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• Solar cells made thin, efficient and flexible ScienceDaily (Yesterday) - Scientists may be one step closer to tapping into the full potential of solar cells. The team found a way to create large sheets of nanotextured, silicon micro-cell arrays that hold the promise of making solar cells lightweight, more efficient, bendable and easy to mass...
• Rustic Wooden Alpine House is Powered by Both Solar and Geothermal Energy in Italy Inhabitat (Yesterday) - Read the rest of Rustic Wooden Alpine House is Powered by Both Solar and Geothermal Energy in Italy Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "energy efficiency", Architecture, Daylighting, geothermal energy, green homes in Italy, green homes in the Alps, green materials,...
• Latest CPUC Report on Cost of Renewables in California CleanTechies (Yesterday) - The California Public Utilities Commission prepares quarterly reports on the status of the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard. The latest was released in November. You can read the whole thing here (pdf). Some of the highlights include: More than 783 MW of renewable capacity came online...
• Solar cell degradation observed directly for the first time ScienceDaily (Yesterday) - Researchers have, for the first time, watched organic solar cells degrade in real time. This work could open new approaches to increasing the stability of this highly promising type of solar cell....
• DuPont Celebrates Solar Power Project in Newport, Delaware eSolar News (3 days ago) - Wilmington, DE --(eSolarEnergyNews)  DuPont today hosted a celebration of the startup of a 548 kilowatt, five-acre solar installation on a former Superfund landfill site in Newport, Del. The solar installation, located at 205 South James Street, Newport, Del., will produce enough electricity to power 60...
• ReneSola Virtus II Polycrystalline PV Modules to Power California Farm eSolar News (3 days ago) - San Francisco, CA, --(eSolarEnergyNews)-- ReneSola, a leading brand and technology provider of solar photovoltaic ("PV") products, today announced that it will partner with LTS Energy to develop a 330 kW solar project for "Ranch 41," a farm in Fallbrook, California. ReneSola will provide its high-efficiency...
• PURE Energies Teams With WWF to Accelerate Adoption of Residential Solar and Combat Climate Change eSolar News (3 days ago) -  San Francisco, CA--(eSolarEnergyNews)-- PURE Energies has teamed up with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to launch a new program to help Americans lower their household energy costs and reduce their personal impact on climate change. Starting today through September 2014, for each homeowner who signs up...
• ABM Installs 1.2 MW Solar Array in Baltimore eSolar News (5 days ago) - New York, NY--(eSolarEnergyNews)--ABM, a leading provider of facility solutions, announced today that ABM’s energy business has successfully commissioned a 1.2 MW solar array in Baltimore, Md., representing one of the largest solar installations to date in the Baltimore metropolitan area. Washington Gas Energy Systems, a...
• Oakland Schools to Slash Electric Bills Nearly in Half Using Solar eSolar News (5 days ago) - San Jose, CA--(eSolarEnergyNews)-- SunPower today announced that it is designing and building high efficiency SunPower solar power systems for 16 schools in the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) in Oakland, Calif. Once completed in 2014, the district estimates it will reduce electricity costs at those...
• Enphase Powered Solar Project Nears 2GWh Production Milestone eSolar News (5 days ago) - Petaluma, CA.--(eSolarEnergyNews)--Enphase Energy, and Virelec, a leading provider of complete solar electric solutions, today reported Injasuti Development’s solar PV farms have completed their first year of operation, reaching nearly 2GWh of clean energy production and offsetting 1,365 tons of CO2. The two adjacent 575kW solar...
• Bang Bang Unveils Colorful Solar-Powered Tents Inhabitat (5 days ago) - Read the rest of Bang Bang Unveils Colorful Solar-Powered Tents Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: bang bang tents, camping, colorful tents for festivals, rob bertucci, solar camping, Solar Power, solar tents, solar-powered tents, TENT, tents, tents for festivals, tents that...
• Obama Orders Federal Government to Triple Use of Renewable Energy by 2020 Inhabitat (5 days ago) - Spirit of america / Shutterstock.com As part of a broad-ranging effort to cut carbon emissions over the course of his second term, President Obama is set to announce a plan today for federal agencies to triple their use of renewable energy by 2020. If the...
• Bang Bang Solar-Powered Tents Keep the Party Going at Festivals Inhabitat (5 days ago) - Read the rest of Bang Bang Solar-Powered Tents Keep the Party Going at Festivals Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: bang bang tents, camping, colorful tents for festivals, rob bertucci, solar camping, Solar Power, solar tents, solar-powered tents, TENT, tents, tents...
• MECASOLAR Supplies 1 MW in Solar Trackers to PV Solar Plant in Jordan eSolar News (6 days ago) - Ma'an, Jordan--(eSolarEnergyNews)--MECASOLAR has signed an important contract under which it will supply fixed structures to be installed in a PV solar park in Jordan. The new 1,028MWp solar park will be installed in Ma’an, southern Jordan, 218km from Amman, the capital of the country. The...
