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Panasonic introduces new solar panel installer program

Panasonic Eco Solutions North America has introduced new solar panel installer program for participating installers. The new program will allow installers to take advantage of valuable marketing, training and partner support initiatives to help develop their business. This program is comprised of two separate categories, “Authorized Installer” and “Premium Installer”, each of which come with […]

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SunPower to construct a 7.75-megawatt solar power system at Toyota headquarters

Toyota has announced that SunPower is designing and plans to construct a 7.75-megawatt solar power system at its North American headquarters in Plano, Texas The 7.75-megawatt solar power system is expected to generate 25 percent of the headquarters’ total electricity deman. The project will be comprised of three solar carport structures using high efficiency SunPower […]

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Researchers develop innovative solar absorber that can harness more sunlight

Researchers have discovered a novel way to significantly increase the amount of sunlight that a solar absorber can convert into heat. By converting solar energy into heat, the solar absorber can help make sustainable technologies that rely on solar heat more efficient and affordable. The team’s novel fabrication technique involves patterning a solar absorber with […]

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Solar cells could be based on iron molecules in future

Researchers at Lund University have explained how iron-based dyes work on a molecular level in solar cells. The new finding is expected to accelerate the development of inexpensive and environmentally friendly solar cells. With the integration of iron instead of other more expensive and rare metals, the production of solar cells and light catchers will […]

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Researchers demonstrate STPVs that converts solar heat into usable electric power

Researchers at MIT demonstrated a device based on a method that enables solar cells to break through a theoretically predicted ceiling on how much sunlight they can convert into electricity. A single-layer cell made of silicon is used for the vast majority of today’s solar panels — the upper limit of these cells is about […]

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Canadian Solar to showcase the Dymond and SuperPower modules at 2016 SNEC PV Power Expo

Canadian Solar will showcase the Dymond module and SuperPower module at the 2016 SNEC PV Power Expo. The Expo is scheduled for May 24 through May 26, 2016 in Shanghai New International Expo Center. The Dymond module is a double glass module, and is available in 72-cell CS6X-P-FG Dymond and 60-cell CS6K-P-FG Dymond configurations. Each module comes with state-of-the-art product design and unique […]

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How micro-converters and power optimizers help solar panels make hay when the sun doesn’t shine

Everybody wants to get maximum benefit out of their purchase. And the want applies only too well for solar panels. Producing electricity using unconventional sources like sun, wind, geothermal or biogas hasn’t been an easy task. Apart from innovating on surface materials that converts these kinds of sources into electric current, there’s a host of […]

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SunPedal Ride of 70 days to raise solar awareness in India

IIT Bombay alumnus from Energy Science Department, Sushil Reddy will be riding a solar powered electric bicycle across 5 states and 7000+ kms in India starting 7th May 2016 to raise solar awareness in the country. The SunPedal ride will be of approximately of 70 days which will be done with a support vehicle and […]

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Risen Energy announces primary order placements of 175MWp Solar PV Modules by India’s Mytrah

Chinese solar module producer Risen Energy has announced the primary order placements of 175MWp Solar PV Modules by India’s Mytrah Energy for dispatch during 2016. Mytrah’s recently received approval of a USD 175 million direct loan facility from Asia Development Bank (ADB) to assist its growth plans within India, which include the option of purchasing […]

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