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April 12, 2015

Which type of sustainable rooftop technology is best in cold climates
New York NY (SPX) Apr 10, 2015
Sustainable rooftop technologies--including green roofs, white roofs, and solar photovoltaic panels--can provide great environmental benefits, but studies of these technologies often look only at their use in hot climates and do not assess their full environmental consequences. A new study that compares the technologies in the cold Canadian climate shows that photovoltaic panels demonstrate the highest environmental performance in all impact categories considered and is the preferred option from a ... read more

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Trina ships 6.9 MW Trinasmart PV modules to Anesco in UK Trina Solar Limited has supplied 6.9 MW of Trinasmart PV modules to Anesco's utility-scale/ground-mounted solar farm in the UK that was commissioned in March 2015. The installation incorporate ... more		Solar Power Network and KLD completes Shizuoka roof top farm Solar Power Network Japan K.K. (SPN), a distributed power generation company based in Tokyo and headquartered in Canada, is pleased to announce that the completion of its first site in Japan, 1.2 MW ... more		SpaceX invests $90 million in SolarCity solar bonds SpaceX is one of the world's most innovative companies. Founded in 2002 by Elon Musk, SpaceX is revolutionizing space technology, with the ultimate goal of making humans a multi-planetary species. I ... more
				Green energy investments worldwide surge 17 percent Global investments in renewable energy rebounded strongly last year, registering a solid 17% increase after two years of declines and brushing aside the challenge from sharply lower crude oil prices ... more		Time for political leadership to resolve Renewable Energy Target crisis With a chorus of major industry bodies joining the renewable energy sector in calling for an end to the damaging Renewable Energy Target (RET) impasse, it is now time for political leadership to fin ... more

Space Tech Expo - Design - Build - Test - Long Beach CA - May 19-21, 2015

Human 2 Mars Conference Mat 5-7 2015 - Washington DC

GE and Pacifico Energy Partner on a Third Solar Transaction in Japan GE Energy Financial Services and Virginia Solar Group subsidiary Pacifico Energy have partnered for a third time to construct a solar power project in Japan. GE Energy Financial Services and Virgini ... more		Local organization announces second solar installation project in India Solar Village Project (SVP), a local non-profit organization whose mission is to install and manage micro solar-solution technology in rural villages in India, has announced its second installation ... more		Helping farmers, boosting biofuels Don't ask AI how to vote, says Dutch watchdog EU proposes to trim anti-deforestation rules to ease rollout		Canadian Solar completes acquisition of Recurrent Energy from Sharp Canadian Solar has completed the acquisition of Recurrent Energy, LLC ("Recurrent"), a leading North American solar energy developer, from Sharp Corporation. The transaction was supported by E ... more
				Femto-snapshots of reaction kinetics Using quantum chemical calculations, they were successful in interpreting the data and obtaining a detailed picture of the intermediates and reaction kinetics. The work, which has now been published ... more		Dividend Solar expands accreditation program Dividend Solar is expanding NABCEP's Company Accreditation Program to improve the quality of solar installation companies nationwide. By offering its network of installation partners streamlined a ... more

Army Network Modernization 2015 - Washington DC June 23-25

Solar Power Network and KLD completes major Shizuoka PV rollout Solar Power Network Japan K.K. (SPN) is pleased to announce that the completion of its first site in Japan, 1.2 MW rooftop solar power system atop Fuji West terminal treatment plant in Fuji city in ... more		Chinese scientists mull power station in space The battle to dispel smog, cut greenhouse gases and solve the energy crisis is moving to space. Chinese scientists are mulling the construction of a solar power station 36,000 kilometers above groun ... more		China's Zhuque-3 reusable rocket passes key test to rival SpaceX Chang'e-6 lunar samples reveal new pathways for solar system material movement Knotted energy fields may explain the universe's matter dominance		Can perovskites and silicon team up to boost industrial solar cell efficiencies? Silicon solar cells dominate 90 percent of the global photovoltaic market today, yet the record power conversion efficiency of silicon photovoltaics has progressed merely from 25 percent to 25.6 per ... more
Solar Impulse lands in China after 22-hour flight from Myanmar Solar Impulse 2 landed early Tuesday in China, the world's biggest carbon emitter, as it completed the fifth leg of its landmark circumnavigation of the globe powered solely by the sun. ... more		Solar Impulse departs Myanmar for China Solar Impulse 2 took off from Myanmar's second biggest city of Mandalay early Monday and headed for China's Chongqing, the fifth flight of a landmark journey to circumnavigate the globe powered solely by the sun. ... more		New kind of 'tandem' solar cell developed Researchers at MIT and Stanford University have developed a new kind of solar cell that combines two different layers of sunlight-absorbing material in order to harvest a broader range of the sun's ... more		Discovery could yield more efficient portable electronics, solar cells By figuring out how to precisely order the molecules that make up what scientists call organic glass - the materials at the heart of some electronic displays, light-emitting diodes and solar cells - ... more

	Single-Axis market to reach nearly $2 Billion in 2019 Global single-axis tracker revenues are expected to grow 120 percent, to reach nearly $2 in 2019, according to IHS, the leading global source of critical information and insight. For the first time, ... more		Spain's Iberdrola touts green footprint Spanish energy company Iberdrola said Monday more than half of its global facilities and nearly all of its Spanish operations were emissions-free last year. ... more

Apex to showcase space-based interceptor technology in milestone Project Shadow demonstration

Vantor secures contract to support US Space Force with advanced tracking of space objects

As Russia looms, NATO showcases nuclear drill

Italian Solar Power Generation During Solar Eclipse		New cheap and efficient electrode for splitting water		New research holds great promise for advancing sustainable energy		Global Solar PV Capacity to Reach Nearly 500 GW in 2019		New rooftops in France to go green
Solar plane lands in Myanmar on epic round-the-world journey		CEC teams with Morgan Stanley to boost Massachusetts solar power		Research finds oceanic microbes behave in a synchrony across oceans		Scientists move closer to '2 for 1 deal' on solar cell efficiency		Trina Solar to Supply 48 MW of Solar Modules to ACME India

9 percent of PV Systems in North America will have storage by 2018

Solar could meet California energy demand 3 to 5 times over

A new method for making perovskite solar cells

Uncovering the secrets of super solar power perovskites

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