| 单词 | photovoltaic |
| 例句 | “These grass blades are our photovoltaic panels,” he says. The Omnivore's Dilemma 2006-04-11T00:00:00Z A photovoltaic array will provide 100 percent of the park’s energy. Planning a New Park for San Antonio 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z To that end, the bonnet is outfitted with both operable air vents and photovoltaic cells. The Most Ambitious Park in Russia 2018-07-25T04:00:00Z The sail, covered in 470 photovoltaic solar panels, rotates along steel rails to follow the course of the sun. Performance Center Rises from the Seine 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z A deluxe model with rooftop photovoltaic panels will be about $75,000. | Housing: Renzo Piano’s Dream of a Tiny House 2013-07-17T23:08:29Z A field of photovoltaic panels along the top of the tunnel would produce about 6 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually — enough to power 600 homes. How to remake the L.A. freeway for a new era? A daring proposal from architect Michael Maltzan 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z In the U.S., social science studies have shown the photovoltaic industry, farmers and the general public are enthusiastically looking forward to the implementation of such projects. How shading crops with solar panels can improve farming, lower food costs and reduce emissions 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z Slated to achieve a net-zero energy goal by 2030, the building is outfitted with photovoltaic rooftop systems that already supply nearly a fifth of its energy needs. The FBI Unveils Its New South Florida Campus 2015-07-27T04:00:00Z The design also includes photovoltaic panels and apertures to filter natural light into the building. Take a Look at the Unique Design for Mexico’s Newest Museum 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z They are also embedded with photovoltaic cells, which collect energy — like living trees — that is used to power nighttime light displays choreographed to music. Seduced by Singapore’s Charismatic Orchids 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z The photovoltaic products maker gave investors a disappointing revenue forecast. Starbucks, Qualcomm rise; Tempur Sealy, SolarEdge fall, Thursday, 11/2/2023 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z Unlike previous panels, the new panels have photovoltaic cells made of cadmium telluride. New study brings us closer to solar space farms that beam renewable energy back to Earth 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Canadian Solar said it will build the new photovoltaic cell factory at the River Ridge Commerce Center in Jeffersonville, an Ohio River city located just north of Louisville, Kentucky. Canadian Solar to build $800 million solar panel factory in southeastern Indiana, employ about 1,200 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z It’s the biggest U.S. site for recycling old photovoltaic panels, according to We Recycle Solar, a four-year-old startup that owns the plant. To save solar panels from landfills, startup is smashing them instead 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Solar photovoltaic systems will make up more than half of that new renewable energy supply, with room for growth as manufacturing capabilities also increase worldwide, the IEA said. Global Fossil-Fuel Demand Can Peak Before 2030—Here’s How 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z Solar panels are rectangular plates containing multiple photovoltaic cells. Plenty of sunshine for solar panels and tiles in Seattle area | Provided by Pro Roofing NW 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z Solar panels – also known as “photovoltaic” panels – are used to turn sunlight into electricity. Floating Solar Panels – Making Energy, Saving Water 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z The factory would employ about 1,800 people to provide photovoltaic solar panels for use in for residential, commercial and utility-scale solar arrays. Singapore solar company plans major US manufacturing plant in New Mexico, pending federal loan 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Solar photovoltaic energy, which was the type of solar energy measured in the study, is the "fastest-growing source of renewable energy globally," predicted to overtake natural gas by 2026 and coal by 2027, Jones said. Bats are driven away by solar farms, but fossil fuels are still far more harmful: study 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Many planned photovoltaic parks and wind farms in the country are being delayed by protests from people living nearby, making it one of the election's hot-button issues. Spain's PM promises law letting residents choose location of solar, wind farms 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z Peering through a fence, we saw row after row of trusses, waiting for their photovoltaic panels. Solar sprawl is tearing up the Mojave Desert. Is there a better way? 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Germany’s solar industry warned Wednesday that it urgently needs more workers to meet demand for photovoltaic installations in the coming years. Germany says climate measures will narrow but not fully close the country’s emissions gap by 2030 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z A new photovoltaic strategy expected to pass Germany's parliament later this year is also expected to help spur the expansion of solar parks as the by removing market and bureaucratic barriers, BSW said. Germany's photovoltaic system demand set for double-digit growth this year, lobby says 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z These can be made both transparent and flexible, bringing the possibility of photovoltaic building materials such as windows and roof tiles, and even wearable fabrics. Technology: Powering the Future of Energy 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z Norman Foster points out that nobody seems to have considered what we do at the end of all those solar photovoltaic panels' 25-year lifespans. We abandoned nuclear power. Now, Earth is paying the price 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z Many new solar projects have already been delayed due to a global shortage of photovoltaic panels, Wetstone said. House votes to restore solar panel tariffs paused by Biden 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z They currently make more than 95 percent of the wafers and ingots essential to assembling photovoltaic solar panels. Anti-China fervor casts a dark cloud over solar and U.S. climate goals 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z The cost of solar photovoltaic cells has dropped a stunning 90 percent over the past decade, partly because of ramped-up manufacturing—particularly in China—Bahar says. Renewable Energy Is Charging Ahead 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Installation of photovoltaic, or PV, systems across the archipelago has increased tenfold since Maria. What could $1 billion do for Puerto Rico’s energy resilience? Residents have ideas. 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z Norman Foster points out that nobody seems to have considered what we do at the end of all those solar photovoltaic panels' 25-year lifespans. We abandoned nuclear power. Now, Earth is paying the price 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z Bard is a little broader in its suggestions, nudging me to consider becoming a nurse practitioner, software developer, social media manager or even solar photovoltaic installer. Can AI answer your money questions? We put chatbots to the test 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z Many of the people in those areas are growing amenable to the wind turbines and photovoltaic arrays that are increasingly common sights. A tax break on clean energy projects is coming to coal and oil towns 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z A ban would also close the door to hybrid systems that could gradually introduce more home-produced solar thermal and photovoltaic energy, and fill existing gas pipelines with renewable-derived gases, he added. German heating can't be made 100% electric, suppliers say 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z One of the entities cited on Friday, China Electronics Technology Group Corp.’s 48th Research Institute, makes solar cells and photovoltaic materials, according to U.S. researchers. U.S. jet shoots down ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska 2023-02-10T05:00:00Z The U.S. and India are stepping up manufacturing of solar photovoltaic equipment, in part to cut their reliance on Chinese manufacturers. Column: Solar and wind energy are killing off fossil fuel, despite the right's best efforts 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z By 2024, for instance, BloombergNEF projects that the world is expected to have the capacity to produce almost 1 TW of photovoltaic panels each year: that alone could meet one-seventh of today’s annual electricity demand. How the Hydrogen Revolution Can Help Save the Planet—and How It Can’t 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z The opportunities extend well beyond installing photovoltaic panels, Smith said. A tax break on clean energy projects is coming to coal and oil towns 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z Lothar, an engineer who works in technical building services, has photovoltaic panels on the roof of his house, his shed and his garage, where he and his wife keep their electric cars. Ukraine war: Germany looks to renewables after Russian invasion 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z “In brief, I think a photovoltaic cell will deliver cheaper power from your roof—probably even in Seattle—than from space,” Lovins says. Is Space-Based Solar Power Ready for Its Moment in the Sun? 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z After the sun strikes the photovoltaic solar panels, a thermal charge generates electricity that runs to four government-owned power stations distributing power across Egypt’s national grid. In Egypt, host of COP27, a small step toward green energy 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z The Adani Group and other companies are aiming to change that by manufacturing photovoltaic panels and other equipment in India. Coal Baron or Climate Warrior? The Dizzying Rise of Asia’s Richest Man. 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z But during construction, scientists made unexpected improvements to a simpler form of solar power — photovoltaic panels that convert sunlight to electricity without the need for mirrors or water. ‘Eye of Sauron’: The Dazzling Solar Tower in the Israeli Desert 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z But once you leave the old town, there are photovoltaic panels almost everywhere you look - on the kindergarten, on the school and scattered through the fields. Ukraine war: Germany looks to renewables after Russian invasion 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z When inventor Charles Fritts created the first crude solar photovoltaic cells in the 1880s, one might have thought the achievement would rapidly revolutionize global electricity production. Is Space-Based Solar Power Ready for Its Moment in the Sun? 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z The snow's reflection in the Alps could allow double-sided photovoltaic units to harvest more energy. Swiss pursue home-grown energy panacea - reluctantly 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Beyond boasting abundant sunshine, many high photovoltaic potential countries are also home to quickly-growing economies that generate rapidly expanding pollution levels. Column: Next solar expansion drive needs to hit higher potential markets: Maguire 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z That same fungal color, known as xylindein, is used by scientists today to help make photovoltaic cells for solar panels and batteries. Hysteria over common household mold is misplaced 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Magdalena and her husband, Richard, the town's environment officer, recently added new photovoltaic panels to their house, and a new heating pump, which warms in the winter and cools in the summer. Ukraine war: Germany looks to renewables after Russian invasion 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z On a service world, terrain might be covered entirely with photovoltaic panels that reflect part of the light spectrum back into space — a reflection that could be discernible trillions of miles away. The Search for Intelligent Life Is About to Get a Lot More Interesting 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Electricity generated from photovoltaic installations narrowly topped the share provided from wind or hydropower, while coming in just below that produced from burning coal. Sunny summer sees Europe hit new solar power high 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Take Egypt as an example, which ranks fourth on the photovoltaic potential scale, and 30th in terms of global solar power capacity. Column: Next solar expansion drive needs to hit higher potential markets: Maguire 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z That’s why Nachtwey is collaborating with researchers to test which apple varieties thrive under the solar canopy, and which types of photovoltaic roofs are best suited for the orchard. Sweet or not? German farmer trials solar roofs for orchard 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z The way they work is simple: the panels absorb sunlight through photovoltaic cells which convert it into electricity that can be flowed through your home, or into a battery. Solar panel sales boom as energy bills soar 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z Manufacturers flock to the mineral resource-rich region for raw materials used in the solar photovoltaic and electronics industries, like polysilicon — a key solar panel ingredient. China’s heatwave closes factories that supply parts to Tesla, Intel, and Toyota 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Power plant developers in the United States added less than half of the planned solar photovoltaic capacity in the half first of 2022, the U.S. Mexico business chiefs fear cartel violence after FEMSA's Oxxo stores attacked 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z The problem is, when measured by photovoltaic power potential, or the amount of sunlight available to generate solar power, three of those countries are not even in the top 100 most suitable solar locations. Column: Next solar expansion drive needs to hit higher potential markets: Maguire 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z California, a national leader in the solar market, has no plan for safely recycling more than 1 million photovoltaic panels that will soon need to be discarded. Ritz-Carlton must pay $535,000 for improper disposal of hazardous waste in California 2022-08-10T04:00:00Z If the act passes, it will help create a lot of jobs making photovoltaic panels, wind turbines, and batteries, and processing the critical minerals behind these technologies. Here’s what’s in the Senate’s $369 billion for climate and energy 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z Although 80% of a typical photovoltaic panel is made of recyclable materials, disassembling them and recovering the glass, silver and silicon is extremely difficult. California went big on rooftop solar. It created an environmental danger in the process 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Luckily, recycling could soon get more sophisticated, thanks to new research into how to salvage the most valuable stuff inside photovoltaic panels. Dead solar panels are about to become a lot more valuable 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Countries across the Middle East including Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Oman also have very high photovoltaic suitability and potentially deeper government pockets to underpin national energy system transitions. Column: Next solar expansion drive needs to hit higher potential markets: Maguire 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z For the short term, we must use the sustainable technology of wind and photovoltaic farms and eliminate fossil-fuel subsidies. Readers Respond to the February 2022 Issue 2022-06-02T04:00:00Z It put forward a specific plan on solar energy, seeking to double photovoltaic capacity by 2025. EU rushes out $300 billion roadmap to ditch Russian energy 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Most research on photovoltaic panels is focused on recovering solar-grade silicon to make recycling economically viable. California went big on rooftop solar. It created an environmental danger in the process 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z Under the programs, a solar developer rents a warehouse roof from the building owner and installs and runs the photovoltaic system, piggybacking on the landlord’s asset. Amid Soaring Demand for Warehouses, an Effort to Make Them Greener 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z The photovoltaic products maker priced a stock offering at a discount to its previous closing price. FedEx, US Steel fall; Moderna, Tesla rise 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z Several other companies, universities and factories have turned to solar photovoltaic grid-tied systems to supply power for internal use. Kenya Power in the spotlight after nationwide blackout 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z One of the big challenges for solar power is finding a place to put large arrays of photovoltaic panels. 