Solar power and photovoltaics news articles 
Biomass Commodities Corporation and Trumbull-Nelson Construction Company completing wood pellet heating system at Lebanon middle school
School Administrative Unit (SAU) #88 designed the new Lebanon Middle School to include the two wood pellet fired boilers to heat the entire 100,000 square foot building. The two wood pellet boilers provide all of the heat for the new building. A solar array will produce hot water during shoulder and summer seasons. Due to this innovative design and the inclusion of renewable energy systems, the new building will burn zero fossil fuels. A Northe... [more]
SolarEdge enhances its residential offering, introducing a new 2.2kW inverter at Ecobuild 2012
SolarEdge Technologies, a leading global provider of end-to-end solar power optimization systems and monitoring solutions, announced today a new product: a 2.2kW cost effective inverter, expanding the current portfolio of single phase solar inverters, and enhancing the company’s offering for residential installations. The line of SolarEdge inverters now includes a new 2.2kW inverter, adding to the existing 3kW, 3.5kW, 4kW, 5kW and 6kW single ... [more]
175 years Wardell Armstrong – from coal and minerals to wind and waste
Wardell Armstrong, independent engineering and environmental consultancy, celebrates its 175th anniversary this year : in 1837, the mining engineer company laid the foundations for what has become a successful multi-disciplinary international company. Today, Wardell Armstrong offers a wide range of skills across renewable energy, waste resource management, land and property, infrastructure and utilities. It also continues to build on a stron... [more]
Forest Green Rovers point to sustainable sport with PV array
The installation of a 46.92kW Photovoltaic system onto a terrace roof of Forest Green Rovers FC is helping the Conference League team reduce its carbon footprint and earn an annual income for the Sustainability in Sport foundation. The Mitsubishi Electric array is the first in a series of green energy projects being undertaken by Sustainability in Sport – which was set up by former Manchester United star Gary Neville and Dale Vince, the found... [more]
Solar Future, UK 2012 Solarplaza's Conference is taking place on April 18th
Solarplaza recently announced its third annual one-day conference, taking place on 18th April 2012 at Central Hall, Westminster in London. “The Solar Future, UK: III”, supported by the British Photovoltaic Association (BPVA), will feature expert speakers who will present their views and predictions on the future of the UK’s solar photovoltaic (PV) market. Since April 2010, the UK’s solar industry has experienced stellar growth, fuelled by an... [more]
Other Solar power and photovoltaics news and reviews
EANS-News: centrotherm photovoltaics' centaurus technology for high efficiency solar cells successfully transferred ...
centrotherm photovoltaics AG: Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. Company Information Subtitle: More than 100.000 centaurus high efficiency solar cells already ...
Optimal planning of solar power plants
The photovoltaics industry is booming, and the market for solar farms is growing quickly all over the world. Yet, the task of planning PV power plants to make them as effi cient as possible is far from trivial. Researchers have now developed software that simplifies conceptual design.
Collaboration on solar project a bright idea
Colorado Mountain College students and instructors show off the 10 kilowatt solar array they installed atop the remodeled and expanded New Castle Branch Library.
Solar power, UAV firms partner
THORNTON, Colo., May 14 (UPI) -- A U.S. developer of flexible solar panels has become a development partner of Bye Aerospace Inc. in its aerospace programs, including UAVs.
Pythagoras Solar Expands Leadership Team to Serve Growing Demand for its Solar Windows
SAN MATEO, Calif., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Pythagoras Solar, provider of "powered by Pythagoras" solar windows that simultaneously deliver energy efficiency, high power density and optimized ...
EMCORE Awarded Solar Panel Manufacturing Contract by JPL for Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Mission
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- EMCORE Corporation , a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber optic and solar power markets, announced today that it has been awarded ...
BELECTRIC Becomes the First Company in the World to Install 1 Gigawatt of Photovoltaic Power
KOLITZHEIM, Germany, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The global market leader BELECTRIC has achieved a historic milestone for the solar industry. With the commissioning of multiple photovoltaic systems at ...
ResearchMoz: BIPV Encapsulation Markets - 2012 - Market Research Reports
NEW YORK, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --New Report Added in ResearchMoz Reports Database BIPV Encapsulation Markets - 2012 As the subsidies that have supported the solar industry for years come into question ...
Ascent Solar Named Bye Aerospace Development Partner
Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. , a developer of flexible CIGS solar panels, has been named a development partner for Bye Aerospace Inc.’s innovative aircraft programs
Go Solar to Save the Planet and Your Wallet
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM-- - British Gas have launched a new range of solar panels that are designed to help the environment by enabling households to generate their own low carbon energy whilst saving hundreds ...
