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 Tokyo (AFP) Nov 8, 2009 
It may sound like a sci-fi vision, but Japan's space agency is dead serious: by 2030 it wants to collect solar power in space and zap it down to Earth, using laser beams or microwaves. The government has just picked a group of companies and a team of researchers tasked with turning the ambitious, multi-billion-dollar dream of unlimited clean energy into reality in coming decades. With fe ... read more
Geneva (AFP) Nov 6, 2009Solar Impulse, the Swiss bid to make the first solar-powered flight around the world, rolled out its prototype on Friday at an airbase near Zurich and powered up the engines. All four sun-fuelled electric motors were switched on for the first time under open skies after the completed high-tech plane was pushed out of the hangar. "With its engines running at full power, it gave the impres ... 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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Boca Raton FL (SPX) Nov 05, 2009The $2.6 billion (manufacturers' dollars) U.S. solar industry has experienced strong growth over the past five years. Demand soared due to improved photovoltaic technologies and lower prices; sharp increases in competing energy costs, and the expansion of government and financial incentives. This resulted in a 55.0% industry compound annual growth rate. The sharpest gains in industry ... more 
Phoenix AZ (SPX) Nov 04, 2009US power purchase negotiations to deliver the first of two, 200 MW Solar Tower power stations, have been given the green light from Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA). Solar Tower power station developments planned for Arizona have been approved by SCPPA as suitable renewable energy projects to facilitate the goals of its members' renewable portfolio standards (RPS). ... more 
Burnaby, Canada (SPX) Nov 04, 2009Day4 Energy has announced it has executed an agreement to deliver a turnkey 2.4 megawatt (MW) roof-mounted turnkey photovoltaic power plant for Gunther Heiss Solar Gmbh and Co. KG in Germany. The project is being financed through a local Volksbank, backed up by Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main. Day4 Energy will design, engineer and construct the PV power plant with ... more |
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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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