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| April 24, 2014 |
 US to Dodge Solar Shortage This Year Even Amid New Antidumping Fines on Chinese Module Suppliers Munich, Germany (SPX) Apr 25, 2014 - A long-running battle in the global photovoltaic (PV) market between the United States and China over antidumping and subsidy charges could expand into higher solar costs, with wide-ranging ramifications for the U.S. if punitive tariffs are levied on Taiwanese cells. However, enough tariff-free capacity should still be available in 2014 to ensure there are no shortages in the United States ... more |  |
The UK solar strategy lays ground for a stable future Englewood CO (SPX) Apr 25, 2014 - The recently published second part of the UK Solar Strategy breeds optimism among participants in the UK PV market. However, the document remains vague on exact support measures to spur the commercial rooftop segment. Some key barriers are inherent in the nature of the UK real estate sector, such as the relation between tenants and owners, as pointed out in the strategy document. IHS has r ... more |  |
KYOCERA Invests in Solar Projects with US Light Energy Scottsdale AZ (SPX) Apr 25, 2014 - Kyocera has announced plans to invest in a tax equity partnership for the development of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects valued at $38 million in New York state, leveraging the 30% federal energy investment tax credit. As part of the investment, Kyocera has also entered into an agreement with U.S. Light Energy (USLE) to utilize high-quality, dependable Kyocera solar modules on all install ... more |  |
New Zealand government to develop Samoan renewable power sector Wellington, New Zealand (UPI) Apr 24, 2013 - New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully said his government was helping to support the construction of the region's largest solar energy project. McCully is touring Pacific island nations this week with European Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs. Before departing earlier this week, Piebalgs said from Brussels rising sea levels attributed to climate change are endangering low- ... more |  |
Solar energy gaining in U.S. energy sector Washington (UPI) Apr 24, 2013 - Solar power now accounts for more than 1 percent of the total capacity of the U.S. electrical grid, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said. EIA issued its monthly report on electricity generation in the U.S. grid. It said the total solar capacity as of February was 12,057 megawatts, or about 1.1 percent of total U.S. capacity. That total represents a 418 percent increase from 2 ... more |  |
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IPVEA To Study Global Solar PV Supply Chain Hanau, Germany (SPX) Apr 25, 2014 - The International Photovoltaic Equipment Association (IPVEA), a global trade organization supporting solar and energy storage professionals, has announced a new initiative - "IPVEA study on optimizing the worldwide solar PV supply chain" - to maximize the potential for PV commerce in all corners of the world. IPVEA is partnering with Solar PV Consulting to embark on research whose aim is g ... more |  |
KYOCERA Provides Solar Modules and Materials to Avnet Tech Games 2014 Solar Scrimmage Scottsdale AZ (SPX) Apr 25, 2014 - Recognizing that students represent the next generation of great thinkers and innovators, Kyocera has announced that it supported the 2014 Avnet Tech Games by providing six 50-watt Kyocera solar modules and six material kits to be used in the annual college technical competition's Solar Scrimmage event. The Games were conducted on April 12, 2014 at The University of Advancing Technology in ... more |  |
US urged to drop India WTO case on solar Washington (AFP) April 23, 2014 - Environmentalists Wednesday urged the United States to drop plans to haul India to the WTO to open its solar market, saying the action would hurt the fight against climate change. The World Trade Organization's dispute settlement body in Geneva has scheduled Friday to hear the US case for a panel against India, which has some of the world's most ambitious plans for expanding solar power. ... more |  |
Like a hall of mirrors, nanostructures trap photons inside ultrathin solar cells Stanford CA (SPX) Apr 24, 2014 - In the quest to make sun power more competitive, researchers are designing ultrathin solar cells that cut material costs. At the same time they're keeping these thin cells efficient by sculpting their surfaces with photovoltaic nanostructures that behave like a molecular hall of mirrors. "We want to make sure light spends more quality time inside a solar cell," said Mark Brongersma, a prof ... more |  |
NREL Unlocking Secrets of New Solar Material Golden CO (SPX) Apr 24, 2014 - A new solar material that has the same crystal structure as a mineral first found in the Ural Mountains in 1839 is shooting up the efficiency charts faster than almost anything researchers have seen before-and it is generating optimism that a less expensive way of using sunlight to generate electricity may be in our planet's future. Researchers at the Energy Department's National Renewable ... more |  |
