UAE: Abu Dhabi gears up for new solar incentive regime
A new incentive regime is due to be set up in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to encourage the growth of solar electricity.
UK university sets up solar farm for PV research
Work to install one of the citys first major solar farms on the roof of a University of Sheffield building has begun in what is part of a £120,000 investment into boosting photovoltaics (PV) research.??
DARPA awards Ascent Solar multi-million dollar contract for PoP program
Thin film solar module developer Ascent Solar Technologies has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to work on its Low-Cost Lightweight Portable Photovoltaics (PoP) program.
Drive to increase solar cell efficiency underway; results impressive
A team of University of Minnesota-led researchers has said it has cleared a major hurdle in the drive to build solar cells with potential efficiencies up to twice as high as current levels, which rarely exceed 30 percent. New solar cell designs are needed however.
Solar module testing laboratory to open in New Mexico
A new solar module testing laboratory is to be opened in Albuquerque, New Mexico, according to CFV Solar Test Laboratory. Between 30 and 40 jobs are expected to be created.
Solar powered aircraft to undergo night flight trials
A solar powered aircraft, which flew its first successful flight in April, is due to undergo night flight trials.
Pilot project evaluating smart solar energy systems underway
A pilot project evaluating smart solar energy systems mounted on utility and streetlight poles has been announced by Tampa Electric Company.
NREL research into potential for solar panels to be installed atop landfills
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is evaluating sites for renewable energy potential on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency. A part of this will involve looking at where solar panels can be installed.
Eus largest PV energy conversion and storage project enters field trial phase
?The development phase of creating an integrated energy conversion and storage kit capable of production on an industrial scale for decentralized on-grid, residential solar photovoltaic (PV) systems has been successfully completed.
R&D department part of First Solar's expansion plans
As part of its plans to expand the Frankfurt (Oder) plant in Germany, First Solar has told pv magazine it will be developing a research and development (R&D) department, which will focus on downstream system installations.
