The growing demand for SolarEdge PV power optimizers that assist in maximizing solar power generation among commercial and home users in Germany was visibly seen when more than 15 MW of orders were placed at Intersolar Europe tradeshow on the second day.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
13 Jun 2011
Nines Photovoltaics, a Dublin based company, has received a grant of €1.2 million from a European Framework Program 7 (FP7) for the development of its novel solar cell production technology.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
13 Jun 2011
A colorless polyimide film, DuPont Kapton, which is being developed for application as a versatile superstrate in thin film PV modules using cadmium telluride (CdTe), has achieved a global record in power conversion efficiency.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
13 Jun 2011
The Pan-European research project, started by the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in June this year, will work on the emission specifications set by the EURO Standard 5 which is going to be effective for all new vehicle models from September this year.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
13 Jun 2011
A new study, conducted by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland as a part of a TransEco research program, points out that commercial petrol grades such as 98E5 and 95E10 that are distributed in Finland do not make any significant difference in fuel consumption under driven normal conditions.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
13 Jun 2011
A latest technical and market research report from BCC Research indicates that the worldwide market value for the light weight materials utilized in a sector such as transport will witness a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.6% between 2010 and 2015.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Jun 2011
A group of scientists working at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory of Department of Energy and visiting researchers from the China located Wuhan University, have formulated a technique that betters the present electrical capacity and recharging life-span of the sodium ion rechargeable batteries.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Jun 2011
The Merricourt Wind Project of enXco has obtained the needed Certificate of Site Compatibility from the North Dakota Public Service Commission.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Jun 2011
A recent study undertaken by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), in the Houston area hints that large level of urban developments ultimately changes wind flow patterns leading to pollutant buildups within the city in the warm summer months.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Jun 2011
Etrion, a company that develops, constructs, owns and manages solar power plants, declared that it has contracted an accord with ABB, a power and automation engineering group, to finish building its Helios ITA 3 solar project, designed to generate 10 MW power.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Jun 2011
The doctoral thesis titled ‘Urban Climate and Air Pollution in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso’ submitted by Jenny Lindén from the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Gothenburg demonstrates that climate conditions of a city lend to increased levels of pollution. It also claims that improved awareness about pollution assists in controlling and restoring climate conditions.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Jun 2011
UC San Diego and the UC Office of the President have succeeded in their attempts to convince the state regulators to drop a prerequisite on the use of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) gas, a greenhouse gas, in the safety tests of newly installed laboratory fume hoods.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Jun 2011
Odersun, a company that produces and supplies made to order type of solar modules as per clients’ specifications, and Franzen, which designs and builds façades and solar systems, have declared their intentions to collaborate in the integrated building PV sector.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Jun 2011
Reportlinker has included a new report titled "Fuel Cell Industry Analysis" in its range of offerings.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Jun 2011
The R&D business venture between Silfab and ISC Konstanz has resulted in the introduction of large area solar cells made of monocrystalline silicon with over 19% energy conversion efficiency.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
10 Jun 2011