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Texas-Based CoServ Solar Station Features SolarWorld's Solar Panels

Final testing is under way at a 2.7-megawatt solar farm in rural North Texas, powered by solar panels from SolarWorld, that is serving as a model for utility cooperatives interested in undertaking solar projects.

7 Sep 2015

Namene Energy and Yingli Form JV for Africa-Based Utility-Scale Solar Projects

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Ltd., one of the world's leading solar panel manufacturers, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Yingli Green Energy Europe GmbH and Namene Energy International Limited, a leading renewable energy solutions developer focused on West Africa, have formed a new joint venture, Yingli Namene West Africa Limited.

7 Sep 2015

Thermal Radiation from 3D Optical Photonoic Crystals Holds Promise for Cost-Effective Solar Energy Conversion

Shawn-Yu Lin, Professor of Physics at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has discovered that 3D optical photonoic crystals can emit a new type of anomalous thermal radiation that could help develop easy, cost-effective solutions for solar energy conversion.

7 Sep 2015

Putting a Price on Greenhouse Gasses Could Curb Emissions, Nurture Growth of Renewable Energy

Literally putting a price on carbon pollution and other greenhouse gasses is the best approach for nurturing the rapid growth of renewable energy and reducing emissions.

7 Sep 2015

ROTH Capital Partners to Host its 3rd Annual Solar Symposium Co-Located with SPI15

ROTH Capital Partners (ROTH), a full service investment bank focused on serving emerging growth companies and their investors, today announced that it will host its 3rd Annual Solar Symposium and Oktoberfest on Sep. 15, 2015 in Anaheim, CA, in conjunction with the Solar Power International Conference and Expo (SPI 15), the largest annual solar conference/expo in the U.S.

4 Sep 2015

CSEM-Conceived PV Solar Façade Sports Ultra-Design Look and Integrates Novel Technologies

Today, in the center of Neuchâtel, the municipality, Viteos, and CSEM inaugurated a photovoltaic (PV) façade that catches the eye with its ultra-modern design and combines innovative technologies. This robust, energy-efficient, and highly attractive facade marks a turning point in the architectural integration of PV panels in Neuchâtel, paving the way for modern and attractive solar architecture.

4 Sep 2015

ReneSola Announces Sale of its 34.6MW Utility Scale Project to Foresight Group

ReneSola Ltd, a leading brand and technology provider of energy-efficient products, today announced that it has sold its 34.6 MW Port Farms utility scale project in the United Kingdom to Foresight Solar Fund Limited.

31 Aug 2015

RIXS Technique Allows Scientists to Control Chemical Reactions to Produce Renewable Fuels

At the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, an international team has – for the first time – precisely tracked the surprisingly rapid process by which light rearranges the outermost electrons of a metal compound known as Fe(CO)5 and turns it into an active catalyst – a substance that promotes chemical reactions.

31 Aug 2015

Greenskies to Construct Ground-Mounted 750kW-AC Solar PV Array on Wesleyan University Campus

Greenskies Renewable Energy LLC, a Middletown-based solar energy company, has been selected to construct a 750 kW-AC solar PV array on the campus of Wesleyan University.

29 Aug 2015

U.S. Department of Energy Funds Penn State's Solar Energy Research

Fixed-tilt concentrating photovoltaic panels that will deliver significantly more energy than conventional photovoltaic solar panels are the aim of Penn State's solar energy research funded by the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) for $2.9 million.

28 Aug 2015