Latest Building-integrated photovoltaics Stories
Godfrey Roofing Inc. is now offering daylighting services to businesses and homeowners in Ottawa, Ontario. This further adds to the wide range of environmental roofing solutions already provided by Godfrey Roofing. Ottawa, Ontario (PRWEB) June 24, 2011 Ottawa roofing contractor Godfrey Roofing Inc. expands its range of environmentally friendly roofing options to include commercial, industrial, and residential solar tube daylighting systems. As one of Eastern Ontario's largest...
SAN MATEO, Calif., June 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pythagoras Solar, provider of Photovoltaic Glass Unit (PVGU) technology, the industry's first solar window to simultaneously deliver energy efficiency, high power density and transparency, has been selected as a winner of GE (NYSE: GE) ecomagination Challenge, which recognizes the most promising building energy innovations. Winners were selected from nearly than 5,000 entrants based on originality, feasibility and potential impact....
Dow Solar and Project Team Share the Mission of Sustainability, Energy Conservation and Waste Reduction Hoboken, NJ (PRWEB) June 22, 2011 Dow Solar announced its sponsorship of Empowerhouse, a team participating in the 2011 Solar Decathlon Competition, which will take place on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. this fall. Hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy, this biennial competition challenges college students to design, build, and operate a solar-powered house. The Empowerhouse...
GLOUCESTER CITY, N.J., June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Gloucester Marine Terminal today announced that it is partnering with solar technology leader SunPower Corp. to build the largest rooftop solar installation in North America - a massive, 1.1 million square-foot project on the roof of the Terminal's refrigerated warehouse near the Walt Whitman Bridge on the Delaware River. Known as Riverside Renewable Energy, LLC, the $42 million, privately funded project calls for the installation of...
ROCKY HILL, Conn., June 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- At Semicon West and Intersolar North America, July 12 through 14, at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Henkel Corporation will demonstrate its broad capabilities for photovoltaic manufacturing to exhibitors interested in both front- and back-end production processes. Henkel's two booths, #5965 at Semicon West and #5329 at Intersolar North America, will exhibit the latest adhesive, sealant, and cleaner technologies for photovoltaic...
SHANGHAI, June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("the company") (NYSE: JKS), a fast-growing, vertically-integrated solar power product manufacturer based in China, today announced that 16,000 of the company's solar panels are now installed on top of the much-applauded Solar Tunnel in Antwerp, Belgium, a section of the high-speed rail line between Paris and Amsterdam. The 15.7 million euros project is the first of its kind in Europe and will supply 3.3 MWh of...
Efficiency record for flexible CdTe solar cell due to novel polyimide filmDuPont™ Kapton® colorless polyimide film, a new material currently in development for use as a flexible superstrate for cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin film photovoltaic (PV) modules, has enabled a new world record for energy conversion efficiency. A team at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, has demonstrated a conversion efficiency of 13.8 percent using the new colorless...
STAMFORD, Conn., June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- You can practically feel the energy when you walk through the halls of the Discovery Magnet School in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Energy not just from the teachers and students but from the building itself. The school, which officially opened in 2011, is the epitome of "green" design, being awarded a Leadership in Energy Efficiency (LEED) Silver designation. In Spring 2011, American Solar & Alternative Power equipped the Bridgeport school...
CHICAGO, June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- City Capital Corporation (Pinksheets: CTCC - News) is pleased to report that it will continue its partnership with Advanced Green Technologies (AGT). The company recently launched a cooperative marketing initiative specifically targeting New Jersey and Pennsylvania. This program will aim at educating new potential customers on the ecological and economic benefits of solar power, and capturing additional long-term clients. As a leading distributor in...
SAN MATEO, Calif., June 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pythagoras Solar, provider of Photovoltaic Glass Unit (PVGU), the industry's first solar window to simultaneously deliver energy efficiency, high power density and transparency, has expanded its advisory board to support increased interest generated from successful pilots and first commercial projects. Richard Voreis, Chief Executive Officer of Consulting Collaborative, a nationwide management consulting firm specializing in construction and...
