CleanTechnica » sharp http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Solar Panel Prices Down 80%, Recurrent Energy Up For Sale… (Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/15/solar-panel-prices-80-recurrent-energy-sale-solar-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/15/solar-panel-prices-80-recurrent-energy-sale-solar-news/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2014 21:20:41 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71968 Solar energy enthusiasts, here’s another solar energy news roundup. Enjoy! Solar panel prices have dropped 80% since 2008, and wind power prices are down too. (Planetsave) Recurrent Energy, a US-based subsidiary of Sharp Corporation, is reportedly up for sale. Notably, Recurrent Energy promised an astonishing 5¢/kWh solar electricity supply to Austin Energy in May, over the course of 25

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/15/solar-panel-prices-80-recurrent-energy-sale-solar-news/feed/ 2 Online Solar Investing, India’s #1 Solar Provider … (Solar News) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/21/online-solar-investing-india-solar-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/21/online-solar-investing-india-solar-news/#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2014 16:40:56 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70841 More solar news for your clicking, reading, commenting, and sharing pleasure: A new online solar investing platform has been set up by Palmetto Group. Solar projects should secure 6% return or greater. (Solar Love) NRG Energy (isn’t that a little repetitive?) has bought mobile solar startup Goal Zero. “NRG is one of the largest independent

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/21/online-solar-investing-india-solar-news/feed/ 1 Sharp Launches Smart Energy Storage For Buildings http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/14/sharp-launches-smart-energy-storage-buildings/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/14/sharp-launches-smart-energy-storage-buildings/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2014 16:34:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70658 Solar Love. Energy storage systems are a boon for generators, especially renewable energy generators, as they can regulate their energy supply while maintaining grid discipline. But energy storage systems can be of great advantage to large consumers such as industrial units and commercial buildings to keep their power bills in control. Sharp has launched an

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/14/sharp-launches-smart-energy-storage-buildings/feed/ 19 Nest, Samsung & Yale Launch New Home Networking Technology http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/22/nest-samsung-yale-launch-new-home-networking-technology/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/22/nest-samsung-yale-launch-new-home-networking-technology/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2014 19:00:14 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69689 The Thread Group has created an open platform of home networking technology that allows multiple home devices to interact with each other

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/22/nest-samsung-yale-launch-new-home-networking-technology/feed/ 7 Sharp Solar Profitable Again, Solar Cell Sales Surge 69% http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/17/sharp-profitable-solar-cell-sales-surge-69/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/17/sharp-profitable-solar-cell-sales-surge-69/#comments Sat, 17 May 2014 09:00:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66942 Originally published on Solar Love. Sharp Solar Profit Is Positive Again (Solar Cell Sales Increase 69%) (via Solar Love) Sharp has managed to fight its way back to profitability this year — posting an 18% boost in sales over last year, up to JPY 2.93 trillion (US$28.6 billion), and a net profit of JPY 11.56

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/17/sharp-profitable-solar-cell-sales-surge-69/feed/ 0 Sharp Solar Returns To #1 PV Module Supplier Position, Still Expecting 2014 Loss http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/16/sharp-solar-returns-to-premier-pv-module-supplier-still-expecting-loss/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/16/sharp-solar-returns-to-premier-pv-module-supplier-still-expecting-loss/#comments Fri, 16 May 2014 14:50:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66978 After a five year absence, Sharp Solar has returned to the top of the solar PV module shipment rankings during the first quarter of 2014, according to the latest findings from the NPD Solarbuzz Module Tracker Quarterly report. According to NPD Solarbuzz, Sharp was the PV industry’s market leader for 45 years — between 1963 and 2008

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/16/sharp-solar-returns-to-premier-pv-module-supplier-still-expecting-loss/feed/ 6 Top 15 Solar Module Suppliers Of 2013, Via IHS http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/15/top-15-pv-module-suppliers-2013-via-ihs/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/15/top-15-pv-module-suppliers-2013-via-ihs/#comments Thu, 15 May 2014 11:10:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66830 Editor’s Note: Aside from the notes in the article below, a few other interesting things jumped out to me. 1) Despite going bankrupt and being delisted from the NYSE, Suntech managed to still make it into the top 15 in 2013! That’s somewhat impressive. 2) The only solar module supplier in the top 10 not

