Solar

NREL, SolarCity join for expansion study of solar power on grids

The US Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and SolarCity have reached on a cooperative research agreement to tackle operational issues regarding distributed...

Morocco to accomplish 16 solar PV plants worth 25 GW

Sola Terra, the Swiss renewable firm plans to set up around 16 photovoltaic plants in the sunny regions of southern Morocco. The sites, totaling 25...

US Navy adapts solar energy storage solution

Navy Mobile Utilities Support Equipment facility in Port Hueneme, California, is introducing a new smart microgrid project that utilizes solar power in an island...

Solar and wind cheaper than coal in certain parts of U.S.

If industry statistics are to believe, solar and wind energy in the U.S is achieving grid parity with conventional fuel sources. In some markets, renewable...

Indo-Pak border fencing posts, floodlights to go solar

The floodlights on India-Pakistan border along with fencing and posts managed by BSF will soon get lighted with solar energy. Union home ministry of India...

Odisha boasts of largest PV solar project

A 500 KW rooftop solar PV project was established at the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), claimed to be the largest one in...

Japan to displace China as largest solar market in 2014

China is losing its solar capacity target of 14 GW this year, which means Japan will emerge as the largest solar power in the...

Yingli Green supplies solar panels for Europe’s largest solar park

Yingli Green Energy has entered into a solar cell supply agreement for a 300 MW project located in Cestas in the South West of...