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SPUK 2011: Centrosolar to Introduce Ultralight Mounting System for Flat Roofs
24 October 2011POSTED IN New Products
Centrosolar will present a new, aerodynamic flat-roof mounting system, called Ceniq, for photovoltaic (PV) modules at the Solar Power UK Exhibition (booth A1-2), which takes place on 26-28 October 2011 at The ICC (aka the National Exhibition Centre) in Birmingham, UK.
Solar Power UK Conference This Week
24 October 2011POSTED IN Business News
Solar Power UK takes place 26-28 October at the ICC Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, bringing together all segments of the solar industry in the UK.
Organic Solar Cells Move Toward Powering Consumer Electronics
22 October 2011POSTED IN Research
Molecular Solar Ltd, a spinout company from the University of Warwick in the UK, has achieved an open-circuit voltage in excess of 4 volts under 1 sun with 4-junction organic photovoltaic cells. This accomplishment could allow these flexible and low cost solar cells to be used in consumer electronics.
Domestic Solar Thermal: Nuts and bolts of the technology
09 October 2011POSTED IN Applications Features
Thermal solar is perhaps the most undervalued source of green energy. For a modest capital outlay, the technology can provide at least 50% of a typical household’s water heating energy needs – for free.
Isofoton Joins the Win Atlantic Alliance
05 October 2011POSTED IN Business News
Isofoton has become part of the group of companies that form the alliance of the Win Atlantic project (Western Internationalisation Network Atlantic).
Able Skills Opens New Solar PV Training Centre in UK
05 October 2011POSTED IN Applications News
Able Skills has opened a new solar photovoltaic (PV) centre at its headquarters in Dartford, UK, which has larger roofs and the latest technology, providing students with a more realistic learning experience and helping Able Skills deliver the latest solar PV qualifications.
Mecasolar Supplies 11.5MW to PV Plants in Greece, Great Britain, Italy, Australia and France
03 October 2011POSTED IN Applications News
Mecasolar, a multinational company specialising in the design, manufacture, and sale of solar trackers, fixed structures, and foundation screws, has recently completed the supply of 6.4MW in solar trackers and 5.1MW in fixed structures for PV solar energy projects in Greece, Great Britain, Italy, Australia, Spain, and France, among other countries.
PV Module Revenues to Decline in 2011 and 2012
29 September 2011POSTED IN Business News
Rapidly declining photovoltaic (PV) module prices will result in global industry revenues contracting in 2011 and 2012, according to the latest quarterly report from IMS Research.
Eight19 Brings Pay-as-you-go Solar to Developing World
27 September 2011POSTED IN Applications News
Eight19, a UK-based company that specialises in solar electricity for off-grid applications, announces IndiGo, a pay-as-you-go, personal solar electricity system for the developing world.
Solar Fuels: What can we learn from nature?
26 September 2011POSTED IN Research
To efficiently harvest energy from the sun and use it to drive photochemical reactions or to produce fuel requires us to better understand and then to improve the capture of photons and transfer of excitation energy, say authors of the review paper “Lessons from nature about solar light harvesting” in Nature Chemistry.
Isolux Corsán Builds 15MW of Solar Power Plants in UK
21 September 2011POSTED IN Applications News
Isolux Corsán, a Spanish business group in the construction and public-works sector, has successfully finished building and commissioning three photovoltaic (PV) solar power plants on a budget of approximately €40 million (EUR).
Photovoltaic Tourism: Solar incentives around the world
20 September 2011POSTED IN Guest Blogs
Across the World, political decisions based on decreasing carbon emissions are becoming increasingly common. More and more countries are signing up to multilateral agreements to reduce emissions such as the Kyoto Protocol. Excitingly, there have also been influxes of countries with unilateral policies to help prevent climate change, because concern for the environment is becoming more common among voting citizens. For example, there has been a lot of press about the Green Deal in the United Kingdom, a set of measures encouraging energy efficiency, which not only will help the country reach its international, mandatory targets, but it is very popular from the perspective of gaining votes from the general public.
G24 Innovations, Skyco Wireless Solar Power for Hotel Chain
15 September 2011POSTED IN Business News
G24 Innovations (G24i) and Skyco Shading Systems Inc. have been awarded a contract with a global hotel chain to take part in a major renovation of its flagship hotel.
Microinverters and Power Optimisers Grow 500% in 2010
14 September 2011POSTED IN Business News
The use of disruptive technologies (those that create new markets and disrupt existing markets by displacing earlier technologies) in the photovoltaic (PV) inverter industry grew strongly in 2010 with shipments of microinverters and power optimisers growing by well over 500%.
Organic Photovoltaics: Nanotubes Improve Charge Transfer
12 September 2011POSTED IN Research
Researchers at the University of Surrey’s Advanced Technology Institute (ATI) have used functionalized multiwall carbon nanotubes to increase the efficiency of organic solar cells.
PV Inverter Market Has Good and Bad News from Q2
24 August 2011POSTED IN Business News
Photovoltaic (PV) inverter suppliers continued to suffer in the second quarter of 2011 with industry revenues falling by 1.3% year-on-year, following sharp price declines, according to IMS Research's latest Quarterly PV Inverter Supply & Demand Report.
EZsolar Completes Solar Project in UK
19 August 2011POSTED IN Applications News
A 500 kW rooftop system has been completed in Ransomes Europark, Ipswich by EZsolar, which managed to complete this project before the new FIT was implemented.
Antaris Solar Receives UL Certification on PV Solar Panels
15 August 2011POSTED IN Applications News
Antaris Solar, an international provider of solar photovoltaic panels, announced today that Underwriters Laboratories (UL) has certified the company's AS M and AS P series of PV modules in accordance with its strict standards.
Sunlight and Nanoparticles Disinfect Water
09 August 2011POSTED IN Research
Researchers at the University of Ulster's Nanotechnology and Integrated Bioengineering Centre (NIBEC) are working to develop a cost-effective way to use sunlight to provide safe drinking water for people in developing countries.
Siemens to Divide Renewable Energy Division
08 August 2011POSTED IN Business News
According to research from Industrial Info Resources Europe in Galway, Ireland, Siemens AG (Munich, Germany) is preparing to restructure its renewable business into two independent divisions.
