Solar Energy

First Solar Sets New Thin-Film Efficiency Record of 17%

First Solar announced on Wednesday that they had set a new world record for  cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) module conversion efficiency, reaching a record of 17%, up from its previous record of 16.1% efficiency. The most recent tests were performed by the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), nearly a year after the

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By Joshua S Hill | March 20, 2014 | Solar Energy |
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UK Landmark Big Ben To Be Covered In Solar Panels?

When you think of the UK, or more specifically, of England, it’s very likely that an image of the iconic great clock tower known as Big Ben comes to mind. But what would you say if the image of that old clock tower in your mind — the real-life version was completed all the way

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By James Ayre | March 20, 2014 | Solar Energy |
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First Solar and Shams Ma’an Consortium Sign 52 MW PPA

Originally published on First Solar. AMMAN, Jordan & TEMPE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) and Shams Ma’an Power Generation today announced the signing of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for a planned 52.5 megawatt (MWAC) solar power plant in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The PPA was signed with the National Electric Power Company (NEPCO), the country’s regulatory authority for

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By Guest Contributor | March 20, 2014 | Solar Energy |
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Solar Industry Defeats ALEC Net Metering Attacks In Utah & Washington

In 2013, a national battle for energy choice commenced as utilities attacked solar net metering in California, Arizona, Louisiana, and Idaho. Net metering allows rooftop solar customers to use clean solar energy that they generate themselves, and then receive full retail credit for any excess electricity sent back to the grid. Utilities turn around and sell

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By The Alliance for Solar Choice (TASC) | March 19, 2014 | Solar Energy |
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Solar-Powered Toilet That Can Turn Waste Into Biochar

A toilet that can transform human waste into biochar, powered by nothing but the sun, has been developed by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder. The new technology was designed to address some of the sanitation issues that are common in many developing countries — and thereby help to protect local water supplies, and

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By James Ayre | March 19, 2014 | Food & Water, Health, Solar Energy |
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Solar Will Become An ‘Incumbent’ Energy Source In Australia

Originally published on RenewEconomy. Australia is embarking on a radical transformation of its electricity system that will see solar PV transition from being “disruptive” technology to the “incumbent” technology, displacing coal and sparking a radical change in the way that electricity is provided. This is the assessment from Clean Energy Council CEO David Green (pictured),

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By Giles Parkinson | March 19, 2014 | Solar Energy |
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Narendra Modi Is A Big Fan Of Solar, But Not Coal

Originally published on RenewEconomy. Australian coal producers – in particular the billionaire miners Gina Rinehart and Clive Palmer – face another major roadblock to their dreams of digging up the Galilee Basin and other coal-rich resources: The likely new prime minister of India is not a big fan of coal. Narendra Modi, the leader of

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By Giles Parkinson | March 19, 2014 | Solar Energy |
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Two Contrasting Views Of Our Energy Future

The issue of where we will get our energy from in the coming decades is becoming ever more urgent. CO2 is accumulating in the atmosphere at alarming rates, and the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently stated that the majority of known reserves of fossil fuels will need to be left in the ground if we [&hellip

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By Ken Whitehead | March 18, 2014 | Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy |
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