15 Conservation Issues to Watch in 2022 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z Beginning in 2006, the state, focused on how to incentivize people to take up solar power, showered subsidies on homeowners who installed photovoltaic panels but had no comprehensive plan to dispose of them. California went big on rooftop solar. It created an environmental danger in the process 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z For example, Solar Landscape, a community solar developer, installed photovoltaic panels on four warehouses owned by Duke Realty in the northern part of New Jersey and then signed up subscribers. Amid Soaring Demand for Warehouses, an Effort to Make Them Greener 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z According to the Interior Department, they will be photovoltaic solar projects and will generate a total of up to 465 megawatts of electricity with up to 400 megawatts of battery storage. Biden Administration Approves Two Big Solar Projects 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z Tesla Energy, the clean energy subsidiary of Tesla, develops photovoltaic solar energy generation systems, battery energy storage products and other solar energy products for residential, industrial and commercial use. Feds investigating Tesla over claims related to solar panel fire risks 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z A dramatic price drop for photovoltaic modules over the past few decades has fueled solar’s success. Renewables see record growth in 2021, but supply chain problems loom 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Only 3 percent of solar photovoltaic modules shipped around the world in 2020 were made in the US. Clean energy faces its own supply chain crisis 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z More states are requiring that warehouses be built with “solar-ready” roofs that can accommodate photovoltaic panels from the get-go. Amid Soaring Demand for Warehouses, an Effort to Make Them Greener 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z The Bureau of Land Management also is expected in coming days to approve a separate 500-megawatt photovoltaic plan known as the Oberon solar project. Biden Administration Approves Two Big Solar Projects 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z It is part of a new generation of facilities that feature not only photovoltaic solar panels but also lithium-ion battery storage that enables delivery of electricity at night. 'Is this really green?' The fight over solar farms in the Mojave Desert 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z "You can't ask China to cut coal production on the one hand, while at the same time imposing sanctions on Chinese photovoltaic enterprises," Wang said on Tuesday. China says Xi was given no option for video address to COP26 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z On Halki, an island of only 300 residents, the French energy giant Vinci is erecting photovoltaic fields to power street lighting, homes and businesses at low or no cost. Greece Is Getting Rewired for the Future 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z The shortage is already bubbling up in the solar industry, where a refined and purified form is used in photovoltaic panels. Silicon’s 300% surge throws another price shock at the world 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z CEO Detlef Neuhaus said demand for photovoltaic systems from residential and commercial customers is rising not only in Germany but worldwide. German Solarwatt opens new production line in Dresden 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z Prison labor also is used for making metallurgical grade silicon, and renewable energy, including polysilicon, ingots, wafers, crystalline silicon solar cells, and crystalline silicon solar photovoltaic modules. U.S. launches fresh salvo over Chinese repression in Xinjiang 2021-07-13T04:00:00Z Apart from cotton, much of the world’s polysilicon for photovoltaic cells comes from Xinjiang. Factory boss defiant as sanctions bite in China’s Xinjiang 2021-05-24T04:00:00Z The plans are ambitious, calling for carbon-neutral farming, photovoltaic fields, sustainable tourism and entrepreneurial start-up campuses that would theoretically modernize Greece — and create up to 200,000 new jobs in energy and the environment. Greece Is Getting Rewired for the Future 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z A big hurdle is polysilicon, used to make photovoltaic cells for solar panels. Biden’s solar ambitions collide with China labor complaints 2021-05-23T04:00:00Z Much of the world’s polysilicon, used in photovoltaic cells for solar panels, comes through China’s Xinjiang province, where China is waging a sustained campaign against Chinese Muslims and ethnic minorities. Kerry: US weighs sanctions on China solar over forced labor 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z Solar is buoyed by the rapidly falling cost of photovoltaic panels. Solar farms are booming in Washington state, but where should they go? 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z There are more than three square meters of photovoltaic cells on the roof that are nearly twice as efficient as the ones the original Aptera used, Anthony says. Aperta and its solar car are back from the dead 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z But China also produces 60% of the global solar photovoltaic panels. Mark Carney: Climate crisis deaths 'will be worse than Covid' 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z Company officials described New Mexico as ripe for large-scale photovoltaic development. Largest wind farm in New Mexico to begin generating power 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z The photovoltaic products maker’s third-quarter revenue fell short of analysts’ expectations, as did its revenue forecast. Arista, Cirrus rise; SolarEdge, Pacific Biosciences fall 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z Miskin and colleagues’ devices fall into this category, because an operator provides instructions by shining a laser on photovoltaic patches on the robot’s chassis. A conceptual advance that gives microrobots legs 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z The house was designed with photovoltaic panels that provide electricity while reducing visibility. Norman Applebaum-designed home hits the market in Escondido 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z A quirkily designed structure, the Bullitt Center has an angular overhanging roof equipped with photovoltaic panels that produce enough energy to power the building, with the balance sent to the electric grid. Going ‘Deep Green,’ Office Buildings Give Back to the Planet 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Nor will you read much on the transistor, many early lasers or the photovoltaic solar cell, which were created under the auspices of Bell Labs, part of a government-authorized monopoly. Review | An exploration of ‘How Innovation Works’ 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z “Costs for electricity from new solar photovoltaic plants in the second half of 2019 were 83% lower than a decade earlier,” it added. Global new clean energy investment totaled $282 billion last year: research 2020-06-10T04:00:00Z The cross, made of 18 solar photovoltaic panels, is the brainchild of Krzysztof Guzialek, the ecologically minded priest at Our Lady of Czestochowa church. Polish priest puts up giant solar cross in climate fight 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z Further, ARRA-E funds were used to successfully demonstrate utility-scale solar photovoltaic technology, through federal loan guarantees, which helped contribute to renewables now being the fastest growing source of electricity in the U.S. For a Robust Recovery, Invest in Innovation 2020-03-31T04:00:00Z One post says Tesla is seeking project managers to design and execute solar projects for commercial or residential customers, while a second seeks managers to develop photovoltaic energy storage projects. Tesla advertises for solar, energy storage staff in China 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z They were to collaborate on production of photovoltaic cells and modules at Panasonic’s facility in Buffalo, New York. Reports: Panasonic, Tesla to scrap solar panels partnership 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z An increase in rooftop solar photovoltaic systems and grid-scale solar projects helped Hawaiian Electric increase its renewable energy percentage. Hawaiian Electric renewable energy use increased last year 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z “This idea, the photovoltaic crucifix, is a fabulous combination of economy, ecology and faith,” she said. Polish priest puts up giant solar cross in climate fight 2020-04-20T04:00:00Z Yang Jun, a prominent sales executive in the photovoltaic equipment industry, traveled to a meeting in Wuhan on Jan. 6 and returned home on the train to Beijing via Shanghai a week later. Early missteps and state secrecy in China probably allowed the coronavirus to spread farther and faster 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z The company credited the increase to the completion of several large, grid-scale projects, along with thousands of new solar photovoltaic systems placed on residential rooftops. Hawaiian Electric says solar power capacity grew in 2019 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z In photovoltaic devices, fast-moving charge carriers and strong light absorption are both needed to convert solar energy into electricity with high efficiency. A structurally unstable semiconductor stabilized and enhanced by strain 2020-01-07T05:00:00Z The administration argues that it is actually helping the solar industry by reducing its reliance on imported photovoltaic panels and related equipment. How Democrats saved Trump’s North America trade deal 2020-01-03T05:00:00Z “I think this year and next year - from the point of view of photovoltaic power - is a transitional period for large scale price parity... Now it is the darkness before the dawn.” Darkness before dawn: China's solar equipment sector loses its shine 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z Marley, who later patented the designs and won a $1.5 million grant from the Department of Education to teach technical school students new uses for solar photovoltaic systems, died in 2013. Farms Can Harvest Energy Along with Food 2019-11-04T05:00:00Z As Ratcliff’s expertise grew, he contributed to a 30-year solar energy plan to maximize solar photovoltaic capacity on all buildings across campus. Tap the career potential of college clubs and organizations | Provided by University of Washington 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z We got some of our electricity from photovoltaic cells, but we had a windmill that generated electricity. Why Jane Fonda is moving to Washington (for now) 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z In 1883, American engineer Charles Fritts built the first solid-state photovoltaic cells, and then the first rooftop solar array which combined different cells, in New York city. The long history of solar power 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z Solar photovoltaic installers are expected to see the largest percentage increase in demand. Ouch: America’s 2 fastest growing jobs pay about $24K a year | Produced by Advertising Publications 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z The photovoltaic products maker said its CEO and founder Guy Sella is taking a leave of absence because of health issues. BJ’s Wholesale, Keysight rise while L Brands, Retrophin fall 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z Drones fitted with photovoltaic cells are becoming a reality. Four steps to extend drone use in research 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z According to the statement it plans to build a photovoltaic plant and increase its investment in biomass. Owner of Poland's ZE PAK energy group plans green push 2019-08-05T04:00:00Z Recently, a group of economists and mathematicians at Oxford University found convincing evidence of learning-curve effects across more than 50 different products from transistors to beer - including photovoltaic cells. The long history of solar power 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z The California Valley fire, in contrast, occurred at a solar farm that uses photovoltaic panels, just like the ones on rooftops. How a bird started a fire at a California solar farm 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z This conversion of solar energy into electricity is known as the photovoltaic effect. Sunlight harvested by nanotubes 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z Michael Graetzel, a photovoltaic expert at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, agrees. Marrying two types of solar cells draws more power from the sun 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z Mills’ administration in January moved ahead on plans to design and install a photovoltaic system that would supply 50 percent of the Blaine House’s electricity needs. State to review plan for solar panels on governor’s mansion 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z The stations would use photovoltaic cells to capture solar energy that is then transferred to antennas that transmit microwaves or radar to Earth. Asteroid touchdown, Spain’s reforms and an ‘extinct’ tortoise returns 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z It also saw deeper loss in its photovoltaic business due to change in government policy and provision for impairment, while an increase in financing expenses hit overall profitability. Chinese EV maker BYD says 2018 preliminary profit down 31 percent,... 