California was the first, and now COSEIA’s looking to add to the momentum that’s spurred Colorado forward to a spot at the forefront of the US solar and renewable energy development among US states.
Political winds are at long last favorable for the development of US offshore wind energy. AWC has selected New Jersey for Phase I of its planned HVDC transmission backbone.
During the production of photovoltaic (PV) cells, the rough process often creates microcracks in the uncompleted cells, which then leads to the cells breaking during the fabrication process. This leads to huge losses, as much as 5-10% of all of the PV wafers are destroyed during fabrication! But now, researchers … [continued]
Looking to lay the foundation for sustainable economic development centered on tidal and marine renewable energy, the Ports of Normandy and local government authorities announced plans to expand the ports of Cherbourg and Caen-Ouistreham.
Able to work collaboratively across party lines and the public and private sectors, a new report maps Colorado, Iowa and Ohio’s success in clean energy economic development.
Ohio’s about to get a big economic boost from Honda. Honda of America Mfg., Inc is going to invest $23 million in Marysville, Ohio’s economy to expand its Marysville manufacturing plant by 95,000 square feet. The reason? The company is going to construct the 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid there. This will be … [continued]
Someone from ENF recently passed on the post below. It does a good job of succinctly presenting what was a rather huge solar story of 2012, so I decided to go ahead and repost it from ENF (with minor edits). Check it out: 2012 has been the most difficult year to … [continued]
Other than our own stories, here’s some top cleantech and climate change news of the past few days: Clean Power Solar Power Bonnaroo Unveils First Permanent Festival Solar Array First Solar Begins Construction of Campo Verde Solar Project Arizona’s Black Mountain Solar Project Reaches Completion Financing Complete for Largest … [continued]
Solar Frontier has developed solar cells that achieve 19.7% efficiency using CIGS technology, and without the use of cadmium. This new cell finally broke a previous record of 18.6%, which stood for 10 years. The 19.7% efficiency was measured by Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. This efficiency … [continued]
Yingli Green Energy is now the biggest global solar company in terms of annual solar panel manufacturing. PV-Tech noted recently that the Chinese photovoltaic (PV) manufacturer leapfrogged past Suntech Power Holdings, who was number one in 2011. Firm fourth quarter demand helped to catapult Yingli to the top spot, … [continued]
