Suntech Holdings, which is the world’s largest solar panel manufacturer, now offers a 300-watt (0.3 kW) solar panel for utility-scale power plants (power plants that are usually upwards of tens of millions of watts), as well as commercial-scale solar power projects (powering office buildings is an example of commercial use). … [continued]
Double-sided (otherwise known as bifacial) solar cells are capable of generating electricity from sunlight received on their front size, but also from leftover sunlight that diffused and/or reflected by using the back side (second side) of the cell. Solar panels of this type have been under development for decades, … [continued]
According to a recent McKinsey study, more than half of all installed solar power generation capacity worldwide could be from rooftop setups under which people generate their own electricity, rather than buying it from a typical centralized power plant. […]
IKEA has announced that, as part of its goal to use only renewable energy to power its buildings, it will partner with the Chinese clean energy company Hanergy to install solar panels on IKEA buildings in China. […]
IKEA, a very large retailer of low-cost household furniture, has announced plans to install solar panels on two more of it’s United States locations, both of which are distribution centres in the eastern section of the country. […]
Over the past few years I have been learning about solar panels and power plants in general. My next step towards becoming a solar panel expert was the purchase of a 10 watt multicrystalline silicon solar panel. […]
[social_buttons] Feed-in tariffs (FiT) have hit the UK and they are predicted to create a big boost for solar energy. A new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers predicts a five-fold increase in demand for photovoltaic (PV) solar panels this year as a result.