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z As early as 1905, nearly 50 years before the first photovoltaic cell was put to use, the women of “Ladyland” were thriving on solar energy. How sci-fi could help solve climate change 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z The power stations would work by using photovoltaic cells to capture solar energy that is then transferred to antennas that transmit microwaves or radar to Earth. China sets sights on first solar power stations in space 2019-02-19T05:00:00Z Gov. Janet Mills’ administration posted a request for proposals Friday to move ahead on plans to design and install a photovoltaic system that would supply 50 percent of the Blaine House’s electricity needs. Maine governor takes step to install solar panels on mansion 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z The Buffalo plant is now dubbed “Gigafactory 2,” and it’s dedicated to making solar panels, photovoltaic cells, and Tesla’s much-hyped “solar roof” tiles. Tesla will live and die by the Gigafactory 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Solar is about to boom in the Sunshine State as the price of photovoltaic cells and related installation costs drop to all-time lows. Solar Power Is About to Boom in the Sunshine State 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z The ovens could be powered wirelessly, by training high-power lasers onto photovoltaic cells on the rover. How to build a Moon base 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z The slippage reflected lower capital costs for photovoltaic projects, with fewer dollars spent per megawatt installed; and a cooling-off in China’s solar boom, the firm said. Clean up climate change? It’s just good for business. 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z The state is looking for bidders with a three-year track record of at least $100,000 worth of solar photovoltaic work in Maine. Maine governor takes step to install solar panels on mansion 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z These panels are expected to perform better than conventional photovoltaic panels in cloudy weather. With $1.8 million monthly power bill, UW is asked to make Seattle buildings greener 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z The photovoltaic system generates so much energy that it is able to extend the range by up to 15 kilometers a day. VW’s I.D. Buzz Cargo is an electric delivery van with a hint of flower power 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z GridEdge Solar is an MIT project, led by deQuilettes, to evaluate different lightweight, flexible photovoltaic materials, and, in a few years, build a pilot line to manufacture them. The world at their feet 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z Southern Company, Alabama Power’s parent company, claims to be one of the largest owners of solar photovoltaic systems in the United States, with 27 different farms operating or under construction scattered across the country. The battle for cheap solar power heads to the sunny South — but utilities are fighting back 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z Solar Impulse 2 is covered in 17,000 photovoltaic cells which power its motors and charge its batteries during the day. Electric flight is coming, but the batteries aren’t ready 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z By subscribing to a community solar project, customers won’t actually be getting their electricity from its photovoltaic panels. Maryland opens solar-power subscriptions to all 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z China added 50 gigawatts of solar power last year, accounting for more than half of all global solar photovoltaic module installations. The roiled solar power market shows how Trump's tariffs can disrupt an industry 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z His choice paid off as the southern exposure allows for passive solar and net zero efficiency as all of the home’s electrical needs are met courtesy of photovoltaic solar panels that turn sunlight into electricity. A tiny bungalow is reborn as a modernist, eco-friendly Craftsman 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z In place of a new dam, the study recommends integrating floating solar photovoltaic panels into the already operational Lower Sesan 2 dam, and operating the reservoir as a single integrated hybrid facility. Leaked report warns Cambodia's biggest dam could 'literally kill' Mekong river 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z Naval Station Newport says the Navy and Solar Breakers, LLC signed a 37-year lease to complete a large off-base solar photovoltaic facility and a combined heat and power plant at the station. Navy signs lease for solar panels near naval station 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z The plan to convert prime agricultural acreage to wide expanses of photovoltaic panels is getting pushback. Solar panels on farmland? In Central Washington, that stirs a fight. 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z The report said the cost of generating electricity from large-scale solar photovoltaic technology fell by 15 percent last year to $86 per megawatt hour. Solar power eclipsed fossil fuels in new 2017 generating capacity:... 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z The council believes the most promising of these technologies in the Northwest are enhanced geothermal, solar photovoltaic, and small modular reactors. Small modular reactors: Powering a clean energy future | Provided by Energy Northwest 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z The venture will work on photovoltaic technology, which is used in solar panels. SoftBank, China's GCL team up for $930 million Indian solar venture 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z That station was soon eclipsed by a series of huge solar parks in China, the No. 1 producer of the photovoltaic panels that capture the sun's radiation for conversion into energy. The biggest solar parks in the world are now being built in India 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z Neighbors and other county residents don’t want the green of summer fields transformed into a black expanse of photovoltaic panels. Solar panels on farmland? In Central Washington, that stirs a fight. 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Many solar firms, for instance, are more focused on installing today’s silicon photovoltaic panels than on looking for novel materials that might improve the efficiency of solar cells a decade from now. Kelp Farms and Mammoth Windmills Are Just Two of the Government’s Long-Shot Energy Bets 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z Projects will range from setting up small solar photovoltaic power plants in several African countries to a 100-megawatt solar photovoltaic plant in Mollahat, Bangladesh, and an LED street-lighting project in the Seychelles. India and France pledge billions of dollars on solar-energy 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z The system is an 8.28 kilowatt solar photovoltaic energy system installed on the north end of the flat roof of the church building by StraightUp Solar. EXCHANGE: Carbondale church installs solar energy system 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z The system is an 8.28 kilowatt solar photovoltaic energy system installed on the north end of the flat roof of the church building by StraightUp Solar. EXCHANGE: Carbondale church installs solar energy system 2018-02-25T05:00:00Z Thus, he said concerns that county farmland would be overrun by solar photovoltaic panels are unjustified. Solar panels on farmland? In Central Washington, that stirs a fight. 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Overall, the fastest-growing occupation was solar photovoltaic technician — so much for coal, but will that continue with the anti-renewable posture of the Trump administration? Occupational outlook: Where the big bucks are — and aren’t 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Sometime before Jan. 26, Trump will rule on levying a tariff on imported crystalline photovoltaic panels, by far the most popular equipment in the U.S. for generating electricity from the sun. As Trump's fossil-fuel 'energy dominance' plan founders, a crucial solar energy decision nears 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z It was supposed to be China’s grand “photovoltaic highway” — a solar energy-collecting, 0.6-mile stretch of road that symbolized the country’s extraordinary clean energy ambitions. China’s heralded 'solar highway' closed after thieves allegedly made off with some of the panels 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z The one-kilometre stretch of road in the eastern city of Jinan consists of solar panels under a layer of transparent concrete, allowing cars to drive over the photovoltaic cells. Daylight robbery: thieves steal chunk of China's new solar highway 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z It was originally intended to act as solar shading and provide energy from photovoltaic cells in the skin, but the technology proved to complicated to integrate. US embassy proves a catalyst for £15bn Nine Elms regeneration project 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z Data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in October suggests the top-growing job classification over the next nine years will be solar photovoltaic installers. Demand for alternative energy sparks need for General Electric to cut 12,000 jobs 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Bell Labs develops the first practical silicon photovoltaic cell, which produces electricity from sunlight. Power through the ages Solar panels: President Trump will be presented with a plan Monday to impose restrictions and tariffs on imports of the most popular photovoltaic generating panels used in the booming U.S. residential and utility-scale solar markets. California Inc.: L.A. event puts urban transportation in spotlight 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z The Chinese have taken over the world in wind turbine production, and photovoltaic. Trump emissions threat to US car industry 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z International Trade Commission recommended levying comparatively modest tariffs on imports of silicon-based solar photovoltaic cells and solar panels. U.S. trade commission recommends tariffs on solar energy equipment 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z International Trade Commission is scheduled to start considering a tariff on imports of the most popular photovoltaic generating panels used in the booming U.S. residential and utility-scale solar markets. Possible tariff on imported solar panels makes the industry nervous 2017-10-29T04:00:00Z According to projections released this week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the top growing job classification over the next nine years will be solar photovoltaic installers. Labor Dept: Solar and wind jobs to boom over next decade 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z The International Energy Agency said Wednesday that the rise was due to a boom in photovoltaic panel installations, particularly in China, thanks to a drop in costs and greater support from governments. Solar energy is fastest growing source of power 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z The funding will support a photovoltaic solar panel array on an airport parking garage roof. Portland airport to get $1.3 million for solar array 2017-09-03T04:00:00Z For example, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, one of DOE’s 17 national labs whose funding is threatened under Trump’s budget proposal, used the eclipse to test forecasting simulations on two photovoltaic arrays near Denver. California is the state that most depends on the sun for energy. It survived the eclipse without losing any. 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z Nowhere is this challenge more stark than in California, home to nearly half the nation’s photovoltaic panels. What Happens to Solar Power in an Eclipse? We’ll Find Out Monday 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z He said American companies that design and produce photovoltaic panels are “on the precipice of extinction” in the U.S. amid the crush of cheap imports flooding the market and need the administration to intervene. Will a trade fight with China sabotage the U.S. solar industry? That may be up to Trump 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z ‘Understanding the particular light–matter interaction of photovoltaic materials is of paramount importance,’ Unger says. Molecular Movie Reveals Inner Workings of New Solar Cells 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Low-cost photovoltaic cells and panels made in China and other Asian countries have helped drive down costs by around 70% since 2010, enabling more Americans to go solar. Prospect of Trump tariff casts pall over U.S. solar industry 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z He said his biggest concern is that utility companies dominate the conversation on proposed changes to the solar photovoltaic market. Energy industry wants to brighten solar market 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z Advances in solar power technology have brought down prices, putting photovoltaic panels in financial reach of millions of homeowners as well as small and medium-size businesses. Editorials from around New England 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z They contain photovoltaic cells that Tesla says are invisible from the street. Tesla CEO says company to start selling solar roof tiles 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z For example, we found that the entire process of manufacturing, setting up and operating photovoltaic panels causes less pollution than only delivering fuel to a coal-fired power plant when mining is included. Does “green energy” have hidden health and environmental costs? Yes, but not as much 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z Low-cost photovoltaic cells and panels made in China and other Asian countries have helped drive down costs by around 70% since 2010, enabling more Americans to go solar. Prospect of Trump tariff casts pall over U.S. solar industry 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Crystalline silicon is the basis for 90% of commercial photovoltaic devices, which use semiconductors to convert light into electricity. Make perovskite solar cells stable 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z The city’s total solar photovoltaic energy capacity, including both public and private installations, rose 60 percent to more than 300 megawatts, according to a new survey by Environment California, an advocacy organization. California Today: Worries Over Deportation 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z