Category Archives: Solar PV
Department of Energy – Research Areas: Fuels from Sunlight
Fuels from Sunlight To access the Fuels from Sunlight FOA (reference number DE-FOA-0000214) please direct your browser to: https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/PublicPages/PublicSearch/Public_Opportunities.aspx and search for “Fuels from Sunlight” in the search box (note that the search flag should be set to “Title” or “Title/Description”). After nearly 3 billion years of evolution, nature can effectively convert sunlight into energy-rich [...]
CLEAN ENERGY PATENT GROWTH INDEX
January 7, 2010 Solar Patents Part of Upward Trend in Clean Energy By Victor A. Cardona Albany, NY Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C. is pleased to announce the Shine-On Solar edition of the Clean Energy Patent Growth Index (CEPGI) by the firm’s Cleantech Group. The CEPGI tracks the granting of patents in the Clean Energy [...]
Sharp, Enel Green Power and ST Microelectronics Establish Thin-film Joint Venture – Renewable Energy World
January 6, 2010 Sharp, Enel Green Power and ST Microelectronics Establish Thin-film Joint Venture Rome, Italy [RenewableEnergyWorld.com] Sharp, Enel Green Power (EGP) and STMicroelectronics (STM) have signed a joint venture agreement for the production of thin-film solar cells. Sharp and EGP also signed a joint venture agreement for independent power producer business. Following expected approval [...]
XsunX Completes Hybrid CIGS Solar Device
January 6, 2010 XsunX Completes Hybrid CIGS Solar Device California, United States [RenewableEnergyWorld.com] XsunX Inc. said that it has completed a fully-functional CIGS (Copper indium gallium diselenide) thin-film solar device. The company is developing a hybrid solar cell technology that adapts manufacturing processes from the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) industry to produce CIGS solar cells [...]
$122 mil DOE RFP: Fuels from Sunlight, R&D Hub
The U.S. Department of Energy requests proposals for the Energy for Innovation Hub – Fuels from Sunlight. The purpose of the Hub will be to assemble the most talented scientists and technologists to focus intense research and development efforts on the development of an effective solar energy to chemical fuel conversion system. The system should operate at [...]
China eases overcapacity concern on solar PV, wind power
BEIJING, Jan. 4, 2010 (Xinhua News Agency) – China’s central government has eased its concern on overcapacity in multi-crystalline silicon and wind equipment manufacturing based on latest survey, said China Economic Observer on Monday. Shi Lishan, an official with the National Energy Administration, said recently that China required 25,000 to 30,000 metric tons (tonnes) of [...]
Mass. planning new solar energy push in 2010 – BostonHerald.com
By Associated Press Friday, January 1, 2010 BOSTON — Massachusetts is planning a new drive for solar energy in 2010 with a string of programs designed to dramatically increase the number and size of solar panel arrays in the state. The push comes as Gov. Deval Patrick, heading into an election year, hopes to make [...]
PennWell's Photovoltaics World Conference Program Finalized
NASHUA, N.H., Dec. 29 /PRNewswire/ – The conference program for the Photovoltaics World Conference & Expo, to be held February 23-25, 2010 in Austin, Texas, has been finalized. Recent advances in photovoltaics technology and manufacturing processes will be addressed, as well as emerging applications for photovoltaic-based solar power generation systems. Information will be presented in two [...]
New Glitter-Sized Photovoltaic Cells Use Less Silicon, Generate More Electricity
Written by Tina Casey Published on December 28th, 2009 in U.S. Military, solar energy, technology Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have come up with a new photovoltaic cell no bigger than a flake of glitter, but it packs a big punch. The new cell uses 100 times less silicon to generate the same amount of electricity as conventional solar cells. While [...]
PV-TECH’S TOP 10 STORIES OF 2009 – Photovoltaics International
23 December 2009 | By Mark Osborne Every year we dig deep into the archive of web statistics to rediscover the most popular news stories that have captured the attention of readers in that year. In previous years, one or two stories stand out above all others for the most page views; however, this year more [...]