Analysis

The quest continues to develop the next generation of PV cells which are cheap, efficient and easy to manufacture so as to enable solar energy to play a bigger role as a renewable resource. Most agree these goals can be reached as...  more

With the introduction of hybrid cars, the market pays more attention to the uncertainties that are brought by infrastructure constructions rather than the advantages of energy saving and efficiency. Since 2000, Toyota has received...  more

According to a study released by the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory ---“Tracking the Sun IV: The Installed Cost of Photovoltaics in the U.S. from 1998-2010,” the installed cost of solar-powered p...  more

Wafer or silicone solar cells represent the building blocks of solar panels. Traditionally, solar cell manufacturing involves a four-step process -- ingot casting, blocking, squaring, and sawing. However, these production methods ...  more

With over 50 percent of the European Union (EU) solar capacity installed in Germany, more than 3.4 million households receive electricity generated from solar-powered plants. The country has been the undisputed global leader for p...  more

When U.S. solar manufacturer Solyndra LLC, announced it was closing its doors and releasing 1,100 full and temporary workers, nowhere was the reverberations heard louder than in the Obama White House. President Obama has been rece...  more

Solar power plant project is divided into two main types of technology, one photoelectric conversion, and the other is solar thermal conversion. Concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) technology creates steam and makes solar ther...  more

A recent study by the Brussels-basedEuropean Photovoltaics Industry Association (EPIA) predicts that the price of PV systems will decrease by up to 51 percent over the coming decade, cutting the cost of PV-generated electricity ...  more

In the United States, 30 individual states have set "renewable portfolio standards" (RPS) which mandate that a certain percentage of that state’s investor-owned utility’s power come from a renewable energy ...  more