Solar Panels

Solar energy is generated through various technologies viz. solar PV, solar thermal, concentrated solar thermal/power, and concentrated PV. In all the four technologies mentioned above, solar PV is the biggest market; followed by concentrated solar thermal ...  

PERTH, AUSTRALIA--(Marketwire - Feb 15, 2012) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources Australia (Perth, Australia) -- The Australian federal government's solar flagship program provides the foundation for large-scale, grid-connected solar power through a competitive grant process. In 2011, two major solar projects were given the green light to proceed through the funding program: the Moree solar photovoltaic (PV) project and the Solar...  

February 14, 2012 - After a punishing 2011 and expectations of a tough 2012, there will be a surge of demand for upgrading solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing equipment over the next few years, says IMS Research. PV equipment sales are expected to sink ...  

YORBA LINDA – The cost for permitting and inspecting solar energy systems in town have been reduced with new rates approved by the City Council. The city first set fees in 2005 for processing, permitting and inspecting the property for ...  

A local company that's working on producing a renewable biofuel is going the same route to power its production process. Southport-based Alganomics has installed a solar electric system and hybrid windmills at its algae culturing plant at Oak ...  

(SkyNewswire.com) A great growth area for solar energy system designer and installer, Simple Energy Works, involves selling custom photovoltaic (PV) solar system kits online throughout the United States to solar Do It Yourselfers and Contractors. All a person needs to do is contact Simple Energy Works, and they will figure out exactly what PV solar system is needed for the location and provide the customer with a fully customized, premium...  

In a paper published in Nano Letters, the researchers describe how they have manufactured thin film solar cells with an absolute efficiency of 8.1 per cent. The research was conducted under the auspices of the Victoria-Suntech Advanced Solar ...  

Konarka Technologies’ Power Plastic organic solar cells (pictured) are the world’s first organic photovoltaic (OPV) to be certified in compliance with IEC 61646 for thin-film terrestrial photovoltaic (PV) modules. TUV Rheinland’s Solar Energy Assessment Center based in Cologne, Germany, performed the testing. Konarka solar films are developed for integration into building materials, including glass, steel, [...]  

In October 2011, Craig Wentz, owner and electrical contractor for Wentz Electric Co., L.L.C. in Silver City, earned the Solar PV Installer certification from the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners. This recognition is the ...  

ZURICH, Switzerland, Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules,...  

Germany's Centrotherm Photovoltaics, the world's second-largest manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) equipment, has signed an agreement with IDEA Polysilicon to construct a polysilicon solar PV manufacturing facility in the Saudi Arabian Red Coast city of Yanbu, according to a Reuters News report. The agreement aims to provide IDEA the technology and know-how it needs to become a market force in the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region, a...  

HILLSBORO, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) complex, a center for high-tech military communications and surveillance in San Diego, now hosts 1.3 megawatts of solar panels from SolarWorld.  

Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher Andreas Mershin has simplified a process that could someday enable everyday folks to turn their green plant waste like grass clippings into a photovoltaic solar panel. Mershin’s research, which was ...  

Solar cells convert the sun's energy into electricity. They absorb energy through semi-conductor materials like silicon from light particles called photons, generating electrons to make electricity. However, silicon solar cells cannot extract ...  

Based in Wuxi, China, the company offers engineering, procurement and construction services to building solar power systems. The company’s wide range of products includes monocrystalline, multicrystalline silicon PV cells, PV modules and building ...