ReneSola has recently announced that it has developed a new multicrystalline wafer, the Virtus Wafer, which improves solar cell efficiency.  The Virtus Wafer, which has been endorsed by several leading global solar cell manufacturers, achieves an average cell conversion efficiency rate of 17.5%, more than 1% higher than the industry-standard cell conversion efficiency rate [...]

– Solar farm will produce enough energy to power more than 2,600 homes annually – Second largest active solar photovoltaic deployment on the east coast   Duke Energy and Sun Edison LLC, a leading worldwide solar energy services provider and subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE: WFR), have recently announced the activation of the final [...]

  All crystalline and thin film modules by Centrosolar MCS approved Photovoltaic installation with complete system Excellent made by Centrosolar. (Copyright: Centrosolar). German quality on British roofs: Centrosolar UK Ltd will showcase at this years Ecobuild show from the 1-3rd March in the Excel Centre London the complete range of MCS-approved photovoltaic modules. Highlight of [...]

  BioBacksheet Passes Critical Material Property Tests Required for Commercial Integration into Solar Panels BioSolar, Inc. (OTCBB: BSRC), developer of a breakthrough technology to produce bio-based materials from renewable plant sources that reduce the cost of photovoltaic (PV) solar modules, announced that production samples of its innovative BioBacksheet product have successfully completed all critical Underwriter’s [...]

Proving the high quality and reliability of Kyocera’s modules Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) announced last week that its solar modules are the first in the world to have passed all “Long-Term Sequential Tests” performed by TUV Rheinland Japan Ltd, who independently evaluates quality and reliability of solar modules. The company had announced interim results last October, [...]

SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, is one of over 400 exhibitors taking part in the EWEA Annual Event 2011 in Brussels, Belgium. The services offered by SGS Renewable will be presented throughout the exhibition at stand 7418 in Hall 7. The EWEA Annual Event 2011 is the premier international wind [...]

  The European Commission published in January the 2011 call for project proposals under the Intelligent Energy – Europe (IEE) funding programme. €67 million are -fund projects that facilitate the widespread use of renewable energy and help realise Europe’s energy saving potential. The projects funded under the Intelligent Energy – Europe programme are designed to [...]