Airlight Energy, a Swiss-based supplier of solar electricity technology has partnered with IBM Research to bring affordable solar technology to the market by 2017. The system can concentrate the sun’s radiation 2,000 times and convert 80 percent of it into useful energy to generate 12 kilowatts of electrical power and 20 kilowatts of heat on a sunny day—enough to power several average …
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Solar Decathlon 2015 Competition
Renusol America Teams Up With Students for Department Of Energy’s Solar Decathlon 2015 Competition ~Company Provides PV Mounting System and Expertise to College Team from Stevens Institute of Technology for Solar Powered House Designed To Handle Unique New Jersey Shore Conditions~ Renusol America, a leading provider of solar PV mounting solutions with systems installed across the US, has announced its …
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Energy storage is poised for massive growth – as technologies advance and costs decline it will have a disruptive effect in the energy value chain. The arrival of energy storage as a mature technology at both grid-scale and residential and business levels is opening the way for the large scale integration of wind and solar energies and a more …
Read More »3 Top Solar Panel Home Design Trends
Via Modernize The recent solar boom has led to advancements in solar technology that homeowners are increasingly able to take advantage of. Residential solar allows individuals to save money on their monthly energy bills, greatly reduce their negative impact on the environment, and even look forward to selling their home at a prime price when ready. To top it …
Read More »Portable Solar EV Chargers
Envision Solar Receives a Statewide Contract Award From the State of California to Supply EV ARC™ TransportableSolarPowered EV Chargers SAN DIEGO, CALIF. (July 16, 2015) – EnvisionSolar International, Inc., (OTCQB: EVSI) (“Envision Solar,” or the “Company”), the leading renewable energy, media and branding and electric vehicle (EV) charging product company, is pleased to announce that the State of California has …
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Kyocera, Gaia Power, Kyudenko and Century Tokyo Leasing Announce Construction of 92MW Solar Power Plant in Japan One of Japan’s largest solar installations to provide equivalent power for roughly 30,500 households Kyocera Corporation (President: Goro Yamaguchi, herein “Kyocera”), K.K. GAIA POWER (President: Koji Fujisaki, herein “Gaia Power”), Kyudenko Corporation (President: Matsuji Nishimura, herein “Kyudenko”), and Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation (President: …
Read More »Solar PV Tracker Rankings
Array Technologies Led Global Solar PV Tracker Rankings in 2014, IHS Says Global PV tracker market increased by more than 60 percent, reaching 4 GW in 2014 View image | gettyimages.com EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (May 14, 2015) –The global PV tracker market increased by more than 60 percent, to reach 4 gigawatts (GW) in 2014, according to a new report …
Read More »sPower Purchases Solar Project from Solairedirect: 26.5MW in Madera County, CA
sPower Adera Facility is Solairedirect’s US Flagship Project and its First EPC Contract- Solar Project SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)—sPower, a prominent renewable energy provider, today announced its collaboration with Solairedirect, a growing solar company operating across four continents, to develop and own/operate solar projects in the US. The first initiative is sPower’s purchase from Solairedirect of a 26.5MWdc project named Adera. …
Read More »Renewable Energy Goal – 100% Says Hawaii
Many US states are struggling to figure out where they stand with regard to renewable energy. A history of oil and coal development hamstrings many states who feel beholden to the companies who have built huge infrastructure around oil and coal. Other states wonder how much to lean on renewable energy in their development planning. But one state has jumped …
Read More »Surging Solar Demand to Trigger Four-Year Record High Supply Chain Profit in 2015, IHS Says
PV module gross profits will top $5 billion in 2015, which is more than double the profits garnered in 2014 – Strong Solar Demand IHS Inc. (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of critical information and insight, has identified at least 89 countries with solar photovoltaic (PV) end-markets that will show growth in solar installations in 2015, which is forecast …
