architectural solar News
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Lumos Solar chosen for Solar Installation for the Big Game
Lumos Solar, the global leader in architectural solar, announced today the company’s new SolarZone structures will be featured at the Big Game on February 7th in Tampa, Florida. This marks the fourth time the leading solar design company has appeared at one of the most popular sporting events in the world. Lumos Solar’s installation comes to life in partnership with the local utility ...
By Lumos Solar
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At SOLAREXPO the latest trends in integrated solar architecture
Architectural integration of solar photovoltaic; architectural integration of solar thermal; bioclimatic / passive solar architecture. These are the focus topics at SOLARCH – Building Solar Design & Technologies, a space where cutting-edge solar technologies can express their full potential within latest-generation projects. The third edition of SOLARCH is organized in partnership with ...
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The Energy Transition on Stage: Apply Now for the European Solar Prize
Each year EUROSOLAR awards the most innovative renewable energy projects of Europe-wide importance. Nominations and applications for the prestigious European Solar Prize can now be submitted online. “Sun, wind and water fully supporting sustainable societies are the essential foundation for a stable climate. Over three decades the winners of the European Solar Prize pursue this vision with ...
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Solar Energy Market Projected to Reach USD 200 billion by 2026
According to the report, The global solar energy market in 2019 was above USD 50 billion. The market is expected to grow around a CAGR of 20% and is anticipated to reach over USD 200 billion by 2026. A radiant energy generated by the sun is solar energy, harnessed by the use of various technologies such as photovoltaic cells, solar heating, solar architecture, solar thermal energy and others. It ...
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Cambridge EnviroTech’s Angela Visintainer Joins BTEC Board of Directors
Cambridge EnviroTech is proud that Senior Brand Manager Angela Visintainer has been selected to serve on the Biomass Thermal Energy Council’s (BTEC) Board of Directors during 2013. BTEC is a non-profit industry association dedicated to advancing the use of biomass for heat and other thermal energy applications. As a member of the Board, Angela will help shape the association’s ...
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Solar Gard® Unveils New Solution for Increased Protection and Durability of PV Modules
Solar Gard®, a global leader in the development and manufacturing of flexible films and backsheet materials, today introduced PV FC10f to its line of high-quality solutions for photovoltaic (PV) modules. The new photovoltaic backsheet is a cost-effective PV solution that provides increased protection and durability for top quality module manufacturers. ...
By Saint-Gobain
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Solar architecture to take centre stage at Solarexpo 2010
Solarexpo – the international exhibition and conference on renewable energy and distributed generation to be held at Verona Exhibition Centre, Italy, on 5-7 May 2010 – presents for its next edition SOLARCH, building solar design & technologies. This special event will see solar architecture take centre stage in a multimedial exhibition experience based on latest-generation technologies. Luca ...
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Major announcement for Solar in Brazil
(18 April 2012, Sao Paulo): On Monday, the board of the National Agency of Electrical Energy (ANEEL) approved two pieces of legislation which signifies the most important steps to date in the grid connected solar industry in Brazil. New regulations for net metering will give businesses and individuals the power to reduce the high electricity bills faced across Brazil. The legislation governs ...
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The European Solar Prize 2020: Changemakers of the renewable decade
The European Solar Prize 2020 was awarded to nine laureates fighting for the energy revolution. Today EUROSOLAR awarded the European Solar Prize to actors from seven different nations. The prize winners in the categories Municipalities, Solar architecture, Industry, Regional associations, Mobility, Media and Education are contributing to the regenerative and decentralised energy supply in Europe ...
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Rudolph/Libbe develops solar array to provide power for Toledo Zoo, give new life to brownfield site
Rudolph/Libbe has started construction on a 2-MW solar array from which the Toledo Zoo will purchase enough power to supply approximately 30 percent of its electrical energy needs, significantly reducing the zoo’s carbon footprint. Rudolph/Libbe Inc. is designing and building the project on a 22-acre brownfield site in south Toledo. GEM Inc., one of the Rudolph/Libbe Companies, is ...
