Turning solar panel factories into neighborhood businesses, similar to microbreweries, is inventor Shawn Fraynes argument as to how to make solar panels cheaper and more accessible to the masses.Frayne and co-inventor Alex Hornstein crated the micro-solar panel factory to ease...... [More]

BEIJINGChina filed a complaint to the World Trade Organization on Monday chrging the European Union with violating rules governing subsidies to its solar-components industry, in the latest move in a global spat over the solar industry.China is complaining that power generated ...... [More]

Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) and dye-sensitised solar cells (DSSC) together form the third generation of photovoltaic devices. They both promise low-cost and flexible solar cells fabricated using roll-to-roll techniques. They both have target markets which significantly overla...... [More]

Demand for renewable energy technologies is growing rapidly. This comprehensive new text is a guide to the installation of several types of PV systems.Content HighlightsIntroduction to Photovoltaic SystemsSolar RadiationSite Surveys and PreplanningSystem Components and Configur...... [More]

While the global use of fossil fuels continues to grow by up to a few percentage points a year, solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity is exploding, driven partly by government policies but also by rapidly falling costs.Data presented in BPs Statistical Review of World Energy 2012 sh...... [More]

Last week, one of Indias leading solar energy developers, Mahindra Solar One announced plans to move forward with a 50 megawatt solar plant in Rajasthan, India. Funded in part by the U.S. Export Import Bank, the project is yet another example of how U.S. and Indian entities ar...... [More]