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![]() Cologne, Germany (SPX) Mar 30, 2010 In 2012, Solar Impulse is to set out on a flight around the globe and will be in the air day and night during that time. Initial test flights of this unique solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse are in progress in the Payerne region of Switzerland. The German Aerospace Center (DLR) is supporting this ambitious project and various DLR Institutes are involved in providing this support. In early 2010, DLR's Institute of Aeroelasticity (Institut fur Aeroelastik) ground vibration tests on prototypes in Zur ... read more |
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Surface Power Signs Partnership Agreement With Solar Energy Initiatives![]() In a major expansion of its global market presence, Ireland-based Surface Power has announced a strategic partnership agreement to expand into the multi-billion dollar solar heating and solar air-conditioning market with Solar Energy Initiatives, headquartered in Florida. The collaboration will focus on the sale and distribution of Surface Power's SP501 solar thermal collector - one of the ... more Environmental Claims Filed Against Solar Manufacturer ![]() Property owner Victor C. Jansen and the environmental association RECisEXCEPTIONAL filed a citizen suit in the United States district court in Spokane, Washington. The lawsuit seeks to halt construction and start-up of the $688 million "Silicon IV" chemical plant for failure to comply with safety and environmental requirements under the federal Clean Air Act. The lawsuit alleges a pervasiv ... more Sanyo sets up solar parking lots for electric bikes ![]() Japanese electronics giant Sanyo said Tuesday it had opened two "solar parking lots" in Tokyo where 100 electric hybrid bicycles can be recharged from sunlight-powered panels. The system uses lithium-ion batteries to charge 100 of Sanyo's "eneloop" bikes, with enough power left over to also illuminate the parking lot with LED lights at night. The concept is a "completely independent and ... more |
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![]() Rochester Hills MI (SPX) Mar 10, 2010 Energy Conversion Devices has announced it has been selected by ProLogis and Portland General Electric (PGE) to deliver 2.4MWp of Uni-Solar laminates for installation on seven ProLogis distribution warehouses in Portland, Gresham, and Clackamas in Oregon. The solar power systems will be installed by Northwest Solar Solutions on rooftops leased from ProLogis. U.S. Bank and PGE have formed SunWay 3, LLC to own and operate the system and to secure state and federal solar tax credits to help finance t ... read more |
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