Research Advances Solar Technology
Recent solar research is bringing down the cost of solar as well as increasing efficiencies. It is also expanding the use of solar in ways that can help solve environmental problems, like the need... Read More
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SolarEdge Participating in National Grid's Virtual Power Plant in New England
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Q Cells Low-Carbon Modules to 4.5 MW Solar Plant in France
Hanwha Q CELLS GmbH, the German subsidiary of one of the largest solar cell and module manufacturers in the world, has supplied its award-winning and certified low-carbon Q.PEAK-G4.2 305 W solar modules to a large... -
Global Demand for PV Modules Temporarily Decreases, but Demand May Go Up
Ever since China's 531 New Policy came into effect back in 2018, Chinese manufacturers impacted by the policy actively sought expansion overseas in order to lessen the risks from the policy. Adding that the distribution of... -
Minnesota Solar Installation to Save Taxpayers More than $5.5M over 25 Years
Mayor Jeffrey Lunde announced the completion of the solar panel installation at city facilities. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Congressman Dean Phillips, Speaker of the House Melissa Hortman, all supporters of clean energy,... -
Oxford PV Secures Millions in Series D Funding Round
Oxford PV – The Perovskite Company, a specialist in the field of perovskite solar cells, announced it has closed its Series D funding round. An additional £34 million, following the £31 million first... -
Q CELLS Offers Businesses Direct Marketing of Solar Power in Germany
Q CELLS is now offering direct marketing of solar power from PV plants of 100 kWp and up. This new offer complements Q CELLS' existing portfolio of high performance solar modules based on its proprietary Q.ANTUM technology... -
Duke Energy Now Owns 1 Gigawatt of Solar Energy Capacity
Duke Energy passed the 1 gigawatt milestone of utility-scale owned and operated solar facilities nationwide last month with the North Rosamond Solar Facility coming online in California. Duke Energy has for the past ten years... View All
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Research Advances Solar Technology
Recent solar research is bringing down the cost of solar as well as increasing efficiencies. It is also expanding the use of solar in ways that can help solve environmental problems, like the need for clean drinking water. Here we present the... -
New Efficiency Record Set for Large-Area CIGS Solar Module
MiaSolé, a manufacturer of lightweight, flexible, thin-film photovoltaic solar panels announced that the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) has independently confirmed a 17.44 [DP1] percent aperture area efficiency on a... -
Hybrid Solar Device Generates Electricity and Water at the Same Time
A multifunctional device that captures the heat shed by photovoltaic solar panels has been developed by KAUST and used to generate clean drinking water as a way to simultaneously generate electricity and water using only renewable energy. Water and... -
Solar Window Film Helps to Regulate Indoor Air Temperature
A window film with a specially designed molecule could be capable of taking the edge off the worst midday heat and instead distributing it evenly from morning to evening. The molecule has the unique ability to capture energy from the sun’s... -
DNV GL Supports Singapore's 50 MW Floating Solar Project
DNV GL has been contracted by PUB, Singapore’s national water agency, as technical advisor for the 50 MW floating solar photovoltaic (PV) project at the Tengeh Reservoir in Singapore. Once completed, the floating solar project will be one of... -
Solar Cells Made with Off-the-Shelf Components
Multi-junction solar cells are both the most efficient type of solar cell on the market today and the most expensive type of solar cell to produce. In a proof-of-concept paper, researchers from North Carolina State University detail a new approach... -
Nanotubes Could Improve Solar Power and Imaging Technology
Physicists discovered a novel kind of nanotube that generates current in the presence of light. Devices such as optical sensors and infrared imaging chips are likely applications, which could be useful in fields such as automated transport and... View All
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Maine Passes Bill for 100% Clean Energy by 2050
The Maine Legislature recently passed three clean energy bills, including a renewable portfolio standard that requires the state to get 80% of its electricity from renewable energy by 2030 and 100% by 2050. Following is a statement from Sean... -
Urging the U.S. Congress to Support Extension of Solar Investment Tax Credit
The following is a statement by Abigail Ross Hopper, SEIA president and CEO, on the letter from Senate Democrats to Senate majority and minority leaders and the chair and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee supporting extension... -
Victorian Government Solar Homes Policy Released
The Andrews Labor Government in Australia is putting power back in the hands of hard-working Victorians with its landmark Solar Homes program set to be fully rolled out, helping drive down energy costs and creating thousands of jobs.... -
U.S. Department of Energy Solar District Cup Collegiate Design Competition
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced a new competition to engage college students in reimagining how energy is generated, managed, and used in a district—the U.S. Department of Energy Solar District Cup Collegiate Design... -
$3 Million Prize to Drive Solar Innovation in the U.S.
The second round of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) American-Made Solar Prize, a $3 million competition designed to revitalize U.S. solar manufacturing, is underway and seeking new participants to develop solutions capable of advancing solar... -
Hanover Becomes First "Ready for 100" Town in New Hampshire
A 16.64-kilowatt rooftop solar array recently installed at Hanover Town Hall, in Hanover, New Hampshire, is demonstrating the municipality’s commitment to transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. The town is home to Dartmouth... -
Nevada Governor Signs into Law 50% Renewable Portfolio Standard by 2030
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) praised Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak for signing into law Senate Bill 358, which raises Nevada’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to 50% by 2030, doubling it from the current 25% target.... View All
