Education
Solar Decathlon Europe 2012 Winners Announced
01 October 2012POSTED IN Applications News
At the Solar Decathlon Europe 2012, held in Madrid, the Canopea house of Rhone Alpes (France) team was named overall winner.
Solar Decathlon Europe: Sustainable ingenuity
22 September 2012POSTED IN Applications Features
Solar Decathlon Europe 2012 is currently underway in Madrid, Spain with 19 teams from 12 different countries competing in this bi-annual event. The event is modelled after the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon, which began in 2002 in Washington, DC. Decathletes travelled to Madrid earlier this month to set up their sustainable solar homes at Villa Solar and compete to in ten juried events, such as level of innovation and energy balance, with prizes given to the three teams with the most points in each category. At the end of the contest, the team with the most overall points will be the final winner.
SPI 2012: SMA exhibits residential-to-utility solutions
30 August 2012POSTED IN New Products
SMA America plans to highlight several of its residential, commercial and utility-scale solutions including four new products at Solar Power International 2012 on 10-13 September at the Orange County Convention Centre (booth 2010) in Orlando, Florida (US). The company will be the show’s exclusive Terawatt sponsor this year.
SMA America, North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners Partner
22 August 2012POSTED IN Business News
SMA America has entered into an official yearlong partnership with the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP), which includes a premier sponsorship of NABCEP’s Continuing Education Conference, scheduled for spring 2013 in Sacramento, California (US).
SPI 2012: Mage Solar exhibits modules, mounting systems
14 August 2012POSTED IN New Products
Mage Solar will exhibit its latest module types and mounting systems at Solar Power International 2012, 11-13 September in Orlando, Florida.
Visitors to the Mage Solar booth #3119 can also learn more about Mage Solar Academy, which is now offering online courses.
ITN Awarded Battery Technology Grant
07 August 2012POSTED IN Business News
ITN Energy Systems has been awarded US $1.725 million in funding from the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) to develop an advanced redox flow battery, in collaboration with the University of Kentucky.
This battery technology is intended to lower costs for grid-scale power systems, and provide affordable energy storage options for small commercial and residential customers.
Solar on College Campuses
31 July 2012POSTED IN Editors Blogs
From SolarOne Solution’s high-powered LEDs in Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s custom bike shelter to Mage Solar modules powering Western Michigan University’s 50kW electric vehicle test project to a solar farm atop the UK’s University of Sheffield, solar installations on college campuses are a bright idea, from both an educational and business standpoint.
Solar PV at University of Georgia Funded in Part by Students
31 July 2012POSTED IN Business News
Mage Solar announced today its Mage Powertec Plus modules are powering the Solar Demonstration Project at the University of Georgia in Athens.
Suniva Powers Carbon-Neutral Lab at Georgia Tech
26 July 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Suniva, Inc., a US manufacturer of high-efficiency crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells and modules, today announced its modules are powering a new Carbon-Neutral Energy Solutions Laboratory at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). The 45,000 square foot (~4200 square metre) facility will be used for the research of energy-efficient technologies and carbon sequestration.
Panasonic Sponsors Tokai University’s Solar Car
19 July 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Panasonic Corporation today announced its sponsorship of Tokai University’s solar car team competing at the South African Solar Challenge 2012 (SASC), the longest distance solar car race in the world, 17-29 September.
US Students Install SolarWorld PV in Tanzania
18 July 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) students will join their professor, Dr. Slobodan Petrovic, in Tanzania, on 19 Aug., where they will install solar energy systems for schools and hospitals.
Hillsboro, Oregon (US)-based SolarWorld has donated 30 panels to the program.
The trip is part of Oregon Tech’s BS in Renewable Energy Engineering (BSREE) degree program, the only ABET-accredited energy engineering program in North America.
Intersolar NA 2012: NorCal Solar releases Solar Energy Resource Guide
06 July 2012POSTED IN Business News
The Northern California Solar Energy Association (NorCal Solar) will be publishing its latest Solar Energy Resource Guide (SERG) 9 July, on the eve of the Intersolar North America conference in San Francisco next week. The SERG serves as a requisite tool for northern Californians interested in utilizing solar energy at home and in their businesses.
Conergy Supplies 700kW Solar Plants for 14 Schools in Slovakia
26 June 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Conergy will be equipping 14 schools and municipal buildings with solar plants with a total capacity of some 700 kilowatts (kW). The company is in the process of installing all 14 solar plants on the buildings' roofs in parallel. According to the schedule, the power plants will bring clean power into the classrooms in southern Slovakia by the end of June.
SolarOne System Lights Up MIT’s Bike Shelter
25 June 2012POSTED IN Applications News
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Maseeh Hall now includes custom bike shelter with a SolarOne Solutions’ lighting system, among other renovations merging today’s technology and trends with the hall’s 112-year-old architecture.
UC Berkeley Hosts Siemens' 2012 Solar Exchange West
21 June 2012POSTED IN Applications News
The Siemens-hosted Solar Exchange West heads to the University of California at Berkeley on 1 August for a day of dialogue on the latest emerging topics, innovations and trends within the solar industry.
Stanford U Says Solar Looks Bright
15 June 2012POSTED IN Business News
The future of solar power looks bright, according to a “The Prospects for Cost-Competitive Solar PV Power,” a new working paper by Stefan Reichelstein, William R. Timken Professor of Accounting at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and Michael Yorston, graduate student in the Department of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University.
Mage Solar Modules Power US University EV-Test Project
08 June 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Mage Solar today announced that Western Michigan University is utilizing maximum efficiency Mage Solar modules for a 50 kW solar photovoltaic project on its Kalamazoo campus.
First Solar Awards National Park Trust $48K Grant
07 June 2012POSTED IN Business News
National Park Trust today announced a $48,000 grant from First Solar that will expand its environmental education program, Where's Buddy Bison Been?, to four schools in rural communities located near First Solar's utility-scale power plants in California and Nevada.
Sidwell Friends and Partners Bring Solar and Savings to School
05 June 2012POSTED IN Applications News
Sidwell Friends School (SFS) in Washington, DC (US) is generating its own electricity from sunlight and reducing its impact on the utility grid and the environment, thanks to 224 new solar panels. The new 53-kilowatt (kW) system is the result of a unique partnership between the school, SolarCity and Common Cents Solar (CCS). The new solar system will generate clean solar electricity and create thousands of dollars in electricity bill savings for the school over its lifetime.
Yingli and US Soccer Bring Solar, Soccer to Schools
01 June 2012POSTED IN Business News
Yingli Green Energy has teamed up with the US Soccer Federation to announce the formation of Yingli Green Energy’s PASS (Powering Advancement with Solar and Soccer) program in the US. The initiative combines the financial and educational benefits of a solar power system donation with the active lifestyle benefits of soccer.
To kick-off the PASS program, Yingli Green Energy and US Soccer inaugurated a 5kW solar energy system at the KIPP DC WILL Academy public charter school in Washington, DC’s Shaw neighborhood.
