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Solar Power the Choice of Boonsboro, Maryland to Reduce Energy Expenses   Empower Energies and RER Energy Group Announce Construction of a 936.5 kilowatt Solar  Array to Generate Low Cost, Renewable Energy for the Town of Boonsboro FREDERICK, MD – December 17, 2015 – Empower Energies, a leading clean energy project solutions company, announced the construction of a 936.5 kWDC solar array in the …

We can save land and water by building floating solar panels   Singapore, a country half the size of Los Angeles, is home to 5.4 million people. This makes the island city-state one of the most densely populated countries in the world, with roughly 7,500 people packed into each square kilometre. When almost your entire population lives in a high-rise, …

The book ‘Solar Power Demystified: The Beginners Guide To Solar Power, Energy Independence And Lower Bills’ introduces you to the world of solar electric panels and systems. It reveals you the reasons why photovoltaic solar panels are continuing to gain worldwide popularity and are becoming more important as a source of renewable energy. You can see the question “To go …

KYOCERA TCL Solar Completes 8.5MW Solar Power Plant on Reclaimed Island on Japan’s Largest Lake Underutilized land repurposed with solar installation to provide equivalent power for roughly 2,900 average households Kyocera Corporation (President: Goro Yamaguchi; herein “Kyocera,”) and Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation (President: Shunichi Asada; herein “Century Tokyo Leasing”) announced today that Kyocera TCL Solar LLC (herein “Kyocera TCL Solar”), …

Latest SolarWindow process breakthrough revolutionizes the transmission of electricity on glass with wires as thin as human hair.     Columbia, MD – November 3, 2015 – SolarWindow Technologies, Inc. (OTCQB: WNDW), a leading developer of first-of-their-kind transparent electricity-generating coatings for commercial windows on skyscrapers and tall towers, today announced that a process breakthrough has enabled the advanced development of …

By David Stauth CORVALLIS, Ore. – Engineers at Oregon State University have identified a new approach for the storage of concentrated solar thermal energy, to reduce its cost and make it more practical for wider use. The advance is based on a new innovation with thermochemical storage, in which chemical transformation is used in repeated cycles to hold heat, use …

Solar industry warns that more job losses are inevitable after the UK government cuts subsidies   Already four firms have folded and over a thousand jobs have been lost as the UK solar sector braces for an unforgiving winter.   Zep Solar is the most recent firm to fold in the UK, and it lays the blame squarely on the …

Solar Power Solar photovoltaic (PV), concentrated photovoltaic and concentrated solar power (CSP) technologies are a global trend in building a cleaner and brighter future. It is estimated that the entire human population of the earth uses almost 117.3 terawatt hours of energy in average per year. The sun is capable of producing more energy than what is being consumed by humans by a …

The greenest most cost-effective solar-plus-storage solution for utilities Solution available now through long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) that guarantees performance Energy Storage North America (ESNA) – San Diego, Calif. – October 14, 2015 – Ice Energy, the leading provider of distributed thermal energy storage solutions, announced the launch of Solar + Ice which bundles Ice Bear thermal energy storage with rooftop …

  Dynamic Solar Solutions Installs 24.75kW System Expected to Offset 100 percent of Energy Costs at Bacardi Group Offices Kyocera Solar Inc. and installer Dynamic Solar Solutions today announced the installation of 24.75 kilowatts (kW) of Kyocera solar modules atop Emilio Bacardi Group headquarters in San Juan, Puerto Rico, harnessing renewable energy as a solution to rising energy prices. The …

Four Wounded Lakeside Veterans to Receive Solar Power in Refurbished Habitat for Humanity Homes   SAN DIEGO (October 8, 2015) – GRID Alternatives San Diego, a non­profit organization making renewable energy technology and job training accessible to underserved communities, has announced a four-home installation on Veteran’s Day in conjunction with its “Operation: Solar for San Diego Troops” campaign. The initiative …

Leading Residential Solar Company Announces Professional Baseball Partnership to BringAffordable Solar Energy to Homeowners   Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN), the largest dedicated residential solar company in the United States, today announced a multi-year agreement with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Sunrun designs, installs, finances, insures, monitors and maintains solar systems on a homeowner’s roof, while families pay just for the electricity at …

exclusively for: www.alternativeenergy.com   The latest round of government attacks on the renewable energy sector has effectively reduced the earning potential of solar panels by approximately £8,000. What does this mean for homeowners and the industry?   What was the FIT?   The Feed-in Tariff (FIT) is a government subsidy paid to homeowners and some businesses that generated their own …

SolarEdge Announces Leap in Solar Inverters with HD-Wave Technology  Novel approach to inverter design will significantly decrease inverter size and weight and achieve record efficiency    SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (“SolarEdge”) (NASDAQ: SEDG), a global leader in PV inverters, power optimizers, and module-level monitoring services, introduces its new HD-Wave inverter technology. Based on its track record of optimized PV solutions, SolarEdge …

The global market for module-level power electronics (MLPEs), which includes photovoltaic (PV) microinverters and power optimizers, is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19 percent per year to reach more than $1 billion in 2019. According IHS (IHS), the leading global source of critical information and insight, Enphase led the microinverter market in 2014, due …

Airlight Energy, a Swiss-based supplier of solar electricity technology has partnered with IBM Research to bring affordable solar technology to the market by 2017. The system can concentrate the sun’s radiation 2,000 times and convert 80 percent of it into useful energy to generate 12 kilowatts of electrical power and 20 kilowatts of heat on a sunny day—enough to power several average …

Renusol America Teams Up With Students for Department Of Energy’s Solar Decathlon 2015 Competition ~Company Provides PV Mounting System and Expertise to College Team from Stevens Institute of Technology for Solar Powered House Designed To Handle Unique New Jersey Shore Conditions~ Renusol America, a leading provider of solar PV mounting solutions with systems installed across the US, has announced its …

Britain’s First Low-Cost Energy Positive Home is an “I was there moment” The question of how we will power our homes in a carbon-free future is, in many ways, the defining challenge of the 21st century. While climate scientists are in unanimous agreement that fossil fuels must be left in the ground if we are to avert dangerous levels of …

Via Modernize   The recent solar boom has led to advancements in solar technology that homeowners are increasingly able to take advantage of. Residential solar allows individuals to save money on their monthly energy bills, greatly reduce their negative impact on the environment, and even look forward to selling their home at a prime price when ready. To top it …