Heliatek GmbH, a global leader in high-end solar PV technology, has once again set a new world record for organic solar cells after Fraunhofer ISE CalLab certified a cell efficiency of 9.8 % for a 1.1 cm² tandem cell manufactured with a low temperature deposition process.
Finavera has signed an MOU with McLeod Lake Indian Band to develop Finavera’s 77 MW Wildmare and 47 MW Tumbler Ridge projects in the Peace Region of B.C.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Dec 2011
Oklahoma State University (OSU) and OG&E signed a contract to supply wind energy to the Stillwater campus.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Dec 2011
Boeing and South Carolina Electric & Gas announced officially the completion of installation of one of the main single solar rooftops in the US.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Dec 2011
Toyota Motor (TMC) and BMW Group (BMW) have declared that they have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in order to partner long-term for advancement of eco-friendly technologies.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Dec 2011
Canadian Solar, which is one of the main solar companies in the globe, has provided solar modules for a power plant, with 9 MW capacity, by the OPDE Group in Spain. The company has planned to commission the solar system during the fourth quarter of 2011.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Dec 2011
LanzaTech has secured a contract worth US $3 million from the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in order to speed up the availability of the alternative aviation fuel, commercially.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Dec 2011
HelioPower and the Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino (HACSB) have completed the Multifamily Affordable Solar Housing (MASH) Track 2 grant project in California. At Maplewood Homes, HACSB dedicated the solar power system as part of its “70 & Solar” celebrations.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Dec 2011
FirstEnergy Solutions, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy, a diversified energy company, has entered into a long-term agreement to acquire the energy output generated at the Maryland Solar Farm.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Dec 2011
Imec and collaborators have demonstrated interdigitated back-contact silicon solar cells that have a high conversion efficiency of 23.3%. Schott Solar, Solland Solar, GDF-SUEZ, Dow Corning, Kaneka, Photovoltech and Total are imec’s partners in the silicon photovoltaic industrial affiliation program.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Dec 2011
Novellus Systems has declared that it has received the National Science Foundation (NSF) grant together with the University of South Florida (USF) to analyze the specific engineering behind solar cell interfaces’ exact engineering technology.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Dec 2011
JCM Capital, a financial advisory company, has declared that the company made an agreement with Hay Solar Holdings ULC for providing long-term financial support towards the construction and development of a 30 MW range of 100kW modular solar farm installations, which are located across the Province of Ontario.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Dec 2011
Soitec has commenced shipping of its Concentrix concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) systems to Focusic New Energy Holding in China. The shipment forms part of an initial order.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Dec 2011
Researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry have challenged the notion that fast jet stream winds in the upper atmosphere contribute to high wind power.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Dec 2011
EMCORE, a provider of compound semiconductor-based products for solar power, satellite, fiber optic and broadband markets, has announced that its solar panels were on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) spacecraft that was launched on November 26, 2011.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Dec 2011