Turning solar panel factories into neighborhood businesses, similar to microbreweries, is inventor Shawn Frayne’s argument as to how to make solar panels cheaper and more accessible to the masses. Frayne and co-inventor Alex Hornstein created the micro-solar panel “fact......[More]

The Israeli Wind Energy Association accused Energy and Water Minister Uzi Landau of “burying” the wind energy industry in favor of solar energy development – in a letter sent to the minister on Tuesday. “In recent days we were astonished to discover that it is the inten......[More]

BEIJING—China filed a complaint to the World Trade Organization on Monday charging 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 ......[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......[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 Highlights Introduction to Photovoltaic Systems Solar Radiation Site Surveys and Preplanning System Components......[More]

Very long story short: SolarWorld and some American solar manufacturers won their claim with the U.S. Department of Commerce that China solar module manufacturers were receiving unfair subsidies and dumping solar modules in the U.S. at prices below their cost. The preli......[More]