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RNRG Delivers SRA System to Reduce Solar Resource Uncertainty at Panama Project

Renewable NRG Systems (RNRG), a designer and manufacturer of decision support tools for the global renewable energy industry, announced today the supply of solar resource assessment (SRA) system to Ventus Ingeniería to reduce solar irradiance uncertainty at a project in Panama.

11 Oct 2016

New Organic Solar Cells have Extremely Low Driving Force and Faster Charge Separation

Organic solar cells with faster charge separation and extensively lower driving force than earlier cells have been developed by Linköping University researchers in collaboration with Chinese and American colleagues. The results have been featured in Nature Energy.

7 Oct 2016

Alta Energy Announces Deployment of Solar Energy Systems at Merrill Farms

Alta Energy, a renewable energy solutions provider, today announced the deployment of solar energy for Merrill Farms, a fourth-generation Salinas, California vegetable and berry grower.

7 Oct 2016

New Alternative Solar Energy Technology Results in Low-Cost Clean Energy Generation

Significant progress in generating electricity by blending thermoelectric materials and concentrating solar power has been reported by the University of Houston and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

3 Oct 2016

Yingli Europe, SolarAid Partner to Launch New, Affordable Solar Light, SM100

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited ("Yingli Solar" or "Yingli"), one of the world's leading solar panel manufacturers, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Yingli Green Energy Europe GmbH (Yingli Europe) has partnered with SolarAid, a leading international charity that combats poverty and climate change, to launch the world's most affordable quality solar light, the SM100.

3 Oct 2016

Integrating Rubidium into Perovskite Solar Cells Pushes Power-Conversion Efficiency to 21.6%

EPFL scientists have successfully stabilized perovskite solar cells by mixing rubidium into them. This innovative study has helped to develop a new generation of perovskite solar cells and has enhanced power-conversion efficiency to almost 21.6%.

30 Sep 2016

Scientists Move One Step Closer to Developing 'Greener' Solar Cells with Perovskite Materials

Solar panels are being widely used across the world to help minimize the need for fossil fuels. However, traditional solar panels are also not free of environmental costs.

29 Sep 2016

Researchers Develop Prototype of Perovskite/CIGS Tandem Thin-Film Solar Module

An efficiency of 17.8% has been achieved in a prototype of a perovskite/CIGS tandem thin-film solar module. This is the first time the efficiency of a single peroviskite and CIGS solar module has been surpassed.

28 Sep 2016

SunPower Helix Carport Systems Estimated to Provide CJUSD with over $35 Million in Electricity Savings

Colton Joint Unified School District (CJUSD) and SunPower Corp. are celebrating the upcoming construction of SunPower Helix carport systems at 28 schools with a kickoff event at Grand Terrace High School on Saturday, Sept. 24.

26 Sep 2016

SolarReserve Receives Grant to Advance Urban Solar Farms Initiative in South Africa

SolarReserve South Africa (Proprietary) Limited received a grant from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency in order to promote their Urban Solar Farms initiative in South Africa.

22 Sep 2016