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New semiconductor materials could mean 50% less energy loss in switched-mode power supplies for PCs, flat-screen televisions, servers and telecommunications systems and could make solar inverters even more compact and cost-efficie...  more

SunPower Corp. and its longtime partner KB Home will collaboratively install innovative energy storage solutions at certain KB Home locations in California as part of a pilot program. SunPower currently offers its high-efficiency ...  more

An audio-headset factory in Tijuana, Mexico, is now home to the largest, privately owned roof-mounted solar installation in all of Latin America. The 1.16 MW system features solar panels, racking and system engineering from SolarW...  more

A 3MW solar installation built on a capped landfill in the town of Scituate, Mass., received one of four 2014 “Photovoltaic Project of Distinction” awards from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Solar Electric ...  more

U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz has announced the awarding of $100 million for Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) to accelerate the scientific breakthroughs needed to build the 21st-century energy economy. The awards anno...  more

The northern hemisphere reached summer solstice on June 21st, the longest day of the year. NRG Energy made the most of it, with the capacity to generate more than 1,200 MW of solar power, enough electricity to support more than on...  more

Kyocera Corporation announced that its total accumulated production of solar modules since 1975 has exceeded the 5 GW milestone. In the current fiscal year, the company is targeting annual production of 1.4GW, up from approximatel...  more