November 4, 2014 — University of Wyoming graduate student Brandon Durant has spent much of the last four years in laboratories on the fourth floor of UW’s Physical Sciences Building, laboring largely by himself in search of ways to produce less-expensive, more efficient solar energy cells. Over the summer, the…

LIVERMORE, Calif. — Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have received a $1.2 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative to develop a technique that they believe will significantly improve the efficiencies of photovoltaic materials and help make solar electricity cost-competitive with other sources of energy. The work…

LIVERMORE, Calif. — Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have received a $1.2 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative to develop a technique that they believe will significantly improve the efficiencies of photovoltaic materials and help make solar electricity cost-competitive with other sources of energy. The work…

SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) today announced its definitive agreement with Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (TZS); Sichuan Development Holding Co., Ltd.; Leshan Electric Power Co., Ltd.; and Tianjin Tsinlien Investment Holding Co., Ltd. to form a joint venture with plans to develop and own at least three gigawatts of photovoltaic…

SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) today announced its definitive agreement with Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (TZS); Sichuan Development Holding Co., Ltd.; Leshan Electric Power Co., Ltd.; and Tianjin Tsinlien Investment Holding Co., Ltd. to form a joint venture with plans to develop and own at least three gigawatts of photovoltaic…

Mark Group is leading the construction of the UK’s largest roof mounted solar panel array installation for Marks & Spencer at its East Midlands Distribution Centre in Castle Donington. The 24,272 solar panels, if laid end to end, would cover a distance of 39km, crossing the English Channel with ease.…

SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE:SUNE), a leading global solar technology manufacturer and provider of solar energy services, announced today the closing of a $130 million USD non-recourse debt financing arrangement with CorpBanca and BBVA. The debt proceeds will be used to fund construction of a 69.5 megawatt (MW) solar power plant located…

The plant is located near the village of Eastbourne, in East Sussex, England, and is scheduled to be connected by December. OPDE, a multinational solar company specialising in the development, investment, construction and operation of solar photovoltaic plants, has begun construction of a new 8.9 MWp solar farm near Eastbourne,…

The plant is located near the village of Eastbourne, in East Sussex, England, and is scheduled to be connected by December. OPDE, a multinational solar company specialising in the development, investment, construction and operation of solar photovoltaic plants, has begun construction of a new 8.9 MWp solar farm near Eastbourne,…

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (“Ascent”) (NASDAQ: ASTI), a manufacturer of state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules, integrated into off-grid applications and the company’s EnerPlex™ series of consumer products, announced today the attainment of a key milestone for its China Joint Venture. In December of 2013, Ascent and the Suqian Municipality of…