The Japanese law on feed-in tariffs (partial translation available here) requires that feed-in tariffs are revised for each business year, which starts on April 1 in Japan. That means that the feed-in tariffs for the year from April 1 will be announced by the Minister of Economy and Industry shortly. … [continued]
A simple, single nanowire crystal is capable of super-concentrating the intensity of the sunlight that it is exposed to up to a factor of 15, researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute have discovered. The surprising discovery means that the assumed limit to solar cell efficiency, the “Shockley-Queisser Limit,” can likely … [continued]
Melbourne has reduced and offset its emissions to become a certified carbon-neutral city under Australia’s National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS). The city has also launched several programmes to reduce its energy consumption and emission production as part of the Net Zero Emissions strategy. The city has identified four areas where significant … [continued]
During the process of running a business, entrepreneurs are always looking for ways to reduce costs and become more profitable. One option that many businesses are now considering is investing in solar power. If you’re thinking about solar for your company, is it worth the investment?
The north Indian state of Punjab has issued a fresh tender for installation of 300 MW of solar power capacity. The state joins list of several others like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh to issue huge tenders for setting up solar power capacity. Punjab lies in the west north-west … [continued]
This is a sponsored post, which is why it is remaining at the top of the CleanTechnica home page all day today. That said, the fact that this post was sponsored did not alter my take on the company or what I’ve written below. This is one of the most … [continued]
Ultra-thin films of nickel and iron oxides appear to be very effective catalysts for the solar-powered splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen, new research from the University of Oregon has found. Such devices could be used to produce hydrogen fuel from the simple and abundant resources of sunlight and … [continued]
Here’s one indication of just how quickly Army is moving toward an energy-efficient future: last year we got all excited about an energy-saving base camp demonstration project at Fort Devens in Massachusetts, and now our friends over at the DoD Energy Blog have just tipped us to another pair of … [continued]
Reposted from Solar Love: I recently ran across this awesome image from Greenpeace International over on Google+: Luckily, the Google+ share also included a link to an Indian business site that had more details. The Hindu Business Line writes: Close on heels of commencing use of wastelands in northern districts … [continued]
Adding on to a couple of recent CleanTechnica posts, here’s a short look at First Solar’s solar power leadership, reposted from Solar Love: US-based First Solar seems to have done a pretty good job naming itself. It is the #1 solar developer in the world (based on March 2013 data), … [continued]