Community solar and the falling price of photovoltaic cells, though, are changing that. Utility-scale solar gardens boom across southeast Minnesota 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z The electrical connectors are used to connect various types of photovoltaic solar panels to the electrical connection system. Recalls this week: magnetic games, toys, bikes 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z The United States invented photovoltaic technology and accounted for more than a quarter of global solar manufacturing as recently as 2001. Prospect of Trump tariff casts pall over U.S. solar industry 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z It would set a cap of $5 million for solar thermal and solar photovoltaic systems. House passes measure to reinstate solar tax credit 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z It will expand its Career Choice program to pay for warehouse employees to get certified as photovoltaic installers, a rapidly growing industry. Amazon.com plans big solar- power rollout at warehouses 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z While there are tens of thousands of residential and commercial solar energy systems, only one utility-scale solar photovoltaic power plant is included in the Nyiso’s estimates of solar production. How New York City Gets Its Electricity 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z She said the bank also is rethinking existing rules that will raise content requirements for photovoltaic systems to a minimum of 76 percent locally produced components in 2020 from 56 percent now. Brazil solar energy drive stalled by high costs, strict rules 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z The United States invented photovoltaic technology and accounted for more than a quarter of global solar manufacturing as recently as 2001. Prospect of Trump tariff casts pall over U.S. solar industry 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z This month, the Energy Department noted in its annual energy and jobs report that “solar technologies, both photovoltaic and concentrated, employ almost 374,000 workers, or 43 percent of the electric power generation work force.” Elon Musk Has Trump’s Ear, and Wall Street Takes Note 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z Solar towers use a method differing from the more common photovoltaic solar panels, which convert sunlight directly into electricity. Israel harnessing sunshine with world's tallest solar tower 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z Japanese electronics company Panasonic and electric car maker Tesla plan to begin production of photovoltaic cells and modules in U.S. 5 California Things to Know for Today 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z It wasn’t until 2009 that researchers in Japan first realized their potential as a photovoltaic material. Low-cost solar cells poised for commercial breakthrough 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z The electricity from photovoltaic panels installed through the Solar Rooftops Programs will flow directly into the DWP grid rather than to the individual homes that lend their roofs to the operation. DWP tackles clean energy goals with new solar farms, low-income program 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z Previous versions of photovoltaic roofs – also called “solar shingles” – have cost up to a third than traditional solar panels, were less efficient, and were far more pricey to install. Elon Musk aims to refit 5m homes with solar roofs 2016-09-03T04:00:00Z A third plot will use photovoltaic solar technology to produce energy. Israel harnessing sunshine with world's tallest solar tower 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z He cites research centres such as the privately owned Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey — birthplace of pivotal innovations such as the transistor, the laser and the photovoltaic cell. Australia: Balancing act : Nature : Nature Research 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z Last month, the company acquired a former photovoltaic pilot facility in Germany. Low-cost solar cells poised for commercial breakthrough 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Villagers near Soroti are watching with enthusiasm the construction of a solar photovoltaic plant in their neighborhood. In Uganda, solar power plant amid African bush inspires hope 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z He acknowledges that airliners are not about to swap their jet engines for for photovoltaic cells, but argues solar will play a role in the future of aviation. Solar Impulse: Zero-fuel plane begins final flight - BBC News 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z The Soyuz also boasts more photovoltaic cells on its solar panels, which will provide added power, and additional shielding against micrometeoroid debris. Watch three astronauts launch to the International Space Station this evening 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z It's covered in 17,000 photovoltaic cells which power its motors and charge its batteries during the day, continuing to power the craft at night. Solar Impulse 2 completes first ever solar-powered Atlantic flight 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z The Solar Impulse plane is covered in 17,000 photovoltaic cells. Solar Impulse 2 to make New York fly-over - BBC News 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z The plane gets all its energy from the sun, captured by 17,000 photovoltaic cells on its top surfaces. Solar Impulse aeroplane heads for Dayton, Ohio - BBC News 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z So engineers came up with the idea of powering the pump with photovoltaic panels. Solar Project Pairs Muslims and Jews to Aid West Bank Farmers 2016-05-14T04:00:00Z Just north of the nation's capital, one of the world's first residential solar photovoltaic systems, "Solar One," was installed in 1973 at the University of Delaware. Turning Low-Income Neighborhoods on to Solar Power 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z With 17,000 photovoltaic cells on its top surfaces, the plane gets all its energy from the sun. Solar Impulse aeroplane heads for Phoenix, Arizona - BBC News 2016-05-02T04:00:00Z “We’re all hoping that, just like photovoltaic power, we’ll start getting on the downward slope of the learning curve,” says Apt. This Solar Power Plant Can Run All Night 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z One company is building an advanced photovoltaic cell that could, by 2020, reduce the cost of installed solar energy by 50 percent from its 2009 level. America’s next president must continue Obama’s progress on clean energy 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z Last year, for the first time, the world invested more in photovoltaic cells than in coal- and gas-fired power generation combined. Blinded by the light 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z China responded with its own 57 percent duties against U.S. producers of polycrystalline silicon, the raw material for photovoltaic cells. Trump's tariff plan could boomerang, spark trade wars with China, Mexico 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Last year, in contrast, solar set a new record with 7.3 gigawatts of total new photovoltaic capacity across residential, commercial, and utility scale installations. Solar energy is poised for an unforgettable year 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z From a prototype graphene powered charger pack to the handset fitted with a photovoltaic layer in the screen, BBC Click's Kate Russell looks at some of the latest battery technology at Mobile World Congress. MWC 2016: The graphene powered charger pack - BBC News 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z The process it uses is different than typical photovoltaic solar panels. Where the Sun Doesn't Set on Solar 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z No one would consider stacking photovoltaic solar panels one above the other. Enough with the vertical farming fantasies: There are still too many unanswered questions about the trendy practice 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z They connected two different layers of photovoltaic material: one with silicon—the basis for most of today’s panels—and the other with perovskite, which can absorb higher-energy particles of light. 8 Tech Breakthroughs of 2015 That Could Help Power the World 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z A sea of photovoltaic panels surrounds the runway at the Eberswalde-Finow Airport, 30 miles north of Berlin. Historic New Climate Deal: Surprises, Snubs, and What it Really Means 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z Comparing the algae technology to the development of power from solar panels, Packirisamy noted that photovoltaic power relies on crystalline silicon that is used in computer chips and is a hazardous material. Scientists seek to harvest electricity from algae in green-energy effort 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Rajkovich is one of many farmers in the Central Valley and elsewhere who are turning land over to solar developers, planting photovoltaic panels instead of crops. Could Solar Energy Be California's Next Cash Crop? 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z Over three months, engineers set up 70 kilowatts of photovoltaic cells on the rooftop of public buildings scattered throughout the village. Coal Trumps Solar in India 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z This summer, SunEdison Inc. announced that its photovoltaic factory in Juárez reached its peak production capacity of 1.3 million solar panels per year, making it the largest solar manufacturing facility in Latin America. Mexico Challenges Other Nations to Act Boldly against Climate Change 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Also, to keep grocery prices and costs down, the store recently installed LED lights, which consume less energy, and will soon install a photovoltaic system to help offset utility costs. A mom-and-pop survivor 2015-09-20T04:00:00Z Solar photovoltaic capacity is already expanding widely and expected to more than triple in the next 10 years, according to a recent report. Solar Energy Pops Up in Unexpected Places 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z His setup, which he details in a paper accepted at Advanced Science, starts with a high-end commercially available solar cell called a concentrated photovoltaic. Feature: There’s too much carbon dioxide in the air. Why not turn it back into fuel? 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z A tagger got into the locked catwalk along the freeway and spray-painted over the photovoltaic cells that normally turn the lights on at dusk and off with the rising sun. Graffiti prompts 'automatic' freeway lights to keep on burning 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Those innovations range from the basic layout of solar farms of more than 100 megawatts to storing sunshine in molten salts and using lens to concentrate it and improve photovoltaic efficiency. Obama Has Done More for Clean Energy Than You Think 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z The school will feature a rooftop solar lab with a moveable solar array, allowing students to learn about the photovoltaic panels fueling their school. More sunlight, moveable walls: New Va. school reflects new teaching ideals 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z Solar installations increased 30% last year thanks partly to cheaper photovoltaic panels, but also a rush to cash in on the 30% federal investment tax credit that expires next year. Big Solar’s Subsidy Bubble 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z The schools-to-veteran-housing project would also be eligible for HUD’s community development block grant to install solar photovoltaic panels on the roofs. Official wants to turn vacant schools into apartments 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z Over the last six years, the contribution of photovoltaic solar to global electricity has increased tenfold. The Power Revolutions 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z Private banks have followed where the LPO first tread, building 17 additional photovoltaic power plants larger than 100 megawatts. Obama Has Done More for Clean Energy Than You Think 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z So while it will raise their utility bills, at least the poor will get a complementary photovoltaic panel. Obama’s Climate Plan and Poverty 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z Ubiquitous engineers are building organic photovoltaic structures 1,000 times thinner than a human hair. See-Through Solar Could Turn Windows, Phones Into Power Sources 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Warren Buffet recently purchased theworld’s largest photovoltaic solar array in Bakersfield, California. Which Is Cheaper -- Rooftop Solar Or Utility-Scale Solar? 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Because the plane is powered entirely by 17,000 photovoltaic cells attached to the top of its wings and fuselage, it relies on clear, sunny days to collect enough solar power to run its engines. Solar Plane’s Trek Around The World Delayed By Battery Damage 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Large photovoltaic installations also helped make solar panels so cheap that it drove companies like Solyndra—whose business model relied on PV remaining expensive—into bankruptcy. Obama Has Done More for Clean Energy Than You Think 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Solar Impulse 2 is powered by 17,000 photovoltaic cells on its wings that drive propellers during the day and recharge the plane's batteries at night. Solar-Powered Plane Soars to New World Records 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z The vehicle is covered in 17,000 photovoltaic cells across its wings. Solar Impulse breaks solo record - BBC News 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z It is developing a system designed to replenish the batteries of drones that are still aloft, using lasers and photovoltaic cells. Coiled and ready to strike 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z TVA produces energy from 18 wind turbines built atop Buffalo Mountain near Oak Ridge, Tenn., and it has installed small solar photovoltaic systems at 14 locations throughout its territory, including two sites in Alabama. Georgia Coal-Fired Power Plants Shifts from Megawatts to Megabytes 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z The company’s philanthropic arm, the Dominion Foundation, will select the four schools that will receive the 1 kilowatt photovoltaic system. Va. utility seeking schools to shine a light on solar power 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z Solar Impulse needs not only favourable winds to help push it forward, but also clear skies to enable its 17,000 wing-mounted photovoltaic cells to achieve peak performance. Solar Impulse plane begins Pacific crossing - BBC News 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z So he decided to do something about it and installed a photovoltaic system, more commonly known as solar panels, on the roof of his house. Solar panels power up in Connecticut 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z He helped answer questions as people inspected the small photovoltaic panels that were passed through the crowd. New program helps low-income D.C. homeowners convert to solar energy 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z Its wings and fuselage are plated with 17,000 photovoltaic solar cells. Solar aircraft to be flown across the Pacific in world record bid 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z For example, the price of photovoltaic modules are continuing to fall. Energy Poverty Falls But Not Fast Enough 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z Separately, First Solar entered into a strategic alliance with industrial behemoth Caterpillar to provide integrated turnkey photovoltaic solutions for microgrid applications. First Solar Updates And What's Driving Our $65 Price Estimate 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z You get a discount on solar, so we call it "EV plus PV" — electric vehicle plus photovoltaic. A Q&A with Mike Tinskey, the man behind Ford's electric future 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z The country installed over 12 GW of photovoltaic capacity in 2014 and the number is expected to grow to about 18 GW this year, accounting for close to a third of projected global solar demand. How Making A Dent In Rooftop Solar And China Could Result In A Significant Upside For First Solar 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z As the size of photovoltaic panels was reduced, so was the cost of integrated solar lighting and charging devices. Can Small Solar Deliver Cheap Light? 