“Blockless” Blockchain May Blow Open the Doors to Direct, P2P Solar Energy
Last edited: June 21, 2017 @ 06:35 PM PST New, innovative information-communications technologies (ICT) have emerged as key facets driving rapidly growing investment in and…
Off-Grid Solar, Battery Energy Storage Gains Ground on Native American Tribal Lands
Last updated: May 13, 2017 The U.S. has long looked to Native American Tribal lands as a source of mineral and energy resources and a thoroughfare…
Improving Off-Grid Solar Power Appeal in Rural Africa
Africa’s low levels of energy access provide a good opportunity for power solution providers and solar power is now proving to be a one of…
4 Solar Power Predictions for 2017 and Beyond
The Energy Information Administration of the United States reported some exciting news about renewable energy developments over the past year. Additional electricity generation capacity for…
Mapping the Solar Financing Opportunities and Trends in Africa
Africa has a very enviable solar irradiance, which makes it an attractive region for promoting on grid and off grid solar power projects. In addition,…
2016: Breakthrough in the Efficiency of Organic Solar Cells – 12.7 Percent
A team, led by Mr. Chen Yongsheng, a professor from the College of Chemistry at China’s Nankai University, has made a significant breakthrough in the…
New Photovoltaic Cell Promises Higher Efficiency (35 Percent) at Lower Costs
Traditional photovoltaic cell materials Traditional silicon-based PV cells have an operational efficiency of only 20%, which means they convert only a fifth of the sun’s…
Solar Power: What Next for America?
Before U.S. President Barack Obama took charge in 2009, solar power generation was dismal. The country’s output was just 22 MW, and it was projected…
China's Non-Fossil Energy Consumption is Set to Take up 15 Percent By 2020
Han Shui, Chief Engineer of National Energy Administration (NEA) of China, said in the news conference of the 13th Five-Year Plan for Power Development (hereinafter…
Taiwan's Planning to Legalize the Existing Illegal Rooftop Solar Systems
Taiwan is one of the fast-growing solar markets in Asia in recent years. Now, to speed up the pace of building Taiwan’s solar energy system,…
