Cape and Vineyard Electric Cooperative awards solar project contract

Cape and Vineyard Electric Cooperative awards solar project contract The Cape and Vineyard Electric Cooperative (CVEC) announced the award of its solar photovoltaic (PV) project to American Capital Energy (ACE) at a meeting in Barnstable Thursday morning, April 21. Read more on The Martha’s Vineyard Times

Solar power without solar cells: A hidden magnetic effect of light could make it possible

Solar power without solar cells: A hidden magnetic effect of light could make it possible Solar power without solar cells: A hidden magnetic effect of light could make it possible Read more on SpaceRef

SolarCraft Expands Solar for City of Sonoma: Public Works Corporation Yard Goes Green

SolarCraft Expands Solar for City of Sonoma: Public Works Corporation Yard Goes Green Novato and Sonoma-based SolarCraft announced today that they have completed installation of a 23.9 kW solar electric system at City of Sonoma Public Works Corporation Yard, Sonoma, CA. This is the second major solar energy installation for the City of Sonoma that […]

NREL Study Shows Power Grid can Accommodate Large Increase in Wind and Solar Generation

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory today released an initial study assessing the operational impacts and economics of increased contributions from wind and solar energy producers on the power grid. The Western Wind and Solar Integration Study exa…

Model Solar Car Races Demonstrate Renewable Energy’s Future

Middle school students from around the state will participate in the Junior Solar Sprint competitions on Saturday, May 22 sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The competitions give students the op…

NREL to Help California Tackle Solar Energy Grid Integration

The California Public Utilities Commission has tapped experts at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to help the state stimulate solar energy research and build a sustainable solar industry.

NREL’s New Robots Scrutinize Solar Cells

Process Development and Integration Laboratory is faster, more precise, gives industry quicker answers.

Tool That Tracks Solar Installations is Open to All

NREL’s new Open PV Web site lets users download information about installations, explore trends in photovoltaic markets.

New Labs to Concentrate on Solar Thermal Energy

DOE funds facilities to advance concentrating solar power technologies; global capacity could reach 20 gigawatts by 2020.

It Takes a Solar Village

Rain didn’t ruin the 2009 Solar Decathlon in Washington, D.C. University teams successfully operated 20 net-zero, grid-connected solar power homes for a week on the National Mall. Some used more power-generating solar panels; others relied on energy ef…