SolFocus unveils new concentrator PV technology
SolFocus Inc. plans to showcase its new concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) technology at the CPV Summit 2009, which runs today and
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Scientists find 'greener' recipe for photovoltaics
Zinc oxide could provide a more environmentally friendly way to produce photoconducting materials and photovoltaics, according to researchers at Northwestern
Ship designers plan solar-powered circumnavigation
France’s PlanetSolar is using Autodesk’s digital prototyping technology and training to help it design and build a solar-powered
Suntech, 3rd Rock plan 7.2 MW of new solar projects
Suntech Power Holdings Company and 3rd Rock Systems and Technologies Inc. today announced plans to jointly develop 7.2 megawatts
Austin OKs largest solar plant in US
The Texas city of Austin could soon be home to the largest solar-energy facility in the US, under a plan
Could hanging chads save LA's solar energy plan?
Los Angeles’ plan produce at least 400 megawatts of energy from solar power by 2014 continues to hang in the
Solar firm breaks industry price barrier
First Solar Inc. says it’s broken the $1 (US) per watt price barrier for the cost of manufacturing solar
Utility eyes 500 megawatts of new solar power
The utility company NRG Energy Inc. plans to use eSolar’s technology to develop solar thermal plants in California and
'Revolutionary' solar tech ready for prime time
International Automated Systems Inc. (IAS) says it will be providing Renewable Energy Development Corporation (REDCO) with its cutting-edge solar panels
Out with the planes, in with the solar panels
Now here’s some smart thinking: take a vast swath of land purchased for a development that never got off
T-Solar starts making 'world's largest solar panels'
T-Solar, a photovoltaics company based in Spain, has begun volume production of what it says are the world’s largest
'Fool's gold' could promise cheaper solar future
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) say they’ve identified several abundant