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Solar Power Pioneer Moves On To Next Generation Solar Cells

A pioneer in solar power in the 1990s before it became "sexy," University of Houston Professor Alex Freundlich recently entered into a collaborative research agreement with U.K.-based start-up QuantaSol for the development of the next generation of super efficient solar cells

9 Nov 2009

French Solar Power Plant Gets Working

Neoen and Arkema announce the start-up of a photovoltaic power plant on Arkema’s Serquigny industrial site in Haute-Normandie, France

8 Nov 2009

Catalysts Hold the Key to Increasing Energy Production and Reducing Climate Change Emissions

University of Utah chemists demonstrated the first conclusive link between the size of catalyst particles on a solid surface, their electronic properties and their ability to speed chemical reactions

5 Nov 2009

DOE Invests in Solar Power Research

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded Argonne National Laboratory nearly $2.7 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding for three solar-energy related research projects

5 Nov 2009

Power Companies Can Now Give Consumer Access to Energy Efficiency Information Online

Electric utilities across the country are invited to help bring consumers out of the dark about the importance of energy efficiency. Power companies can now provide easy access to information about their energy efficiency programs at no charge

2 Nov 2009

Biogas Engines Generating Renewable Power From Cow Manure Methane

Methane from manure is the second largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the fluid milk value chain while also representing a largely untapped source of renewable energy

2 Nov 2009

Applied Materials SunFab Thin Film Line Makes Manufacturing Solar Cells Cheaper

Applied Materials, Inc. announced today that it has significantly lowered the cost for customers to manufacture solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on its SunFab Thin Film Line using its next-generation module technology

29 Oct 2009

University of Central Florida Awarded Grant Into Making Solar Cells More Efficient

The University of Central Florida has been awarded a $7.5 million research grant to study ways to make photovoltaic solar cells more efficient in capturing and converting solar energy into electricity and less costly to manufacture

27 Oct 2009

US EPA Announces Top 20 Green Schools

For the first time, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Partnership announced the 20 primary and secondary schools nationwide using the most power from renewable energy sources. The top Green Power Partner schools are buying nearly 113 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually, equivalent to carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) that would be produced from the electricity use of 11,000 American homes for one year

27 Oct 2009

Contract With Bosch Solar Reinforces Linde's as Leading PV Gas Supplier

Linde Nippon Sanso (LNS), a company of The Linde Group, has been awarded a long-term contract to supply gases for Bosch Solar’s new manufacturing site in Erfurt, Germany. Under the turnkey contract, Linde will provide high purity nitrogen from an on-site air separation unit and bulk oxygen

26 Oct 2009