Interesting links on Solar Energy

Journals

• Future PV: digital journal covering research, development and manufacturing of photovoltaic cells, panels and associated systems
• Photon : das Solarstrom-Magazin
• Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications online
• Refocus Magazine / Solar (ISES) 
• Solar Today Magazine (ASES)
• FotoVoltaici (PV in Italy)

Organizations

• EPIA (European Photovoltaic Industry Association)
• EUREC Agency (European Renewable Energy Centres Agency)  
• NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
• Research Institutes compiled by ESQSEC
• SolarPlaza (the global solar PV market place)
• Solarbuzz: solar energy portal
• Source Guide: the source for renewable energy
• TOP 50 Solar 

Information about PV in the Netherlands 

• Holland Solar: Dutch branche organization for solar power (in Dutch)
• AgentschapNL: the Dutch organization for sustainability and Innovation (in Dutch)
• Netherlands Research Platform for Sustainable Energy Supply 

Newsletters

• NREL Hot Line

Solar Radiation

• Solar Radiation Resource Information by NREL
• Surface Solar Energy data set (NASA Langley Research Center)
• Sun angle: this shareware Javascript program calculates solar angles based on location, date, and time.
• PVWatts (NREL): a performance calculator for grid-connected PV systems

Testing 

• IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission):
  the international standards and conformity assessment body for all fields of electrotechnology

Education

• Glossary of energy terms
• How solar cell works (How Stuff Works)
• Solar Energy International: renewable energy education and sustainable development
• Man Solar: make your own solar cell
• Sol Ideas Technology Development: how to build your own solar cell