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 Washington DC (SPX) Oct 22, 2009 
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the availability of a new online resource for local governments that assists community leaders and local stakeholders in building sustainable local solar markets. The online publication, Solar Powering Your Community: A Guide for Local Governments, provides local governments with proven best practices enabling them to drive economic development ... read more
Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Oct 22, 2009Helios Technology of Kerself Group has come up with some innovative solutions, committed to total respect for the environment. As explained by Mr. Andrea Ragni, Helios Technology's Plant Manager during the 24th edition of the PV Conference in Hamburg, this is achieved thanks to integrated treatment with zero drainage of waste water (cell manufacturing process) that avoids all releases into the ... more
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Berkeley CA (SPX) Oct 22, 2009Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) released a new study on the installed costs of solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems in the U.S., showing that the average cost of these systems declined by more than 30 percent from 1998 to 2008. Within the last year of this period, costs fell by more than 4 percent. The number of solar PV ... more 
Newark NJ (SPX) Oct 20, 2009The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has announced that New Jersey now has over 100 MW of solar capacity with more than 4,340 projects statewide. The ground-breaking achievement is the latest example of New Jersey's renewable energy leadership and commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. "This monumental achievement only serves to further strengthen New Jersey's position ... more 
Santa Barbara, Calif. (UPI) Oct 19, 2009 U.S. scientists report a major advance in synthesizing photovoltaic organic polymers that convert sunlight into electricity in non-silicon-based solar cells. University of California-Santa Barbara Professor Guillermo Bazan and colleagues said they've been able to reduce reaction time by 99 percent, while more than tripling the average molecular weight of the polymers. ... more |
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Spanish Fork UT (SPX) Oct 14, 2009The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will award GOAL0, a renewable energy company for outdoor lifestyles, the 600,000th design patent for the technology behind its new portable solar energy product. The event will take place on October 14 in Alexandria, Va. at the National Inventors Hall of Fame. The patent was awarded for the development of state-of-the-art technology ... more 
Baltimore MD (SPX) Oct 13, 2009Constellation Energy has announced that its subsidiary, Constellation Energy's Projects and Services Group, will construct a photovoltaic power system that will generate approximately 525 kilowatts of clean, renewable solar power at Patriot Place, the 1.3-million-square-foot entertainment, retail and dining destination adjacent to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The system will ... more 
Newark NJ (SPX) Oct 13, 2009PSE and G is soliciting proposals from developers and third-party-owned sites for the development of 5 megawatts of roof and ground-mounted solar systems to be owned by PSE and G and that will provide rental income to property owners. Solar developers, together with owners of real estate located in the utility's electric service territory, will propose sites for solar installations. Owners ... more |
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