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/15/top-15-pv-module-suppliers-2013-via-ihs/feed/ 0 Yingli Holds Onto #1, Trina Solar Climbs To #2 In Solar http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/09/yingli-holds-onto-1-trina-solar-climbs-2-solar/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/09/yingli-holds-onto-1-trina-solar-climbs-2-solar/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2014 12:50:18 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65090 Originally published on Solar Love. With nearly 10% of the solar module market in 2013, Yingli Green Energy (YGE)* retained the #1 spot in the market. To be more exact, 9.4% of solar module capacity sold in 2013 came from Yingli. #2 was Trina Solar, which accounted for 8.2%; #3 was Sharp (thanks to a

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/09/yingli-holds-onto-1-trina-solar-climbs-2-solar/feed/ 2 Which Solar Panels Are Most Efficient? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/02/which-solar-panels-most-efficient/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/02/which-solar-panels-most-efficient/#comments Sun, 02 Feb 2014 14:00:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=62076 Originally published on Cost Of Solar. One of the most common things people ask when they start to consider going solar or start to plan their life-changing solar expedition is which are the most efficient solar panels. However, first of all, that’s not even the right question for most people, and second of all, the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/02/which-solar-panels-most-efficient/feed/ 71 Cost Of Solar Set To Plummet With New 44.7% Efficiency Record http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/24/new-solar-cell-efficiency-record-of-44-7-set/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/24/new-solar-cell-efficiency-record-of-44-7-set/#comments Tue, 24 Sep 2013 17:47:42 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=56849 A research team in Europe has achieved a world record-setting solar conversion efficiency of 44.7 percent, and assuming that higher efficiency translates into lower costs (someday), it’s yet another indicator that we’re only at the beginning of a long decline in the cost of solar power. Solar (and wind, for that matter) is already competitive

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/24/new-solar-cell-efficiency-record-of-44-7-set/feed/ 24 First Solar & Sharp The Lone Non-Chinese Solar Module Leaders http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/06/first-solar-sharp-the-lone-non-chinese-solar-module-leaders/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/06/first-solar-sharp-the-lone-non-chinese-solar-module-leaders/#comments Fri, 06 Sep 2013 05:30:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=56105 It’s no secret, Chinese solar module manufacturers have come along and dominated the solar module market. In 2012, according to IHS, six out of the top ten solar module manufacturers were Chinese companies, including #1 Yingli Green Energy. Now, a recent Solarbuzz report found that Chinese solar module manufacturers led shipments of solar modules in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/09/06/first-solar-sharp-the-lone-non-chinese-solar-module-leaders/feed/ 7 Solar Cell Efficiency World Record Set By Sharp — 44.4% http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/23/solar-cell-efficiency-world-record-set-by-sharp-44-4/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/23/solar-cell-efficiency-world-record-set-by-sharp-44-4/#comments Sun, 23 Jun 2013 18:32:49 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=53179 Editor’s Note: In May, Sharp regained the world’s triple-junction, non-concentrator solar cell efficiency record — 37.9%. Now, it has also taken the overall world solar cell efficiency record — 44.4%. Here’s another repost from Solar Love on the news. A research team at Sharp Corporation has announced that it has created a solar cell capable of converting 44.4%

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/06/23/solar-cell-efficiency-world-record-set-by-sharp-44-4/feed/ 10 Top 20 Solar Module Manufacturers Up To 70% Of Market Share http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/20/npd-solarbuzz/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/20/npd-solarbuzz/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 11:50:20 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51443 This article was originally published on Solarbuzz. The top 20 solar photovoltaic (PV) module suppliers accounted for almost 70% of global PV shipments in Q1’13, according to the latest NPD Solarbuzz Module Tracker Quarterly report. “The continued consolidation of solar PV manufacturers is creating opportunities for the leading tier 1 module suppliers,” explained Ray Lian, Senior Analyst at

