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![]() Santa Clarita CA (SPX) Oct 22, 2010 BioSolar has announced the introduction of a bright-white BioBacksheet in response to demand from its prospective customers. "While meeting with PV module manufacturers in recent months, we encountered an overwhelming preference for a bright-white colored BioBacksheet in lieu of the existing translucent design. For cosmetic reasons, as well as for its high-reflectivity which improves cell efficiency, manufacturers prefer a bright-white colored backsheet," said Dr. David Lee, BioSolar's Chief Execu ... read more |
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![]() German grid aching under solar power The German electricity grid faces instability because of too much solar power, an expert said. Thanks to a generous feed-in tariff, the installation of rooftop solar panels and large-scale photov ... more | .. |
![]() Sharp To Supply Thin Film Solar Panels For Canadian PV Project Sharp Electronics has announced that it will supply its industry-leading tandem junction thin film solar panels for an 18.5 MW DC solar power plant in Ontario, Canada. The plant, which is bein ... more | .. |
![]() Solar Industry Urge Californians To Vote No On Prop 23 Citing California's national leadership in clean energy investments and the need to solve the state's job crisis, union leaders, solar energy industry officials, and leading venture capitalists have ... more | .. |
![]() Largest Smart Solar Array In North America Sun Light and Power has announced it has begun constructing North America's largest smart-solar array which will be located in the San Francisco/Bay Area. The 530 kilowatt (kW) array leverages ... more | .. |
![]() GE Announces Expanded Portfolio Of Highly Differentiated Solar Solutions GE has announced several additions to its growing portfolio of technologically advanced solar products and services. New solar system, inverter and panel products will enhance GE's ability to provid ... more |
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SolarBridge Technologies Exhibiting At Solar Power International![]() SolarBridge Technologies has announced the launch of the SolarBridge AC Module System, a complete microinverter solution that enables the industry's first integrated AC modules with a full 25-year warranty. The company is partnering with market-leading photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturers to bring AC modules to market. Kyocera Solar and SunPower are two of these partners, with additional ... more SunPower Forms PVDock Special Interest Group With Power Conversion Manufacturers ![]() SunPower has announced that it has formed a special interest group (SIG) with distributed power control systems (DPCS) manufacturers SolarBridge Technologies and Tigo Energy, to set protocols within the solar industry to help lower total system costs. Members of this new SIG will create and drive standards between the rapidly evolving DPCS field, which includes DC/AC microinverters and DC/ ... more Structure Of Plastic Solar Cells Impedes Their Efficiency ![]() A team of researchers from North Carolina State University and the U.K. has found that the low rate of energy conversion in all-polymer solar-cell technology is caused by the structure of the solar cells themselves. They hope that their findings will lead to the creation of more efficient solar cells. Polymeric solar cells are made of thin layers of interpenetrating structures from two dif ... more |
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![]() Kyocera Modules Power Largest Solar Electric System In Orange County ![]() Transformative Solar Array To Be Developed On Reclaimed Ohio Strip Mine ![]() ![]() Instant online solar energy quotes Solar Energy Solutions from ABC Solar |
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![]() Bedford MA (SPX) Oct 13, 2010 Spire Semiconductor has produced a world record efficiency concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) solar cell. The 0.97cm2 cell was measured by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to have a peak efficiency of 42.3% at 406 suns AM1.5D, 25C (42.2% at 500 suns). Edward D. Gagnon, General Manager of Spire Semiconductor, LLC, stated, "In early 2009, Spire Semiconductor was awarded an NREL Photovoltaic (PV) Incubator subcontract to develop a high efficiency triple junctio ... read more |
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