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Az SMART project aims at drawing solar and other renewable energy companies to Arizona
A major research effort led by Arizona State University and initially funded through a grant from Science Foundation Arizona is analyzing how best to use solar and other sustainable energy throughout the state. A top official from the U.S. Department of Energy, Undersecretary Kristina Johnson, recently visited the project, and other VIPs are coming soon. The hope is that the Az SMART project will provide an example for other states to follow i... [more]
Mitsubishi Electric's free CPD-Accredited Guide to photovoltaic technology explores the issues around solar power
According to the latest figures from the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA), Europe leads the world in the use of photovoltaic systems, with 16GW of capacity installed up to 2009 - around 70% of the world's total PV power. Within Europe, Germany is at the forefront of solar energy use, with almost 10GW of installed power. 3.8GW was installed in 2009 and Government tariffs have been an important driver for the German market. Wit... [more]
Restaurant owners can transform a parking lot into a clean electrical generator with CleanCharge solar charging stations
Envision Solar International, Inc. has launched the Quick Service Restaurant (QSRs) initiative featuring Solar Groves® solar parking arrays and CleanCharge™ solar charging stations for parking lots. CleanCharge is the first initiative to bring shade, clean solar energy and electric vehicle charging stations to QSR parking lots. The Envision Solar CleanCharge vehicle charging system provides restaurants with a Solar Grove, − an array of S... [more]
Kyocera manufactures solar modules in San Diego to serve the US market
Solar energy has become Kyocera's fastest-growing business globally, with the company expanding production capacity aggressively to meet growing worldwide demand. Kyocera has begun manufacturing solar modules in San Diego, Calif., to serve the U.S. market's growing demand for clean, sustainable solar electric generating systems. The U.S. module production line will support a new milestone for Kyocera's solar energy business - global production vo... [more]
6 MW solar system installed at Aerojet's Sacramento Site
Aerojet, Solar Power, Inc. and SMUD have completed the 2.4 megawatts (MW) expansion of the existing 3.6 MW solar system at Aerojet’s Sacramento, Calif. facility. The site is located within the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) and has now increased its capacity to 6MW, making it the largest single-site industrial photovoltaic solar electric generating facility in California and one of the largest in the country. The installation of... [more]
Other Solar power and photovoltaics news and reviews
U.S. solar energy technology farther advanced than other countries
Though the Unites States comes only the fourth place as a solar energy market, behind Germany, Italy and Japan, its solar energy technology is farther advanced than any other country in the world, Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the U.S. Solar Energy Industries Association, said.
Emergence of New Photovoltaics Products Enables Widespread Use of Solar Power Finds Frost & Sullivan
Propelled by aggressive R&D activities, third generation photovoltaics are poised to take a huge leap forward. The exploratory mass production of dye-sensitized solar cells -powered consumer durables is likely to alter the future course of research in this segment.
DuPont sales soar across the board
The DuPont Co, the Wilmington-based chemical giant, trumped analysts' expectations Tuesday, posting second-quarter profits that nearly tripled earnings for the same period a year ago.
New center to create models, simulations to improve solar cells
Purdue University will lead a new research center to improve photovoltaic solar cells as part of a national effort to bring alternative energy technologies to the marketplace.
New scanning probe microscopy techniques for analyzing organic photovoltaic materials and devices
Rajiv GiridharagopaL, Guozheng Shao, David S. Ginger, University of Washington; and Chris Groves, Durham University,discuss the experimental challenges and opportunities associated with two different AFM-based optoelectronic scanning probe techniques, photoconductive AFM (pcAFM) and time-resolved electrostatic force microscopy (trEFM), that have been used help understand how morphology impacts ...
Nuclear Energy Loses Cost Advantage
In a "historic crossover," the costs of solar photovoltaic systems have fallen below the rising projected costs of new nuclear plants, a report says.
Network for Photovoltaic Technology
Network for Computational Nanotechnology at Purdue University to lead effort to improve solar cells through modeling and simulation Purdue University - Solar cell - Business - Energy - Renewable
OPEL closes $7.5 M private financing
Canadian specialist in high-concentration photovoltaics will use proceeds to buy key components for upcoming projects.
Graphene organic photovoltaics: Flexible material only a few atoms thick may offer cheap solar power
A research team has produced flexible transparent carbon atom films that the researchers say have great potential for a new breed of solar cells.
Nanoparticles Increase Intensity of Quantum Dots' Glow
(PhysOrg.com) -- Demonstration of precision DNA-based nanoassembly method for making light-emitting particle clusters could lead to advances in solar cells, optoelectronics, and biosensors
