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Tag: National Renewable Energy Laboratory
NREL, Mines Research Could Indicate Ways to Manufacture Better Silicon Solar Panels
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Colorado School of Mines are applying a new technique to identify...
DOE Launches Cyber Solutions Deployment Program for Threats to Power Grid
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) are launching the Clean Energy Cybersecurity Accelerator, a technology partnership of...
Accela Looks to Streamline Solar Permitting with Launch of SolarAPP+
Accela has entered a new partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to launch SolarAPP+ (Solar Automated Permit...
New Jersey Community Solar Program Receives Record Number of Applicants
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has received a record 410 applications to participate in Year 2 of its Community Solar Energy...
SolarWindow Achieves Record-Setting Power Conversion Efficiency
SolarWindow Technologies Inc., a developer of transparent liquid coatings and processes for generating electricity on glass and plastics, says it has more than doubled...
DOE Intends to Slash Cost of Solar by Sixty Percent in Next Decade
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) says it intends cut the cost of solar energy by 60% within the next 10 years, in addition...
Los Angeles Can Achieve 100 Percent Renewable Electricity by 2035
Meeting Los Angeles’ ambitious goal of 100% renewable electricity by 2045 - or even 2035 - is achievable with the rapid deployment of wind,...
Solar FlexRack Supplies Trackers for Largest U.S. Agrivoltaic Research Project
Solar FlexRack, a division of Northern States Metals that specializes in photovoltaic mounting and solar tracker solutions, says it has supplied its TDP Turnkey...
New UL Tool Helps Developers Optimize Renewable Power Systems
HOMER Energy by UL, a developer of energy modeling software, has unveiled its newest service - HOMER Front + UL Analysis.
The new capability helps...
NREL Releases Online Tool to Expedite Solar Permitting
Distributed solar photovoltaic prices have plummeted over the past decade, but non-equipment soft costs such as permitting, inspection and interconnection (PII) remain high.
PII review...
California Legislator Introduces the Solar Access Act
California State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, has introduced SB 617, the Solar Access Act.
SB 617 implements automated solar permitting in local California jurisdictions...
Standard Solar Adds 17 Community Solar Projects to Portfolio
Standard Solar Inc., a company that specializes in the development, funding, ownership and operation of commercial and community solar assets, in a partnership with...
Expanding Transmission Across Eastern U.S. Supports Least-Cost Electricity Sector
By enabling more transmission across the Eastern U.S., there could be an almost entirely decarbonized electricity sector that employs 6 million more Americans and...
Duke Energy Receives Floating Solar Contract from Fort Bragg
The U.S. Army's Fort Bragg in North Carolina will soon be home to the largest floating solar plant in the Southeast - a 1.1...
Enel Starts Construction on Lily Solar+Storage Project
Enel Green Power has started the construction of the Lily solar+storage project, its first hybrid project in North America that integrates a renewable energy...
NREL: No Plans to Manage PV Modules at End of Lifespan
Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have conducted the first global assessment into the most promising approaches to end-of-life management for solar...
Inovateus Solar Begins Construction on LMU’s First Solar Project
Inovateus Solar has commenced construction on the first solar power plant in Logansport, Ind.
Inovateus is developing the installation for the Logansport Municipal Utility (LMU)....
U.S. Light Energy Completes Denmark Community Solar Project
U.S. Light Energy, a New York solar energy company specializing in the development of solar electric and community solar systems, along with its project...
NREL’s Six-Junction Solar Cell Nears 50 Percent Efficiency
Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have created a solar cell with an efficiency of nearly 50%.
The six-junction solar cell now holds...
NREL Research Improves Perovskite Stability, Strengthens Silicon Cells
A change in chemical composition has enabled scientists to boost the longevity and efficiency of a perovskite solar cell developed at the U.S. Department...