Solar Installation News

Germany probably will have more production capacity at solar power plants than from wind-energy turbines within a decade, a government energy adviser said.

Solar power can be a pricey project for your house, but tech advances are making it possible to fit just a few panels in a tight space, bringing upfront costs down.

You could almost hear the collective sigh of relief on August 13 when the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) announced that its proposed price reduction to the solar microFIT program would not be as far-reaching as originally believed.

Even though solar is currently in the middle of a slow down when it comes to the manufacturing and the purchasing of panels and arrays, it still has the chance to become a big player in powering the world. Solar photovoltaic and concentrated solar power (CSP) developments are already making great strides in powering parts of Europe and Asia. But the U.S. is lagging noticeably behind and will ...

For decades, designers of solar power systems have faced a knotty set of interlocking challenges. Solar panels produce DC at relatively low voltages, but inverters require a relatively high input voltage to be able to convert the power to AC and send it to the grid. Solar panels can be wired in series to sum their voltages, but their combined output fluctuates with even small mismatches among ...

With its close to 350 days of sunshine a year and abundance of wide open, flat spaces and rooftops, the Coachella Valley has drawn a range of solar businesses, from industrial-scale solar producers to local start-ups working the home market.

The AGL CEO talks about the importance of an ETS in the transition to a low-carbon economy, Australia's love affair with solar, wind development plans, and potential "game changing" technologies. 30 Aug 2010 10:02 AM

Warner Energy LLC shows off 320 panels in field off Morgan Road.

Makers and installers of solar panels are making a big push into Orange County

Marked out with blue painter's tape on the floor of the assembly room at Solartech Renewables in Kingston is a series of rectangles, laid end to end.

The city of Reno approved contracts Wednesday for building 1.3 megawatts worth of solar projects in the area.

The City of Reno approved contracts Wednesday for building 1.3 megawatts worth of solar projects in the area.

The City of Reno approved contracts Wednesday for building 1.3 megawatts worth of solar projects in the area.

A Mt. Diablo Unified School District trustee asked taxpayers to reimburse him nearly $1,000 for a class on solar installations, shortly before he went to work as a solar contractor for a construction firm.

Gary Eberhart was reimbursed nearly $1,000 by the district for a class on solar installations, shortly before he was hired by a firm as a solar contractor.

ROOFTOP solar cell projects are on hold because a  State Government review of how people are paid for the electricity they create has never been released.

Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights: China Sunergy, LDK Solar, Real Goods Solar, ReneSola and Solarfun Power Holdings

Four new power plants are to be installed as part of UA's Solar Zone, which will become the largest multi-technology solar evaluation site in the US.

Aggressive government incentives are set to trigger booming growth in solar installations in Ontario, Canada, in 2010, but regulations requiring the use of locally sourced PV products will cause the expansion to slow dramatically in 2011, according to research firm iSuppli.

Distributed Sun LLC , a DC-based solar project developer and services provider, begins serving solar power to the Hilton Hotel BWI Airport â a PMHS property â in Maryland this month. Â The system, owned by Distributed Sun's Solar Energy Investment Company , sunONE, combines clean, on-site power with green power savings, generating nearly 60 megawatt hours of electric power per year, and over 2 ...