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z The projects will use SunPower’s concentrating photovoltaic technology, which uses parabolic mirrors to concentrate sunlight onto solar cells to produce electricity. Apple Goes To China To Build Solar Projects With SunPower 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Instead she envisions a price dynamic in which residential solar photovoltaic build-out causes electric utilities to lose customers, lose revenue and respond with rate hikes that further incentivize home owners to convert. StatoilVoice: Confronting Climate Change: What's Taking So Long? 2015-03-07T05:00:00Z Subsidies were cut, the Chinese pressured the cost of photovoltaic cells lower, and many solar producers went bankrupt. Oil's Decline Opens The Door For Stable Alternatives Like Geothermal 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z The deal calls for Apple to get the electricity output from 130 mw of installed photovoltaic panels. How Much Is Apple Really Paying For Power In Its $850M Solar Deal? 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z A new approach for concentrating photovoltaic systems gets rid of mechanical sun trackers, making this design a contender for sunny rooftops across the world, a recent report shows. Tiny Lenses and Mirrors May Bring Concentrating Solar Power to the Rooftop 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Interior Secretary Sally Jewell dedicated one of the largest photovoltaic solar energy farms in the world. Solar farm, one of the world's largest, opens near Joshua Tree 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z The contractor will install a solar photovoltaic system without charge to the homeowner and be paid in rebates from the Department of the Environment and the Sustainable Energy Utility. D.C. news in brief 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Solar photovoltaic imports from China and Taiwan sold at prices below their fair market value are hurting U.S. industry, according to a decision made yesterday by the U.S. Trade Duties On Solar Imports From China And Taiwan Clear Final Hurdle 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Solar photovoltaic systems, on the other hand, do a mere 33% or less. How Much Is Apple Really Paying For Power In Its $850M Solar Deal? 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z Michael Haney, a program director at ARPA-E, said this kind of performance improvement would increase the size of the photovoltaic market. Tiny Lenses and Mirrors May Bring Concentrating Solar Power to the Rooftop 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Solar energy generation is slowly becoming price-competitive with conventional energy sources, especially as the price of photovoltaic panels decreases. Solar farm, one of the world's largest, opens near Joshua Tree 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z The company expects to start construction within the next few months on photovoltaic systems that will produce two megawatts of renewable energy by the end of the year, he said. Hawaii school board disappointed with energy consultant 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Basic photovoltaic panels are stationary and typically made of silicon, which is one of the most abundant chemical elements on the planet. Kake turns to solar power for energy 2015-01-04T05:00:00Z The company also signed an agreement to provide engineering, procurement and construction services for the 52.5 megawatt Shams Ma’an photovoltaic power plant in the Kingdom of Jordan. First Solar: Year In Review 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z The system sandwiches photovoltaic cells between miniature plastic lenses on top and small mirrors on the bottom, each separated by a thin layer of oil. Tiny Lenses and Mirrors May Bring Concentrating Solar Power to the Rooftop 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The report described lower costs for solar photovoltaic systems as positive, because they boosted solar energy deployment. Climate change investment falls for second year in 2013 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z The cars rely on photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight into electricity which is used either to power the motor directly or to charge the car's battery for later use. Chasing the sun in Chile 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z They include massive photovoltaic solar and solar thermal power plants in California and Arizona, wind farms and geothermal energy facilities. Exclusive: Controversial U.S. energy loan program has wiped out losses 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z Mayorga said the photovoltaic panels will boost rural electrical coverage to 96 percent in five years - much faster than waiting for the grid to reach Peru's far-flung provinces. Peru aims to cover rural electrical gap with solar panels by 2020 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z He recently purchased the world’s largest photovoltaic solar array further north in Bakersfield, California. Thermal Solar Energy -- Some Technologies Really Are Dumb 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z High-end solar products manufacturer SunPower announced that it would open a solar panel manufacturing facility in Cape Town, South Africa, as it seeks to capitalize on the burgeoning photovoltaic market in the region. Why SunPower Is Expanding Panel Manufacturing In South Africa 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z Diamond Wire uses diamond-coated wire to slice photovoltaic wafers for the solar power industry. Colorado Springs company lays of 105 employees 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z Since DOE approved loans for the five utility-scale photovoltaic projects, 17 more have been funded by private investors who would not have taken on that risk five years ago, Davidson said. Exclusive: Controversial U.S. energy loan program has wiped out losses 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z With the rapid adoption of solar energy across the world, the demand for silver from the solar photovoltaic industry is expected to rise rapidly. Trends In Silver Demand By The Solar Photovoltaic Industry 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z English: On 140 acres of unused land on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., 70,000 solar panels are part of a solar photovoltaic array that will generate 15 megawatts of solar power for the base. There's A Sunnier Life After Coal In Georgia 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z Conventional solar cells use silicon as the photovoltaic material. New Solar Cells Use Perovskite to Turn Water into Energy 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z For micropower as for cellphones and personal computers, the race goes to the quick—but photovoltaic power worldwide is scaling up even faster than cellphones. Micropower's Quiet Takeover 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z But now, it's possible to receive permits for solar photovoltaic systems directly from the department's website, the mayor’s office said in a news release this week. L.A. launches streamlined permitting system for solar panels online 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z In his system, the whole of the surface is the photovoltaic cell – it’s not a concentrator. Windows Soak Up the Sun’s Power to Create Energy Chinese companies control the largest share of the $100 billion solar photovoltaic industry. China Is Besting the U.S. on Renewable Energy 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z The project consists of photovoltaic solar panels at three locations in Kings, Kern and Marin counties. 2 California solar-power projects to be acquired by Virginia firm 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z This is especially true for solar photovoltaic panels that have no moving parts and productive lives of multiple decades. Sun and Wind Alter Global Landscape, Leaving Utilities Behind 2014-09-13T04:00:00Z The United States and European Union are pursuing counterproductive policies, such as increasing trade tariffs on imported Chinese photovoltaic panels. Economics: Manufacture renewables to build energy security 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z In traditional photovoltaic cells, the whole surface converts the sun’s rays into electricity. Windows Soak Up the Sun’s Power to Create Energy With over 500,000 square miles of arid cloudless land, Saudi Arabia is well-suited to both photovoltaic and concentrating solar technologies. Saudi Arabia Fast-Tracks Nuclear Power 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z The facility uses a 550-megawatt photovoltaic array that produces clean electricity for Californian utility customers. Solar Farms Threaten Birds 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z The hope is that from these participatory solar farms, the global grid will be fed with clean energy and create the first world wide network of photovoltaic systems – ideally the planet’s largest energy source. Global Renewable Energy Project Reaches Milestone 2014-08-17T04:00:00Z Supplying the international market, as well as the domestic one, has helped to drive down costs of photovoltaic panels by 80% since 2008. Economics: Manufacture renewables to build energy security 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z The pumps, in turn, are powered by the photovoltaic panels. Greening the Gilded Age 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z The project, which will be built in the Atacama Desert, would be one of Latin America’s largest photovoltaic power plants. First Solar Earnings Preview: Watching For Progress On International Projects, Panel Roadmap 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z Swanson explains that, like the computer chip, photovoltaic cells exploit the fact that pure silicon is a semiconductor. The next silicon revolution? 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Likely powered by lightweight propulsive propellers, such an airship’s instruments and propulsion system would be run by energy gleaned from solar photovoltaic arrays within or on the airship’s surface. Astronomy From High Altitude Airships 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z For example, the McGraw Hill data reveal that 12 percent of single-family builders reported installing solar photovoltaic panels in some of their homes. Homeowners and Homebuilders Are Going Green 2014-07-22T04:00:00Z Officials also spoke with an investor leasing land for a 150-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system. Cavendish considers solar farm 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z The U.S. tariffs affected photovoltaic cells and modules used in solar power, various steel products, off-road tyres, aluminium goods and towers for windfarms. Obama-era trade law survives Chinese appeal at WTO 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z It's his job, as a photovoltaic cell designer, to give those electrons a sense of purpose. The next silicon revolution? 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z He said it will cost about $125 million to rebuild, which includes buying the land from hotel owner Prudential Insurance and installing a photovoltaic system to power the resort. Foreign cash sought to reopen famed Kauai resort 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z The plants will build panels that use photovoltaic technology developed by solar panel manufacturing company Silevo. Elon Musk wants the future of solar power to be built in the USA 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z First Solar is a leading global provider of comprehensive photovoltaic solar systems which use its advanced module and system technology. Hedge Funds Added To First Solar Positions 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z Higher-quality photovoltaic cells and larger LED bulbs tend to cost more, so to a certain extent, the higher-priced solar lights do tend to shine more brightly. How To Choose The Right Solar Lights 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z Now one of its projects is poised to pan out: Agua Caliente, the largest photovoltaic solar power facility in the world, was completed last week in Arizona. World’s Largest Solar Array Set to Crank Out 290 Megawatts of Sunshine Power 2014-05-09T11:30:00Z In a separate filing, China lodged an appeal in a WTO case that it brought to challenge U.S. punitive tariffs on exports including photovoltaic cells and modules, windtowers and certain steel and aluminum products. U.S. and China appeal WTO rulings 2014-04-11T09:55:04Z Once the photonic crystal reaches approximately 1,000 degrees Celsius, it begins to glow, emitting mostly photons of a wavelength well matched to the photovoltaic cell below. New Hybrid Solar Device Exploits the Best of Both Worlds 2014-04-08T12:00:00Z On Friday, the Department of Energy & Climate Change released an ambitious renewable plan that will strive to install solar photovoltaic panels on a whopping 900 square miles of south-facing rooftops. Britain Embraces Distributed Solar 2014-04-06T17:55:00Z It will also include an anaerobic digester and a solar park with photovoltaic panels to generate up to 18MW of electricity which is equivalent to "powering over 20,000 homes". 'Guinea pig' concern over waste plan 2014-04-05T13:14:26Z In the U.S. some activists have called on the Obama administration to bring solar back to the White House roof—and solar company Sungevity has offered to install 102 of its photovoltaic panels for free. What ever happened to the White House solar panels Reagan dismantled? 