Articles Tagged with ''solar''

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2017 - The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has increased the efficiency of quantum dot solar cells.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2017 - The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Alta Energy jointly released a white paper highlighting an underutilized financing tool to boost commercial and industrial (C&I) solar development nationwide.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4, 2017 - DOE announced new funding for development of novel solar desalination technologies that will help create freshwater from otherwise unusable waters.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2017 - House and Senate committees are busily debating energy policy options that include boosting support for coal, carbon capture and storage, using more wind and solar power, addressing climate change, and the federal energy research programs threatened by steep budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration.

CALIFORNIA, September 20, 2017 - Thanks to more than a year’s planning, the California Independent System Operator (ISO) says it handled a major drop in solar power output seamlessly during the Great American Eclipse last month.

WASHINGTON, September 20, 2017 - The Energy Department (DOE) says it has achieved the 2020 utility-scale solar cost target – 6 cents per kilowatt-hour – set by its SunShot Initiative, a national effort to drive down the cost of solar electricity.