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Upstate New York Scores New Hands-On Solar PV Lab
Next week we’re incorporating more hands-on exercises into our standard 40-hour curriculum because of a great new solar PV lab at VP Supply in Rochester, NY. The lab allows us to expand the hands-on portion of our Solar PV Boot Camp for our Rochester Solar Training courses. A lot of people think incentives in [...]
U.S Army Lab Pushes Energy Tech To The Extreme
The United States Army has unveiled its latest project, which is a laboratory that contains a massive 30,000 square feet of research space, eight separate hi tech labs and an environmental testing chamber. The set up is probably one of the biggest in the world and boasts capabilities of testing equipment in incredible temperatures ranging [...]
Natcore Opens Solar Lab at Kodak’s Campus
As news of Kodak’s Chapter 11 filing continued to echo through the country last week, Natcore Technology cut the ribbon on one of the legendary film producer’s possible futures. The official opening of the solar company’s new research lab at Kodak’s Eastman campus was well-attended by known political figures in upstate New York, including congresswoman [...]
Top 10 Clean Energy Initiatives at MIT
Universities house the future, no one will deny that. Universities house the next generation of thinkers and doers, the ones that will work to make the planet better for the following generations to come. One of the primary universities that is taking clean technology to heart, understanding that its development is key for the future [...]
‘Solar Blinds’ from the MIT Lab
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is tinkering with anothercreative solution to their daunting research task of improving solarenergy. Just one month ago, they announced regenerative solar cells, a type of solar cell mimicking plant cells’ regenerative abilities tokeep their efficiency high in the face of sun damage. Now, MIT hasproduced a paper-thin solar cell that could [...]
Underwriters Laboratories Opens Lab In Japan
Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a provider of safety testing and certification, has opened atesting and certification facility for photovoltaic equipment in IseCity, Mie Prefecture, Japan. In addition to offering performanceand safety testing services for PV equipment in Japan, the facility will provide technical support to Japanese PV equipment manufacturers asthey develop their businesses and enter overseas [...]
Intertek open solar thermal test lab
Intertek, a leader in testing, inspection and certification servicesannounces the addition of solar thermal testing capabilities to itsDallas facility. The laboratory, accredited by the Solar Ratingand Certification Corp. (SRCC), A2LA and Standards Council of Canada,tests solar thermal equipment to safety and performance standardsincluding SRCC SD 100, CSA F378-87 and EN 12975-1. Compliance to thesestandards is [...]
TÜV Rheinland inaugurates India’s first and South Asia’s largest PV lab in Bangalore
TÜV Rheinland, a leading global provider of technical, safety andcertification services is eyeing a larger share of the Indian market for PV testing and certification. The company has set up India’sfirst and South Asia’s largest PV laboratory at Electronic city inBangalore which was formally inaugurated today. Seventh in TÜVRhineland’s global network of solar testing labs [...]