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/20/npd-solarbuzz/feed/ 4 Sharp Boosts Its Triple-Junction Solar Cell Efficiency Another 0.2%, Regains The Record http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/05/sharp-boosts-its-triple-junction-solar-cell-efficiency-another-0-02-regains-the-record/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/05/sharp-boosts-its-triple-junction-solar-cell-efficiency-another-0-02-regains-the-record/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 17:00:47 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51380 Beyond details on the new efficiency record, this Solar Love repost below includes a bit more info on different types of solar cells, in case you are not aware of these differences and are now curious. Sharp has a long string of solar cell efficiency records. And it has just extended that string a little

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/05/sharp-boosts-its-triple-junction-solar-cell-efficiency-another-0-02-regains-the-record/feed/ 1 Top 10 Solar PV Module Suppliers In 2012 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/05/top-10-solar-pv-module-suppliers-in-2012/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/05/top-10-solar-pv-module-suppliers-in-2012/#comments Tue, 05 Feb 2013 22:50:42 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48031 2012’s top 10 solar PV module suppliers should be familiar names to regular CleanTechnica readers, but can you guess them all, and can you guess the order? As reported in January, Yingli has taken the top spot from Suntech (both of which are Chinese companies). Interestingly, though, Suntech isn’t even #2 this year. US-based First

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/05/top-10-solar-pv-module-suppliers-in-2012/feed/ 4 Solar Power Generation from the Windows — See-Through Solar Cells from Sharp http://cleantechnica.com/2012/09/26/solar-power-generation-from-the-windows-see-through-solar-cells-from-sharp/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/09/26/solar-power-generation-from-the-windows-see-through-solar-cells-from-sharp/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:37:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=43204 There is a list of reasons why windows are awesome things to have in any room, and Sharp just added to it: the company has announced the release of see-through solar cell modules designed to act as architectural glass.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/09/26/solar-power-generation-from-the-windows-see-through-solar-cells-from-sharp/feed/ 0 Energy Efficiency, Energy Storage, Grid, & Other Cleantech News http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/14/energy-efficiency-energy-storage-grid-other-cleantech-news/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/14/energy-efficiency-energy-storage-grid-other-cleantech-news/#comments Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:17:54 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=39028   And some more top cleantech news from around the interwebs (last roundup of the day): Energy Efficiency TOPTEN USA Releases New Lists of Energy Efficient Televisions — Sharp, Samsung, and Magnavox Lead the Field “It’s a surprising trend: Even as manufacturers pack higher-tech features into their televisions, the new models use less and less

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/06/14/energy-efficiency-energy-storage-grid-other-cleantech-news/feed/ 0 Sharp Hits Concentrator Solar Cell Efficiency Record, 43.5% http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/31/sharp-hits-concentrator-solar-cell-efficiency-record-43-5/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/31/sharp-hits-concentrator-solar-cell-efficiency-record-43-5/#comments Thu, 31 May 2012 12:12:35 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=38686   Sharp has developed solar cells that match the concentrator solar cell efficiency world record set by Solar Junction last year. The technology’s staggering 43.5% efficiency from a triple-junction compound solar cell is 1.2% higher than the efficiency of the cells holding the record before March of 2011 (when Solar Junction busted that record). The conversion

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/05/31/sharp-hits-concentrator-solar-cell-efficiency-record-43-5/feed/ 4 Top 10 Solar Panel Companies in 2011 http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/15/top-10-solar-panel-companies-in-2011/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/15/top-10-solar-panel-companies-in-2011/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:51:59 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=36111   Lux Research has just released a report on the most productive solar panel (or solar module) manufacturers in 2011. The Solar Supply Tracker report notes that the top 10 solar panel manufacturers produced 12.5 GW of solar panels in 2011, 44% of the global market sector. Japanese and South Korean solar panel companies rose in ranks in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/15/top-10-solar-panel-companies-in-2011/feed/ 0 Wrexham, Small European Town, Now a Solar Powerhouse http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/06/wrexham-small-european-town-now-a-solar-powerhouse/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/03/06/wrexham-small-european-town-now-a-solar-powerhouse/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 14:37:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=35756   Wrexham, in the UK (North Wales, to be precise), has apparently had one of Europe’s largest solar panel factories since 2005 (a Sharp solar panel factory), and employs approximately 1,000 people there. Now, the town is stepping up its solar installation game — it’s just installed 30,000 town-produced solar panels on 3,000 of its

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