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Strata Solar to Install Utility-Scale Solar Projects for Alabama Power

Strata Solar will soon begin installation of the first utility-scale solar projects for Alabama Power at the Anniston Army Depot and Fort Rucker Army Base.

11 Nov 2015

JA Solar Ships 92.5MW of Modules for Large Solar PV Power Project in the Philippines

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. ("JA Solar"), one of the world's largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, today announced that it completed a 92.5 MW shipment of modules in mid-October to be used in the largest solar photovoltaic (PV) power project ever built in the Philippines.

11 Nov 2015

Trina Solar Achieves New Record for High-Efficiency p-Type Multi-Crystalline Silicon Solar Cell

Trina Solar Limited ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a global leader in photovoltaic (PV) modules, solutions and services, today announced that its State Key Laboratory of PV Science and Technology of China has set a new world record for a high-efficiency p-type multi-crystalline silicon (mc-Si) solar cell.

From Trina Solar Limited 11 Nov 2015

Lakes in the Northern Hemisphere Could Release More CO2 due to Global Climate Change

Many of the world’s approximately 117 million lakes act as wet chimneys releasing large amounts of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide, CO2, into the atmosphere. The most recent estimates show that CO2 emissions from the world’s lakes, water courses and reservoirs are equivalent to almost a quarter of all the carbon dioxide produced by burning fossil fuels.

11 Nov 2015

Kyocera TCL Solar Constructs Largest Solar Power Plant in Shiga Prefecture, Japan

Kyocera Corporation (President: Goro Yamaguchi; herein “Kyocera,”) and Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation (President: Shunichi Asada; herein “Century Tokyo Leasing”) announced today that Kyocera TCL Solar LLC (herein “Kyocera TCL Solar”), a joint venture established by the two companies, has completed construction of the largest mega-solar power plant in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. A ceremony was held on October 31 to commemorate completion of the 8.5-megawatt (MW) plant, which will generate an estimated 9,300 megawatt hours (MWh) per year — enough electricity to power approximately 2,900 typical households.

6 Nov 2015

GlassPoint Solar, Petroleum Development Oman Break Ground on New Solar Project

Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) and GlassPoint Solar have broken ground on their landmark solar project ‘Miraah’. The site preparation and grading for the project, located at the Amal oilfield in southern Oman, began one month ahead of schedule.

6 Nov 2015

NASA Explores Impact of Climate Change on North Atlantic Phytoplankton

NASA begins a five-year study this month of the annual cycle of phytoplankton and the impact that small airborne particles emitted from the ocean have on the climate-sensitive North Atlantic.

6 Nov 2015

CDP Recognizes Lockheed Martin as One of Top Corporations for Disclosing Climate Change Management

Lockheed Martin has been recognized by CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) as one of the world's top corporations for disclosing climate change impacts in its operations.

From Lockheed Martin 6 Nov 2015

New Energy Management System Incorporates Electric Vehicles into Household Energy Network

Owners of home photovoltaic systems will soon be able to make their households even more sustainable, because PV power is also suitable for charging personal electronic vehicles. A home energy management system created by Fraunhofer researchers incorporates electric vehicles into the household energy network and creates charging itineraries.

6 Nov 2015

Researchers Develop Efficient Recycling Process for LEDs

Light emitting diodes are used in a great number of products like televisions and lamps or luminaires. Moreover they are penetrating the automotive lighting market to an ever greater degree. Nevertheless, there are no suitable recycling processes available today for these items. Researchers have developed a method to mechanically separate LEDs.

6 Nov 2015

New SolarWindow Process Revolutionizes Transmission of Electricity on Glass

SolarWindow Technologies, Inc., a leading developer of first-of-their-kind transparent electricity-generating coatings for commercial windows on skyscrapers and tall towers, today announced that a process breakthrough has enabled the advanced development of invisible wires as thin as human hair for improved transmission of electricity from the surface of its power-generating glass. According to the company, its early, first generation, invisible wire microgrid was already the thinnest system ever developed for its SolarWindow™ technology.

6 Nov 2015

Drop in Photovoltaic Power Supply Compensated: 2015 Solar Eclipse Caused no Trouble for the Electricity Supply in Germany, Says Study

The solar eclipse on the 20th of March 2015 severely affected the photovoltaic power supply in Germany, but these effects were well compensated by imports from neighboring countries, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems in Germany.

6 Nov 2015

ORNL Study Explains Mechanism Behind Biofuel Conversion Technology

A new study from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory explains the mechanism behind a technology that converts bio-based ethanol into hydrocarbon blend-stocks for use as fossil fuel alternatives.

5 Nov 2015

OSU Engineers Identify New Approach to Store Concentrated Solar Thermal Energy

Engineers at Oregon State University have identified a new approach for the storage of concentrated solar thermal energy, to reduce its cost and make it more practical for wider use.

5 Nov 2015

Thunder Mountain Energy Finalizes Sale of Portable Solar Powered Energy Units to Blackcomb Group of Nevada

Thunder Mountain Energy has finalized a $5.2 million sale of its portable solar powered energy units to Blackcomb Group of Nevada. Blackcomb Group has purchased several Thunder Mountain Energy T3000 power units for their ongoing mining operations in Nevada, Utah and Idaho.

5 Nov 2015