Read More »Solar cell and LED materials breakthrough reported
A groundbreaking paper on hybrid perovskites, one of the hottest solar cell and LED materials, just published in MRS Communications, a flagship journal of the Materials Research Society. First created in 2012, perovskite solar cells have shown great promise in recent years as an affordable alternative to other solar technologies, such as photovoltaic cells typically used in solar panels. …
Read More »Home Energy Storage
SUNRUN AND TESLA COLLABORATE TO OFFER CONSUMERS HOME ENERGY STORAGE NATIONWIDE Tesla Powerwall to be Offered Through Sunrun Subsidiary AEE Solar Sunrun, the largest dedicated residential solar company in the U.S., today announced its collaboration with Tesla Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) to expand access to renewable energy storage systems for homeowners across the country. As part of the …
Read More »Martifer solar Connects SELF-CONSUMPTION Solar PV Rooftop Plant in El Salvador
Martifer Solar has connected a new solar PV rooftop plant on rooftop in San Salvador, El Salvador, which represents the company’s commitment to grow the market in Central America The PV plant was developed Martifer Solar’s local partner, DESENI and was built for one of El Salvador’s leading distribution companies, DISZASA Martifer Solar, a subsidiary of Martifer SGPS, has completed …
Read More »Local Solar Energy In LA
LA’s SOLAR INITIATIVES ARE HAMPERED BY UNNECESSARY DELAYS; SOLUTIONS WOULD ENABLE LADWP TO CREATE LARGEST LOCAL SOLAR PROGRAM IN U.S. View image | gettyimages.com Utility could create enough local solar energy in next decade to power 355,000 homes, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and stimulate thousands of new jobs in “solar equity hotspot” areas As LADWP transitions from its reliance on …
Read More »SUNRUN AND ASSOCIA PARTNER TO OFFER SOLAR TO HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATIONS NATIONWIDE
World’s Largest HOA Management Firm Enters into First Nationwide Partnership with Leading Home Solar Company Sunrun, the largest dedicated residential solar company in the United States, today announced a partnership with Associa, the world’s largest community association management firm, which serves more than two million households. This is Associa’s first relationship with a solar provider as it seeks …
Read More »Three San Diego County Churches Help Combat Climate Change, Reduce Electricity Costs with KYOCERA Solar
Sullivan Solar Power Installs 153kW of Kyocera Solar Modules at St. Patrick Catholic Parish in North Park, St. Bartholomew’s in Poway and Paradise Valley Church in National City San Diego – March 23, 2015 – Kyocera Solar, Inc. and Sullivan Solar Power teamed up to equip three San Diego County churches with solar systems that include Kyocera high-efficiency modules and …
Read More »Solar PV Systems Preview
Led by Commercial Systems, 9 Percent of Solar PV Systems in North America Will Have Storage Attached in 2018, IHS Says 700 MW of PV systems to be installed with energy storage attached in North America in 2018, compared to 30 MW in 2014 Wellingborough, U.K. (March 16, 2015) — IHS (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of critical information …
Read More »Solar Power Strong Countries
Do you know who the international leaders are in terms of solar power generation? Well this infographic shares the results and lets you know which countries are leading the way with solar power energy in 2015. source: http://www.halfpriceshutters.com.au/solar-panels
Read More »EL CIELO WINERY in Baja California Uncorks the Power of the Sun with KYOCERA Solar
Photovoltaic System Provides 75 Percent of the Winery and Restaurant’s Total Energy Consumption Nestled in the verdant Valle de Guadalupe winemaking region and with an eye on sustainability, El Cielo Winery in Baja California now offsets approximately 75 percent of its energy needs with a new Kyocera solar installation. El Cielo, which translates as “The Sky,” has installed 220 high-reliability …
Read More »Global PV Balance-of-System Revenues to Exceed $20 Billion in 2019
IHS Says Asian markets dominated by niche BoS suppliers lead the market Wellingborough, U.K. (March 4, 2015) — IHS (NYSE: IHS), the leading global source of critical information and insight, today announced that the global photovoltaic (PV) balance-of-system (BoS) market is forecast to grow at an average rate of 5 percent per year, reaching $21 billion in 2019. China, India …
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