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![]() Menlo Park, CA (SPX) May 03, 2011 Scientists have engineered a cheap, abundant alternative to the expensive platinum catalyst and coupled it with a light-absorbing electrode to make hydrogen fuel from sunlight and water. The discovery is an important development in the worldwide effort to mimic the way plants make fuel from sunlight, a key step in creating a green energy economy. It was reported last week in Nature Materials by theorist Jens Norskov of the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford Un ... read more |
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![]() Stevinson Ranch Golf Club Breaks Ground on Two Solar Systems with Cenergy Power Stevinson Ranch Golf Club and Cenergy Power have begun construction on two solar photovoltaic (PV) systems: a 113 kilowatt (kW) ground mount and an 82 kW carport solar systems. The solar PV systems ... more | .. |
![]() Granite Commissions Solar-Powered Construction Materials Facilities Granite Construction Company has announced that one of its asphalt concrete and aggregate facilities in Indio, California, is among the first in the nation to use solar energy to generate as much as ... more | .. |
![]() SunReports Enters Canadian Solar Market with Latitude51 Partnership SunReports has entered into a distribution partnership with Latitude51 Solar, a provider of water heaters to the Canadian market. Specializing in high power evacuated tube collectors perfectly suite ... more | .. |
Amazon takes on iPad with new Kindle Fire tablet Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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![]() Trina Solar Announces and ANU will Enhance High-Efficiency Solar Cells Trina Solar Limited (TSL) has announced through its subsidiary, Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co. Ltd., the signing of a three year research agreement with the Australian National University ("ANU"). ... more | .. |
![]() Solar-thermal flat-panels that generate electric power High-performance nanotech materials arrayed on a flat panel platform demonstrated seven to eight times higher efficiency than previous solar thermoelectric generators, opening up solar-thermal elect ... more | .. |
![]() Amonix Unveils High-Performance Concentrated PV Installation Amonix has unveiled a utility-scale solar energy 2-megawatt (MW) AC Nameplate power plant in the Solar Zone at the University of Arizona's Science and Technology Park (UASTP) that will produce enoug ... more | .. |
![]() Abound Solar Partners with Thesan to Reduce PV Installation Costs Abound Solar has announced a partnership and distributorship with Thesan, a designer and manufacturer of solutions for the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries. The companies will work ... more |
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![]() KYOCERA Supplies 6MW of Solar Modules for Italian Solar Plant Kyocera has announced that it has supplied approximately 6-megawatts (MW) of the company's multicrystalline silicon solar modules for a large-scale solar power plant near Turin, Italy. The lar ... more | .. |
![]() CPV Solar Power Plant at Water Reclamation Facility Completed The City of Coachella has announced that a 420 kW concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) power plant at the City Coachella Water Reclamation Plant has been completed. The solar power installation was devel ... more | .. |
![]() First Dedicated Electrical Test Kit For Solar PV Installation The new Seaward Solar Installation PV100 is the first dedicated multi-function electrical tester for those involved in solar panel installation. The new tester is capable of carrying out all e ... more | .. |
![]() Let's Talk About Solar Subsidies in Context Lately I have heard and read in the media a general questioning of the need for renewable energy subsidies. Many of these critiques come at this conversation from a pro "free market" perspective. ... more |
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![]() Solar Frontier Selected By Granite Construction for Power Plant in Coalinga Solar Frontier has announced that it has signed an agreement with Granite Construction Incorporated to provide 1.2 megawatts of thin-film solar CIS technology at Granite's aggregate and hot mix faci ... more | .. |
![]() Lubi is World's Most Efficient Solar Device Enerconcept Technologies has introduced the Lubi, the world's most efficient solar air heater, that features significant energy savings and quick paybacks for commercial, institutional and industria ... more | .. |
![]() UNI-SOLAR Brand PVs Installed on Eurocopter Logistics Center United Solar has announced the completion of a 1.1 megawatt (MW) solar power system on the rooftop of a logistics center in Marignane, France. The facility will be used by Eurocopter, a subsidiary o ... more | .. |
