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SANYO Electric has announced that it has broken its own record for the world's highest energy conversion efficiency in practical size (100 cm2 or more) crystalline silicon-type solar cells, achieving a efficiency of 23.0% (until now 22.3%) at a research level for its proprietary HIT solar photovoltaic cells. ... read more
Burtonsville MD (SPX) May 27, 2009New Energy Technologies has announced that the Company is continuing to further advance the development of its tinted transparent glass SolarWindows capable of generating electricity by coating glass surfaces with the world's smallest known organic solar cells. New Energy's SolarWindow technology uses an organic solar array, which achieves transparency through the creative use of conductin ... more
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Cypress CA (SPX) May 27, 2009Perpetual Power has announced the completion of a 416kW DC solar installation on a Budweiser cold beer storage building in Contra Costa County, Calif. The Markstein Sales Company, a family owned business operating since 1919, and a distributor of Budweiser and other beverages, decided to install solar power on its facility to reduce its energy costs while contributing to the protection of the en ... more 
Thornton CO (SPX) May 27, 2009Ascent Solar Technologies has announced that its state-of-the-art, flexible thin-film photovoltaic modules will be designed into the development of a hybrid unmanned aerial vehicle (H-UAV) called the Silent Sentinel developed by Bye Aerospace. The H-UAV will be designed primarily for military use; however, its capabilities will also include a broad spectrum of civil applications. ... more 
Victoria, Canada (SPX) May 27, 2009A social housing development in Surrey, British Columbia is getting a green energy upgrade with the addition of a grid-tie solar power system from Carmanah Technologies. As part of BC Housing's commitment to developing sustainable social housing, Greenbrook will be equipped with a grid-tie solar power system designed to provide 10 percent of the development's annual electricity requirement ... more 
Phoenix AZ (SPX) May 26, 2009Arizona Public Service and Starwood Energy Group Global have announced plans for a 290-megawatt concentrating solar plant - among the largest in the world - to be built in the Harquahala Valley, 75 miles west of Phoenix. It will produce enough electricity to power more than 73,000 APS customer homes. Scheduled for completion in 2013, Starwood Solar I will be owned by an affiliate of Starwo ... more |
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Glasgow Lab to Test Space-Bound 3D-Printed Materials for SafetyLondon, UK (SPX) May 14, 2025 A cutting-edge facility in Glasgow aims to address the risks associated with in-space 3D printing, a technology poised to transform how objects are manufactured in orbit. Researchers at the Universi ... more  
HEO and BAE Systems Forge Partnership for Advanced Space Data AnalysisSydney, Australia (SPX) May 13, 2025 HEO and BAE Systems have announced a collaboration aimed at delivering a comprehensive geospatial exploitation solution that integrates HEO's resolved Non-Earth Imagery (NEI) with BAE Systems' lates ... more 
Soviet-era spacecraft hits ocean after 50 years in orbitWashington DC (UPI) May 10, 2025 A Soviet-area spacecraft that orbited Earth for more than 50 years crashed into the Indian Ocean on Saturday, Russian officials confirmed. ... more
  
Eldercare robot helps people sit and stand, and catches them if they fallBoston MA (SPX) May 14, 2025 The United States population is older than it has ever been. Today, the country's median age is 38.9, which is nearly a decade older than it was in 1980. And the number of adults older than 65 is ex ... more 
Self-Organizing Robots Poised to Revolutionize Marine OperationsBerlin, Germany (SPX) May 07, 2025 Imagine a world where AI-powered robots autonomously organize themselves into collaborative teams, dynamically adjusting their configurations and strategies based on changing mission requirements. ... more
Ping pong bot returns shots with high-speed precisionBoston MA (SPX) May 12, 2025 MIT engineers are getting in on the robotic ping pong game with a powerful, lightweight design that returns shots with high-speed precision. The new table tennis bot comprises a multijointed r ... more
  
Macron warns of new sanctions, Europe talks nukes; Lula commits to push PutinParis (AFP) May 13, 2025 President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that Europeans would slap Russia with more sanctions if it did not agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine, and said that Paris was ready to discuss deploying its nuclear-armed warplanes in other European countries. ... more 
Cambodia, China begin largest-ever military drillsPhnom Penh (AFP) May 14, 2025 Cambodia and China on Wednesday began their largest-ever joint military exercises, involving advanced Chinese military hardware including artillery, warships and robot battle dogs. ... more 
Putin, Xi, Steven Seagal and missiles: Russia's Red Square paradeMoscow (AFP) May 9, 2025 Vladimir Putin chatted easily with China's Xi Jinping as a pro-Kremlin US actor sat nearby watching tanks and missiles roll across the cobblestones of Red Square. ... more |
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Lehigh Valley PA (SPX) May 22, 2009Photovoltaic manufacturers that are just getting started, or who are looking to lower their materials costs, can follow the road map laid out by Jeff Handelman, Air Products' PV general manager, at this year's Thin Film Solar Europe. Jeff's presentation - "From MW to GW: Taking Thin Film PV Large!" - details Air Products' ability to serve the growing silicon thin-film PV industry through ... more 
San Francisco CA (SPX) May 22, 2009Suntech Power Holdings has announced that it will build a 1.5MW solar system in HuaiAn City, Jiangsu Province, China in collaboration with Jiangsu Guoxin Asset Management Group Ltd. (Jiangsu Guoxin Group). The solar system, which is expected to be completed by October 2009, will be the first one megawatt plus, grid connected solar system installed in Jiangsu Province. Suntech Energy ... more 
New York NY (SPX) May 22, 2009ERS is currently working with Steinway and Sons to install the largest solar-sourced industrial heating/cooling system in the world at the renown piano maker's 11-acre manufacturing complex in Long Island City, NY. ERS conceived the design and approached Steinway with the project. "ERS was instrumental in the development of this project, and they've played a key role in all phases includin ... more 
San Jose CA (SPX) May 22, 2009SunPower has announced the latest version of the SunPower 315 Solar Panel, the planet's most powerful solar panel for the residential and commercial markets. The improved 96-cell, 315-watt panel uses SunPower's high-performance solar cells and offers the industry's highest conversion efficiency of 19.3 percent. The SunPower 315 Solar Panel now includes an anti-reflective coated glass and ... more |
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