Is The Party Over for CSP in the U.S?
Planning for new concentrated solar power (CSP) development in the U.S. almost disappeared in 2013 as developers turned to smaller, more achievable The post Is The Party Over for CSP in the U.S?...
View ArticleHitachi’s CrystEna Energy Storage System
Who knows how economical it might be, but the Japanese electronics and industrial giant Hitachi is moving toward marketing an energy storage system that The post Hitachi’s CrystEna Energy Storage...
View ArticleSolar Capital Spending to Rise 42% in 2014
According to IHS (NYSE: IHS), global capital spending by producers of PV modules, cells, ingots, wafers, and polysilicon will rise by 42% in 2014 to reach $3.3 The post Solar Capital Spending to Rise...
View ArticleUS Solar Market Insight 2013
If any of you followed my live tweeting of the recent Greentech Media US Solar Market Insight conference, you would have pulled The post US Solar Market Insight 2013 appeared first on Solar Feeds.
View ArticleCan Solar Hit 49 GW in 2014?
It’s close to the end of the year and while children are waiting to hear the sound of reindeer on rooftops, businesspeople The post Can Solar Hit 49 GW in 2014? appeared first on Solar Feeds.
View Article15.6% Efficient Graphene PV Device Developed
Earlier this week Spanish scientists at the Universitat Jaume I in Castelló’s Group of Photovoltaic and Optoelectronic Devices (DFO) and the University of Oxford published research in the journal Nano...
View ArticleTop 5 Famous Solar Sites
Some of the most recognizable locations in the world are now becoming world famous solar sites. Solar has yet to go mainstream, but it serves as an icon of progress and technological advancement....
View ArticleIn Focus: Goldman’s “Transformational Moment” in Solar
Goldman Sachs sees a transformational moment in renewables and plans to invest in excess of $40 billion by 2021. The motivation for Goldman is to create a return on the capital they invest for their...
View ArticleThe Tesla Giga Factory
Last week EV pioneer Tesla Motors announced strong fourth-quarter results with record shipments and gross margin. Its investor newsletter also included a tantalizing paragraph: Very shortly, we will be...
View ArticleIn Focus: Solar PV in China
In 2013 approximately 1/3 of the global solar PV installations were realized in China. The nation installed between 13-14 GW (2012: 5.04 GW), i.e. more than any other country in a single year ever...
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Solar: 100GW by 2018
In 2018 the annual deployment of photovoltaics is anticipated to grow to 100 gigawatts a year. That’s according to NPD Solarbuzz’ latest Marketbuzz report, which said that by then PV will be a $50...
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Gold Coating: Reducing Solar Glare
A new work by UC Irvine scientists could reduce glare from solar panels and electronic displays and dull dangerous glints on military weapons. “We found that a very simple process and a tiny bit of...
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The Sickest Solar Stadiums
Why do we play sports? Many people would say it is our love of competition that drives us to play. Many people would say it is all about having fun or being healthy. Either way, sports have become a...
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