USDA Administrator Joins with Stronghold Engineering and Project Partners to Dedicate New Solar Project at Moapa Paiute Travel Plaza in Nevada
Projects deliver estimated savings of $700,000 annually for tribal operators at off-grid site on I-15 in Valley of Fire, NV
Alternative Utility Services Purchases Renewable Energy Certificates
Alternative Utility Services, Inc. purchases 25 Renewable Energy Certificates; helping to further the production of wind energy.
Celebrating The 60th Anniversary Of The First Practical Solar Cell
Sixty years ago on April 25, 1954, Bell Laboratories demonstrated to the world one of the most significant breakthroughs ever recorded in the history of solar energy and of electricity – the first solar cell capable of converting enough sunlight into electricity to generate useful amounts of power. The press watched in awe as light poured on the first watt of silicon to run a 21 inch Ferris wheel. The next day the New York Times stated on its front page that the Bell invention marked “the beginning of a new era, eventually leading to the realization of one of mankind’s most cherished dreams – the harnessing of the almost limitless energy of the sun for the uses of civilization.”
At the time of the Bell announcement, all the solar cells in the world delivered about one watt. Today, more than 100 billion watts of generating capacity of photovoltaics have been installed worldwide. This year not only marks the 60th anniversary of the solar cell, but also the beginning of reaching the Holy Grail that had previously been only a dream of solar scientists – entering the Era of Grid Parity, when solar panels generate power at costs equal to or less than electricity produced by fossil and nuclear fuels. With the phenomenal growth of solar technology in the last several years and its future looking even brighter, the time is ripe to celebrate the founding of a technology that led Science magazine almost forty years ago to declare, “If there is a dream solar technology, it is photovoltaics solar cells … a spaceage electronic marvel at once the most sophisticated solar technology and the simplest, most environmentally benign source of electricity yet conceived."
Faustel Adds Yokogawa Gauge to Battery Electrode Coating Lines
Yokogawa announces the inclusion of its WEBFREX3ES online thickness gauge to Faustel's battery electrode coating lines. The gauge is used to monitor the thickness of the coatings on the electrodes that are main components of lithium-ion batteries.
SR20-D1 digital pyranometer by Hukseflux is a smart solution for utility-scale PV power plants
SR20-D1 is the most accurate digital secondary standard pyranometer available. Thanks to the intelligent sensor electronics inside SR20-D1, irradiance is a digital output. The industry standard Modbus RTU over RS485 protocol allows for easy data acquisition and error-free instrument exchange.
Clenergy cooperates with Xiamen National Hi-Tech Entrepreneurship Centre to develop distributed PV m
By fully leveraging their market resources and advantages in the government sector, the partners will establish a joint venture and develop about 150MW of distributed solar projects in Fujian, starting with Xiamen city.
TEN COMPANIES CHOSEN AS 2014 NEW ENERGY PIONEERS
Companies from around the world are recognized as leaders driving change in the energy system
Klein® Tools Expands Its Insulated Tool Line
New sleeker design provides 1000V protection on the job for electricians
Solectria Renewables Selected for the ZacSol 30MW Project in Zacatecas, Mexico
After the final approval for the project, the Federal Electricity Commission of Mexico will purchase the electricity generated by the system.
String Inverters Increasingly Used in Megawatt-Scale PV Projects
Chinese Products and Microinverters Gaining Acceptance
Energy breakthrough uses sun to create solar energy materials
This breakthrough by chemical engineers at Oregon State University could soon reduce the cost of solar energy
Distributed wind community remains optimistic as wind Investment Tax Credit (ITC) is adopted in Senate Tax Extenders
Grassley/Cantwell Amendment adds 2-year extension of ITC to Senate Tax Extenders
'Unzipping' poplars' biofuel potential
"By designing poplars for deconstruction, we can improve the degradability of a very useful biomass product"
California Cities and Businesses Turn to Energy Storage to Lower Increased Electricity Bills
Green Charge Networks Pioneers Power Efficiency Agreements to Save Cities and Businesses up to 70%
STA celebrates Europe's first dedicated solar power strategy
UK goes for one million solar homes
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UK seeks to strengthen position in booming global market
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