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Harnessing solar and wind energy in one device could power the 'Internet of Things'
May 30, 2016 (SPX)
The "Internet of Things" could make cities "smarter" by connecting an extensive network of tiny communications devices to make life more efficient. But all thes...
Solar Impulse lands in Pennsylvania on record-breaking flight
May 26, 2016 (AFP)
The sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 aircraft landed in the US state of Pennsylvania Wednesday, completing the latest leg of a record-breaking flight around the worl...
Light can 'heal' defects in new solar cell materials
May 26, 2016 (SPX)
A family of compounds known as perovskites, which can be made into thin films with many promising electronic and optical properties, has been a hot research top...
What does the Future Hold for Thin Film Solar Panels
May 25, 2016 (SPX)
The photovoltaic market continues to grow with impressive speed. Large scale silicon solar parks have been all the fashion until now but thin film panels are be...
Expansion of Energy Efficiency at Affordable Housing in New York State
May 25, 2016 (SPX)
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has announced the commitment of more than $27 million in funding to improve the energy ef...
Renewable energy employed 8.1 million in 2015: IRENA
May 25, 2016 (AFP)
The global renewable energy sector employed more than 8.1 million people last year, a 5 percent increase that bucked an overall downwards market trend, a green ...
Solar Impulse 2 leaves Ohio on fuel-free flight
May 25, 2016 (AFP)
The Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered airplane piloted by Swiss national Bertrand Piccard, successfully flew out of Dayton, Ohio in the dark early Wednesday en r...
Boss of China solar firm Hanergy steps down after losing billions
May 23, 2016 (AFP)
The controversial boss of Chinese solar energy firm Hanergy Thin Film Power Group -- once listed as China's richest man -- has stepped down as chairman and exec...
New technique could make large, flexible solar panels more feasible
May 19, 2016 (SPX)
A new, high-pressure technique may allow the production of huge sheets of thin-film silicon semiconductors at low temperatures in simple reactors at a fraction ...
Kumenan mega solar plant commissioned in Japan
May 19, 2016 (SPX)
GE Energy Financial Services and Virginia Solar Group have commenced commercial operations on its jointly owned 32-megawatt Pacifico Energy Kumenan Mega Solar P...
Speeding up key oxygen-oxygen bond-formation step in water oxidation
May 19, 2016 (SPX)
For years, scientists have been trying to emulate photosynthesis, the process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria harness light from the sun to chemically...
Private Academy in Puerto Rico Selects KYOCERA Solar for Long-Term Energy Savings
May 19, 2016 (SPX)
Kyocera Solar Inc. and authorized installer Dynamic Solar Solutions has announced the installation of 207 kilowatts (kW) of Kyocera solar modules atop Academia ...
Cooling, time in the dark preserve perovskite solar power
May 19, 2016 (SPX)
A new study has found both the cause and a solution for the pesky tendency of perovskite solar cells to degrade in sunlight, a research breakthrough potentially...
Australian engineers edge closer to the theoretical limits of sunlight-to-electricity conversion
May 19, 2016 (SPX)
A new solar cell configuration developed by engineers at the University of New South Wales in Sydney has pushed sunlight-to-electricity conversion efficiency to...
Solar power getting cheaper in the United States
May 19, 2016 (UPI)
The cost of installing solar energy in the United States is down more than 50 percent since the start of a federal support program, the Energy Department said. ...
Sunrock Investments reaches milestone: over 50 Euro million of solar assets
May 19, 2016 (SPX)
Amsterdam based Sunrock Investments has realised the acquisition of a 3.0MW portfolio of operational solar rooftop projects in Flanders, Belgium. This acquisiti...
Nanocavity may improve ultrathin solar panels
May 17, 2016 (SPX)
The future of movies and manufacturing may be in 3-D, but electronics and photonics are going 2-D; specifically, two-dimensional semiconducting materials. One o...
Solar Impulse 2 leaves Arizona on record-breaking flight
May 13, 2016 (AFP)
The Solar Impulse 2 experimental plane was on its way to the south-central US state of Oklahoma late Thursday, as it pressed ahead with its record-breaking ques...
Spanish energy giant Abengoa posts 340 mn euros Q1 loss
May 12, 2016 (AFP)
Spain's troubled energy giant Abengoa posted losses of 340 million euros ($390 million) in the first quarter of 2016, it said in a statement Thursday. The Sevil...
Taiwanese government should provide more support for solar panel industry
May 06, 2016 (SPX)
The Taiwanese government should provide subsidies for the solar panel industry to help it survive in that country, University of Exeter researchers have recomme...
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