• Ascent Solar’s Flexible Photovoltaic Modules Selected for The Volvo Pure Tension Pavilion Project eSolar News (6 days ago) - THORNTON, Colo.--(eSolarEnergyNews)--Ascent Solar Technologies, a manufacturer of award winning flexible CIGS thin-film photovoltaic modules as well as consumer and off-grid products integrated with the flexible modules, announced the company's proud involvement in the Volvo Pure Tension Pavilion project, where Ascent’s revolutionary, flexible and lightweight CIGS...
• SunEdison Introduces New York City's Largest Solar Energy Project eSolar News (6 days ago) - NEW YORK, --(eSolarEnergyNews)-- SunEdison, one of the world's largest solar energy providers, last week introduced an innovative renewable energy project in partnership with America's largest city. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, alongside SunEdison officials, unveiled a progressive partnership to build what will be the...
• U.S. Solar PV Generation Increased by a Whopping 83% in 2012 Inhabitat (6 days ago) - The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) just released the 2012 Renewable Energy Data Book on behalf of the Energy Department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy – and the report found that photovoltaic solar energy generation jumped by a whopping 83 percent! The...
• U.S. Solar PV Generation Increased by a Whopping 83% Says NREL Inhabitat (6 days ago) - The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released the 2012 Renewable Energy Data Book on behalf of the Energy Department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. The report, which is released each year and assesses U.S. green energy generation and clean energy investment,...
• IKEA Plugs-in 3 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Frisco, TX eSolar News (7 days ago) - FRISCO, Texas--(eSolarEnergyNews)--IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today officially plugged-in three Blink® electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at its Dallas-area store as part of its partnership with Car Charging Group, Inc. (OTCQB: CCGI), the new owner of the Blink Network and Blink charging stations,...
• Soft Costs Account for Majority of Installation Costs for Solar CleanTechies (7 days ago) - According to a new report released by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), soft costs accounted for 63.5% of total costs of residential solar installations, 56.7% for small commercial systems ( < 250kW) and 52% for large commercial systems ( ≥...
• Softs Costs Account for Majority of Installation Costs for Solar CleanTechies (7 days ago) - According to a new report released by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), soft costs accounted for 63.5% of total costs of residential solar installations, 56.7% for small commercial systems ( < 250kW) and 52% for large commercial systems ( ≥...
• Technology could lead to more reliable renewable energy systems ScienceDaily (7 days ago) - Renewable energy sources such as wind-powered generators can be more reliable and efficient by better controlling the process of getting electricity onto the power grid, according to new research....
• Farming Energy Solar One (7 days ago) - Imagine generating renewable energy and yielding crops simultaneously. This multitasking miracle has been achieved recently in Japan, where “Solar Sharing” gained a foothold after the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries lifted the ban on PV solar system installations on agricultural lands. The concept was...
• Ascent Solar Opens Retail Locations in California eSolar News (7 days ago) - THORNTON, Colo.--(eSolarEnergyNews)--Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a manufacturer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, announced today the opening of three kiosk locations in Southern California for the company's EnerPlexTM brand of consumer electronics. Located in The Grove in Los Angeles, Westfield Santa Anita and the...
• New light shed on solar water-splitting process ScienceDaily (Monday, 2 December) - Scientists have provided new insight into how solar water-splitting cells work. An important and overlooked parameter, they report, is the ion-permeability of electrocatalysts used in water-splitting devices....
• Crazy ‘Luna Ring’ Moon Solar Plant Could Beam Constant Green Energy to Earth Inhabitat (Friday, 29 November) - The moon affects the tides on Earth, helps brightens the night sky, and soon it might also provide us with even more solar power. Tokyo-based Shimizu Corporation wants to install a belt of solar panels 250 miles wide around the equator of our orbiting...
• Solar-Powered Sun Shade to Cover Dubai’s Winning Expo 2020 Pavilion Inhabitat (Friday, 29 November) - Dubai has won a bid to host the 2020 Expo. This will be the first time the international celebration of innovation and business will be held in the Middle East, and Dubai’s aim is to generate 50 percent of the necessary energy on site....
• Solar Fee Defeated in Georgia CleanTechies (Friday, 29 November) - Another win for team solar! Georgia consumers and solar businesses won a big victory last week with the state’s major utility, Georgia Power, stripping a proposed solar fee from its current rate case. This new charge would have amounted to a 45-55% tax on solar...
• Freedom Ship: Construction to Start Soon on the World’s First Floating City Inhabitat (Friday, 29 November) - Read the rest of Freedom Ship: Construction to Start Soon on the World’s First Floating City Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: aeolic energy, city ship, floating city, Freedom International ship, Freedom Ship, green transportation, huge floating ship, Solar Power, solar...
• First Solar Starts Construction of Solar Power Plant in Kitakyushu-shi, Japan eSolar News (Wednesday, 27 November) - TOKYO--(eSolarEnergyNews)--First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced that it has started construction of a solar project in Kitakyushu-shi, Japan. Generation capacity of the project is 1.4MWDC, and it will start operating in Q1 2014. Using First Solar’s advanced technology CdTe thin-film PV modules, the project...

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