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Solar Installations to Rise 20 Percent in 2014

Oct 09, 2014 (SPX)

Global photovoltaic (PV) solar installations will rise to 45.4 gigawatts (GW) in 2014, with 32 percent of this total, or 14.4 GW, coming in the fourth quarter, ...

Updated XyDial app offers greater optimization of solar energy

Oct 09, 2014 (SPX)

Maximizing solar energy has just gotten easier with upgrades to Xylem's patent-pending XyDial iPhone app, designed to help users efficiently locate, configure, ...

New study reveals massive cost savings for UK business from solar

Oct 09, 2014 (SPX)

A study from Kingspan Energy reveals UK businesses could save over 5bn pounds per year in electricity bills by installing fully-funded rooftop PV systems on com...

MegaCell Engineering, a new company for the design of Smart Energy Systems

Oct 09, 2014 (SPX)

MegaCell Engineering Srl has been founded these days and it is going to have its official presentation, at Smart Energy in Verona. It was established by the pio...

First-ever global life cycle assessment of renewable energy future

Oct 07, 2014 (SPX)

A future where electricity comes mostly from low-carbon sources is not only feasible in terms of material demand, but will significantly reduce air pollution, a...

Solar Ware Samurai PV Central Inverter achieves maximum efficiency of 99.01 percent

Oct 07, 2014 (SPX)

The Solar Ware Samurai, a revolutionary new central inverter from TMEIC, achieved a maximum efficiency of 99.01 percent in California Energy Commissioning (CEC)...

Batteries included: A solar cell that stores its own power

Oct 07, 2014 (SPX)

Is it a solar cell? Or a rechargeable battery? Actually, the patent-pending device invented at The Ohio State University is both: the world's first solar batter...

Ohio State researchers build rechargeable solar battery, a first

Oct 03, 2014 (UPI)

Scientists at Ohio State University have fused a rechargeable battery with a solar cell, creating the world's first-ever solar battery -- a feat they've detaile...

British renewable energy strategy draws criticism

Oct 02, 2014 (UPI)

Environmental advocacy groups sent a letter to the British government Thursday arguing solar energy could be cheaper than oil with the right policies in place. ...

TransCanada adds more solar power to portfolio

Oct 02, 2014 (UPI)

Canadian energy company TransCanada said Thursday it bought three solar power facilities in Ontario for a combined cost of $162 million. The company bought thre...

Blades of grass inspire advance in organic solar cells

Oct 01, 2014 (SPX)

Using a bio-mimicking analog of one of nature's most efficient light-harvesting structures, blades of grass, an international research team led by Alejandro Bri...

Solar-Powered Sun Flyer Trainer Makes Progress

Oct 01, 2014 (SPX)

The quest for low-cost, environmentally friendly flight continues. One company working on a solar powered all-electric two-seater called the Sun Flyer is Aero E...

How to make a 'perfect' solar absorber

Oct 01, 2014 (SPX)

The key to creating a material that would be ideal for converting solar energy to heat is tuning the material's spectrum of absorption just right: It should abs...

Taking thin films to the extreme

Oct 01, 2014 (SPX)

Applying a well-known optical phenomenon called thin-film interference, a group of researchers at Harvard University has demonstrated the ability to "paint" ult...

OPDE gain approval for new 10.8 MWp Solar Farm in UK

Oct 01, 2014 (SPX)

OPDE has obtained planning consent for a new 10.8 MWp solar farm located near the town of Crewkerne in Somerset (United Kingdom). The planning approval consolid...

On the Road to Artificial Photosynthesis

Sep 30, 2014 (SPX)

The excessive atmospheric carbon dioxide that is driving global climate change could be harnessed into a renewable energy technology that would be a win for bot...

Police Department Generates Power from Q CELLS Solar Modules

Sep 30, 2014 (SPX)

A photovoltaic facility with Q CELLS solar modules has become operational atop the new site of the Thuringia State Office of Criminal Investigations (LKA) in Er...

Cree Introduces Industry's First 1.7kV All-SiC Power Module

Sep 30, 2014 (SPX)

Cree continues to extend its leadership in silicon carbide (SiC) power device technology with the release of the industry's first all-SiC 1.7kV power module in ...

Future mega cities will need solar roof energy

Sep 30, 2014 (SPX)

Seven billion people will live and work in urban areas by 2050 and the demand for energy for all these people will be huge. Local production of energy will be n...

Solar power could become lead energy source with the right planning

Sep 29, 2014 (UPI)

Policymakers and investors alike need a clear road map to capitalize on the true potential of solar energy, the Paris-based International Energy Agency said. IE...