Did you know it takes 100,000 gallons of water to produce a single megawatt hour of electricity?
27 September, 2012
Kyocera is one of several organisations participating in the development of an international smart-grid demonstration project in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
27 September, 2012
Lightsource Renewable Energy Ltd and Solarcentury have completed a 5MW solar project in Cambridgeshire which will supply electricity direct to a waste treatment plant.
19 September, 2012
The move comes as module manufacturers look to co-ordinate recycling across both continents...
19 September, 2012
Areva Solar is collaborating with Sandia National Laboratories on a concentrated solar power (CSP) installation with integrated thermal energy storage.
17 September, 2012
In 2011, Japan accounted for 7% of total installed PV capacity, according to a new research report.
17 September, 2012
The company says that after closing some of its solar cell production lines in China, its operational solar cell capacity will be temporarily reduced to 1.8GW, affecting some 1,500 jobs.
17 September, 2012
The company says it is optimising its business operations in the face of an increasingly competitive landscape.
17 September, 2012
Replacing federal tax credits with cash incentives for renewable energy could deliver big savings for taxpayers, according to a new report.
17 September, 2012
The technology sees the use of encapsulant films, which Dow says will increase solar panel efficiency.
13 September, 2012
The company’s Polysun software can simulate solar PV, solar thermal and heat pump systems, and can also simulate hybrid systems such as PV with heat pumps.
11 September, 2012
SolarVision LLC has successfully completed an $18mn transaction using new market tax credits (NMTC) in order to fund a 5MW solar power system in Celina, Ohio.
11 September, 2012
Trina Solar has completed the installation of a large PV array on the roof of the Sagewerke Christen AG production and storage complex in Luthern near Lucerne, Switzerland.
11 September, 2012
Ikea has installed the array - which covers 142,000 square feet of rooftop and consists of 4,316 panels - at its Twin Cities store in Bloomington, Minnesota. The company estimates that the panels will generate around 1.1 million kWh of electricity per year.
11 September, 2012
As it builds up for rapid expansion, Global renewable energy company Mainstream Renewable Power has signed an agreement for €60mn in corporate funds to be provided by Macquarie Group.
10 September, 2012
JinkoSolar’s PV testing facility has been accredited by the China National Accreditation Service (CNAS) for its quality controls, the firm recently announced.
10 September, 2012
When David passed on the editorial metaphorical torch to me for Renewable Energy Focus, I knew it was going to be a whirlwind first month or two...
05 September, 2012
Renewable Energy Focus' e-newsletter service returns after an unscheduled break...
05 September, 2012
Canadian Solar has supplied more than 8MW of solar modules to groSolar for three utility and commercial photovoltaic projects in the United States.
05 September, 2012
Panasonic is establishing a strategic relationship with Coronal Management, LLC in connection with the formation of a new solar company.
05 September, 2012
JinkoSolar is to supply 30MW of solar modules for a PV power plant project in Hami City, Xinjiang Province.
04 September, 2012
Suntech Power Holdings Co has produced a 300 watt solar module designed for commercial and utility scale projects in both North and South America.
03 September, 2012