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EU unveils plans to boost 'clean energy' use

Nov 30, 2016 (AFP)

The EU on Wednesday unveiled "clean energy" plans to boost renewables, cut waste and reduce subsidies for coal power in a bid to meet commitments under the Pari...

Sun setting on Japan's solar energy boom

Nov 30, 2016 (AFP)

The sun is setting on Japan's clean-energy boom, despite projects like a massive floating solar farm near Tokyo, as the government cuts subsidies and bets on nu...

New fabrication technique leads to broader sunlight absorption in plastic solar cells

Nov 30, 2016 (SPX)

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a new strategy for fabricating more efficient plastic solar cells. The work has implications for...

Tesla microgrid powers entire island with solar in American Samoa

Nov 22, 2016 (UPI)

Self-sufficiency isn't easy on small Pacific islands, but the distant island of Ta'u in American Samoa can now supply nearly all of its inhabitants' power needs...

Sweden to scrap taxes on solar energy in 2017

Nov 21, 2016 (AFP)

Sweden is set to ditch taxes on its production of solar energy in 2017 in a bid to run entirely on renewable energy by 2040, the government said on Monday. Sola...

Africa looks to solar for communities off the grid

Nov 20, 2016 (AFP)

Above the sacks of seeds and coal, three kerosene lamps gather dust in the tiny shed that Kenyan chicken farmer Bernard calls home. He prefers to use solar ener...

New Jersey's NEP Solar secures major funding agreement

Nov 18, 2016 (SPX)

National Energy Partners ("NEP") and Forum Equity Partners ("Forum") have announced that they had signed an agreement in which Forum will provide up to $15 mill...

'Back to the Future' inspires solar nanotech-powered clothing

Nov 17, 2016 (SPX)

Marty McFly's self-lacing Nikes in Back to the Future Part II inspired a UCF scientist who has developed filaments that harvest and store the sun's energy - and...

Wind and solar energy projects could bring 5,000 new jobs to rural Minnesota

Nov 17, 2016 (SPX)

Minnesota has undergone a remarkable transformation in its energy landscape over the past decade. Coal, once the dominant fuel source for Minnesota's electric u...

Tesla shareholders approve merger with SolarCity

Nov 17, 2016 (AFP)

Tesla said Thursday that shareholders approved a plan to buy renewable energy company SolarCity in an overwhelming endorsement of a plan outlined by founder Elo...

New way to make low-cost solar cell technology

Nov 16, 2016 (SPX)

Researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) have found a new way to fabricate high efficiency semi-transparent perovskite solar cells in a breakthro...

A New Way to Image Solar Cells in 3-D

Nov 16, 2016 (SPX)

Next-generation solar cells made of super-thin films of semiconducting material hold promise because they're relatively inexpensive and flexible enough to be ap...

Photon Energy delivers solar power for water treatment plant

Nov 14, 2016 (SPX)

Photon Energy has started construction of a 99 kWp solar power plant to provide a large proportion of the power for the Leeton sewerage treatment plant. The pow...

Solar cells get boost with integration of water-splitting catalyst

Nov 14, 2016 (SPX)

Scientists have found a way to engineer the atomic-scale chemical properties of a water-splitting catalyst for integration with a solar cell, and the result is ...

Solar industry shift tactics to sell more solar AC and smart modules

Nov 14, 2016 (SPX)

The business model of microinverter and power optimizer suppliers is set to shift from standalone units to integrated systems, such as Smart and AC modules, acc...

Simulation models global renewable electricity system

Nov 14, 2016 (SPX)

A new model developed by Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) shows how an electricity system mainly based on solar and wind works in all regions of the ...

Tesla's and SolarCity's launch of solar roof tiles is great news

Nov 14, 2016 (SPX)

Sven Lindstrom, CEO of solar tech company Midsummer, has said that he finds Tesla's and SolarCity's launch of multiple styled solar roof tiles replicating origi...

Major advance in solar cells made from cheap, easy-to-use perovskite

Nov 09, 2016 (SPX)

Solar cells made from an inexpensive and increasingly popular material called perovskite can more efficiently turn sunlight into electricity using a new techniq...

CPP, SolarCity Deal Keeps Colton, Calif., Community Affordable and Sustainable

Nov 01, 2016 (SPX)

Community Preservation Partners (CPP) has agreed to lease 2.2 unused acres at its Arbor Terrace Apartments affordable housing community in Colton, Calif., to So...

Tesla expands its portfolio to produce solar roof tiles

Oct 29, 2016 (AFP)

Electric carmaker Tesla has diversified into the alternative energy business, on Friday unveiling solar roofs for environmentally friendly homes. "Global warmin...