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 Washington (AFP) Oct 8, 2009 
For the past week on the National Mall in Washington, international crews have been busy putting up structures for an event showcasing a radiant source of energy that some once revered as a god. No, it is not a remake of President Barack Obama's inauguration but the Solar Decathlon, a biennial event that begins Thursday and this year puts modular, solar-powered homes through 10 tests to ... read more
Midland MI (SPX) Oct 07, 2009Dow Chemical has unveiled its line of DOW POWERHOUSE Solar Shingle, revolutionary photovoltaic solar panels in the form of solar shingles that can be integrated into rooftops with standard asphalt shingle materials. The solar shingle systems are expected to be available in limited quantities by mid-2010 and projected to be more widely available in 2011, putting the power of solar ... more
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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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Rochester Hills MI (SPX) Oct 07, 2009Energy Conversion Devices has announced it has been selected by Recurrent Energy to deliver 4.8MWp of solar generating systems for eight separate building rooftops at ProLogis Park Sant Boi in Barcelona and ProLogis Park Alcala in Madrid, Spain. ECD will be supplying its UNI-SOLAR photovoltaic (PV) laminates and providing development resources through its Solar Integrated subsidiary. ... more 
Milwaukee WI (SPX) Oct 02, 2009The Wisconsin Technical College System Board unanimously approved an innovative collaborative project between Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) and Johnson Controls, Inc. at a meeting in Rhinelander, Wis. The approval gives the green light to a $6.9 million solar education farm, the largest in the state of Wisconsin, and possibly the first entirely portable photovoltaic (PV) facility ... more 
Victoria, Canada (SPX) Oct 02, 2009Carmanah Technologies has unveiled the newest design in solar LED lighting: the EverGEN 1710 solar-powered area light. Designed as a compact stand-alone lighting alternative for off-grid parking lots and other municipal, commercial or industrial areas, the new EverGEN 1710 light combines advanced motion-sensing capabilities with a range of energy saving operating profiles to ensure bright ... more |
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Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Sep 22, 2009Suntech Power Holdings has announced the introduction of a 60 cell multi-crystalline PV module to be marketed under the product name Wd. The new Wd module series features positive peak power tolerance of 0/+5 watts, which will assure that all Wd modules will produce at, or outperform, the nominal power rating. "The new 60 cell module, which weighs about 20kg, will be ideal for customers ... more 
Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Sep 23, 2009Just three weeks after production officially began, Oerlikon Solar's Chinese customer Tianwei SolarFilms has signed one of the largest deals in thin film silicon PV history with Thailand Green Energy Co., Ltd. Under the terms of this agreement, Tianwei SolarFilms will provide 70MW of thin film solar panels to rapidly emerging markets across Southeast Asia. "We are already seeing ... more 
Santa Clara CA (SPX) Sep 22, 2009DuPont and Applied Materials have announced a collaboration to advance multiple printing technology that is expected to increase the absolute efficiency of crystalline silicon (c-Si) photovoltaic (PV) solar cells. By increasing the efficiency and yield of solar cells and modules, PV power can become more cost effective versus other forms of energy. "We're working with innovative suppliers ... more |
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