![]() Swiss solar plane to attempt first international flight Switzerland's solar-powered aircraft is expected to attempt its first international flight as early as next week to Brussels, the team managing the project said on Thursday. ... more |
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![]() Solar power goes viral Researchers at MIT have found a way to make significant improvements to the power-conversion efficiency of solar cells by enlisting the services of tiny viruses to perform detailed assembly work at ... more | .. |
![]() Chevron Starts Operations Of 1MW CPV Solar Field Chevron Mining has announced the start of one of the country's largest concentrating photovoltaic solar facilities. The installation, located on the tailing site of CMI's molybdenum mine in Questa, ... more | .. |
![]() Solar Lighting Consortium Hopes to Develop Universal Specifications Carmanah Technologies is pleased to announce its participation as a founding member to form the Consortium for Solar Lighting (CSL). The CSL's other founding members are Sharp Electronics Corporatio ... more | .. |
![]() Photovoltaic Systems Boost the Sales Price of California Homes New research by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory finds strong evidence that homes with solar photovoltaic (PV) systems sell for a premium over homes withou ... more |
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![]() Novel electrode for flexible thin-film solar cells Conventional silicon-based rigid solar cells generally found on the market are not suitable for manufacturing moldable thin-film solar cells, in which a transparent, flexible and electrically conduc ... more | .. |
![]() Solar power without solar cells A dramatic and surprising magnetic effect of light discovered by University of Michigan researchers could lead to solar power without traditional semiconductor-based solar cells. The researchers fou ... more | .. |
![]() Solar That Floats SPG Solar has announced the availability of it's next generation in floating solar technology. Redesigned and engineered to be cost competitive, SPG Solar Floatovoltaics makes it possible for commer ... more | .. |
![]() Residential Solar PV Systems Boost Sales Price Of California Homes New research by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory finds strong evidence that homes with solar photovoltaic (PV) systems sell for a premium over homes withou ... more |
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![]() Vanguard ID Systems Installs Solar Power Array Vanguard ID is installing a solar power roof array with panels from Sharp. The solar array, designed and built by Progressive Power Group of California, is expected to provide eighty-two percent of ... more | .. |
![]() Westinghouse Solar Announces Innovative Flat Roof Solar Power System Westinghouse Solar has announced the release of a new lightweight, non-penetrating flat roof solar power system designed especially for commercial rooftop projects. Continuing on its path of i ... more | .. |
![]() Solar Frontier Modules Receive UL Certification Solar Frontier has announced that it has received Underwriters Laboratories (UL) certification for its solar modules sold in the Americas. Products certified include Solar Frontier's new SF130 ~ 150 ... more | .. |
![]() Interservice Uzunovi To Install 1MW Solyndra Project In Bulgaria Solyndra and Interservice Uzunovi plc solar division have announced the signing of an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreement for a 1 MWp Solyndra installation on the rooftops of B ... more |
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![]() Clean Energy Pathways To Enter JV For Development Of Two Tennessee Solar Farms Clean Energy Pathways has signed a letter of intent with H and T Holdings to form a joint venture for development of two one-megawatt solar farms with an option for two additional one-megawatt syste ... more | .. |
![]() United Solar To Establish Manufacturing Facility In Canada United Solar has announced that it will establish a manufacturing facility in Ontario, Canada, that will be operational by August 2011. The 7,000 square meter facility, located at 6135 Morton Indust ... more | .. |
![]() Toward A More Efficient Use Of Solar Energy The exploitation and utilization of new energy sources are considered to be among today's major challenges. Solar energy plays a central role, and its direct conversion into chemical energy, for exa ... more | .. |
![]() Solar Power Installation Online At Anne Arundel County's Combined Support Services Complex Constellation Energy has announced the completion by its retail energy business of a 750-kilowatt on-site solar installation at Anne Arundel County's Combined Support Services Complex in Millersvill ... more |
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