solar photovoltaic (PV)

According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Office of Installations and the Environment, the agency’s enormous landholdings in the Mojave and Colorado deserts of California, across four military installations, hold enough suitable space to generate 7,000 megawatts (MW) of solar energy.

Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG) through its wholly owned subsidiary, PSEG Solar Source, has finalized the purchase of an Arizona solar farm from juwi solar, Inc.

Southwestern Public Service Co.

Called the Energy Systems Integration Facility, or ESIF, the laboratory is located at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colorado. The NREL is one of 17 laboratories managed by the U.S.

Xcel Energy Inc. (NYSE:XEL) officials said Tuesday, October 18, that its Boulder, Colorado subscribers could lose access to the utility’s solar rebates and energy efficiency programs if certain ballot measures regarding forming a new city utility pass.

Boulder County, Colorado, now has hope for re-establishing its residential ClimateSmart Program, thanks to a recent decision in the Northern District Court of California and an amendment recently introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives.

With the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry in a downturn on the heels of the worst recession in U.S. history, and the price of PV module parts plummeting, it’s good to read some positive news for a change.

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory, or NREL, recently published extensive data on the effect of cloud cover on solar power installations.

First Solar Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR), billed as the “world’s most valuable solar company”, has announced a new efficiency record for its cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) solar cell.

According to a report soon to be published in Solar Energy, the official journal of the International Solar Energy Society, solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on roofs are also doing a surprisingly good, if unexpected, job of keeping houses and buildings cooler in summer and warmer in winter.