by PNCECE | May 22, 2020 | Clean Energy News, Solar Power
IKEA invested $2.8 billion in renewable energy infrastructure in 2019. It put 1 million solar panels on 370 0f its stores and warehouses, and also built 535 wind turbines and 2 solar parks. The goal is to be climate positive by 2030. IKEA shows that we have the...
by PNCECE | May 21, 2020 | Clean Energy News, Solar Power
People in quarantine are searching for solar power. New data from The Harris Poll and LG show that LG’s solar web traffic, as well as quote requests for residential systems are both trending high since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, the issue becomes turning...
by PNCECE | May 20, 2020 | Clean Energy News, Solar Power, Trending Topics
The U.S. Department of the Interior on Monday signed off on Nevada’s Gemini Solar Project, which could be the largest U.S. solar plant once constructed. The 690-megawatt Gemini project won federal approval despite lingering controversy over its environmental...
by PNCECE | Apr 23, 2020 | Clean Energy News, Solar Power
A new kind of solar technology has set a world record for the most efficient generation of energy by a solar cell. By stacking six different photoactive layers, the record-setting multi-junction cell has reached nearly 50 percent efficiency in the lab and nearly 40...
by PNCECE | Mar 20, 2020 | Clean Energy News, Solar Power
Washington ranchers, farmers and state agencies are learning that certain land features make them ideal for renewable energy projects. Ranchers are losing land to solar farms, but help is on the way. Leases canceled from the Department of Natural Resources are hurting...
by PNCECE | Mar 19, 2020 | Clean Energy News, Solar Power
New designs for perovskite-silicon solar cells have reached a conversion efficiency of 27.7 percent. The use of solar photovoltaic cells as a renewable energy source is booming, as the technology becomes more efficient and less expensive. Stacking perovskite solar...
