US-based SoloPower Systems has announced it has completed construction on its first commercial-scale deployment in South Africa. The solar PV technology company, which is based out of California, completed the construction of its first commercial-scale deployment atop a factory rooftop in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, as the first stage of … [continued]
Editor’s Update October 3, 2012: I have confirmed with SoloPower that it has NOT actually published anything on the cost of SoloPower’s solar modules, and that the numbers in the original post (which we retrieved from Greentech Media) were extrapolated from another technology. As such, I’ve deleted lines referencing … [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]
If you are a regular CleanTechnica reader, you’ve noticed that we’ve gone through a major site redesign in the last week or so. As time moves one, innovation and better design is a natural (for things people care about). People clearly care a lot about solar power and I think … [continued]
Hudson Clean Energy Partners (HCEP) set a $1 billion target for its first fund, a new clean energy investment fund, and just announced this week that it has reached its target despite the difficult economic conditions worldwide. Led by two industry veterans with much individual success, HCEP is looking … [continued]
