SOLAR - ROBO DAILY

Makakilo Baptist Church Adopts Solar Power

Jun 28, 2012 (SPX)

Hawaiian Energy Systems and Centrosolar America have announced the completion of a 51kw solar power system at the Makakilo Baptist Church in Kapolei, HI. The ro...

UK's first zero energy cost business park

Jun 28, 2012 (SPX)

Leading renewable energy company Eco Environments has been selected to install a range of renewable energy technologies at the UK's first zero energy cost busin...

Nexteer Taking Its Proven Technology to Alternative Energy Market

Jun 28, 2012 (SPX)

Global automotive supplier Nexteer Automotive has announced it is expanding its product portfolio into the alternative energy market. The company's first produc...

Kohl's Department Stores Powers Up Solar Initiative with 30 New Locations in 2012

Jun 28, 2012 (SPX)

Kohl's Department Stores has announced that the company will expand its solar program by nearly 25 percent in 2012, installing solar panels at approximately 30 ...

Transfer Lab-Developed Clean Energy Technologies to Market

Jun 28, 2012 (SPX)

The Colorado Cleantech Industry Association has entered into a partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL...

Nano-Sandwich Technique Slims Down Solar Cells, Improves Efficiency

Jun 27, 2012 (SPX)

Researchers from North Carolina State University have found a way to create much slimmer thin-film solar cells without sacrificing the cells' ability to absorb ...

Bandgap engineering for high-efficiency solar cell design

Jun 27, 2012 (SPX)

ZnSnP2, an absorber material for solar cells, transitions from an ordered to a disordered structure at high temperatures. Researchers from University College Lo...

Solar nanowire array may increase percentage of sun's frequencies available for energy conversion

Jun 25, 2012 (SPX)

Researchers creating electricity through photovoltaics want to convert as many of the sun's wavelengths as possible to achieve maximum efficiency. Otherwise, th...

Marine Corps Systems Command Awards Iris Technology Solar Power Adaptor

Jun 22, 2012 (SPX)

Iris Technology Corporation has announced that it has won a contract from the Marine Corps Systems Command for the initial phase of Solar Power Adaptor - Genera...

U.S. approves Nevada solar facility

Jun 22, 2012 (UPI)

The U.S. Department of Interior has approved the first utility-scale solar energy project for development on American Indian tribal lands. The 350-megawatt K Ro...

Solar Garden Developer CEC Partners with REC Solar

Jun 22, 2012 (SPX)

Community solar garden pioneer and market leader Clean Energy Collective (CEC) has announced a new partnership with San Luis Obispo, Cali.-based REC Solar, Inc....

TVUSD Awards SOLON Solar Contract

Jun 22, 2012 (SPX)

SOLON Corporation has announced it has contracted with the Tanque Verde Unified School District (TVUSD) to build 1.15-megawatts (MW) of photovoltaic (PV) system...

Dow Corning kicks-off research activities at new solar energy development center

Jun 22, 2012 (SPX)

Dow Corning has announced that it has commenced research activities at the newly completed, state-of-the-art Solar Energy Exploration and Development (SEED) Cen...

Manheim Unveils Solar Installations At Two Auction Locations

Jun 21, 2012 (SPX)

Manheim has announced the completion of photovoltaic solar installations at two of its auto auctions, Manheim Baltimore-Washington and Manheim Nashville to prod...

Solar Energy Helps Address Summer Electricity Challenges

Jun 21, 2012 (SPX)

As Texas braces for predicted tighter electricity reserves and higher electricity rates in the state this summer, a new report shows that adding solar capacity ...

Sunrise Global Solar Energy reached 19.65 percent cell efficiency

Jun 21, 2012 (SPX)

Sunrise Global Solar Energy (Sunrise) has recently achieved a breakthrough for industrial grade p-type Cz solar cells. A peak efficiency of 19.65% was achieved ...

GA Solar Install is Home Grown

Jun 21, 2012 (SPX)

Renusol America has announced that its American-engineered and manufactured mounting system - the Renusol CS60 - has been installed at the Aquafil Headquarters ...

Catching some rays: Organic solar cells make a leap forward

Jun 19, 2012 (SPX)

Drawn together by the force of nature, but pulled apart by the force of man - it sounds like the setting for a love story, but it is also a basic description of...

Imec and Kaneka Develop Heterojunction Silicon Solar Cell

Jun 18, 2012 (SPX)

Kaneka and imec report a large area (6 inch semi-square) heterojunction silicon solar cell with a certified power conversion efficiency of 22.68% with an electr...

Trina Solar presents Honey Ultra World Record Technology and Trinasmart Performance Optimiser

Jun 18, 2012 (SPX)

Trina Solar Limited (TSL) is presenting at this year's Intersolar Europe trade fair its new Honey Ultra world record technology as well as Trinasmart, a module-...