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FPL And NASA Celebrate New Solar Array At Kennedy Space Center Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) May 29, 2009 ![]() Morristown Launches Solar Energy Project ![]() Vanguard Energy Partners has announced the completion of a 578kW solar photovoltaic system at the Morristown Wastewater Treatment Plant. The project will be inaugurated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the facility grounds located at 80 East Hanover Avenue in Cedar Knolls. Vanguard teamed with Ferriera Construction on the project which features multiple ground and roof-mounted arrays ... 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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Hemlock Brings New Polysilicon Capacity Online![]() The Hemlock Semiconductor Group, which includes two Dow Corning joint ventures, has commenced operation of a new 8,500 metric tons polycrystalline silicon (polysilicon) production facility at its Hemlock, Mich. location. This new capacity, which has been brought online several months ahead of schedule, represents the completion of the first phase of the $1 billion expansion the Michigan ... more BP Solar And SolarEdge Partner To Develop Power Harvesting System ![]() BP Solar and SolarEdge have announced a joint agreement to explore commercialization of a PV module-integrated power harvesting system embedded directly into BP Solar modules. The combined solution will maximize energy generation throughout the life of the solar power system while dramatically reducing complexities and costs. Standard power system architectures and designs may lead to loss ... more Amelio Solar Debuts Thin-Film PV Module ![]() Amelio Solar has announced its latest innovation, the "PV Duo" tandem photovoltaic module. The PV Duo combines a thin-film amorphous silicon (a-Si) photovoltaic device and a thin-film copper indium gallium diselenide (CIGS) photovoltaic device into one integrated module. ... more Quicker Path To Certification For Solar Panel Manufacturers ![]() Advancing technology, increasing demand and government incentives are giving rise to a heavy influx of new and improved photovoltaic (PV) solar panels. That current slows to a trickle, however, when these advances get stuck in a bottleneck awaiting the necessary certification to go to market. As their innovations sit idle, manufacturers miss out on critical revenue. And right now, many are ... more |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 12, 2025 Math has long been the engine behind countless technological advancements, but the path to groundbreaking mathematical insights has traditionally been slow and labor-intensive, often taking years or ... more ![]() ![]() Madrid, Spain (SPX) May 12, 2025 Operational collision avoidance (CA) traditionally covers a short window, typically up to two weeks into the future. However, this limited timeframe can leave satellite operators unprepared for sudd ... more ![]() ![]() Washington 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 ![]() ![]() ![]() Beynes, France (AFP) May 7, 2025 France's armed forces are on schedule to develop battle-ready robots by 2040, according to participants in a test bringing together the military with engineers, researchers and defence contractors. ... more ![]() ![]() Berlin, 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 ![]() ![]() Jakarta (AFP) May 7, 2025 Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said artificial intelligence will play a key role in unlocking new tools for health, education and agriculture at a meeting with Indonesia's president on Wednesday. ... more ![]() ![]() ![]() Moscow (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 ![]() ![]() Washington (AFP) May 7, 2025 US President Donald Trump called Wednesday for India and Pakistan to immediately halt their fighting, and offered to help end the worst violence between the nuclear-armed countries in two decades. ... more ![]() ![]() Beijing (AFP) May 9, 2025 China on Friday congratulated Pope Leo XIV on his election to head the Catholic Church, saying Beijing hoped to continue "constructive dialogue" with the Vatican. ... more |
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SANYO Develops Highly Efficient HIT Solar Cells![]() 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. ... more Glass Windows Coated With World's Tiniest Working Solar Cells ![]() New 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 Perpetual Power Installs PV System On Budweiser Facility ![]() Perpetual 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 Ascent Solar Modules To Be Designed Into Hybrid Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ![]() Ascent 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 |
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