Scientists from several German research institutes, as well as South China University of Technology, have set a new efficiency record for an organic PV module. The group demonstrated a 12 cell, 26cm² module with an efficiency of 12.6%. The results have been confirmed by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems.

The successes and benefits of distributed micro-grids depend largely on intelligent controllers and the solutions on offer for such systems are diverse. In our market survey, we take a closer look at the products available from 24 manufacturers.

Italy’s main solar event, the Key Energy fair held in Rimini, demonstrated the continuing importance of rooftop PV for Italian renewables but also promised a gradual return for large scale solar. Industry insiders are hoping for at least gigawatt of solar next year, on top of a projected 600 MW this year.

State energy minister Nilesh Cabral says householders will be offered the chance to reduce energy bills without any upfront cost by leasing roofspace to installers as part of plans to add 15 MW of solar capacity in Goa by March.

Turner asked for more of a buffer between Three Bridge Road and the solar panels so that the view of the solar farm would not depreciate home values in the area. She also asked that the company put ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Rooftop solar panels have been installed at a low-income housing development on the city’s Northwest Side, a move that officials estimate could cut the building’s electricity bill ...

MERCED, Calif. -- UC Merced has partnered with NASA on a unique project: creating spray-on solar cells that will allow them to make solar panels in space. "All of our energy in space comes from solar ...

America’s rooftop solar installers are stockpiling massive volumes of panels and other equipment before a key federal tax credit for the industry starts shrinking next year. Support is growing for an ...

(Reuters) - U.S. solar company SunPower said on Monday it will split into two publicly traded companies, separating most of its solar panel manufacturing operations from storage and energy ...

SunPower Corp., one of America’s largest solar-panel makers, is giving up its manufacturing business to focus on installing rooftop solar systems. The company is spinning off its panel production ...