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Xcel Energy Launches Groundbreaking Wind-to-Battery Project Minneapolis MN (SPX) Feb 29, 2008 
Xcel Energy soon will begin testing a cutting-edge technology to store wind energy in batteries. It will be the first use of the technology in the United States for direct wind energy storage. Integrating variable wind and solar power production with the needs of the power grid is an ongoing issue for the utility industry. Xcel Energy will begin testing a one-megawatt battery-storage ... read more |
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Solar Energy Market Will Soar To 12 Billion Dollars By 2012
New York NY (SPX) Feb 29, 2008After three years of continuous upswing in solar power revenues, topping $3.8 billion in 2007, will its future be just as bright? A new report from SBI, The U.S. Solar Energy Market, indicates that several factors favorable to the industry will propel the market to triple digit growth, to reach nearly $12 billion by 2012. Although growth may prove to have some bumps along the road, factors ... more Ascent Solar And ITOCHU Corporation To Pursue Strategic Relationship 
Littleton CO (SPX) Feb 29, 2008After meetings this week in Tokyo, Japan, Ascent Solar Technologies and ITOCHU Corporation of Japan announced that the companies will begin work toward the development of one or more strategic cooperation relationships in the following areas - Procurement of select machinery for Ascent Solar's planned 100 MW manufacturing facility; Sourcing of raw materials used for the ... more Day4 Energy Supplies High Performance Solar Modules For Portland Habilitation Center 
Burnaby, Canada (SPX) Feb 29, 2008Day4 Energy announced that its highly efficient solar modules will be deployed in a new solar installation at the Portland Habilitation Center Northwest, a non-profit organization that trains and employs individuals with disabilities throughout the states of Oregon and Washington. The innovative green building project will feature 4,830 advanced Day4 Energy 48MC solar panels, making the ... more Bloo Solar Awarded 100 000 USD National Science Foundation Grant 
West Sacramento CA (SPX) Feb 29, 2008Bloo Solar announced that is has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. "The NSF grant will enable Bloo to demonstrate a new technique that enables the creation of ultra smooth and ultra rough surfaces on tiny wires, one tenth the diameter of a red blood cell," said Dr. Ruxandra Vidu, Bloo's director of R and D. "Controlling how rough or smooth we want the ... more BP Solar Forges Partnership With Frederick County Schools 
Frederick MD (SPX) Feb 29, 2008BP Solar and Frederick County Public Schools penned a partnership agreement to deepen their relationship to support education in the Frederick community. The partnership provides the two organizations with common objectives - to provide educational materials on alterative energy; to allow students to experience hands-on investigations using real-world activities ... more |
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North Billerica MA (SPX) Feb 28, 2008In a move that signals the company's commitment to rapidly grow its solar energy business, BTU International has announced several initiatives, including the formation of a new Business Group for its Alternative Energy equipment business, the addition of key talent, and the establishment of international solar research and process application centers. With over 15 years experience in ... more TAG International Designs Green Manufacturing Facility For HelioVolt 
Austin TX (SPX) Feb 28, 2008Austin-based architecture and land development services firm TAG International has announced that it is designing a full-scale green manufacturing facility for HelioVolt, one of the renewable energy industry's most innovative technology leaders. Working in collaboration with HelioVolt as part of a design-build team with Harvey-Cleary Builders, TAG International will play an instrumental ... more Clear Skies Solar Announces Grant From US Patent Office For X-Trax Solar Monitoring System 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 27, 2008Clear Skies Group has announced a U.S. Patent was granted for its X-Trax Solar monitoring system. The patented system, designed and developed entirely by Clear Skies Group's in-house research and development department, will deliver reliable autonomous data readings for solar energy systems around the United States. "Most systems on the market today are developed for large-scale commercial ... more Materials For Thin-Film And Organic Photovoltaics Will Reach 3.8 Billion Dollars By 2015 
Glen Allen VA (SPX) Feb 27, 2008Materials for use in thin-film and organic photovoltaics will reach $3.8 billion by 2015, according to a new study by NanoMarkets, an industry analyst firm. According to the NanoMarkets report, Materials Markets for Thin-Film and Organic Photovoltaics, the thin-film and organic photovoltaic market is becoming a source of opportunity for both traditional electronic chemicals suppliers and in ... more |
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Evanston IL (SPX) Feb 25, 2008The energy from sunlight falling on only 9 percent of California's Mojave Desert could power all of the United States' electricity needs if the energy could be efficiently harvested, according to some estimates. Unfortunately, current-generation solar cell technologies are too expensive and inefficient for wide-scale commercial applications. A team of Northwestern University researchers ... more Synova Joins European Solar Research Alliance 
Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Feb 26, 2008Synova has announced it has joined a research alliance led by Europe's largest solar research organization, the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems, to explore new manufacturing methods that will both speed processing and improve the performance of solar cells. Comprising industry leaders whose offerings span the photovoltaic manufacturing spectrum -- from raw material ... more Sunovia At Forefront Of Next-Gen Cadmium Telluride Solar Cell Development 
Sarasota FL (SPX) Feb 26, 2008Sunovia Energy Technologies and EPIR Technologies are in the process of developing the most advanced cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar cells. The top experts and leading institutions in the world for CdTe now reside with the companies. The solar industry is currently dominated by the use of silicon; however CdTe is growing rapidly in acceptance and now represents the second most utilized ... more EnerWorks Solar Water Heating Helps Builders Aim For Top LEED Certification 
Dorchester, Canada (SPX) Feb 26, 2008Work is underway in what is planned as Canada's first residential development where every house meets the requirements for top LEED certification -- a development for which EnerWorks is providing the solar thermal technology. In the building of the EcoLogic subdivision in Newmarket, Ontario, Rodeo Fine Homes will aim to reduce household water use, water discharge, solid waste, greenhouse gas ... more
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