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Atomic switcheroo explains origins of thin-film solar cell mystery Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Apr 24, 2014 - Treating cadmium-telluride (CdTe) solar cell materials with cadmium-chloride improves their efficiency, but researchers have not fully understood why. Now, an atomic-scale examination of the thin-film solar cells led by the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has answered this decades-long debate about the materials' photovoltaic efficiency increase after treatment. A rese ... more |  |
RWE to help build 37MW British solar farm Essen, Germany (UPI) Apr 23, 2013 - German energy company RWE said Wednesday it would help build a 37-megawatt solar project to be constructed on an abandoned British airfield. RWE said, once constructed, the Kencot Hill solar facility will be the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom, generating enough energy to meet the annual demands of 10,000 households. The project should come online in late 2014. At full ... more |  |
Nanoparticles Create Skinny Solar Cells Berlin, Germany (SPX) Apr 23, 2014 - Nanostructures could enable more light to be directed into the active layer of solar cells, increasing their efficiency. Martina Schmid at Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin (HZB), has now measured how irregularly distributed silver particles influence the absorption of light. She demonstrated that nanoparticles interact with one another via their electromagnetic near-fields, so that local "hot spot ... more |  |
Research Underway For Companion Plants To PV Stanford CA (SPX) Apr 23, 2014 - Growing agave and other carefully chosen plants amid photovoltaic panels could allow solar farms not only to collect sunlight for electricity but also to produce crops for biofuels, according to new computer models by Stanford scientists. This co-location approach could prove especially useful in sunny, arid regions such as the southwestern United States where water is scarce, said Sujith ... more |  |
Pakistan plans huge desert solar park to fight energy crisis Badaiwani Wala, Pakistan (AFP) April 20, 2014 - For years Pakistanis have sweated and cursed through summer power cuts, but now the government plans to harness the sun's ferocious heat to help tackle the country's chronic energy crisis. In a corner of the Cholistan desert in Punjab province, power transmission lines, water pipes and a pristine new road cross 10,000 acres (4,000 hectares) of parched, sandy land. The provincial governme ... more |  |
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China looks toward greener energy future Beijing (UPI) Apr 21, 2013 - Chinese Premier Li Kegiang said it was time for policymakers to "wage a war" against pollution by embracing greener energy policies. Li told members of the National Energy Commission the government needed to develop a low-carbon economy to keep climate issues in check. "China will wage a war against smog weather and step up ecological protection measures by further saving energy ... more |  |
Obama launches measures to support solar energy in US Washington (AFP) April 17, 2014 - The White House Thursday announced a series of measures aimed at increasing solar energy production in the United States, particularly by encouraging the installation of solar panels in public spaces. President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies in Congress want laws to fight climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but Republicans, who hold the majority in the House of Repres ... more |  |
New 'tunable' semiconductors will allow better detectors, solar cells Atlanta HA (SPX) Apr 16, 2014 - One of the great problems in physics is the detection of electromagnetic radiation - that is, light - which lies outside the small range of wavelengths that the human eye can see. Think X-rays, for example, or radio waves. Now, researchers have discovered a way to use existing semiconductors to detect a far wider range of light than is now possible, well into the infrared range. The team h ... more |  |
Shiny quantum dots brighten future of solar cells Los Alamos NM (SPX) Apr 16, 2014 - A house window that doubles as a solar panel could be on the horizon, thanks to recent quantum-dot work by Los Alamos National Laboratory researchers in collaboration with scientists from University of Milano-Bicocca (UNIMIB), Italy. Their project demonstrates that superior light-emitting properties of quantum dots can be applied in solar energy by helping more efficiently harvest sunlight. ... more |  |
Scientists open door to better solar cells, superconductors and hard-drives Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Apr 16, 2014 - Using DESY's bright research light sources, scientists have opened a new door to better solar cells, novel superconductors and smaller hard-drives. The research reported in the scientific journal Nature Communications this week enhances the understanding of the interface of two materials, where completely new properties can arise. With their work, the team of Prof. Andrivo Rusydi from the ... more |  |
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