Solar power and photovoltaics news articles 
AES Solar Energy reaches financial close on 8 MW Torchiarolo solar PV project in Italy
AES Solar Energy Ltd has announced that one of its subsidiaries closed on long-term non-recourse financing facilities of €31 million to finance the construction of the 8 MW Torchiarolo solar photovoltaic (PV) facility project, located in the Puglia region of Italy. David Sundstrom, AES Solar Country Manager for Italy stated, “Reaching financial close on the 8 MW Torchiarolo project, our second solar PV project in Italy this year, demonstrates ... [more]
Carbon nanobased transparent electrode increases the efficiency of thin-film PV panels
Students from Stanford University in California have developed a cutting-edge design that can increase the efficiency of photovoltaic panels through the use of a new kind of electrodes. This technology won the recent Massachusetts Institute of Technology Clean Energy Prize. The electrode technology was a product of a team named C3Nano, which was comprised of postgraduate chemical engineering scientists from Stanford. C3Nano competed against 60 ot... [more]
Only ten days left to make an application for financial assistance to install solar thermal water heating in Scotland
Scotland's homeowners need to act quickly if they want to make their properties more eco-friendly after a surprise announcement by the Government to axe their home renewables grant scheme. Solar Power Scotland said the decision – it had been expected the grants would remain on offer for another six months – means people only have three weeks left to make an application for financial assistance to install the likes of solar thermal water heatin... [more]
Intertek doubles photovoltaic testing capacity at Lake Forest lab
Intertek has doubled the photovoltaic (PV) testing capacity in their Lake Forest, CA lab. The expansion is in response to growing demand for PV products and the company’s dedication to providing the industry’s fastest project turnaround. The state of the art testing laboratory is equipped with solar simulators, environmental chambers, rain & hail testers, impact and mechanical loading apparatus, among other equipment. Intertek’s Lake Forest la... [more]
SANYO and the University of California collaborate on research for the next generation of solar energy systems and energy management
The SANYO Electric Group and the University of California, San Diego have announced a research collaboration agreement designed to lead to the next generation of solar energy systems and energy management. Under the agreement, SANYO and UC San Diego will collaborate on multi-year, multi-disciplinary projects in the areas of renewable energy and energy storage research, development and education. SANYO will contribute $3 million over three years t... [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
