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US and Middle East to be Key to CSP’s Return

published: 2013-01-08 14:51

According to EnergyTrend, Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) has a great chance to return to the mainstream market and shine specifically in the field of solar power plants. Data showed that CSP has been greatly applied to the power ... more

Analysis on Energy Storage System: Lighter and more Family-Friendly

published: 2012-12-18 15:00

With the increasing awareness of emission reduction, the development of renewable energies takes over the spotlight from the petroleum industry. The spectrum of renewable energy businesses now includes not only energy generation a... more

U.S. Solar Opposition to Tariffs Grows

published: 2012-12-12 15:55

By D.A. Barber Solar Trade War Background The highly controversial U.S .trade case against China began on October 19, 2011, when the U.S. arm of Frankfurt-based SolarWorld and six other U.S. solar manufacturers filed a petition cl... more

Sustainability becomes the “New Normal” for U.S. Utilities

published: 2012-12-05 15:36

By D.A. Barber On May 16, 2012, just two weeks after the official groundbreaking by MidAmerican Solar and First Solar, the first of nearly 9 million thin-film PV panels was installed on the world’s largest solar project currently ... more

Artificial Photosynthesis to Drive Solar Energy Technology Forward

published: 2012-11-27 15:22

Dr Dino R Ponnampalam Solar energy technology is based on the principle that energy from the Sun can be absorbed and then converted to generate electricity, a form that is useful to society. This usable form is one significant pa... more

Solar Energy’s Real U.S. Employment Impact

published: 2012-11-20 14:53

By D.A. Barber The role that solar energy can play in not just the total energy mix of the U.S. but also job creation has been addressed in a number of recent studies all of which project strong but varied rates of growth. But muc... more

Liquid Solar Cells: a New Phase in Solar Technology Development

published: 2012-11-13 15:08

Dr Dino R Ponnampalam The world is made up of matter, and matter can be divided into three phases: solid, liquid, and gas. Our concepts are based on the world around us being one of those three states. Now imagine if a specific ... more

PV Costs Could Fall 40 percent by 2015

published: 2012-11-06 15:20

By D.A. Barber A report from McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, says that the cost of a typical commercial PV system could fall 40 percent by 2015 and an additional 30 percent by 2020. The report conclude... more

BIPV Thin Film Market Analysis Report

published: 2012-10-31 12:05

According to EnergyTrend, the solar research division of TrendForce, rooftop solar system is likely to be widely accepted and used in the residential sector. Manufacturers will make use of thin-film’s characteristics, such as bein... more

U.S. Feed-in Tariffs will Increase PV Demand

published: 2012-10-23 18:33

By D.A. Barber Feed-in tariffs (FIT) have been the preferred policy in many regions of the world to help support investors to rapidly increase installation of renewable energy installations projects and markets. Under most FITs, h... more