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Rapid Growth Projected For Chemicals And Materials In Solar Cells And Modules Boston MA (SPX) May 20, 2009
The market for advanced chemicals and materials used in PV solar cells and modules will decline in 2009 to $2.3 billion before resuming strong growth to approximately $15 billion by 2015, according to a new industry analysis report from Linx-AEI Consulting, a leading international consulting firm serving the photovoltaics and electronics industries. The new report entitled Chemicals and Ma ... read moreBringing Solar Power To Habitat For Humanity
Scottsdale AZ (SPX) May 20, 2009Five families participating in Habitat for Humanity's new homeowner program will be moving into solar-powered homes this year as a result of an industry partnership coordinated by American Solar Electric. The solar electric systems are being donated by American Solar Electric to Habitat for Humanity as part of the company's 2009 Community Outreach Program. The systems range in size from 2. ... more
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Prisoners used to shovel snow-bound US capital
Heavy rain, snow disrupts transport in Spain Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags Vietnam says parched Red River at record low Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Residents flee terrifying Australian wildfires Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcano
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Sun-Powered Boats Race In The Solar Cup Competition
Lake Skinner CA (SPX) May 20, 2009Solar-powered boats built and raced by teams of high school students from Canyon High School, Anaheim, and Savanna High School, Anaheim, have won the veteran and newcomer divisions in the seventh-annual Solar Cup competition sponsored by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and local water agencies. Sprint races, during which teams use solar energy stored in batteries to ... more Solmetric To Develop PV Layout And Estimation Software Tool National Semiconductor has announced a partnership with Solmetric, an innovative developer of test and measurement tools for solar installations. Solmetric has developed a software tool to estimate the energy production of solar arrays, including installations outfitted with National's SolarMagic power optimizers. National's SolarMagic power optimizers enable solar panels to produce maximu ... more Solar Modules Installed On European Court Of Justice
Kyoto, Japan (SPX) May 20, 2009Kyocera has announced that the European Court of Justice, officially known as the Court of Justice of the European Communities, has installed Kyocera solar modules on its new building. As one of the leading manufacturers of photovoltaic systems for more than three decades, Kyocera produces its solar modules without procuring any semi-finished components in its fully integrated production ... more Energy Conversion Devices And Enfinity Co-Develop Solar Projects
Waregem, Belgium (SPX) May 18, 2009Energy Conversion Devices and Enfinity have announced plans to co-develop a portfolio of rooftop solar installations throughout the U.S., as well as in numerous European countries, including Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the Czech Republic. ECD and Enfinity have identified approximately 10 MW of projects that they will collaborate on in the short term. ECD, through its wholly ... more |
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3D mapping shows how passivation boosts perovskite solar cellsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 03, 2026 Perovskite solar cells are attracting interest as lower-cost, high-efficiency alternatives to silicon photovoltaics, but defects in their thin films hinder charge transport, waste energy, and reduce ... more
PCBM additive strategy lifts efficiency and durability of inverted perovskite solar cellsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 Researchers at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have engineered an optimized electron transport layer for inverted perovskite solar cells that raises both ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Dec 19, 2025 Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a vapour-deposition process that significantly enhances the long-term and high-temperature stability of perovskite-silicon (S ... more
The Quantum Age will be Powered by FusionGerroa, Australia (SPX) Dec 19, 2025 Fusion is the cosmic process that powers stars, shapes galaxies, and enables the chemical diversity needed for life. From the earliest stars to modern planetary systems, fusion converts hydrogen into heavier elements, forging the matter that makes up worlds, atmospheres, and living organisms. ... more
Tokamak study maps error impacts on plasma equilibrium modelsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 03, 2026 A research team led by Prof. LIU Haiqing at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has carried out a comprehensive analysis of uncertainty propagation in free-bo ... more
EAST experiments point to density free regime for fusion plasmasTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 03, 2026 Researchers working on China's fully superconducting Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) have experimentally accessed a theorized density-free regime for fusion plasmas, maintaining ... more |
US And China Threaten European Solar Supremacy
London, UK (SPX) May 13, 2009Increased competition and the global economic crisis have cast clouds upon the Western European solar energy market. Falling polysilicon and solar module prices have the potential to cement China's role as a solar manufacturing hub. In terms of installed capacity, the United States is playing a greater role as more and more states are putting the renewable energy standards into existence. ... more Introducing Black-Framed String Ribbon Solar Panels
Marlboro MA (SPX) May 13, 2009Evergreen Solar has introduced its new black-framed ES-A Series String Ribbon solar panels. These panels are an improvement of the company's line of 200, 205 and 210 W solar panels designed with a black frame that, when installed on roofs, improves the aesthetic appearance of solar arrays. Evergreen Solar's new line of ES-A black-framed String Ribbon panels will be available for viewing ... more Sacramento's Largest Privately Owned Solar Energy Array
Chicago IL (SPX) May 13, 2009Perpetual Energy Systems (PES), comprehensive financier of solar powered renewable energy systems, and Siemens Transportation Systems (STS), part of the Siemens Mobility Division, announces the activation of a 1.0 megawatt (MW) solar energy installation, the largest privately owned system of its size in the city of Sacramento. The system, which was activated on December 29, 2008, was built ... more |
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Germany puts ballistic missile defence shield into serviceBerlin (AFP) Dec 3, 2025 Germany's military put into service Wednesday the first part of a roughly $4 billion ballistic missile defence system, to better protect Europe at a time of high tensions with Russia. ... more
What is Taiwan's T-Dome?Taipei (AFP) Nov 30, 2025 Taiwan's government has proposed $40 billion in extra defence spending over several years, with the focus on developing a multi-layered air defence system dubbed "T-Dome". ... more
Space Force operationally accepts SciTec Forge missile warning ground systemBoulder, CO (SPX) Oct 17, 2025 On September 23, 2025, the U.S. Space Force declared operational acceptance of the second operational delivery of the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution, or FORGE, for the 11th Space Wa ... more
Crown ether resins modeled for precise gadolinium isotope separationTokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 03, 2026 A new theoretical study shows how functionalized crown ether resins can selectively capture lighter gadolinium isotopes, offering a controlled route to isotope separation for nuclear and planetary s ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2026 Delivery of advanced nuclear fuel to Idaho National Laboratory's Transient Reactor Test Facility marks a major step for Project Pele, a mobile microreactor prototype intended to supply resilient pow ... more
Microbes join forces to quickly clean up uranium pollutionTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 27, 2025 Chinese scientists have discovered a quick and effective way to remove toxic uranium from water using helpful bacteria that work together. These bacteria can change uranium from a dangerous form tha ... more
Filipinos master disaster readiness, one roll of the dice at a timeManila (AFP) Dec 29, 2025 In a library in the Philippines, a dice rattles on the surface of a board before coming to a stop, putting one of its players straight into the path of a powerful typhoon. ... more
Inside Chernobyl, Ukraine scrambles to repair radiation shieldChernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine (AFP) Dec 26, 2025 Inside an abandoned control room at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant, a worker in an orange hardhat gazed at a grey wall of seemingly endless dials, screens and gauges that were supposed to prevent disaster. ... more
'Shivering from cold and fear': winter rains batter displaced GazansKhan Yunis, Palestinian Territories (AFP) Dec 28, 2025 It only took a matter of minutes after the heavy overnight rain first began to fall for Jamil al-Sharafi's tent in southern Gaza to flood, drenching his food and leaving his blankets sopping wet. ... more |
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