July 29th, 2010
According to EUPD Research, an organization that is studying the UK PV market, an important aspect of the feed-in tariff (FIT) regulation could stymie growth of the solar market in the UK.
Utility-scale Battery Research Underway
July 29th, 2010
What happens when the U.S. government awards DuPont, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Bosch, and 3M $1.6 million to develop a longer-lasting, less expensive way to store clean energy? We will soon find out.
US Company Sending Wind Energy Parts To China
July 29th, 2010
The Timken Company yesterday announced that it had received a contract worth US$26 million to supply wind turbine products and services to China's Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Company, one of the top five wind power equipment manufacturers in the world.
Audio Interview: The Future of Thin-film Solar Cell Manufacturing, Chris Eberspacher
July 29th, 2010
Eberspacher summarizes sessions on thin-film photovoltaics and PV fab management from Intersolar NA 2010.
Audio Interview: eIQ Energy Partners with Shoales to Reduce BoS Costs
July 29th, 2010
Michael Lamb tells editor Debra Vogler how the company's vBoost technology and its partnership announcement with Shoales will address reduced balance-of-system (BoS) costs.
Audio Interview: eIQ Energy Partners with Shoales to Reduce BoS Costs
July 29th, 2010
Michael Lamb tells editor Debra Vogler how the company's vBoost technology and its partnership announcement with Shoales will address reduced balance-of-system (BoS) costs.
SMA Expands North American Utility-Scale PV Inverter Line
July 29th, 2010
SMA America LLC, the U.S.-based subsidiary of global solar technology leader SMA Solar Technology AG, has expanded its U.S. line of utility products with the Sunny Central High Efficiency (HE) line of solar inverters. The new 500 and 630 kilowatt inverters provide integrators, project developers and EPCs with a utility-scale 1000VDC solution that features the industry's best efficiency in the medium voltage interconnection category.
SMA Expands North American Utility-Scale PV Inverter Line
July 29th, 2010
SMA America LLC, the U.S.-based subsidiary of global solar technology leader SMA Solar Technology AG, has expanded its U.S. line of utility products with the Sunny Central High Efficiency (HE) line of solar inverters. The new 500 and 630 kilowatt inverters provide integrators, project developers and EPCs with a utility-scale 1000VDC solution that features the industry's best efficiency in the medium voltage interconnection category.
BP Oil Spill Gives New Meaning to World Ocean Day
July 29th, 2010
The month of June marks World Environment Day and World Ocean Day, two days whose main purpose is to spread awareness of environmental issues taking place in the world. However, a black cloud hangs over this year's events as thousands of gallons of oil each day are currently gushing into the Gulf of Mexico as a result of the Deep Horizon oilrig that exploded and sank on April 20, 2010.
The Only Way Is Up: CSP Builds Up Heat
July 29th, 2010
If you're wondering where the Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) is heading from here, crane your neck and look upward. Forecasts show industry growth climbing steeply from 2010.