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Solar Cells Researcher, Michael Grätzel, Awarded 2013 Marcel Benoist Prize

Michael Grätzel, known for his work on dye-sensitized solar cells, is the recipient of the 2013 Benoist prize.

31 Aug 2013

Building Turbines Awarded LED Lighting Retrofit and Solar Parking Garage Projects

Building Turbines, Inc. is proud to announce that through Green City Planet; they have not only introduced a new Solar product line; but have been awarded their first nearly $1M lease project, financed through Nsite Investment Group LTD.

31 Aug 2013

New Method to Ease Electron Traffic Jam in Organic Photovoltaics

Sunlight absorbed by organic solar cells must first navigate a nanoscale gauntlet before becoming useable electricity. After hitting the light-absorbing material of the solar cell, called the photoactive layer, absorbed sunlight excites electrons, freeing them to find their way through a maze filled with twists, turns, dead-ends, and collisions.

31 Aug 2013

Solar3D’s New 3-Dimensional Solar Cell Prototype Delivers 10% More Power

Solar3D, Inc., the developer of a breakthrough 3-dimensional solar cell technology to maximize the conversion of sunlight into electricity, today announced that its newest prototype is producing almost 10% more power than the earlier version of its advanced solar cell.

17 Jul 2013

New Report Assesses Technology and Markets for Organic Photovoltaics

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Organic Photovoltaics (OPV) 2013-2023: Technologies, Markets, Players" report to their offering.

9 Jul 2013

PowerSecure Buys Out Partners’ Stake in Solar and LED Businesses

PowerSecure International, Inc. today announced that it has gained 100 percent ownership of its solar business with the purchase of the final 10 percent ownership stake from Southern Energy Management and also has gained 100 percent ownership of its IES LED lighting business with the purchase of the final 33 percent ownership interest from IES.

27 May 2013

New Report on Organic Photovoltaics Markets

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Organic Photovoltaics (OPV) 2013-2023: Technologies, Markets, Players" report to their offering.

4 May 2013

JinkoSolar Releases Potential Induced Degradation Free Solar Modules

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd., a leading global solar power product manufacturer, today unveiled its new series of "Eagle" solar modules.

19 Jan 2013

ReneSola to Showcase Latest Solar Energy-Based Solutions at WFES 2013

ReneSola, a leading global manufacturer of solar photovoltaic ("PV") modules and wafers, has announced that it will be showcasing its latest solar energy-based solutions at this year's World Future Energy Summit (WFES), which starts at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre on Tuesday 15 January 2013.

17 Jan 2013