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KANEKA and NEDO Increase PV Module Efficiency to 24.37%

published: 2016-10-31 18:19
KANEKA Corp. and New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) again demonstrate Japan’s advance in solar technology by launching a crystalline silicon PV module with a record-breaking conversion effi...  more

SolarCity Will Complete 6.9MW of Rooftop Solar Soon

published: 2016-10-28 18:05
SolarCity has signed to develop four rooftop solar projects, totaling 6.9MW, at Air Force family housing in four states. The constructions are about to be completed and will start producing clean electricity for the communities. T...  more

Japan to Implement Solar Tender System in 2017

published: 2016-10-28 17:35
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) held a second review on October 24th to go over the details for 2017 feed-in-tariff (FiT) rate as well as project setup. At the meeting, they have decided to use tender...  more

US Navy Is Going to Have Its First Net-Zero Military Base

published: 2016-10-28 16:49
Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) has awarded a US$170 million, 23-year energy savings performance contract to Constellation, a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, for an energy conservation and distributed genera...  more

Alliant Energy to Advance Wind Project in Iowa

published: 2016-10-28 16:06
Alliant Energy's Iowa utility is moving forward with its New Wind Project, which will bring up to 500MW of new wind generation to Iowa. That's enough to power 215,000 homes. Alliant Energy is currently working with landowners in F...  more

Sweden Committed to 100% Renewable Energy by 2040

published: 2016-10-28 14:54
Sweden plans to get all of its power from renewable energy in the next 25 years, according to a regulatory official. Last year, 57% of Sweden’s power came from renewables, including hydropower, wind, and nuclear power. The countr...  more