Jun 06
The first of four buildings in the 114-unit Solterra EcoLuxury Apartments has been completed, and residents are starting to move in. The first building of the fully photovoltaic property in the San Diego neighborhood of Scripps Ranch is now 80 percent leased, according to developer H.G. Fenton. Fully photovoltaic in the context of this property …
Jun 06
Japanese demand for solar photovoltaic (PV) modules reached 1.73 GW between January 1st and March 31st, 2013, 800 MW of which was met with imports, according to data from the Japanese Photovoltaic Energy Association (JPEA). This brings the nation to a total of 3.81 GW of demand during its fiscal year 2012, which ended on …
Jun 06
On June 4th, 2013 the European Commission issued a ruling imposing provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of silicon wafers and solar photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules from China, following a nine-month investigation. These punitive tariffs will begin on June 6th, 2013 at 11.8%, and then will increase to an average of 47.6% on August 6th, …
Jun 06
Demand in Q2’13 is forecast to reach 1 GW, with over 70% coming from California, Arizona, New Jersey, and North Carolina. Residential and small commercial rooftop PV installations will account for 18% of this demand, with another 14% from large commercial rooftops. The utility-dominated ground-mount segment will account for the remaining 68% of new PV …
Jun 06
The black uniformity of photovoltaic (PV) cells is an increasingly common sight on the rooftops of European buildings. They are a sign of our growing desire for renewable energy, but their appearance has not been welcomed in regions where traditional tiling is valued. In Italy, which is famous for its terracotta rooftops, Wegaplast has answered …
Jun 04
Rice, Penn State labs lay groundwork for block copolymer solar cells A new version of solar cells created by laboratories at Rice and Pennsylvania State universities could open the door to research on a new class of solar energy devices. The photovoltaic devices created in a project led by Rice chemical engineer Enrique Gomezand Penn …
Jun 01
There’s a place where a developer can propose, finance and build a big solar power project in a matter of months. That place is not California, Germany or China. It’s South Africa. And the country’s embrace of renewable energy has attracted investors like Google, which today said it is helping finance a 96 megawatt (MW) …
May 31
EnergyTrend’s TrendForce division has released an analysis of the possible responses by Chinese solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers to potential EU anti-dumping and countervailing duties. The company predicts that many Chinese manufacturers will choose not to export PV modules to the EU if duties are imposed, but may choose to export PV cells to be assembled …
May 31
Intersolar North America will feature a variety of new products that boost system efficiency and lower costs on its 2013 exhibition floor of the Moscone Center in San Francisco from 9 to 11 July, 2013. This year marks Intersolar North America’s sixth year in California, the United States’ largest solar market. Intersolar North America will …
May 31
The tangled web of international organizations that constitutes global governance has become so remote and ineffective that few count on it to deliver results anymore. Now, after decades of turf wars and self-marginalization, international organizations must rally around an increasingly pressing global priority: sustainable urbanization. The world is undergoing an unprecedented and irreversible wave of …
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