03-17-2015, 10:12 AM
India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, made headlines last fall by announcing his ambition to install 100 gigawatts of solar power capacity—over 30 times more than India has now—by 2022. Skeptics noted Modi’s lack of a detailed plan and budget, but some well-capitalized industrial players have apparently caught Modi’s solar fever: at a renewable energy summit called by Modi last month he collected pledges for 166 gigawatts of solar projects.1
India’s Solar Ambitions Face Challenges | MIT Technology Review
Researchers from the University of Granada and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a theoretical model for an atomic switch that could facilitate the design of more efficient solar panels and more robust quantum computers.
Looking at quantum symmetry for better solar panels - Electronics Eetimes
The idea of powering humanity by gathering an endless supply of solar energy from space has taken a huge step towards becoming a reality. Scientists working for JAXA, Japan's space administration, have announced a major breakthrough in wireless power transmission
Given the smaller system size, home installations are more costly than commercial or utility installations. However, by the end of 2014, residential rooftop PV system installed prices averaged $3.48 per watt, down from $3.83 cents per watt in the first three months of 2014. This represents the largest absolute decline across any of the market segments. According to the report, soft costs like customer acquisition, labor, and permitting make up 60 percent of system prices, and there is ample opportunity for improvement and efficiencies which will continue to lower system costs.
Solar PV Pricing Continues to Fall During a Record-Breaking 2014 : Greentech Media