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Cross-Industry Cooperation between Solar and Building International Solar Energy and Green Building Conference & Exhibition 2015
Green building, with its concept of buildings’ harmonious coexistence with nature, has developed into a major trend in building industry in recent years. As clean and sustainable energy, solar can undoubtedly help buildings go green. Today’s world is witnessing more and more diversified application of solar energy to green buildings, and the green building industry actually is the ...
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Tandem Breakthrough by Solliance Partners
Solliance partners TNO, imec/EnergyVille and the Eindhoven University of Technology, realized a 18.6% efficient highly near infrared transparent perovskite solar cell. The latter, when combined in a four terminal tandem configuration with an efficient Panasonic crystalline silicon (c-Si) cell or with a Miasolé flexible CIGS cell, delivers new record power conversion efficiencies of ...
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Sun-harvesting textiles power remote villages
Portable solar-powered lights that combine nanotechnology with local crafts could help bring electricity to some of the nearly two billion people without access to electricity. The Portable Light Project, a non-profit initiative led by Kennedy & Violich Architecture and Global Solar Energy, in the United States, inserts tiny solar cells into shirts, woven items and bags produced by remote ...
By SciDev.Net
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Frost & Sullivan picks SolarEdge for hot investment opportunity award in European Solar Photovoltaic Market
The 2009 Frost & Sullivan European Solar Photovoltaic Hot Investment Opportunity Award is presented to SolarEdge Technologies Inc. (SolarEdge). The company has a strong focus on Germany, United States, France, Italy, Spain and Japan, all of which have displayed the largest growth potential for solar photovoltaics (PV). With its groundbreaking distributed direct current (DC) system ...
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Perovskite Technology is Scalable, But Questions Remain about the Best Methods
As perovskite solar cells set efficiency records and the nascent technology becomes more stable, another major challenge remains: the issue of scalability, according to researchers at the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). “It is scalable,” said Kai Zhu, a materials science researcher at NREL. “We just need to demonstrate efficiency and ...
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Improving knowledge on solar thermal markets and technologies
The European Solar Thermal Industry Federation and MarketScape A/S launch the Solar Thermal NewsCatalyst, a new market intelligence tool for the solar thermal industry Brussels, 20 September 2010 - ESTIF has joined forces with MarketScape A/S in designing and developing a unique intelligence tool for the solar thermal industry sector. The aim is to provide a high-end global business ...
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German Solar Prize Award 2020 - Changemakers of the new decade
Münster/Germany. EUROSOLAR and the EnergyAgency.NRW awarded the German Solar Prize to outstanding projects in the field of renewable energies last Saturday at the H7, Münster harbor. The six award winners enjoyed an exciting exchange of ideas - at a ...
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19-21 MAY 2005: SOLAREXPO REVS UP FOR THE BIGGEST RENEWABLE ENERGY EVENT IN ITALY AND SOUTHERN EUROPE
After the undisputed success of last year’s edition, from May 19 to May 21 Vicenza Fair, Italy, is ready to open its gates to Solarexpo 2005, recognized as the leading renewable energy event in the whole Euro-Med area. Mirroring the dynamic evolution of the markets, the exhibition is projected to grow by a further 40-50% this year, with an exhibition area of almost 10000 sqm ...
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Borrego Solar´s Solar Financing, Design and Installation Expertise Included in `The Green Schools Investment Guide`
Borrego Solar Systems, Inc., a leading designer, installer and financier of grid-tied solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, today announced its solar expertise contribution to "The Green Schools Investment Guide," a free resource guide available to K-12 schools that demonstrates how schools can implement healthy and resource-efficient building improvements. Development of the guide was led by the ...
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Uhasselt and Other Solliance Partners Contribute to 48th IEEE PVSC
Two researchers, affiliated with UHasselt, imec and Solliance, will present their latest results at the 48th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC 48), June 20-25, 2021. These two talks and the work included are part of the European Union’s H2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No. 715027. This project focuses on the development of a novel ...
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