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  • UCLA promotes advances in perovskite solar cell commercial viability

    UCLA professor Yang Yang, member of the California NanoSystems Institute, is a renowned innovator of solar cell technology whose team in recent years has developed next-generation solar cells constructed of perovskite, which has a decent efficiency converting sunlight to electricity. Despite this success, the delicate nature of perovskite — a veryRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Canadian Solar to build huge 47-MWp solar plant in Japan

    Canadian Solar Inc. signed an agreement with Mashiki Town and Kumamoto Prefecture to build a 47-MWp solar power plant. Once completed, the Mashiki solar power plant will be the largest solar plant in Kumamoto Prefecture. The Mashiki plant is expected to start commercial operation in the first quarter of 2017.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • NC State installs tree-like solar array from Spotlight Solar

    North Carolina State University demonstrated its commitment to clean energy by unveiling a student-funded, architectural solar structure by Spotlight Solar on its Centennial campus. The 1.5-kW tree-like structure will become part of NC State’s wide array of energy efficiency initiatives, including 11 other on-campus solar installations, the first dating backRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Inovateus Solar installs two arrays for Hoosier Energy

    Inovateus Solar, a national provider of solar energy services, is installing two solar arrays for electric cooperative power supplier Hoosier Energy. The arrays will serve utility customers in central and southern Indiana. The project is part of Hoosier Energy’s plan to add 10, 1-MW arrays across member service territories. The firstRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SolarCity claims to have built world’s most-efficient rooftop solar panel

    SolarCity sent out a press release claiming to have built the world’s most efficient rooftop solar panel, with a module efficiency exceeding 22 percent. SolarCity says the panel generates more power per square foot and harvests more energy over a year than any other rooftop panel in production, with its eye onRead More — Solar Builder magazine