The funding round, which was led by Madrone Capital Partners, also includes new investor Bay Partners as well as existing investors Third Point Ventures, RockPort Capital Partners, and Applied Ventures. Jamie McJunkin, general partner of Madrone, will join the Enphase board. “We are experiencing exceptional demand for our microinverter systems,”…

SAN FRANCISCO (ots) – Intersolar North America, the most diverse global business-to-business exhibition in the United States dedicated to the transformation of the solar marketplace, today announced that growing demand in booth sales has prompted organizers to open another floor, tripling the size of last year’s exhibition and bringing the…

The study, by environmental group Greenpeace, the European Solar Thermal Electricity Association (ESTELA) and the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) SolarPACES group, said huge investments would also create jobs and fight climate change. “Solar power plants are the next big thing in renewable energy,” said Sven Teske of Greenpeace International and…

Designed by Toyo Ito, the dragon-shaped 50,000 seat arena is clad in 8,844 solar panels that illuminate the track and field with 3,300 lux. The project will officially open later this year to welcome the 2009 World Games. Building a new stadium is always a massive undertaking that requires millions…

Australia, the world’s largest coal exporter, currently uses coal for over 80 per cent of its domestic electricity generation. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said yesterday that since he wanted Australia to be a ‘solar leader’ rather than a ‘solar follower’, Australia would tap into its ‘biggest natural resource’ to…

Australia, the world’s largest coal exporter, currently uses coal for over 80 per cent of its domestic electricity generation. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said yesterday that since he wanted Australia to be a ‘solar leader’ rather than a ‘solar follower’, Australia would tap into its ‘biggest natural resource’ to…

Research on organic solar cells has focused mainly on increasing conversion efficiency in recent years. But operational lifetime also needs improvement

Research on organic solar cells has focused mainly on increasing conversion efficiency in recent years. But operational lifetime also needs improvement

Solar cell manufacturing capacity is expected to grow 56% in 2009 to 17GW. Ramped capacity, which was only 2.3GW in 2005, is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 49% to more than 42GW in 2013