A new solar electricity generation system that developers claim is the most efficient in the world, is being tested in South Africa’s Kalahari desert. The … World’s most efficient solar electricity systemRead more
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Who Profits From Solar Power
In the ongoing wars over solar energy, one power company is consistently painted as the archetypal, mustache-twirling nemesis of clean electricity: Arizona Public Service. So … Who Profits From Solar PowerRead more
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2014 Was the Biggest Year For Solar Power Ever
We’ve noted here before the many ways in which solar power is blowing up in the United States: Adding tons of jobs, driving progressive policies, … 2014 Was the Biggest Year For Solar Power EverRead more
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White solar panels
CSEM, a Swiss non-profit technology company, has come up with a technology that lets solar panels do just that. Researchers with CSEM have developed solar … White solar panelsRead more
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UK’s biggest solar farm connects to national grid
The biggest solar farm in the UK, capable of powering 14,000 homes, has been connected to the national grid in Oxfordshire. The 46MW Landmead solar … UK’s biggest solar farm connects to national gridRead more
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Solar Technique Achieves Record-High 40% Efficiency
Researchers in Australia have reached a record high in solar conversion efficiency, converting more than 40 percent of the sunlight that hits solar panels into … Solar Technique Achieves Record-High 40% EfficiencyRead more
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Conergy Completes Massive 1.8 MW Solar Power Farm
Aqua Pennsylvania Inc opened the Aqua Pickering Solar Farm at the company’ s Pickering water treatment facility. The Conergy-installed 1.8 MW solar electric energy system … Conergy Completes Massive 1.8 MW Solar Power FarmRead more
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Africa’s largest solar farm now fully operational
Jasper PV Project KIMBERLEY, SOUTH AFRICA The Jasper Solar Power Project completed construction in October 2014 and is fully operational, playing a part in helping … Africa’s largest solar farm now fully operationalRead more
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Topaz, the Largest Solar Plant in the World, Is Now Fully Operational
The 550-megawatt Topaz project is on-line and sending power to the California grid. Late last month, the Topaz Solar project achieved full commercial operation with … Topaz, the Largest Solar Plant in the World, Is Now Fully OperationalRead more