Move sets new standard for PERC (passivated emitter rear contact) solar panels SolarWorld, the largest U.S. crystalline silicon solar panel manufacturer for more than 40 years, announced today that it has doubled the duration of its workmanship warranty on its entire portfolio of solar panel products to 20 years. With the improvement in consumer [...]
The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) SunShot Initiative announced up to $30 million in new projects to support the integration of solar energy into the nation’s electric grid, while diversifying the nation’s electricity sources and improving the reliability and security of the electric grid. SunShot will fund 13 projects with a [...]
The American solar workforce grew at a historic pace in 2016, a year when one out of every fifty new U.S. jobs was in the solar industry, according to the new National Solar Jobs Census 2016, the seventh annual report on solar employment issued by The Solar Foundation. The National Solar Jobs Census 2016 found [...]
Distributed Solar Policy and Rate Design During 2016 The intention of this report is to illustrate how states are choosing policies associated with distributed solar photovoltaics (PV). With an emphasis on the residential sector, this report catalogs proposed and enacted legislative, regulatory, and rate design changes affecting the value proposition of distributed solar PV. [...]
Net power generation from coal sources declined by 53% between 2006 and September 2016 Credit: George Washington University's Solar Institute In 2016, solar power generation surpassed employment numbers reached by coal, gas and oil resources. The solar generation workforce actually increased by 25% between 2015 and 2016 to a total of 374,000 [...]
Solar road to be built in Britain According to The Sunday Times, a ROAD covered in a thin layer of solar panels is going to built in the United Kingdom next year. The ROAD is designed and covered with a layer of a quarter-inch photovoltaic material that can be glued over the [...]
Thin, efficient solar cells New Research from Air Force Develops Efficient Solar Panels According to research from the Air Force Research Laboratory, a new development for a comprehensive and flexible material used in wearable electronics is being developed from thin solar panel material. The Research for Thin Solar Cells Photovoltaics, or solar [...]
This Stirling engine is driven by a parabolic dish that collects and concentrates the sun into a heat source to run the engine and produce power. It is important to understand that solar thermal technology is not the same as solar panel, or photovoltaic, technology. Solar thermal electric energy generation concentrates the [...]
Solarponics, a Heliocol solar pool heating dealer in California, is working to educate San Luis Obispo County residents about solar pool heating and how it can benefit the environment, pool usage and pocketbooks. Solarponics is the longest continuously-owned and operated solar company in California. The company wants residents to understand that solar pool heating [...]
UMA Solar will feature advanced solar thermal technology as the centerpiece of the company's exhibit at Intersolar North America, July 10-12, 2012 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Calif. At booth #7916, visitors can obtain information on UMA Solar's products and services including SunStar and Heliocol solar pool heating systems and Aurora solar [...]
