystalline PV modules to Serbia's 2nd largest solar project. The 1 MW project is located in the municipality of Kladovo, 250 kilometers east of Belgrade, the Serbian capital, and is the largest ground-mounted solar PV installation in Serbia funded by a domestic investor. Yingli Green Energy's key partners i ... more |  |
ReneSola Panels Power 420MW Solar Project in Japan Shanghai, China (SPX) Jan 07, 2014 - ReneSola has announced it has been awarded a contract to supply 420MW of solar panels to a leading solar project developer based in Japan. ReneSola's Virtus II 300W 72-cell high-efficiency polycrystalline PV panels will be installed in over ten ground-mounted power plants in the mountain regions of Japan, and will provide power to the surrounding residential homes. Mr. Xianshou Li, c ... more |  |
ReneSola Provides High-Efficiency PV Modules to Glass Manufacturing Facility San Francisco CA (SPX) Jan 07, 2014 - ReneSola has announced its collaboration with Solar Power Systems of Mexico in implementing a 192KW project for glass manufacturer Vidrio Formas in Lerma, Edo, Mexico. Vidrio Formas manufactures more than one million glass containers per day for major tequila, liquor and coffee companies. The manufacturing facility's new rooftop installation consists of ReneSola's high-efficiency Virtus II ... more |  |
Canadian Solar Connects its Tumushuke 30MW Solar Power Plant to the China State Grid Guelph, Canada (SPX) Jan 07, 2014 - Canadian Solar has announced the successful completion and grid connection of a 30 MW ground mounted solar power project in Tumushuke City, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Western China. This project was developed by CSI Solar Power (China) Inc., a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc., with Gaochuangte New Energy as the EPC contractor. Covering an area of about 100 hectares, the project ... more |  |
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ReneSola Signs MoI to Sell Three Utility-Scale Projects in China Jiashan, China (SPX) Jan 07, 2014 - ReneSola has announced it signed a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) to sell three utility-scale projects in Western China, with a total capacity of 60MW, to Jiangsu Akcome Solar Science and Technology on December 30, 2013. "Once completed, this deal will enable us to decrease our debt level and increase our cash flow, which will help us improve our financial position. Thus, we will have greater ... more |  |
Researchers Find Simple, Cheap Way to Increase Solar Cell Efficiency Raleigh, NC (SPX) Jan 06, 2014 - Researchers from North Carolina State University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found an easy way to modify the molecular structure of a polymer commonly used in solar cells. Their modification can increase solar cell efficiency by more than 30 percent. Polymer-based solar cells have two domains, consisting of an electron acceptor and an electron donor material. Excitons ar ... more |  |
KYOCERA Solar Captures Sun and Creates Shade at Tucson Airport Scottsdale AZ (SPX) Jan 03, 2014 - As the holiday travel season begins, Kyocera Solar has announced that its industry-leading solar modules were selected to power the first phase of a 2.5MW parking lot canopy installation at Tucson International Airport. The 1MW first phase of the photovoltaic (PV) array, which offsets about a fifth of the terminal complex's total power needs, is now operational and a dedication ceremony wi ... more |  |
Renewables Provides All New US Electrical Generating Capacity In November Washington DC (SPX) Dec 24, 2013 - According to the latest "Energy Infrastructure Update" report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Office of Energy Projects, solar, biomass, wind, geothermal, and hydropower "units" provided 394 MW - or 100% - of all new electrical generation placed in-service in November 2013. There was no new capacity during the month from natural gas, coal, oil, or nuclear power. Renewable e ... more |  |
Historians, environmentalists oppose Calif. solar power plant Los Angeles (UPI) Dec 26, 2013 - A proposed solar power plant in California has come under fire over concerns it will mar historic elements of a World War II internment camp and harm wildlife. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power says that despite the objections is it going ahead with plans to put 1 million photovoltaic panels on 1,200 acres it owns in the Owens Valley north of the city. The $680-millio ... more |  |
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