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Landmark Community Solar Initiative Moves Forward In Maryland

Feb 25, 2016 (SPX)

Aiming to be a leader in clean energy access, utility regulators in Maryland has voted to advance a set of forward-thinking proposed policies that will help rem...

Chemically storing solar power

Feb 25, 2016 (SPX)

Nature shows us how it is done: Plants can absorb sunlight and store its energy chemically. Imitating this on large industrial scale, however, is difficult. Pho...

Bifacial PV system shows large energy yield increase

Feb 25, 2016 (SPX)

The first exciting results have emerged from one of the very first BiSoN bifacial module operating systems to be installed: during the first month of exposure (...

KYOCERA kelps Dominican Republic save money with renewable energy

Feb 25, 2016 (SPX)

Supporting the Dominican Republic's goals to increase solar power deployment and reduce climate impact, Kyocera Solar has announced that Pontificia Universidad ...

SoloPower-led team target Indian rooftop PV market

Feb 25, 2016 (SPX)

SoloPower Systems has announces that Bharat Light and Power ("BLP"), a leader in the Indian renewable energy industry, has signed a collaboration agreement with...

KYOCERA Donates Solar Power Generating Systems to Nepal to Support Earthquake Reconstruction

Feb 18, 2016 (SPX)

Kyocera has announced that it has donated five portable solar power generating systems through the United Nations Development Programme (herein "UNDP") to suppo...

UTA researchers devise more efficient materials for solar fuel cells

Feb 18, 2016 (SPX)

University of Texas at Arlington chemists have developed new high-performing materials for cells that harness sunlight to split carbon dioxide and water into us...

New technique for turning sunlight into hydrogen

Feb 18, 2016 (SPX)

A team of Korean researchers, affiliated with UNIST has recently pioneered in developing a new type of multilayered (Au NPs/TiO2/Au) photoelectrode that boosts ...

Michigan draws fire over clean energy plans

Feb 17, 2016 (UPI)

With a Supreme Court vacancy hanging over federal energy plans, the Michigan chapter of the Sierra Club cried foul after the state raised low-carbon questions. ...

Clean Energy Collective Co-Founds Community Solar Trade Association

Feb 12, 2016 (SPX)

Clean Energy Collective (CEC), the nation's leading community solar developer, announced its role as a founding member in the newly formed Coalition for Communi...

SolarEdge Surpasses 10 Million Shipped Power Optimizers

Feb 12, 2016 (SPX)

SolarEdge Technologies reports it has shipped its 10 millionth power optimizer. With systems installed in more than 90 countries, SolarEdge reached its 10 milli...

Renewables for mining go baseload with a hybrid fuel-solar solution

Feb 11, 2016 (SPX)

The study "A hybrid solution with concentrated solar power (CSP) and fuel for baseload mining operations" analyses the fit of Stirling Hybrid solutions for the ...

Kyocera Solar Selected to Power First Utility-Scale Rooftop Installation in Holyoke, MA

Feb 11, 2016 (SPX)

Kyocera Solar has announced that it joined forces with Healthy Planet Partners, LLC (HPP), a clean energy solutions fund that finances, implements and maintains...

Global Solar PV Pipeline Surpasses 200 GW

Feb 11, 2016 (SPX)

With the United States in the lead, due in large part to the recent extension in the country's solar investment tax credit (ITC) late last year, the global sola...

White House stands by Clean Power Plan

Feb 10, 2016 (UPI)

As the Supreme Court issues a stay on a pivotal Clean Power Plan, the White House said the EPA would continue working with states to reduce their emissions. In ...

Solantro Semiconductor partners with Smarttrak for PV solar solutions in India

Feb 10, 2016 (SPX)

Solantro Semiconductor is partnering with Smarttrak. This is Solantro's first engagement to deliver solutions for India's rapidly growing solar industry. Smartt...

Vikram Solar expands into 14 additional sub-Saharan countries

Feb 10, 2016 (SPX)

The solar company Vikram Solar is partnering with Powertech Africa, a leading African distributor of energy technology, thereby entering 14 new markets in sub-S...

Claims for solar cell efficiency put to test at NREL

Feb 09, 2016 (SPX)

The sheet of paper taped to the door of Keith Emery's office tells the story. On the paper is a simple fever chart showing the improvements made in increasing t...

SMA and SolarEdge solar inverter businesses booming, on back of United States growth

Feb 09, 2016 (SPX)

SMA and SolarEdge both reported strong revenue and profit growth in their recent earnings calls, on the back of significant success in the Unites States PV mark...

Obama seeks to double US funds for clean energy research

Feb 08, 2016 (AFP)

President Barack Obama on Saturday proposed doubling US funding over the next five years for clean energy research and development, as part of his ongoing effor...