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California Grid To Add Almost 100% Solar Power In 2H 2013

Herman Trabish of Greentech Media has happened across a pretty interesting find — 97% of new electricity generation capacity in line to be added...

140 MW Of New Solar Capacity Planned For New Jersey

The development of 140 MW of new solar capacity in New Jersey has now moved a step closer to fruition — the Public Services...

How Solar Cells Work — Components & Operation Of Solar Cells

Since a solar cell is the only generator in a solar PV system, it is one of the most important parts in a solar PV...

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170 MW Of New Solar PV Capacity Installed In Italy During April

170 MW of new solar photovoltaic capacity was installed in Italy during the month of April, the Italian energy agency Gestore dei Servizi Energetici...

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Solar & Wind Energy Overview

Here are parts 1 and 2 of a presentation I gave to a class of renewable energy graduate students yesterday (reposted from CleanTechnica): Renewable...

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Current Solar Module Efficiency Nowhere Near Its Potential, Especially Thin-Film Solar & CPV (Chart)

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Director Dan Arvizu recently gave a keynote speech during the 2013 International Renewable Energy Conference (part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week), which I was...

127-Megawatt Utility-Scale Solar Installation Opens In Arizona

A massive, 127-megawatt solar power installation was officially opened in Arizona last week. Block 1 (of 5) of the Arlington Valley Solar Energy II...

CleanTechnica Director Zachary Shahan (me) at the Shams 1 CSP power plant in Abu Dhabi — not a small CSP power plant. Photo Credit: Marika Krakowiak / CleanTechnica

Small-Scale CSP — 63 GW Of Potential In Developing Countries

New research out of the UK finds that CSP isn’t dead after all… it has quite a promising future in small-scale applications in developing...

Lotus Mobile Looks To Buy Arizona Manufacturing Plant From Suntech

Reposted from CleanTechnica: Monarch Power is an interesting company that wasn’t on my map until today. It has produced some very interesting solar flowers,...