Latest news - Week of 7th March 2011
LATEST NEWS
Solar PV Boosts the Sales Price of Califronia Homes
SustainableBusiness
There's strong evidence that homes with solar PV systems sell for a higher sales price in California, according to a Department of Energy (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Lab report.
China PV policy roadmap calls for 60GW by 2020
ElectroIQ
The SEMI PV Group released "China's Solar Future -- A Recommended China PV Policy Roadmap 2.0," a report containing specific recommendations for a China photovoltaic (PV) policy roadmap.
New solar cell technology boosts efficiency of photovoltaics by 80%
Economic Times
WASHINGTON: The creation of a 3-D nanocone-based solar cell platform has allowed a team of scientists to boost the light-to-power conversion efficiency of photovoltaics by nearly 80 percent. The team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Jun Xu ...
MARCH 2011 NEWS
Solar PV Becoming Cheaper than Gas in California
RenewableEnergyWorld.com - Stephen Lacey,
The latest round of proposed contracts from a California utility for 250 MW of solar PV projects comes in below the projected price of natural gas.
Solar Power Photovoltaics: 2011 will be the year of the United States
Reve
The US solar energy photovoltaic market will register a strong growth in 2011, which will turn the United States into a leader as regards global development in this field. The US solar energy photovoltaic market will register a strong growth in 2011, ...
In land of photovoltaics, Europe is king
Greenbang
The world solar photovoltaic (PV) market saw significant growth in 2010, with Europe dominating in terms of installed capacity. Germany has long led the way for solar PV. With 9.8 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity in 2009, it added a further 6.5 GW ...
FEBRUARY 2011 news
Solar Photovoltaics: 2010 a record year in all respects
Solarplaza
Brussels, 22 February 2011 – In 2010 solar photovoltaic power (PV) was the leading renewable energy technology in terms of new capacity growth by almost 13000 MW in Europe. The energy output of these new PV installations corresponds to the electricity ...
California power company turns on massive solar generation system
Cooler Planet
In addition, this is the 11th solar station the company owns. "Our hope when we launched SCE's Solar PV Program was that it would help California achieve its ambitious renewable energy goals, while increasing industry knowledge about solar PV ...
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