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| January 22, 2014 |
 Trina Solar supplies Edison Energy with 4,000 PV modules Changzhou, China (SPX) Jan 22, 2014 - Trina Solar has announced that it has supplied 4,000 PV modules to Edison Energy for a project that has seen Knowes Housing Association help 350 households at risk of fuel poverty in Clydebank, Scotland. Knowes Housing Association, managed by a committee of local tenants and owner-occupiers, owns and manages more than 1,000 properties in the Faifley and Duntocher areas of Clydebank. The in ... more |  |
SolarCity to Introduce Solar Financial Products San Mateo CA (SPX) Jan 22, 2014 - SolarCityis transforming energy delivery by making solar power more accessible and affordable than previously possible-now the company wants to provide a new avenue for individuals and institutions from around the world to participate in and benefit from that transformation. SolarCity announced plans to launch a new, Web-based investment platform through which it intends to allow a broad r ... more |  |
Solar Frontier To Build No.4 Solar Plant In Tohoku Tohoku, Japan (SPX) Jan 22, 2014 - Solar Frontier is to construct a CIS solar module plant (Tohoku Plant) with nominal production capacity of 150 MW in the Tohoku region of Japan. This will be Solar Frontier's fourth manufacturing facility following its three plants in Miyazaki. The Tohoku Plant will be located at Ohiramura in Miyagi Prefecture and is scheduled to start production in March 2015 with a planned workforce of a ... more |  |
MC Industrial to build Missouri's largest investor-owned Solar Energy Center St Louis MO (SPX) Jan 22, 2014 - St. Louis-based MC Industrial has been chosen to manage the design and construction of Ameren Missouri's multi-million-dollar project to build the state's largest investor-owned solar energy center. The facility will be located in O'Fallon, Mo. MC Industrial has been named the EPC (Engineer Procure Construct) contractor, which means the company is responsible for all engineering, procureme ... more |  |
DuPont Solamet Helps REC Increase Solar Panel Power Performance Research Triangle Park NC (SPX) Jan 22, 2014 - DuPont Solamet PV18x series photovoltaic metallization paste is helping REC to develop its most powerful solar panels to date. The achievement is the result of collaboration over the last four years that has focused on optimizing successive generations of materials and manufacturing technologies to work better together. "Founded in Norway more than 15 years ago, REC is a pioneer in the sol ... more |  |
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Solar-power device would use heat to enhance efficiency Boston MA (SPX) Jan 21, 2014 - A new approach to harvesting solar energy, developed by MIT researchers, could improve efficiency by using sunlight to heat a high-temperature material whose infrared radiation would then be collected by a conventional photovoltaic cell. This technique could also make it easier to store the energy for later use, the researchers say. In this case, adding the extra step improves performance, ... more |  |
Germany eyes swift cuts in renewable energy subsidies Berlin (AFP) Jan 19, 2014 - Germany's new energy minister has outlined cuts in subsidies to producers of renewable energy as the country wrestles with soaring costs from its nuclear power exit, according to a document obtained by AFP Sunday. Opposition MPs and the solar energy sector have already criticised the reforms due to be discussed by conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel's new "grand coalition" cabinet with the ... more |  |
Cobalt catalysts allow researchers to duplicate the complicated steps of photosynthesis Argonne IL (SPX) Jan 17, 2014 - Humans have for ages taken cues from nature to build their own devices, but duplicating the steps in the complicated electronic dance of photosynthesis remains one of the biggest challenges and opportunities for chemists. Currently, the most efficient methods we have for making fuel - principally, hydrogen - from sunlight and water involve rare and expensive metal catalysts, such as platinum. ... more |  |
UNC researchers harness sun's energy during day for use at night Chapel Hill NC (SPX) Jan 17, 2014 - Solar energy has long been used as a clean alternative to fossil fuels such as coal and oil, but it could only be harnessed during the day when the sun's rays were strongest. Now researchers led by Tom Meyer at the Energy Frontier Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have built a system that converts the sun's energy not into electricity but hydrogen fuel and stores ... more |  |
 An improved, cost-effective catalyst for water-splitting devices Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 16, 2014 - Solar energy appears to be the only form of renewable that can be exploited at level that matches the world's growing needs. However, it is equally necessary to find efficient ways to store solar energy in order to ensure a consistent energy supply when sunlight is scarce. One of the most efficient ways to achieve this is to use solar energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, and get the e ... more |  |
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KYOCERA Solar Helps Connecticut Residents Reduce Environmental Impact Scottsdale AZ (SPX) Jan 16, 2014 - Connecticut residents who made a New Year's resolution to reduce their environmental impact may be getting a boost without even realizing it. On December 23, 2013, a 5-megawatt AC (7.4MW DC) installation of high-reliability Kyocera solar modules began commercial operations at Somers, Conn., providing enough annual generating capacity to offset the power needs of approximately 5,000 homes. ... more |  |
Hydrogen fuel, not electricity, could be future of solar power Chapel Hill, N.C. (UPI) Jan 14, 2013 - Changing solar energy not into electricity but hydrogen fuel and storing it for later can allow devices to run after the sun goes down, U.S. researchers say. While solar energy has long been used as a clean alternative to fossil fuels such as coal and oil, it could only be harnessed during the day when the sun's rays were strongest, scientists at the University of North Carolina said. / ... 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 |  |
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 |  |
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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 |  |
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 |  |
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