Long Island and New York Solar News
30.2 Percent Efficiency – New Record for Silicon-based Multi-junction Solar Cell
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE together with the Austrian company EV Group (EVG) have successfully manufactured a silicon-based multi-junction solar cell with two contacts and an efficiency exceeding the theoretical limit of silicon solar cells. For this achievement, the researchers used a “direct wafer bonding” process to transfer a few...Read More
The Con Edison Demand Management Program for Brooklyn & Queens
Introduction: When you pay your home or business’s electric bill, only roughly half of the money (in NYC) is paying for the generation of the electricity that you have consumed; the coal or natural gas used as fuel to create your electricity, plus money for the investors who built the power plant in the first place. The other half of your money goes to getting the electricity from the power...Read MoreCampaign Launches to Mobilize Florida Voters Against Amendment 1
Today, Latino political, community, and business leaders announced their efforts to mobilize voters in opposition to Amendment 1, a ballot initiative open to voters at Tuesday’s polls. The deceptively-marketed Amendment is backed by large utility companies in Florida in an effort to make solar energy more expensive and less competitive to consumers. Amendment 1 would keep Floridians...Read MorePSEG Solar Source Acquires 16.8 MW Solar Project from Ecoplexus
Turkey Creek Facility is PSEG Solar Source’s Second in North Carolina PSEG Solar Source today announced it has acquired a 16.8 MW-dc solar energy facility from Ecoplexus Inc. The PSEG Turkey Creek Solar Energy Center is located in Northampton County, N.C. about 95 miles northeast of Raleigh. The PSEG Turkey Creek Solar Energy Center has a power purchase agreement with Virginia Electric...Read More
Winning Solar Racing Car Showcased at the IDTechEx Show
Solar racing champion debuts in North America; Event Also Features Presentations from Major Car Companies Including Ford, Nissan, Porsche and Toyota A popular conception is that gas vehicles will eventually give way to plug in electric vehicles. IDTechEx Research sees a different end game. Electric vehicles will ultimately move towards being completely energy independent – harvesting...Read More
Solar Jobs and Healthy Communities Could Thrive in New York
ALBANY, N.Y. – Today, New York’s Department of Public Services staff delivered recommendations to state regulators as part of the state’s Value of Distributed Energy Resources initiative. The report marks the first major milestone in Reforming the Energy Vision process, and depicts a promising opportunity for solar to deliver job growth, healthy communities and grid resiliency to the Empire...Read MoreMayor de Blasio Announces New Steps to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions in NYC Buildings
“Cities that lead on climate, lead on buildings,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. Today Mayor de Blasio announced a suite of new energy efficiency initiatives that will dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from New York City’s over one million buildings – of all sizes, types, and uses – and put the City on a pathway to an 80 percent reduction in all emissions by 2050, while creating green...Read More
New Report Names Target the Top Corporate Solar Installer in the U.S.
Target has grabbed the top spot among American businesses that are going solar. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) revealed Target’s ascension to the top of the list in its 2016 Solar Means Business report, issued today, which found that more American businesses are installing solar than ever before. Adding more solar this year than any other U.S. retailer, Target now has 147.5...Read More