2014-04-01T12:45:00Z Professor You envisages smart biofilms that not only scavenge and clean up the pollutant cadmium at solar-cell factories, but then grow integrate the metal into cadmium-selenide crystallites that would themselves be used in photovoltaic devices. Living materials could grow products 2014-03-26T08:42:47Z When those photons strike the photovoltaic cell, they generate electricity. New Hybrid Solar Device Exploits the Best of Both Worlds 2014-04-08T12:00:00Z Richard Swanson, the founder of solar panel manufacturer SunPower, has argued that the cost of a photovoltaic cell drops by 20 percent every time global manufacturing capacity for such cells doubles. Fight over Rooftop Solar Forecasts a Bright Future for Cleaner Energy 2014-03-25T15:59:00Z A sturdy Jeep drives to outlying schools, bouncing up and down along snaking, dusty, pot-holed roads, with solar panels attached like a photovoltaic roof rack. African sunshine powers school computers 2014-03-19T00:02:23Z Public support for photovoltaic technologies is accomplishing its intended goal — speeding the development of innovative and environmentally sustainable technologies. Today's Economist: The Red Faces of the Solar Skeptics 2014-03-10T05:01:24Z More important are photovoltaic solar cells, a rival technology that converts sunlight directly to electricity. Clean energy: Let the sun shine 2014-03-06T16:01:17Z Rather than capturing incoming visible light like a conventional solar photovoltaic panel, Capasso wants to generate direct current electric power by emitting infrared light. The Extremely Strange Solar Energy Technology You'd Be Stupid To Ignore 2014-03-04T01:59:00Z The bankruptcy of the would-be manufacturer of innovative tubular solar arrays heralded the arrival of cheap photovoltaic panels, many of them from China. Fight over Rooftop Solar Forecasts a Bright Future for Cleaner Energy 2014-03-25T15:59:00Z The U.S. investigations are aimed at "broadly restricting Chinese exports of silicon photovoltaic products", said the official Xinhua news agency, citing an unnamed official from the commerce ministry. China calls for fair handling of escalating solar dispute with U.S. 2014-02-17T14:19:05Z "There's no doubt that in terms of price competitiveness solar photovoltaic is cheaper," NRG Chief Executive David Crane. California Solar Power Tower Greeted with Fanfare, Doubts about Future 2014-02-13T22:25:36Z Last year sun-soaked California accounted for over half of America’s new photovoltaic installations. Clean energy: Let the sun shine 2014-03-06T16:01:17Z The first type of harvester is analogous to a solar thermal power generator while the second is similar to a solar photovoltaic cell. The Extremely Strange Solar Energy Technology You'd Be Stupid To Ignore 2014-03-04T01:59:00Z But a survey of home sales in California found that photovoltaic systems boosted home sale prices by nearly $25,000 in 2009, according to research from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Fight over Rooftop Solar Forecasts a Bright Future for Cleaner Energy 2014-03-25T15:59:00Z A photovoltaic cell consists of two or more layers of semi-conducting material, most commonly silicon. Patent Map Reveals Rise Of Thin-Film Solar Technology 2014-01-26T23:52:00Z The better-known variety — like the flat solar panels on homes — convert sunlight directly into electricity via photovoltaic cells. Solar on a grand scale: Big power plants coming online in the West 2014-01-17T01:22:38Z Planning for the first photovoltaic system began about seven years ago, said Hatcher. How the Marines Drill Troops to Save Energy 2014-01-09T16:45:00.854Z Shortly after buying their Oahu home earlier this year, they plunked down $35,000 for a rooftop photovoltaic system. A Solar Boom So Successful, It's Been Halted 2013-12-20T17:15:08.785Z Such specially treated silicon is responsible for more than half the final price of the photovoltaic module, and sawing off the wafers turns as much as half of that expensive silicon into dust. Fight over Rooftop Solar Forecasts a Bright Future for Cleaner Energy 2014-03-25T15:59:00Z When the proposed project is finished in seven years, government officials say, carpets of photovoltaic solar panels will turn the site into a potential supplier of 4,000 megawatts of electricity capable of delivering... India Readies Big Move into Solar Energy 2013-12-14T04:41:37Z In the early 1980′s, at the same time that the utility-scale solar power industry was imploding, hand-held electronic calculators powered by embedded solar photovoltaic panels were beginning to thrive. Solar-Powered Apparel May Be Coming Soon To A Store Near You 2013-12-12T19:52:00Z Although the base has completed its expansion of photovoltaic panels, there is much work that remains in energy efficiency. How the Marines Drill Troops to Save Energy 2014-01-09T16:45:00.854Z Permits for photovoltaic projects issued on Oahu fell to 1,246 in October, down 49 percent from a high of 2,433 a year earlier. A Solar Boom So Successful, It's Been Halted 2013-12-20T17:15:08.785Z The state hosts vast photovoltaic arrays in the desert as well as the nation's first commercial power plant with the technology to use sunshine at night—by storing daytime heat in molten salts. Fight over Rooftop Solar Forecasts a Bright Future for Cleaner Energy 2014-03-25T15:59:00Z Combined with utility scale projects, the U.S. gained a total of 930 megawatts of photovoltaic solar capacity, a 35 percent gain from the the previous year. And we’re set to nearly double that amount. U.S. rooftop solar power shatters third quarter records 2013-12-10T15:18:00Z That would be a big setback to solar businesses in sunny Arizona, which was the No. 2 state for photovoltaic solar installations in the second quarter of this year. In Arizona, a closely watched vote to decide solar policy's fate 2013-11-14T08:06:15Z The government sees photovoltaic power as key to reaching renewables targets Developers are racing to install large-scale solar parks on land across the UK in unprecedented numbers. Grid worries spark solar farm boom 2013-10-29T01:02:51Z Commercial photovoltaic cells convert energy more effectively than biofuel crops, and Michel proposed them as a solution to our energy needs. Energy: Fuelling the future 2013-10-16T17:21:41.810Z The ambient energy stored in such resources undergoes a "transduction" process using photovoltaic, thermoelectric, piezoelectric or electrodynamic processes, allowing the energy to be turned into moving electrons and consumed. Ambient Energy Could Replace Batteries 2013-10-10T19:46:04.603Z However, the Xinhua report warned that "despite the support policies, China's bloated photovoltaic industry still faces a grim outlook". China offers solar power tax rebates 2013-09-30T01:01:27Z My daughter on our roof at our camp after we installed solar photovoltaic panels where we are integrated into the grid. Stepping into the Arena of Climate Change Education 2013-08-29T15:15:05.187Z Some 1.3 million solar photovoltaic units are on stream, mostly owned by single households, and about 23,000 wind plants have been bought, mainly by groups of farmers who club together. Ballooning costs threaten Merkel's bold energy overhaul 2013-08-28T10:16:22Z Planning would also need to require the installation of photovoltaic roofing, smart meters and appropriate charging facilities for vehicles as standard in every household. Is Solar Suburbia the Way to Power Modern Cities? 2013-08-12T19:15:01.697Z Across Bavaria, it is said there are more photovoltaic panels installed than in the entire United States. German 'energy bender' in trouble? 2013-07-10T01:11:53Z Across Bavaria, it's said there are more photovoltaic panels installed than in the entire United States. German 'energy bender' in trouble? 2013-07-10T01:11:53Z Siemens decision to exit the solar market is a stark reminder of the havoc caused by the unprecedented decline in costs for solar photovoltaic panels. Siemens Exits Solar Industry, Suffers $1 Billion In Losses 2013-06-20T04:18:00Z A Solar Impulse plane, an eye-catching proof-of-concept vehicle, arrived at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum’s branch at Dulles Airport over the weekend from St. Louis, part of a photovoltaic barnstorming tour. Solar-Powered Plane Faces the Human Factor 2013-06-18T02:19:08Z The scenario: In February 2010, Wells Fargo installed solar photovoltaic systems at 10 stores in metro Denver. Case in Point: Pitched roofs or math — what matters for solar? 2013-06-14T15:01:36Z Solar-powered products, like calculators and wrist watches, have been around for decades, while photovoltaic solar panels are an increasingly popular choice for home electricity. Transport Industry Reaches for the Sun 2013-06-11T01:48:36Z The photovoltaic solar installations moved from Phase 1 to Phase 2 in 2010, with positive financial results. Eco-sensitivity can be just plain good business 2013-06-02T02:38:15Z The heart of a solar panel is a photovoltaic cell that generates electricity when struck by sunlight. Solar Power’s Dark Side 2013-05-29T02:27:18Z Last year, some 22 percent of German power came from wind, photovoltaic, biomass and other renewables. Merkel protege struggles with Germany's green revolution 2013-05-23T01:28:51Z Buildings with “green” roofs with vegetation, slabs of photovoltaic cells and geothermal heating point to an ambitious goal of carbon neutrality. Square Feet: Ambitious Paris Project Takes Shape in the Suburbs 2013-05-21T23:57:42Z Each night, a maintenance crew recharges the Tindo's sodium-and-nickel batteries using electricity generated by a photovoltaic system atop the Adelaide Central Bus Station, a modern building with a facade of curved metal panels. Transport Industry Reaches for the Sun 2013-06-11T01:48:36Z The breakthrough in affordability is based on a total systems design approach, in which the cost of the photovoltaic electricity generation system is an important component. Dot Earth Blog: A Plan to Bring Sun-Powered Irrigation to Poor Farmers 2013-05-20T18:14:45Z “We need to face up to the fact that corners are being cut,” said Conrad Burke, general manager for DuPont’s billion-dollar photovoltaic division, which supplies materials to solar manufacturers. Solar Power’s Dark Side 2013-05-29T02:27:18Z He cited legislation on cuts to photovoltaic incentives, shutting a nuclear waste storage site in northern Germany and agreeing a framework for a search for a new nuclear dump. Merkel protege struggles with Germany's green revolution 2013-05-23T01:28:51Z Worldwide, photovoltaic solar installations are expected to increase 12 percent this year to 35 GW as growth in the Middle East, Africa, the U.S. and Asia will offset declines in Europe. Insight: The road to a greener America is littered with road-kill 2013-05-20T05:05:55Z A circular roof arches upwards to catch the sunbeams, forming a Pringle-shaped cap of photovoltaic cells, while rooms extend below in an L-shaped plan, like arms outstretched to embrace the sun. Newcastle's new Maggie's Cancer Care Centre is a model of low-key comfort 2013-05-17T15:12:25Z These costs for residential and commercial photovoltaic systems are often referred to as ‘soft costs,’ but their impact to the bottom line is anything but soft. Making Solar Installations Easier For The Masses: A Sage Approach 2013-05-16T18:14:00Z The plane’s power is drawn from the sun by 12,000 photovoltaic cells that form the top of its wings. Solar-powered plane set for cross-country flight 2013-05-03T00:27:00Z Not known for its sunshine, it nonetheless hosts more than a third of the world's photovoltaic capacity thanks to generous subsidies. Merkel protege struggles with Germany's green revolution 2013-05-23T01:28:51Z The Solar Impulse is powered by about 12,000 photovoltaic cells. Solar-powered plane ready for takeoff 2013-04-30T18:44:36Z They also reduce energy consumption by taking advantage of natural light and using on-site renewable energy options like photovoltaic systems. Top 10 Green Buildings Improve Surrounding Environment and Users Health 2013-04-29T16:15:00.213Z A worker checks a photovoltaic module at Signet Solar in Mochau, near Dresden. ECB could cut interest rates after German output falls 2013-04-23T20:16:42Z The goal was to substitute photoreceptors with a light-sensitive material capable of restoring photosensitivity to the retina, by easing down the retina on a layer of organic photovoltaic semiconductor. Artificial Retina From A Photovoltaic Polymer 2013-04-17T10:41:40Z Another is extending and strengthening the electricity grid to wire up remote wind turbines and countless small photovoltaic installations. Renewable power: Germany’s energy gamble 2013-04-10T17:20:31.080Z The plane, which is powered by about 12,000 photovoltaic cells, is scheduled to begin a cross-country tour within the next week. Solar-powered plane ready for takeoff 2013-04-30T18:44:36Z First commercially available in 2005, solar shingles were much more costly than traditional “bolt-on” photovoltaic panels, and thus were used mainly by those wanting to go solar but maintain a traditional roofline. Sun Roof: Solar Panel Shingles Come Down in Price, Gain in Popularity 2013-04-02T14:15:00.670Z Solar bankruptcy A Chinese subsidiary of the world’s largest manufacturer of solar photovoltaic panels announced bankruptcy on 20 March after defaulting on US$541 million in loans. Seven days: 22–28 March 2013 2013-03-27T18:20:15.577Z The project began in January 2011 with the creation of a photovoltaic device that induced communication between neurons in presence of light. Artificial Retina From A Photovoltaic Polymer 2013-04-17T10:41:40Z Apple said it is using a biogas-powered fuel cell and built rooftop solar photovoltaic systems at its California headquarters. Apple, In Annual Green Update, Says Data Centers Powered 100% By Renewable Energy 2013-03-21T19:05:40Z Honda and Acura customers will get a $400 discount off their solar arrays and will avoid the steep upfront costs of installing a rooftop photovoltaic system by paying a monthly fee over a long-term contract. Honda, SolarCity Sign $65 Million Deal To Help Drivers Go Solar 2013-02-20T15:29:31Z The first transplant was a completely revitalized solar photovoltaic program that was dubbed SunShot. Steven Chu Resigns as U.S. Energy Secretary 2013-02-01T18:50:00Z It asserts that the electricity would cost only 8 cents per kilowatt-hour, compared with 28 cents for electricity generated by conventional photovoltaic panels. Green Blog: On Our Radar: A Spinning Solar Cell 2013-01-25T20:19:53Z Hemlock is a major producer of polysilicon, the raw material used in most photovoltaic solar panels. Hemlock Semiconductor laying off 400 U.S. employees 2013-01-14T19:12:37Z Gleckman explained that developers need to test solar thermal systems extensively at scale before building a full-size plant, more so than photovoltaic panels. Solar Heat Challenges Photovoltaics as Power Source 2013-01-14T16:15:00.210Z GT Advanced said it completed the consolidation of its business units - photovoltaic, polysilicon and sapphire - into a single group called crystal growth systems. GT Advanced cuts workforce again, to idle solar furnaces plant 2013-01-10T14:39:47Z The startup also aims to move beyond financing photovoltaic arrays for community organizations and non-profits and will work with developers building bigger commercial projects. Startup Launches Online Platform To Let Individuals Invest In Solar Projects 2013-01-07T20:51:13Z Meanwhile, rooftop photovoltaic panels absorb solar energy for the building and power streetlights and public charging stations, so residents are less reliant on the unstable Port-au-Prince power grid. Green Blog: Will Biomimcry Offer a Way Forward, Post-Sandy? 2013-01-04T22:40:18Z Its Market Mapper shows the history of photovoltaic installs and prices for all 50 states. Could Transformer-level Batteries Shield the Grid from the Next Super Storm? 