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 Sydney (AFP) Oct 28, 2009 
A Japanese sun-powered car won the World Solar Challenge on Wednesday after averaging speeds of more than 100 kilometres (62 miles) per hour in a four-day race through Australia's desert Outback. Organisers said the Tokai Challenger crossed the finish line in Adelaide, South Australia, at 3:39 pm local time, after 29 hours and 49 minutes' racing following Sunday's departure from the northern ... read more
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 29, 2009Sharp has achieved the world's highest solar cell conversion efficiency (for non-concentrator solar cells) of 35.8% using a triple-junction compound solar cell. Unlike silicon-based solar cells, the most common type of solar cell in use today, the compound solar cell utilizes photo-absorption layers made from compounds consisting of two or more elements such as indium and gallium. Due to ... 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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Wilmington DE (SPX) Oct 29, 2009Silicon Energy, LLC and DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions announce the world's first glass-glass polycrystalline silicon (cSi) photovoltaic (PV) power-generating modules made with advanced DuPont PV5300 series ionomer-based encapsulant for added module strength and durability. "By combining the high efficiency of crystalline silicon with the new, stronger encapsulant from DuPont, our module of ... more 
Anaheim CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2009At the Solar Power International 2009 conference SunPower has launched the next generation of its SunPower T20 Tracker (T20 Tracker). It is the most powerful solar tracker on the market today, incorporating SunPower's high-efficiency 128-cell, 400-watt solar panels for maximum energy output. SunPower's newest T20 Tracker is a single axis, ground mounted tracker that follows the sun to ... more 
San Jose CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2009SunPower has announced that it has produced a world-record, full-sized solar panel with a 20.4 percent total area efficiency. The prototype was successfully developed using funds provided by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under its Solar America Initiative (SAI), which was awarded to SunPower approximately two years ago. The new 96-cell, 333-watt solar panel is comprised of SunPower's ... more |
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Sydney (AFP) Oct 25, 2009A 3,000-kilometre (1,860-mile) solar car race across Australia's desert heartland began in the northern city of Darwin Sunday, organisers said. The cars left Darwin in hot and humid weather at about 8:30 am (2300 GMT Saturday) on the journey that is expected to end mid-week in the South Australian city of Adelaide. "We had 32 vehicles start this morning," Mike Drewer, a spokesman for the ... more 
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 23, 2009For more than 100 Indian villages cut off from grid electricity, life no longer comes to an end after dark thanks to an innovative solar-powered lantern that offers hope to the nation's rural poor. While cooking, farming and studying after sunset were once a struggle using inefficient kerosene or paraffin lamps, the solar lantern now provides a cheap and practical source of light. ... more 
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 22, 2009The 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 ... more |
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