Latest Energy harvesting Stories

SHANGHAI, May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or the "Company") (NYSE: JKS), a leading global PV solar power product manufacturer, today unveiled its new series 'Eagle II' solar modules at the 7(th )SNEC International Photovoltaic Power Generation Conference & Exhibition in Shanghai. Like its predecessor, the 'Eagle II' series represents another new standard for high performance and reliability by reaching peak power output of approximately...

Monocrystalline and Multicrystalline Wafer Utilization Rates Set to Increase, as Multi-Modules Gain Market-Share Santa Clara, Calif. (PRWEB) May 09, 2013 After falling 15% in 2012, solar photovoltaic wafer production is forecast to grow 19% in 2013, passing 30 GW and recovering to the 2011 level, according to the latest NPD Solarbuzz Polysilicon and Wafer Supply Chain Quarterly. However, industry utilization is expected to remain below 60%, and while prices have stopped falling, no...

RED BANK, N.J., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- "Method For Patterned Doping Of A Semiconductor" and "Solar Cells With Patterned Antireflective Surfaces" are the titles of two new provisional patent applications filed by Natcore Technology Inc. (TSX-V: NXT; NTCXF.PK) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The first of these inventions relates to a method of using liquid phase deposition (LPD) as a diffusion barrier layer in a selective emitter process. The second...

BEDMINSTER, N.J., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- KDC Solar LLC, headquartered in Bedminster, New Jersey, through its wholly owned subsidiary, KDC Solar NJMG, has commenced commercial operations at North Jersey Media Group's (NJMG) printing facility in Rockaway, New Jersey. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130507/NY09476) The solar project is the largest PV solar system (4.96 megawatts) at any printing facility in the State of New Jersey. The new system, which will...

GUELPH, Ontario, April 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Canadian Solar Inc. ("the Company", "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced the filing of its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2012 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). The annual report on Form 20-F can be accessed on the Company's Investor Relations website at www.canadiansolar.com or on the SEC's website at...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online When thermoelectric power plants convert water to steam to turn large turbines and create energy, they’re left with plenty of what’s known as “waste heat.” This waste heat has to go somewhere and either flows up into the atmosphere or back into the rivers or ponds where these factories source their fresh water. To better understand where this waste heat goes and how it affects the environment, scientists from the...

BERLIN, April 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sol Chip Ltd. [http://www.sol-chip.com ], the Israeli company behind the development of an innovative solar operated battery, is the Technical Development Award Winner in the 2013 IDTechEx Energy Harvesting & Storage and Wireless Sensor Networks Event. Sol Chip, a portfolio company of the Mofet Venture Accelerator owned by The Trendlines Group, developed a cost-effective, compact solar battery technology that integrates solar...

Major North American Automotive Manufacturer to Launch Cooling-Only Version of New Storage Bin in 2014 NORTHVILLE, Mich., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Gentherm Incorporated (NASDAQ-GS: THRM), the global market leader and a developer of innovative thermal management technologies, today announced that it has been awarded a contract by a major North American automotive manufacturer to supply a cooling-only version of Gentherm's new thermal storage bin. The new thermal storage bin,...

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, and Virtual Extension, a leading wireless mesh networks company based in Beit-Dagan, Israel, today announced a two-chip wireless mesh network chipset and reference design that brings a new level of performance and signal robustness to applications requiring networks with high performance...

SHANGHAI, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or the "Company") (NYSE: JKS), a leading global PV solar power product manufacturer, today announced that it has signed a RMB360 million (approximately US$58 million) 15-year loan agreement with China Development Bank ("CDB"). The Company will use the financing to develop its domestic PV solar power plant projects. "We are very pleased to further extend our relationship with CDB by signing this loan...