2013-01-03T01:45:00.233Z Spain, Italy and Saudi Arabia gearing up Compared to photovoltaic plants, CSP generators require sunshine that is more reliable, so they are limited geographically to sun-soaked locales. Solar Heat Challenges Photovoltaics as Power Source 2013-01-14T16:15:00.210Z So expect a big push in 2013 to find new ways to finance solar installations, from solar panels on residential rooftops to massive solar thermal and photovoltaic power plants built in the desert Southwest. Five Green Tech Trends To Watch In 2013 2012-12-31T18:00:43Z The PlanetSolar and Solar Impulse teams acknowledge that these feats do not translate directly into new paradigms and it may be some time before photovoltaic panels are commonly seen on wings and decks. Sunlight Fuels Historic Sea-Crossing, Next Solar Effort Transcontinental Flight 2012-12-19T16:15:00.187Z The Solar Energy Industries Association said that 684 megawatts of solar photovoltaic capacity was installed in the quarter, 44 percent more than in the third quarter of 2011. Green Blog: Solar Installations Surge on Lower Costs and Government Support 2012-12-11T20:58:01Z The U.S. boom is being driven by falling prices for photovoltaic modules brought on by the rapid expansion of Chinese manufacturing capacity as companies like Suntech, Trina and Yingli expanded into the U.S. market. U.S. Solar Installations Hit Record In Third Quarter 2012-12-11T15:57:56Z Shipments of photovoltaic solar panels are expected to be lower than planned. | Fraud: Fraud Accusation by Solar Panel Maker 2012-12-08T02:33:13Z Yingli Green ’s U.S. subsidiary this week won a contract to supply 200 megawatts of photovoltaic panels for a solar power plant to be built in the desert east of San Diego. Tariffs? No Problem. China's Yingli Wins Contract For Huge California Solar Project 2012-11-30T17:44:10Z While SolarCity does indeed install photovoltaic panels on residential and commercial rooftops, its business and future success depends on putting together investment funds that finance solar leases for homeowners. SolarCity Prices Its IPO But Is It A Solar Company Or A Financial Firm? 2012-11-28T03:28:27Z "It also means that the photovoltaic is more easily recycled." Carbon Emerges as New Solar Power Material 2012-11-16T16:15:04.933Z Using photovoltaic cells to heat water or air is a bad idea, Mr. Tobe said. Green Blog: First Things First: An Efficient Abode 2012-11-08T13:07:22Z Then SunPower, the Silicon Valley solar panel manufacturer and power plant developer, said it would temporarily shut down half of its 12 photovoltaic production lines in the Philippines and lay off 900 workers. Green Tech's Terrible Tuesday 2012-10-16T17:08:15Z Although laboratories have high energy demands, the building has earned a Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method excellent rating due partly to 1,000 square metres of photovoltaic panels. Stirling prize goes to Cambridge laboratory in a garden 2012-10-13T20:58:56Z Some 90% of SolarCity’s customers opt to rent their solar panels for a monthly fee rather than fork over five figures for a typical photovoltaic arrays. SolarCity Prices Its IPO But Is It A Solar Company Or A Financial Firm? 2012-11-28T03:28:27Z Department of Commerce on Wednesday slapped Chinese biggest solar manufacturers with tariffs as high as 47%, concluding in a final ruling that they illegally dumped cheap photovoltaic cells on the American market. U.S. Hits Chinese Solar Manufacturers With Higher Tariffs 2012-10-11T00:49:49Z After considering all these other ways to cut fossil fuel use, then it's time to think about photovoltaic solar panels, Mr. Tobe said. Green Blog: First Things First: An Efficient Abode 2012-11-08T13:07:22Z If the federal government finds SolarCity over-valued the photovoltaic arrays and cuts the cash grant, the company would have to make up the difference for its fund investors. SolarCity's IPO: The Risks 2012-10-08T16:35:27Z The balance of projects funded is largely rooftop photovoltaic systems. Bucking A Trend, California Residential Clean Energy PACE Program Thrives 2012-09-30T21:08:33Z PV, or photovoltaic, as the industry calls it, is currently a growth industry for residential, commercial, and utility segments. Where Did All the Solar Start-ups Go? 2012-09-24T13:34:00Z Much as the photovoltaic compounds in solar cells generate electricity from light, thermoelectric materials convert heat to electricity. Materials for Converting Waste Heat to Energy Pass Critical Milestone 2012-09-19T19:55:00Z On top of that, we would be eligible for $1.50 in cash back per watt of photovoltaic capacity installed, up to 40 percent of the cost of the system after the tax rebate. Green Blog: First Things First: An Efficient Abode 2012-11-08T13:07:22Z The startup’s concentrating photovoltaic systems use lens to focus sunlight on arrays of high efficiency solar cells. Another U.S. Solar Manufacturer Shuts Down 2012-09-12T20:46:19Z A friend of mine who recently built his dream home near Denver installed a large photovoltaic system on the roof. The Good Grid and why bragging about being "off the grid" is silly 2012-09-12T20:21:45Z The average price of a finished commercial photovoltaic system, for example, dropped by almost 14 percent between the second quarter of 2011 and the second quarter of 2012, the report said. Chain Stores Lead Firms in Solar Power Use, Study Finds 2012-09-12T04:01:22Z The departure is the latest executive change at the Chinese company, the world’s largest manufacturer of photovoltaic panels. Top Suntech Executive Resigns From Chinese Solar Giant 2012-09-07T15:01:43Z Solar panels typically account for only about the third of the cost of a single-axis power plant, thanks to a plunge in photovoltaic module prices in recent years. Can Solar Robots Cut The Cost of Renewable Energy? 2012-09-04T13:45:25Z The scientists' new photovoltaic cells are made of materials like copper and zinc rather than Indium and gallium, which are rare and therefore more expensive. Green Blog: On the Radar: Arctic Sea Ice Melt 2012-08-21T19:28:04Z Solution-processed photovoltaic materials generally contain significant degrees of disorder, often because of the boundaries that define the randomly orientated crystalline domains in both organic and inorganic semiconductors. Materials interface engineering for solution-processed photovoltaics 2012-08-15T17:22:03.163Z Thanks to increased Chinese production of photovoltaic panels, innovative financing techniques, investment from large institutional investors and a patchwork of semi-effective public-policy efforts, residential solar power has never been more affordable. The Secret to Solar Power 2012-08-10T12:37:36Z On Wednesday, SunPower, which is one of the U.S.’s biggest photovoltaic manufacturers and power plant developers, said Citi and Credit Suisse will finance up to $325 million in residential solar installations for the company’s customers. Photovoltaic Manufacturers See Profit In Solar Leases Amid Market Upheaval 2012-08-09T15:35:04Z They could also be charged on the fly from photovoltaic panels. Can Electric Aircraft Take to the Skies? 2012-08-08T16:45:00.453Z Oddly enough, some of the formerly energy poor—rural villagers throughout the subcontinent—found themselves better off than their middle-class compatriots during the recent blackouts, thanks to village homes outfitted with photovoltaic panels. Solar Power Helped Keep the Lights On in India 2012-08-01T21:45:00.197Z Fullerene-rich clusters act as sinks, extracting electrons from an interface layer of a homogeneously mixed polymer–fullerene matrix, surrounding the fullerene cluster and allowing quantitative correlation between nanoscopic and macroscopic device photovoltaic performance. Materials interface engineering for solution-processed photovoltaics 2012-08-15T17:22:03.163Z The fall followed a loss at its fused silica business, whose products are used in the flagging photovoltaic panels market. Arm adds 8% despite Apple disappointment while FTSE flatlines 2012-07-25T16:21:55Z Now solar leases are becoming a significant part of the business of photovoltaic manufacturers squeezed by falling prices for solar panels and uncertain markets in Europe. Photovoltaic Manufacturers See Profit In Solar Leases Amid Market Upheaval 2012-08-09T15:35:04Z Sales in the electronics and communications unit were down 11 percent on 6 percent lower volume and 5 percent lower selling prices as DuPont saw continued soft demand for photovoltaic materials. DuPont Earnings Fall on Weak Volumes 2012-07-24T12:57:35Z Founded by two of the youngest guys in New England’s rough-and-tumble roofing industry, Paradigm earned its spurs installing rooftop solar photovoltaic systems on schedule and under budget. Memo to Massachusetts: Clean Energy Mission Not Accomplished 2012-07-19T13:24:04Z As conventional photovoltaic module prices plunged, thin-film companies found themselves under increasing pressure to raise the efficiency of their products and lower manufacturing costs to remain competitive. GE Halts Work On The U.S.'s Biggest Solar Factory To Return To The Lab 2012-07-03T20:57:50Z Jenkins worked with a team of Navy researchers to develop a photovoltaic panel that works underwater down to 9 meters. How to Harness Power Underwater to Monitor the Seas 2012-07-03T16:15:00.453Z According to Freeman, the dominant harvesting technology is small photovoltaic panels, since vibrational and radio harvesters don't yet capture enough power to run both the sensor and the transmitter. Scientists Harness Human Power for Electricity 2012-06-26T17:45:00.187Z Canadian Solar, for instance, already buys solar cells from Taiwan for photovoltaic panels it ships to the U.S. and will continue to do so to sidestep a 31.18% tariff. Who's Winning The Solar Trade War? 2012-06-22T15:01:17Z Japanese companies like Kyocera and Sharp, which kept the photovoltaic industry alive when the United States scrapped investments in the 1990s, are gearing up to supply their home market. Japan Poised to Become Second-Biggest Market for Solar Power 2012-06-18T12:23:27Z Named after the Greek sun god, its goal was to transform Greece into a "showcase" of photovoltaic development in Europe's sunbelt. Insight: Germany and Greece: a tale of estrangement 2012-06-14T06:02:27Z Based on this analysis, the company claims to be able to tell when there is a fault in a panel at the level of the strings of photovoltaic modules the panel is composed of. Startups Show How to Extend Devices Using the Cloud 2012-06-13T18:14:48Z The company declined to identify the operator of the project but in April the Imperial County Board of Supervisors approved a 200-megawatt photovoltaic power station to be operated by solar developer 8minutenergy Renewables. U.S. Solar Industry Booming Despite China Trade War 2012-06-13T15:55:15Z In fact, it is widely accepted that First Solar, an American photovoltaic module producer, enjoys the lowest manufacturing costs in its industry. Tariffs On Chinese Solar Panels Are Killing American Jobs 2012-06-08T18:49:41Z Department of Commerce’s preliminary ruling on May 17 that hit Chinese solar manufacturers with steep tariffs, finding they illegally dumped cheap photovoltaic cells on the American market. Solar Trade War Heats Up As China Accuses U.S. Of Violating Rules 2012-05-24T21:32:34Z The cost of the glassy photovoltaic panels that generate most solar electricity—by freeing electrons from a semiconducting material such as silicon—is plummeting. Solar tariffs: Sunspots 2012-05-24T15:10:30Z On Thursday, the U.S Commerce Department issued a preliminary decision levying steep tariffs against Chinese solar manufacturers, finding they illegally dumped cheap photovoltaic cells on the American market. Solar Installers Caught In Cross Fire Of Escalating China Trade War 2012-05-18T13:21:57Z Because the photovoltaic implant is thin and wireless, the surgical procedure is much simpler than in other retinal prosthetic approaches. Light-powered bionic eye invented 2012-05-14T13:03:05Z But making photovoltaic panels is mostly “low tech, not high tech,” Mr. Oettinger said. Green Column: Guiding Europe Toward Clean Energy 2012-04-19T04:55:06Z BrightSource Energy’s technology, solar thermal generation, competes with more established photovoltaic systems. Clouds on Solar?s Horizon 2012-04-13T03:14:56Z A worker mounting photovoltaic panels on the roof of a barn in Landshut, Germany, last week. Green Blog: On Our Radar: Cuts in German Solar Subsidies 2012-03-30T13:51:00Z After taking heat over gasoline prices, President Obama plans to visit a photovoltaic plant in Nevada and oil fields in New Mexico to underline his “all of the above” energy policy. Green Blog: On Our Radar: Obama's Energy Blitz 2012-03-21T12:01:45Z “This is the fundamental basis for all photovoltaic systems.” Quantum Mechanics and Energy Research 2012-03-16T18:48:00Z Globally, the United States represents only 7 percent of all photovoltaic capacity, the report found, but that is up from 5 percent in 2010. Green Blog: New Solar Panels Blossomed Despite a Tough Year for the Industry 2012-03-14T04:01:27Z Then prices plunged for power generated by competing energy sources like natural gas and traditional photovoltaic solar panels. Clouds on Solar?s Horizon 2012-04-13T03:14:56Z The team says the solar installation, which will include more than 11,000 photovoltaic panels, will be the biggest in the N.F.L. Green Blog: On Our Radar: 'The Lorax' 2012-03-02T15:26:36Z BOSTON—Back in 1995, when the global market for solar panels was small, the U.S. shipped more than 40 percent of the world’s photovoltaic modules, which produce electricity from light. Can the U.S. Jump Back into the Solar Race? 2012-02-29T20:45:12.753Z SoCore designs, installs, operates and – in some cases – also owns photovoltaic systems for companies with at least 100 locations across the United States. Lightbank Invests in Commercial Solar Installer SoCore Energy 2012-02-28T10:24:22Z Most crucial are the photovoltaic panels covering each spherical home. Oil Refineries: Sustainable Communities Cor The Post-Oil World? 