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The group of researchers at Purdue University has developed a new sandwich-structured perovskite, which combines inorganic and organic materials. The innovative material is expected to maximize the perovskite solar cells’ thermal stability with no need to include toxic lead in the structure.

Washington State Ferries consumes as much fuel as a midsized airline.

A recent study shows that PV costs have declined faster than any other energy technology over the past two decades. The researcher behind the study said this would not have been possible without the “butterfly effect,” which is based on the idea that a small change in one part of a complex system can have a large impact elsewhere. The researcher also attributed the the rapidly declining cost of PV to Chinese manufacturing and strong US investor support.

A major US renewable group and a local utility have teamed up to deploy a significant green energy pipeline in Colombia, providing another boost to the country’s nascent solar scene.

Coal, long the king of America’s electric grid, will soon get toppled by renewable energy.

Fisker Inc., an American EV manufacturer, opens a wait list for the forthcoming electric sport utility. Fisker Ocean will boast a solar roof and driving distance on a full charge up to 300 mi.

Vikram is launching three new types of PV panels to the United States’ market. The new products are scheduled to become available at the beginning of the next year. These will be glass-on-glass and framed , as well as half-cell standard mono passivated emitter and rear cells. The peak capacity of the panels ranges from 375W up to 425W.

The amount of £5.2m has been raised during the latest fundraising round for Naked Energy’s solar thermal hybrid project. Most of the sum was invested by Earthworm, environmental fund management company, in conjunction with a co-investor – energy holding Taqa.

A group of scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology has created a novel transparent perovskite material that can be used in solar cell protective coating – PEDOT. The cells made of this organic polymer are easier to manufacture and install.

Cincinnati is going to build the biggest municipal solar field in the country to supply renewable electricity to all the facilities throughout the city and serve the population via the Electric Aggregation Program. When put into operation, the solar plant with a capacity of 100 megawatts is expected to decrease the annual CO2 emission of the region by 158 thousand tons.

The developers have confirmed the huge Kern County-located solar farm to be completed and commercially operational.

Chinese solar project developer Renesola Ltd’s Board of Directors announced the moving of the global headquarters from China to the U.S.

The scientists from National Renewable Energy Lab have created a model of the potential energy system of the U.S. comprising 55 per cent of solar energy. The research has shown there would be some days in spring when too much electricity would be generated, which proves the importance of energy storage.

Facebook has signed a PPA with Apex Clean Energy, Virginia-based renewable energy developer, for 61.6 megawatts of Altavista Solar. The solar farm, scheduled to start operations next year, will be the first solar facility in Campbell County.

Solar Support has started its comprehensive plant and inverter maintenance and repair solution. The company cooperates with major operation and maintenance providers in the US, which enables Solar Support to comprise inverter operation and construction management knowledge. Such combination of skills helps it fix complicated faults in power supply systems.