May 16th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
The UK Solar Trade Association announced twice this week that the country's solar fleet broke the peak generation record set originally two years ago, highlighting the need for solar to be allowed to participate on a level playing field in the country's energy mix
March 30th, 2019 | by Guest Contributor
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, which regularly publishes a chart of the world’s most efficient solar cells, has introduced a new chart of record-efficiency solar modules
March 24th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
On March 16, California set a new all time record for solar energy production. Between grid scale solar and behind the meter solar, as much as 16 megawatts of solar electricity was available just before 3 pm on that day.
March 10th, 2019 | by Steve Hanley
Researchers in the Netherlands have combined perovskite and conventional solar cells into one bifacial solar panel with an efficiency greater than 30%.
February 20th, 2019 | by Charles W. Thurston
A novel combination of high-grade spacecraft solar cell material and advanced light-concentrating lenses has yielded solar panels with a record 29% efficiency that may become available for general rooftop use by 2022. The crux in the commercialization of the planar optical micro-tracking technology will be cost-controlling manufacturing process, which is the current stage of study for Insolight, the cell developer
January 19th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
I started covering the solar energy industry seriously in 2009. It seemed like a hopping, exciting time in the industry — growth was exploding. I remember one early story in which readers admonished me a little because I put "Solar Power Exploding" in a headline, and they thought I was referring to genuine explosions. In 2019, 2009 and 2010 progress looks like anthills
December 18th, 2018 | by Charles W. Thurston
Alta Devices’ record-setting solar cell has just begun a one-year test by NASA in the latest Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE-X) flight investigation, launched in November on board the NG CRS-10 mission. NASA is testing Alta Devices solar technology at the Space Station in order to evaluate the technology for future NASA low-Earth orbit missions, including powering CubeSats, a trending, small, inexpensive satellite design
November 30th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
Moving forward with our monthly What Changed ... ? feature, below is a rundown of notable solar energy news — changed in the solar industry — during the month of November
July 5th, 2018 | by Guest Contributor
When it comes to clean technology, German Chancellor Angela Merkel says China is no longer seen as a developing country but a competitor
July 1st, 2018 | by Eric Kosak
On Wednesday, May 9, 2018, history was made. The California Energy Commission unanimously approved the requirement that all new homes and low-rise apartments built from 2020 onwards include solar panels. The approval was supported by builders, utilities, and solar manufacturers. Now, say it with me — hip hip hooray!
June 18th, 2018 | by Nicolas Zart
In this episode, we cover a number of clean power stories before jumping into our EV bread & butter
June 14th, 2018 | by Kurt Lowder
We have seen solar power in the Middle East come into the low 2 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) range. We have seen it under 2 cents per kWh in Mexico. Misguided, casual observers claimed these prices only occurred due to heavily exploited labor, but now we have also seen 2.155 cents per kWh in the United States. This contract was one of six contracts that Nevada Power recently signed. All six contracts came in under 3 cents per kWh
May 25th, 2018 | by Guest Contributor
Originally published on SolarWakeUp. By Frank Andorka Look out, wind – solar is about to catch you. That’s the headline [&hellip
May 2nd, 2018 | by Joshua S Hill
GTM Research recently published a new analysis which predicts global solar PV installations will exceed 104 gigawatts (GW) in 2018, and will continue to exceed 100 GW per year through to at least
April 4th, 2018 | by Zachary Shahan
What actually changed in the world of solar in Q1 2018? Here's our rundown
February 17th, 2018 | by Giles Parkinson
Households and businesses played a key role in reducing peak demand and capping wholesale electricity costs in South Australia last month, with data showing that rooftop solar played a major role in reducing and deferring demand peaks in the midst of the heatwave
December 17th, 2017 | by Zachary Shahan
What was new in the world of solar energy in November? That is, what significant changes occurred in the industry? For the second month in a row, summarizing a list of those changes is the humble goal I'm trying to accomplish
November 13th, 2017 | by Zachary Shahan
What happened in the solar & storage industries in October? A lot! Below is a concise summary of the most notable solar and energy storage stories of the month
November 9th, 2017 | by George Harvey
... And What it Might Have Missed ... Lazard has produced its latest analysis of energy production costs in Lazard’s Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis – Version 11.0. Lazard is one of a small group of organizations whose incomes are dependent on customers who are investors and need the most accurate information possible. If Lazard makes a statement that is widely off the mark, it means that investors will not make the money they feel they should, and in fact they may even lose money. So Lazard has a powerful vested interest in being right. This is what makes its Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE) information so important
October 17th, 2017 | by Zachary Shahan
It's very easy to slam oil & gas giants for their role in global emissions and their hesitance to give up luxurious lifestyles and steady revenue streams — not to mention conspiratorial tricks and scams when those are at play, which they sometimes are. But there are also a couple of things to consider
September 19th, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
Dubai will soon be home to the world's largest concentrated solar power facility. The 700 megawatt facility will cost more than $4 billion to construct. The cost of energy from the plant is set at 7.3 cents per kilowatt-hour.
August 15th, 2017 | by Ricky Dunbar
If you were to walk into a solar store and purchase some of their best-selling PV panels, it is likely that their solar irradiance-to-electricity conversion efficiency would be around 17%. This is the typical efficiency (Fraunhofer ISE Photovoltaics Report, 2017) of the top-selling PV product, a multi-crystalline silicon panel. This means that for a typical panel, 17% of all incident solar energy is converted directly to usable electricity. This is quite impressive for a device that has no moving parts and can generate power at the location where the electricity is required (no transmission losses). It is no wonder that PV is already one of the cheapest power technologies available
August 10th, 2017 | by Tina Casey
More bad news for coal: new record-breaking perovskite solar cell from Belgium's IMEC is designed with high volume manufacturing in mind
May 29th, 2017 | by Zachary Shahan
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