100 MW of utility-scale solar power plants are reportedly headed to Indonesia courtesy First Solar, a leading solar product company based out of the US, and PT. Pembangkitan Jawa Bali Services (PJB Services), an Indonesia company. An MOU was signed this…
New High-Tech Solar Company for Saudi Arabia
A new high-tech company for the solar energy sector is going to be created in Saudi Arabia, courtesy Saint-Gobain (in particular, Jean-Pierre Floris, Senior Vice-President and President of the Innovative Materials Sector) and Prince Faisal Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. A…
New “Smart” Solar Modules Unveiled by Upsolar
Upsolar yesterday unveiled that it has created new “smart modules” with the help of Tigo Energy. Reportedly, these are the first smart modules to be certified by TÜV Rheinland PTL for Europe and North America. The new smart modules are good for…
Black Silicon Solar Cell Efficiency Doubled
While conventional solar cells can absorb a good portion of the Sun’s light, they completely miss the boat on getting anything from the infrared spectrum. But black silicon solar cells are actually designed exactly for this. A group of researchers from…
Interview for CNBC / Harvard Business Review
Content on this page requires a newer version of Adobe Flash Player. Here’s yet one more interview I haven’t posted on this site. It’s my interview for CNBC and Harvard Business Review’s “Energy Opportunities” series. Check it out below.…
My Interview for Mashable
Reposting my interview for CODE_n Blog a few minutes ago made me realize that I never reposted my interview for Mashable (one of the most popular websites in the world) here. So, I’m doing that now! Notably, along with…
My Interview for CODE_n Blog
The folks over at CODE_n Blog recently asked to interview me about various cleantech matters. Below is the full interview, reposted from the CODE_n Blog… blog: Zachary Shahan is the editor and director of CleanTechnica and Planetsave. CleanTechnica is…
Solar Power Projects In Colorado To Save School District Big Money
Solar power is good for pocketbooks. And with costs dropping so much in recent years, people, businesses, organizations, and even schools can save some big money by going solar. Here’s a nice story on a Colorado school district that…
Solar Cell from a Single Molecule
If you’re into science, and especially if you’re into the science behind solar, check out this fun post on an exciting new development in solar energy research:
Solar (& Wind) Making Electricity Cheaper in Australia
Solar power has $0 in fuel costs. Yes, you knew that, of course. But did you know that, because of that, solar power drives down the cost of electricity? (Wind does, too — for the same reason). However, it’s…