A Concentrated Solar Power CSP Developers DNI Dream In an emerging CSP market such as South Africa, one of the many challenges developers face is siting the project based on acquiring accurate Direct Normal Irradiation data, as optimal siting of Concentrated Solar Power plants is a key component to plant efficiency, and ultimate profitability. [...]
Magnolia Solar Corporation has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Magnolia Solar, Inc., has demonstrated high-voltage InGaAs quantum well waveguide solar cells, a unique structure capable of improving the performance of photovoltaic modules. Dr. Roger E. Welser, Magnolia’s Chief Technical Officer, summarized the latest technical results at the Solar Energy and Technology Conference in San [...]
One DOE collaboration has resulted in the deployment of two Total Sky Imagers (TSIs) at the Copper Mountain Solar power plant in Boulder City, Nevada. TSIs are the latest technological innovation in the solar resource assessment arena and are designed to capture real-time cloud activity to manage variability and inform solar plant operations. The work [...]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) today announced the award of $74 million to create four new Engineering Research Centers (ERCs) that will advance interdisciplinary research and education in partnership with industry. During the next five years, the ERCs will share the goal of creating knowledge and innovations that address significant societal issues such as health [...]
Concentrated solar thermal technology works by focusing the sun’s rays onto a heat engine that turns a generator making AC electric power. As with Photovoltaic technology of course we can only make the power as long as the sun is shining. To solve this problem we need to come up with an efficient, reliable and [...]
The Company Achieves Important First Step in Uplisting the Company’s Shares to Trade on a Senior U.S. Stock Exchange Santa Clarita, CA . BioSolar, Inc., developer of a breakthrough technology to produce bio-based materials from renewable plant sources that reduce the cost of photovoltaic (PV) solar modules, today reported that the company successfully completed a 1 [...]
Duralux Solar Coatings, a show stopper at GlassBuild America 2011 The new range of solar coatings by the Fenzi Group is bound to steal the scene at the Atlanta-based show taking stage from 12 to 14 September. The complete range of Duralux Solar Coatings for solar mirrors, developed and tested to meet the highest durability [...]
Dupont today announced that it has acquired Innovalight, Inc., a company specializing in advanced silicon inks and process technologies that increase the efficiency of crystalline silicon solar cells. The acquisition further strengthens DuPont’s position as a clear leader in materials for the solar energy market, enabling a broader and more integrated photovoltaic materials and technology offering [...]
At the Renewable Energy Finance Forum-Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street), hosted by the American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) and Euromoney Energy Events, top leaders from the financial industry and renewable energy sector identified the need for consistent long-term clean energy policies. Financiers and policy drivers discussed the anticipated landscape for renewable energy, while expressing concern [...]
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is working with India’s Rajasthan state to explore the state’s prospects as a solar manufacturing and power generation hub, establish research facilities, and help bring down energy costs. IFC and Rajasthan state government are co-hosting a conference titled, Rajasthan as a Solar Component Manufacturing Hub, that brings together [...]
German and American researchers will work together more closely on solar energy topics as a result of a signing of a Memo of Understanding (MOU) between the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the German Helmholtz Association. The MOU identifies several key solar energy topics to explore for joint research cooperation. [...]
Magnolia Solar Demonstrates Record High Voltage Performance: Ground-Breaking Results Presented at the Photovoltaic Specialist Conference Magnolia Solar Corporation announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Magnolia Solar, Inc., has demonstrated InGaAs quantum well solar cells that operate at record high voltages. These ground-breaking technical results were presented by Magnolia Solar, Inc.’s Chief Technical Officer, Dr. [...]
DLR and Helmholtz centres in Jülich and Berlin agree on cooperation with the US energy research institute NREL The great potential of solar power . The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR), the Jülich Research Center (Forschungszentrum Jülich; FZJ) and the Berlin-based Helmholtz Center for Materials and Energy (Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für [...]
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