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February 05, 2013

Breakthrough For Hawaiian Solar Power
Honolulu HI (SPX) Feb 05, 2013
Today, national organizations Earthjustice and the Interstate Renewable Energy Council, Inc. (IREC) commended the Hawaiian Electric (HECO) utilities' path-breaking plans to enable more rooftop solar systems to connect to the grid. The utilities and clean energy stakeholders laid out a new and innovative "Proactive Approach" to planning for rooftop solar growth as part of a multi-party working group convened by the Hawai'i Public Utilities Commission (PUC), which just concluded its deliberations last wee ... read more

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				SunEdison and CAP Sign Agreement to Build 100MW Solar PV Plant in Chile SunEdison has signed an agreement with the Chilean mining and steel group CAP to construct what is expected to be the largest solar photovoltaic power plant in Latin America and one of the largest i ... more		One in, two out: Simulating more efficient solar cells Using an exotic form of silicon could substantially improve the efficiency of solar cells, according to computer simulations by researchers at the University of California, Davis, and in Hungary. Th ... more

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Volkswagen Chattanooga Powers Up Largest Solar Park in Tennessee Volkswagen has "powered up" the largest single solar installation at an automotive manufacturing facility in the United States and the biggest solar installation in the state of Tennessee. At a dedi ... more		Black silicon can take efficiency of solar cells to new levels Scientists at Aalto University have demonstrated results that show a huge improvement in the light absorption and the surface passivation of silicon nanostructures. This has been achieved by a ... more		Dozens dead as massive tornado strikes US city China factory blast leaves 33 dead and missing Hydropower frenzy threatens Carpathian mountains: WWF No new H7N9 cases in China for a week: government Bird flu costs China industry $65 bn: state media Climate change will cause widespread global-scale loss of common plants and animals Terracotta And Cement Roofs Vulnerable In Wildfires		Photon Energy Investments Expands to North America Dutch-based Photon Energy Investments is expanding to North America by partnering with Toronto-based investment bank Jacob Securities. Photon Energy Investments believes North America is quickly bec ... more
				Juwi Pushes Forward Thai Energy Transition with Large-Scale Solar The German juwi group pushes forward the Thai energy transition: The company is constructing five free-field photovoltaic plants in two provinces in Northwestern and Eastern Thailand, in Kamphaeng P ... more		Evolution Inspires More Efficient Solar Cell Design The sun's energy is virtually limitless, but harnessing its electricity with today's single-crystal silicon solar cells is extremely expensive - 10 times pricier than coal, according to some estimat ... more

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Photovoltaic Industry to Enjoy Robust Installation Growth in 2013 Global photovoltaic (PV) installations will rise this year in a continuing pattern of solid growth, but the industry will nonetheless suffer a decline in overall revenue due to lower volume growth a ... more		'Evolution' improves solar cell efficiency U.S. researchers say they've developed a new design for organic solar cells that could lead to more efficient, less expensive solar power. ... more		Coming into existence: Quantum Style Opportunity Rides Into History For Offworld Drive Cosmic Impact Sparked Devastating Climate Change NASA Launching Experiment to Examine the Beginnings of the Universe NASA Builds Unusual Testbed for Analyzing X-ray Navigation Technologies Next destination: space ORBCOMM Launches Its First Self-Powered M2M Tracking And Monitoring Device		Solar System to be installed at Davos Congress Centre The municipality of Davos - and the World Economic Forum - are taking another big step towards a "Greener Davos", thanks to high-efficiency Q CELLS solar modules sponsored by Hanwha Q CELLS. A photo ... more
				Solarize Harvard Installations Complete With the final connection made at the final customer's home on Littleton Road, 67 Harvard homeowners are generating clean solar power from their rooftops or backyards as a result of the Solarize Har ... more		Leading New Jersey Commercial Property Owner Taps Rooftops to Go Solar Solis Partners has announced that it has completed a second solar energy system installation for Federal Business Centers in Raritan Center Business Park in Edison, N.J. Raritan Center Busines ... more

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Engineers Building Hard-working Mining Robot

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Daimler puts foot on accelerator in China

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	Shaner Industries' Steel Foundations Support Large Solar Dish Assemblies Shaner Industries is proud to announce that it recently completed the installation of custom-designed steel foundations to support large solar dish assemblies in Arizona. Faced with installing ... more		One Million Solar Home Systems By Grameen Shakti Grameen Shakti (GS) has reached its first landmark of one million Solar Home Systems (SHS) installation in the rural areas of the country on November 30, 2012. Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunu ... more		A new world record for solar cell efficiency In a remarkable feat, scientists at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, have developed thin film solar cells on flexible polymer foils with a new record effici ... more		Dow Corning and Crystal Solar to collaborate on silicon based materials for solar applications Dow Corning and Crystal Solar have announced their intention to develop a business relationship for the successful supply of high-performance, silicon-based materials for photovoltaic (PV) cells and ... more

STRATCOM strives to build coalitions for space operations

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Raytheon delivers electronic jamming capability for Gray Eagle UAS

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Don't Keep Your Insurer in the Dark about Your Solar Panels		Swiss Make Major Breakthrough In Highly Efficient Thin Film Solar		Trina Solar supplies 61MW of solar PV modules for Green Tower project		Standard Energy Solutions Expands to Provide Comprehensive Home Solar, Energy Efficiency and Energy Management Services		Emerson to apply Ovation technology at first US commercial scale solar power facility
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Sempra US Gas and Power Energizes First Phase Of Arizona Solar Project

Duke Energy Renewables completes Black Mountain Solar Project in Arizona

Government incentives speed up installation of utility-scale solar power plants

Ford, Eaton, SunPower and Whirlpool Team Up for Electric Energy Initiative

Hanergy Aims To Be Clean-Energy Giant With More Acquisitions Of Solar Farms

Cedarville University Announces Large Solar Power Installation

A Sunny Future for Mexico

Arista Power Announces US Government Agency Order For a Mobile Renewable Power Station

Renesola to Provide Solar Modules to Off-Grid Saudi Power Plant

Duke Energy Renewables completes solar farm in Eastern N.C.

True Green Capital Management Brings 12.3MW of Solar Energy to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

Renewable energy target in doubt as roadmap launched

Indian states aim to boost solar power

Kyocera Introduces Diamond Partner Program for Solar PV Installers

Number of Companies in the Solar Supply Chain Set to Plunge This Year

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JLM Gets Cert For Gyezr Commercial Grade Solar Thermal Collectors

Concentrated Solar Power With Thermal Energy Storage Can Help Utilities

Engineered bacteria make fuel from sunlight

France sets 'emergency measures' for solar

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