The cost of installing energy-storage systems is expected to decline 41 percent over the next five years as key components get cheaper, according to a report by GTM Research. Balance-of-system costs, including hardware, labor and customer acquisition, will fall below $400 a kilowatt by 2020, from an average of $670…
By Wayne.Hicks@nrel.gov (Wayne Hicks) January 5, 2016 Scientists at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and at the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) have jointly set a new world record for converting non-concentrated (1-sun) sunlight into electricity using a dual-junction III-V/Si solar cell. The newly certified…
By By BEN HO Forget Solyndra. With the right subsidies, the industry can be a boon for consumers, the economy — and the environment. Read more here:: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/05/opinion/the-conservative-case-for-solar-subsidies.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Researchers are using the bacterium Moorella thermoacetica to perform photosynthesis and also to synthesize semiconductor nanoparticles in a hybrid artificial photosynthesis system for converting sunlight into valuable chemical products. Read more here:: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/matter_energy/solar_energy/~3/pf4zUDss3Rg/160104164221.htm
There is a new way to develop all-solid-state lithium batteries without a risk of conflagration or explosion, say scientists. The method involves melting the solid electrolyte and coating that melted electrolyte around the electrodes. Read more here:: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/matter_energy/fuel_cells/~3/ov5VMGH1b3o/160104080302.htm
By By MAX BEARAK A generation of Indian energy entrepreneurs is out to prove that a fast, clean and economical route to universal electrification is through solar home systems, financed with small bank loans. Read more here:: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/03/business/energy-environment/electrifying-india-with-the-sun-and-small-loans.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
By America Green Solar Renewable Energy is no longer a product of the future. It is what we need today. [PR.com] Read more here:: http://www.pr.com/press-release/652193
By America Green Solar Today, America Green announces the launch of their first Groupon offer. Making Groupon a place to go for tips, money-saving opportunities and other useful information for local businesses and homeowners in the United States. For the first time, America Green is using this platform to reach…
An international group of scientists has developed ion-exchange synthetic membranes based on amphiphilic compounds that are able to convert the energy of chemical reactions into electrical current. The new development could potentially be used in fuel cells, and in separation and purification processes. Read more here:: http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/matter_energy/fuel_cells/~3/BAcEL1cbLZA/151229204245.htm
By By JONATHAN BLAUSTEIN A detour past a bridge in Nevada led Jamey Stillings to his latest project, a sleek and sprawling solar energy plant, the kind that will be crucial in averting the effects of climate change. Read more here:: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/12/28/fighting-climate-change-with-one-of-the-worlds-largest-solar-power-plants/?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
