Last week you might’ve read about Twin Creeks Technologies and its super-thin solar cells. This company aims to cut the cost of solar cells in half. Ampulse Corporation, another upcoming company in the solar industry, has taken a similar (but still a bit different) approach. By making radical changes to … [continued]
Green job creation, as well as clean energy generation, is a focal point in evaluating 2nd-round bids for developing renewable energy projects in South Africa as the government aims for renewable energy resources to meet 42% of the nation’s electricity needs by 2030.
Siemens just announced yesterday that it has been awarded a $1.6-million research grant from the Department of Energy (DoE) to research ways of cutting the cost of electrical vehicle (EV) chargers and “developing ‘smart’ charging capabilities that support power grid efficiency and consumer demand.” In addition to the DoE funding, … [continued]
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.
The 2011 U.S. Solar Market Insight Report was released yesterday by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and GTM Research. Let’s run down some of the key findings, using several of the reports wonderful charts, of course.
Some more top cleantech news from the past couple days for you, other than our dozens of stories: 1. Cuba has just received its largest solar power array. “The 1,200 panel solar power system will generate clean electricity for the military fitness center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay.” The … [continued]
Pike Research has just come out with a new market research report, “Electric Vehicle Batteries.” The report, which ranks what it thinks are the top 10 Lithium-ion battery companies, finds that market revenue for Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for transportation (EVs and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles) “will grow over 700%, from $2.0 billion annually in … [continued]
Another week, another solar power efficiency record set! A California-based manufacturer of flexible thin-film solar cells and solar panels, SoloPower, yesterday announced a record aperture area efficiency for flexible copper, indium, gallium and (di)selenide (“CIGS”) modules — 13.4%. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) independently certified the record efficiency. “Importantly, the cells … [continued]
There’s a new solar cell company on the scene. Twin Creeks Technologies, a US startup, is looking to disrupt the solar market with its unique way of creating super thin solar cells. In other words, the company is developing a way for solar cell companies to produce solar cells (and, … [continued]
Electric vehicles aren’t exactly cheap to purchase, and one of the main factors in determining EV price is the price of the battery packs. The changing cost of EV batteries, however, is good news […]
