The most important international Conference in the field of Photovoltaics in 2016 EU PVSEC 2016 – Call for Papers open Abstracts for Conference Contributions to be submitted until 05 February 2016 Munich, 16 December 2015 – Next year’s EU PVSEC 2016 will take place from Monday to Friday, 20…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has allocated up to $500 million of 2016 funding to finance Egypt’s new solar energy program, Egyptian news agencies reported December 1. Egypt has set a target of 20% of electricity from renewable sources by 2020 and aims to build up to…
Stephen Munday, managing director of Clean Energy Installations, recently held discussions with Chandhry Abdul Majid, Prime Minister of Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK), about solar photovoltaics (PV) strategy in the North-East region of Pakistan. Munday’s meetings with senior AJK officials took place as severe energy shortages across Pakistan threaten to…
Now that wind and solar energy have proven their ability to generate cost-effective electricity, energy storage is the next technology advance needed to take renewables to another level. Wind and solar create energy on an inconsistent basis that often doesn’t line up with a home, business, or utility’s energy needs,…
Sunny weather and a recent surge in solar panel installations means that solar power could provide a record 15% of the UK’s electricity on Friday afternoon. Torrid heat tends to slightly reduce solar panels’ generating capacities, and with fresher conditions forecast across much of the UK, the amount of solar…
Nanostructured germanium for portable photovoltaics and battery electrodes Using a new procedure researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Ludwig Maximillians University of Munich (LMU) can now produce extremely thin and robust, yet highly porous semiconductor layers. A very promising material – for small, light-weight, flexible solar…
Upsolar and la Nef Deliver Clean Energy through 25 Social Housing Units in France 200-kWp project combines ethical financing and cutting-edge technologies to bring economic benefits to low-income tenants PARIS – December 1, 2015 – Upsolar, a leading provider of solar PV modules, today announced the completion of a 25-system, 200…
The UK had 8,315 MW of cumulative installed PV capacity at the end of October 2015, according to the latest figures from the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). The country added 64 MW of new PV systems in October, down from 94 MW in September and 155…
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing $112,400 support for Moreland Energy Foundation Limited (MEFL) to investigate a model for shared solar photovoltaic (PV) generation and energy storage capacity in metropolitan suburbs. ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht said the project would look at how communities can draw on renewable energy…
HeliaFilm® was recognized at the Elektra European Electronics Industry Awards in London Dresden, Germany – 26th November 2015 — At the Elektra European Electronics Industry Awards ceremony in London, Heliatek received the Renewable Energy Design Award 2015. The German start-up, based in Dresden and Ulm, develops and produces HeliaFilm®, an…
