A new production technique has cut the cost of solar cells by more than 10%, potentially boosting the technology’s global ascent even further.
Solar modules to provide electricity to rural S’wak villages
KUALA LUMPUR: More and more remote villages and longhouses in Sarawak are expected to have access to reliable and affordable electricity …
Idaho National Lab Goes With Solar–Powered EV Charging
Idaho National Laboratory (INL), one of the U.S. Department of Energy’s national labs, has selected Envision Solar International Inc.’s EV-ARC product …
Breakthrough study in solar energy conversion
A paper in Nature Energy explains how academics at the Reisner Laboratory in Cambridge achieved unassisted solar-driven water-splitting.
Independence Institute argues ratepayers will pay more
Renewable energy supporters immediately celebrated the PUC’s approval for Xcel to replace 660 megawatts of coal-fired power with 1,100 …
Dust and ash dragging down energy production from many Valley solar panels
Dylan Aust of Primetime Services has long been drawn to dirty solar panels. He showed us some at an East Central Fresno home which hadn’t been …
Solar panels installed in NLCIL buildings
As part of the Neyveli Lignite Corporation India Limited’s (NLCIL) commitment to produce 4,251 megawatt through solar and wind energy, the …
Islam-inspired renewable energy
Verse 80 of Sura 36 of the Qur’an tells of a green tree out of which fire can be made. It was this sura that inspired Muhammad Djawis Masruri, the …
Safeguard duty takes shine out India’s solar energy sector
Uncertainties over safeguard duty on Chinese and Malaysian solar panels and modules and other issues, in general, have led to a drop in import …
‘Industries should switch over to solar energy for better’
Bhushan said that by 2020, Maharashtra will generate close to 20 giga watts of energy through solar rooftops. “These systems are going to be a …