Adding yet more capacity to its Ukrainian photovoltaic portfolio, Activ Solar has completed the second and final phase of its 42.95 MW plant in the Odessa region.On June 19, the Austrian solar company announced that the first 21.18 MWp phase of the Starokozache Power Station h...... [More]

Photovoltaic solar power acconted for 10 percent of Germany""s total electricity production in May, an increase of 40 percent from the previous year, as reported by the Federal Association of the Energy and Water Industry.The significant jump stemmed from heightened capacity co...... [More]

The government must allow for 900 more megawatts of photovoltaic solar energy production in order to meet its goal of supplying 5 percent of the contrys electricity through renewable energy sources by 2014, the Renewable Energy Association of Israel said on Sunday.REAI, under ...... [More]

The mobile assembly robot named Momo can tackle the whole building process. It is particularly suitable for large area assemblies, where installers face difficult terrain and have to cover large distances. The robot moves to the designated site, supplied with all the necess...... [More]

SolarCity teams with San Jose to initiate ambitious energy planSolarCity, a leading provider of solar energy services, is teaming with the city of San Jose, California, to embark on an ambitious solar energy project. Together, the duo will work to install nearly 2.5 megawatts w...... [More]

Sometimes its just a couple of cents that decide the success or failure of a technology. As long as solar power, for instance, is still more expensive than energy extracted from fossil fuels, photovoltaics will not be competitive on the broad open market. Power generation from...... [More]