Alternative Energy / Solar Energy

May 30, 2014 at 12:07 | Martin Tillier

Last week, for the first time since I started writing here, I wrote a positive piece about solar energy. I picked two companies, First Solar (FSLR) and Canadian Solar (CSIQ)…

May 23, 2014 at 14:39 | Martin Tillier

Until now, I have said very little about alternative energy stocks. Let me make it clear; it’s not that I don’t believe in the desirability or potential of renewable energy…

May 20, 2014 at 16:18 | John Daly

On June 30, 2013, U.S. President Barack Obama announced a “Power Africa” initiative to double access to power in sub-Saharan Africa, intended to assist the population of sub-Saharan Africa, more…

May 09, 2014 at 14:47 | John Daly

While Nigeria worldwide is known as Black Africa’s largest hydrocarbon exporter, the state is also looking into renewable energy for indigenous use. Nigeria’s Delta State’s solar initiative follows the…

May 09, 2014 at 12:56 | Editorial Dept

Solar companies reported their first quarter earnings this past week and their stocks took a hammering. As the market closed on May 7, First Solar (NYSE: FSLR) saw its share…

Apr 23, 2014 at 15:27 | Climate Progress

A 43-acre solar farm is now generating power at a Superfund site in Indiana, making it the nation’s largest solar farm built on a Superfund site.The Maywood Solar…

Mar 14, 2014 at 17:34 | Llewellyn King

A persistent warning light is flashing for U.S. electric utilities. The utilities -- big and small, for- and not-for-profit -- are facing serious disruptive technology. The old business models are…

Nov 15, 2013 at 17:44 | Futurity

A new model for solar cell construction may ultimately make them less expensive, easier to manufacture, and more efficient at harvesting energy from the sun.For solar panels, wringing…

Oct 23, 2013 at 16:53 | Futurity

Coating a solar cell component in ceramics makes it more heat resistant, which could boost overall efficiency of the cells, say researchers.The component converts heat from the sun…

Oct 04, 2013 at 18:04 | Joao Peixe

Swedish furniture giant IKEA is now selling solar panels at its stores in the UK as part of the company’s renewable energy ambitions.For about $9,200 each, customers at…

Aug 30, 2013 at 21:25 | Charles Kennedy

Giant Chinese solar manufacturer Suntech Power has seen three of its directors quit this month in frustration over what they say is the lack of clear strategy after the company…

Aug 22, 2013 at 16:55 | Science Progress

Germany just broke its monthly solar power generation record once again. In July, the grey-skied country logged 5.1 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity from solar power, slightly better than the…

Aug 20, 2013 at 17:40 | Stuart Burns

Not one to shy away from overstatement, Ambrose Evans-Pritchard is not a writer we would normally quote extensively; well-renowned as the Telegraph newspaper is, for which he frequently writes in…

Aug 12, 2013 at 16:56 | Futurity

Rigid organization works well for solar cells made of silicon crystals, but disorder is better for those made from plastic polymers, say researchers.“People used to think that if…

Jul 31, 2013 at 16:47 | Energy Digital

China and the European Union have come to an amicable decision that solves their recent dispute over Chinese solar panels in the European market.Instead of imposing anti-dumping duties…

Jul 25, 2013 at 16:25 | Futurity

A new sterilization system uses nanomaterials to convert 80 percent of the energy in sunlight into heat, and could be a boon for more than 2.5 billion people who lack…

Jul 11, 2013 at 17:42 | Green Futures

Solar cooling panel helps keep buildings cool by selectively radiating unwanted heat back into space.A novel solar cooling panel could keep buildings cool in bright sunlight by radiating…

Jul 03, 2013 at 17:10 | Green Futures

High concentration photovoltaic thermal system harnesses the power of 2,000 suns.IBM researchers in Switzerland have designed a high concentration photovoltaic thermal system (HCPVT) that concentrates solar radiation by…

Jun 27, 2013 at 16:47 | Brian Westenhaus

The two-junction solar cell has reached a new milestone with a new world record of 31.1% conversion efficiency at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL).   The previous…

Jun 18, 2013 at 16:54 | Charles Kennedy

As investors get more comfortable with the idea of dumping money into renewable energy projects, Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy prepares for its second utility-scale solar farm financed through a bond…