2012-02-20T20:02:20Z The technology works only at a large scale and in very sunny places, making it harder to compete with the simpler photovoltaic systems, which generate electricity directly from sunlight. Clouds on Solar?s Horizon 2012-04-13T03:14:56Z Solyndra produced exactly the product it promised, a solar photovoltaic array, on schedule, but the market price collapsed. Energy Dept. Loan Program Needs Oversight, Audit Finds 2012-02-11T01:19:49Z One major challenge is boosting the efficiency of solar collection: most varieties of photovoltaic cells in production work at only about half their theoretically attainable efficiency levels. Can the U.S. Jump Back into the Solar Race? 2012-02-29T20:45:12.753Z Skyline Solar, which manufactures photovoltaic systems that track sunlight and produce energy, was able to get a patent in 10 weeks through the Green Tech program. Small-Business Guide: Business Owners Adjusting to Patent System Overhaul 2012-02-08T18:02:28Z A recent solar project installed at Edwards Air Force Base, for example, features three photovoltaic installations across the base, generating 3.4 megawatts of electricity. Why the Military Hates Fossil Fuels: Part Two, Alternatives 2012-02-07T00:04:41Z Yet because of variables like the cost of photovoltaic technology and the future availability of federal tax credits for solar investment, the authors found it hard to estimate how much solar would really cost. Green Blog: New York's Solar Balance Sheet 2012-02-01T13:03:28Z The report’s authors in Environment California, an advocacy group, also recommend policy changes to provide more incentives to developers of small- and medium-size photovoltaic arrays. Green Blog: California's Lead in Solar Is Slowly Eroding 2012-01-25T14:35:01Z Expenditures such as installation and permitting, known in the industry as balance-of-system costs, run nearly as much as the photovoltaic modules themselves. Can the U.S. Jump Back into the Solar Race? 2012-02-29T20:45:12.753Z But it’s the type of thin-film solar panels and where the photovoltaic power plant will be built that foreshadows a potentially sizable business opportunity as well as a way to maximize renewable energy production. GE Sells Solar to Wind Farms 2012-01-20T20:36:16Z Though CPV technologies vary widely, their fundamental similarity is the use of lenses or mirrors to concentrate sunlight onto very efficient photovoltaic cells. New Technology Focuses the Sun to Cut Solar's Cost 2012-01-19T17:15:00.233Z One of the bases mentioned in the report, Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, already boasts the largest photovoltaic array in the nation, a five-year-old 14-megawatt project. Green Blog: New Report: California Military Bases Could Host Extensive Solar Power Installations 2012-01-17T22:23:47Z Global clean energy growth was driven mainly by solar, for which investment grew by 36 percent to $136.6 billion, as a 50 percent drop in prices for photovoltaic panels spurred installation. Clean energy investment hits record $260 billion 2012-01-12T17:56:14Z “It’s right that we now adjust” above-market rates paid to operators of photovoltaic power plants, Roesler told his pro- business Free Democratic Party colleagues in Stuttgart last week. Germany’s Solar Installs Break Record Amid Race for Subsidy 2012-01-10T02:08:39Z The company is building the U.S.’s largest solar panel factory in Colorado, which will annually manufacture 400 megawatts of cadmium-telluride thin-film photovoltaic panels. GE Sells Solar to Wind Farms 2012-01-20T20:36:16Z Applied Materials is also likely to experience headwinds in its flat panel display and solar photovoltaic businesses, said the analyst. Barclays cuts Intel, Applied Materials to equal weight 2012-01-03T13:36:29Z Solar Plaza identified the 1o most efficient poly-crystalline silicon solar photovoltaic modules available on the market today based on product datasheets and other publicly available sources of information, which are listed below. World's Most Powerful Solar-Power Panels 2011-12-28T14:59:40Z Most photovoltaic solar cells have an inherent efficiency cap, limiting how much useful energy they can extract from the sun. Quantum Dots and More Used to Beat Efficiency Limit of Solar Cells 2011-12-23T21:15:00.257Z The company signed a power purchase agreement allowing it to sell electricity from a 10-megawatt solar facility in California, its first photovoltaic project in the U.S. Oracle’s Profit Miss Widens Mellanox Discount: Israel Overnight 2011-12-22T04:25:08Z But plummeting prices for photovoltaic panels that directly convert sunlight into electricity increasingly posed a competitive challenge to Solar Millennium. Solar Millennium Files For Bankruptcy As Solar Shakeout Continues 2011-12-21T18:04:16Z Canadian Solar will build the plants using its photovoltaic panels. Yingli Green Leads Gains as N.Y. Index Jumps: China Overnight 2011-12-20T20:25:01Z The deal announced Tuesday marks KKR’s third foray renewable energy investment and Google’s first investment in photovoltaic power plants, which deploy on the ground thousands of solar panels like those found on residential rooftops. Google, KKR In Deal To Buy California Solar Power Plants 2011-12-20T15:24:43Z In current photovoltaic cells, sunlight dislodges electrons, creating a moving charge that travels into the negative crystal, through a circuit, and then back to the positive side, where it fills the hole back in. Quantum Dots and More Used to Beat Efficiency Limit of Solar Cells 2011-12-23T21:15:00.257Z Overall, the price of an installed photovoltaic system fell on average 14.4% between the second and third quarters of this year, the report’s authors wrote. U.S. Solar Industry Sets Record In 2011 But Outlook Gloomy 2011-12-14T21:21:43Z Then in October, the Solar Millennium announced it was negotiating to sell all of its U.S. projects, including one in Nevada, to Solarhybrid, a German photovoltaic developer. Solar Millennium Files For Bankruptcy As Solar Shakeout Continues 2011-12-21T18:04:16Z In 2010, Tri-Point Junior High School in Piper City, Ill. received a grant from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation to install a solar photovoltaic system. Green Workforce Technology Training 2011-12-12T16:34:00Z “This is the biggest acquisition of a single photovoltaic project anywhere,” she said. Buffett Gets High Rates, U.S. Incentive in $2 Billion Solar Bet 2011-12-07T22:09:19Z The absorber transfers its energy to an emitter, which is then coupled to a photovoltaic panel, where it produces electricity. Quantum Dots and More Used to Beat Efficiency Limit of Solar Cells 2011-12-23T21:15:00.257Z First Solar is the largest U.S. photovoltaic solar company and the world's lowest cost solar manufacturer. MidAmerican Energy to buy First Solar's plant 2011-12-07T13:32:40Z The Topaz plant, which will be constructed by First Solar using its thin film photovoltaic panels, is expected to cost more that $2 billion to build, according to analysts. UPDATE 1-MidAmerican Energy to buy First Solar plant -source 2011-12-07T09:00:57Z Such solar thermal plants produce electricity more efficiently and consistently than photovoltaic stations, which are subject to fluctuations caused by passing clouds and other weather conditions and thus have less capacity to generate power. BrightSource Strikes World's Biggest Solar Energy Storage Deal 2011-11-29T01:12:29Z The range of prospects being tried now is dizzying -- from high-tech windmills to biofuels, from corn to algae, from silicon photovoltaic cells to boilers heated by thousands of reflected sunbeams. Energy Subsidies Stymie Wind, Solar Innovation: Nathan Myhrvold 2011-11-27T22:24:05Z Flexible organic photovoltaic cells will be cheaper and more environmentally friendly than silicon ones. Electronics: Organic growth 2011-11-23T18:20:49.627Z The company on Nov. 7 cut its forecast for shipment of photovoltaic modules this year to as much as 1,630 megawatts, from its previous estimate of 1,750 megawatts. Suntech Power Leads Gains as Focus Media Climbs: China Overnight 2011-11-23T02:31:14Z Suntech, the world's largest maker of photovoltaic panels, trimmed its shipment forecast for the current quarter by about 10 percent and said it would seek to aggressively cut costs in 2012. Chinese solar company losses mount but stocks soar 2011-11-22T19:03:01Z Dr. Chu, speaking in a hallway outside the hearing room in a House of Representatives office building in Washington, said that the “market changed very very rapidly, just as the photovoltaic market changed very rapidly.” Green Blog: Solyndra Has a Cousin in the Poorhouse 2011-11-17T22:21:10Z Solar photovoltaic systems alone represent a global market worth more than $80 billion today. Amid Endless Solyndra Smoke, New Signs Of Fire 2011-11-16T22:35:40Z The bigger question left by Thursday’s decision was just how viable solar trough technology remains as prices plummet for photovoltaic panels like those found on residential rooftops that convert sunlight directly into electricity. California Approves High-Priced Mojave Solar Project Over Objections 2011-11-10T19:49:20Z The photovoltaic industry consumes almost 90 percent of the supply, which is also is the foundation of most computer chips made by manufacturers such as Intel Corp., the world’s largest. Solar Glut Worsens as Supply Surge Cuts Prices 93%: Commodities 2011-11-10T00:37:15Z Germany’s SolarWorld AG, the biggest maker of traditional photovoltaic panels based outside of China, fell 66 percent last quarter, the most since it began trading in 1999. Most Solar Manufacturers May Vanish by 2015, Trina CEO Says 2011-11-09T05:29:14Z Sharp is shifting to so-called thin-film photovoltaic cells where it's an industry leader. Japan's Sharp Expects Boost from Solar Energy 2011-11-05T12:47:03Z There are other contenders, though, for the role of photovoltaic devices built into buildings themselves. More Efficient Dyed Cells Offer Hope for Cheap Solar Windows 2011-11-03T22:15:00.997Z Mr. Gillette was faulted for boosting photovoltaic production amid a global decline in solar technology prices. Green Blog: On Our Radar: Flooding in Bangkok 2011-10-28T18:19:49Z According to the Earth Policy Institute, Germany is the current leader in installing photovoltaic systems, with 17,200 megawatts of installed capacity. Green Blog: Interior Dept. Anoints Solar Energy Sites 2011-10-28T11:54:09Z There is also a proposal to build a 50-megawatt power plant using photovoltaic panels, which convert sunlight directly to electricity, al-Falah said. Kuwait Sets Biggest Gulf Clean-Energy Goal to Free Up Oil 2011-10-26T08:26:03Z Katayama was meeting with diplomats in Japan and government officials overseas to discuss Sharp's business producing photovoltaic solar panels. Japan's Sharp Expects Boost from Solar Energy 2011-11-05T12:47:03Z Siemens generated sales of about 150 million euros in its photovoltaic and solar thermal power businesses for the fiscal year through Sept 30, 2010. Siemens Solar Purchase Flops as CEO Loescher Gets Timing Wrong 2011-10-24T23:24:05Z A four-megawatt photovoltaic solar power system provides power for the community. Green Blog: Beyond Green: A Net-Zero College Community 2011-10-21T12:37:29Z “This petition is supported by a significant majority of the U.S. industry,” Gordon said, which the petition defines as “the domestic industry producing crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules.” SolarWorld’s China Trade Complaint Divides U.S. Solar Industry 2011-10-20T21:54:01Z The company specializes in making silicon crystal wafers to be used in photovoltaic cells. Smarter Silicon Slicing Could Make Solar Competitive 2011-10-20T18:15:00.263Z With prices for photovoltaic cells down 30 percent this year, solar power producers are switching mirror-based projects to panels. Solar Panels Start to Outshine Mirrors 2011-10-13T21:00:54Z The technology differs from photovoltaic plants using solar-cell panels that generate electricity directly from the sun and are mass-produced with the help of government subsidies. Siemens Solar Purchase Flops as CEO Loescher Gets Timing Wrong 2011-10-24T23:24:05Z It is now possible to buy green electricity, and a first photovoltaic contract was signed with the Maldivian hotels and resorts owner Kaimoo. Effects of global warming threaten island nation Maldives 2011-10-17T22:20:00Z That, of course, ratchets up the pressure on GE to manufacture even cheaper and more efficient photovoltaic modules. GE, BrightSource And Sungevity Announce New Solar Projects As Solyndra Circus Continues 2011-10-14T18:53:13Z The “thin film” photovoltaic cells this produces are relatively inefficient at converting solar radiation into electricity. Solar power: A painful eclipse 2011-10-13T08:33:24Z For comparison, a conventional photovoltaic cell made of crystalline silicon turns nearly 20 percent of incoming photons to electricity, and lasts much longer because it is not as susceptible to corrosion by vapor. How Solyndra's Failure May Help the Future of Solar Power 2011-10-12T11:45:00.247Z Michael Suess, the head of Siemens’s entire energy portfolio, told journalists last month that photovoltaic power may become a bigger market than solar thermal, which he said has failed to meet expectations. Siemens Solar Purchase Flops as CEO Loescher Gets Timing Wrong 2011-10-24T23:24:05Z Now Solar Millennium is pulling the plug on its entire portfolio by selling Blythe and the other projects to Solarhybrid, a German photovoltaic power plant developer. German Solar Developer Says Auf Wiedersehen to the U.S. 2011-10-07T18:02:30Z Germany installed 7.4 gigawatts of solar photovoltaic capacity last year, the most of any nation, driving total capacity to 17,200 megawatts. Utilities Giving Away Power as Wind, Sun Flood European Grid 2011-09-30T10:20:02Z A photovoltaic solar panel can transform sunlight to electricity, but right now that power is difficult to store without expensive batteries, which limits the potential of solar energy. Rise of the Plants: How an Artificial Leaf Could Revolutionize Solar Power 2011-09-30T11:31:08Z In August, Solar Millennium walked away from those guarantees, in favor of cheaper photovoltaic power. Real Solyndra Scandal Is U.S. Approach to Energy Subsidies: View 2011-09-23T00:22:03Z Siemens entered photovoltaic production in June with the purchase of a stake in Semprius Inc., a U.S. maker of solar modules. Siemens Solar Purchase Flops as CEO Loescher Gets Timing Wrong 2011-10-24T23:24:05Z And indeed, the volume of megawatts of photovoltaic modules produced in the U.S. fell 11% in the second quarter from the first quarter. U.S. Solar Market Jumps 69% in Q2 But Likely To Cool Off 2011-09-20T16:23:40Z Yet the unit costs were high and the viability of the whole approach looked increasingly problematic, as the cost of photovoltaic cells plunged. Why Knowledge Is More Important Than Jobs: The Solyndra Story (Part 9) 2011-09-20T14:35:43Z Those gases can be collected and stored—much more easily than the electricity produced by a photovoltaic solar cell—and then used to generate power through a fuel cell. Rise of the Plants: How an Artificial Leaf Could Revolutionize Solar Power 2011-09-30T11:31:08Z Solyndra was not the first solar company to get sidelined by the rapid rise of low-cost Chinese photovoltaic manufacturers and it won’t be the last. Solyndra Raid: Is Failure A Crime? 2011-09-08T23:44:18Z SolarCity will lease the photovoltaic systems to the owners of military housing and other buildings on 24 bases. Military Deal To Double The U.S.'s Rooftop Solar Installations 2011-09-07T19:47:47Z The uncertainty reflects the upheaval in the global solar industry as photovoltaic module prices fall but so do subsidies and incentives, a helter-skelter patchwork that varies nation-by-nation and state-by-state in the U.S. U.S. Solar Market Jumps 69% in Q2 But Likely To Cool Off 2011-09-20T16:23:40Z As for photovoltaic plants, whose cells directly convert solar radiation into electrical current, each one requires about 12,000 acres. Save Habitats by Giving More Land to Solar Power: Robert Glennon 2011-09-07T00:22:06Z In a statement, the Solyndra said it would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy while exploring a sale of the business or licensing its thin-film photovoltaic technology. What Solyndra's Bankruptcy Means For Silicon Valley Solar Startups 2011-08-31T19:07:33Z Both LEDs and solar photovoltaic systems would cut electricity consumption and monthly expenses as well as lower the impact of home lighting on the environment. For Energy Savings, LEDs Outshine Solar Panels 2011-08-23T16:15:09.550Z The sun's power is harvested via concentrating mirrors or the photovoltaic panels in a 10-megawatt array just outside the city walls. Can a Sustainable City Rise in the Middle Eastern Desert? 2011-08-19T12:45:09.237Z "This partnership enables Ascent to pursue the building integrated and building applied photovoltaic markets," Ascent Chairman Amit Kumar said in a statement. 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