Researchers have simulated a cart-mounted solar pump which they say would mean farmers in off-grid areas would be able to irrigate fields by paying only for the solar electricity used.Scientists in India have suggested installing solar-powered water pumps on carts could harness clean energy irrigation...
Read MoreSunPower Corp. recently announced the closing of a new program with Bank of the West which will provide SunPower commercial dealers with a new financing option as part of a one-stop-shop complete solution. Bank of the West contracts and servicing will be private-labeled as SunPower...
Read MorePacific Gas & Electric is on the verge of escaping from its 18-month bankruptcy, only to begin a years-long effort to prevent a repeat of the disasters that pushed it into insolvency in the first place. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali said this week that he plans to outline his...
Read MoreA German research team has developed a new photovoltaic-electrochemical device for alkaline water electrolysis. The prototype has an initial solar‐to‐hydrogen efficiency of approximately 7.7%.Researchers at Germany’s Jülich Institute for Energy and Climate Research (IEK-5) have created a photovoltaic–electrochemical (PV-EC) water-splitting device powered by solar energy....
Read MoreResearchers have proposed a new battery performance standard for Australia and possibly the world. If adopted, the standard could clarify consumer confusion around which energy storage system is right for them. From pv magazine Australia For many of us, the last two months have felt like two...
Read MoreBill Gates and Breakthrough Energy see enhanced transmission as facilitating electrification and grid reliability. Increasing transmission development at the “seams” between regions could save consumers more than $47 billion and return more than $2.50 on every dollar invested.From pv magazine USA The American Council on Renewable...
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