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Trina Solar Establishes Canadian Subsidiary and Partners with Silfab Ontario

Trina Solar, a manufacturer of high qualitysolar photovoltaic (PV) modules, has expanded into Canada by opening a new sales and business development center in Ontario. The formation of a subsidiary, Trina Solar (Canada), signifies Trina Solar‘s commitment towards the solar PV market in Canada.

11 Jul 2012

Advances in Light-Harvesting Processes May Yield New Approaches to Capture Solar Energy

Current manufacturers of solar cells have been able to produce solar devices with sunlight to electricity conversion efficiency not exceeding 20%. In this industry, even a 1% improvement would be hailed as significant progress.

9 Jul 2012

Material Availability May Not Restrict Concentrating Solar Power

Researchers at the Chalmers University of Technology conducted a study on issues related to materials for Concentrating Solar Power (CSP). They found that solar thermal power does not seem to be affected significantly by the availability of materials.

6 Jul 2012

Solar Energy International Introduces Comprehensive Solar Professionals Certificate Program

Solar Energy International has unveiled a new, complete Solar Professionals Certificate Program as part of its celebrations of over two decades of renewable energy training.

4 Jul 2012

Advanced Solar Photonics to Unveil New Glass-to-Glass PV Module Line at Intersolar North America

Advanced Solar Photonics (ASP), an American company manufacturing crystalline silicon solar photovoltaic panels, will unveil its advanced glass-to-glass photovoltaic module series at the Intersolar North America 2012 at San Francisco’s Moscone Center on July 10 to 12, 2012.

4 Jul 2012

New Project to Enhance Efficiency of Organic Solar Cells

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), an energy research center, has initiated a four-year project on printable organic solar cells.

4 Jul 2012

Power Generated By Luminescent Solar Concentrators Depends on Color of Material

A student from TU Delft has shown the association between the maximum amount of power that can be generated by power-generating windows and the color of material used for luminescent solar concentrators.

4 Jul 2012

USCHPA Applauds Expanded Investment Tax Credit for Combined Heat and Power

The U.S. Clean Heat & Power Association (USCHPA) has praised the introduction of the "Expanding Industrial Energy and Water Efficiency Incentives Act." The Act, which was introduced by the Senators Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME), may lead to increased investment in combined heat and power (CHP) as it expands the investment tax credit.

30 Jun 2012

New Report Discusses Latest Trends in Renewable Industry

According to a new report titled ‘Investment Trends in the Renewable Industry’ from GlobalData, investments made in the solar power market have for the first time surpassed those made in the wind power market in 2011.

28 Jun 2012

Ygrene Energy Fund Welcomes President of Carbon War Room to Clean Energy San Diego

Ygrene Energy Fund, a major developer and manager of energy finance programs across the United States, greets former Costa Rican President, Jose Maria Figueres, who is now the President of the Carbon War Room, a global nonprofit, to participate in the Clean Energy San Diego event at the Westin Gaslamp Quarter in San Diego.

28 Jun 2012