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![]() Courbevoie, France (SPX) Jun 11, 2010 As part of its solar power growth strategy, Saint-Gobain has announced that its subsidiary Avancis, will be building a new plant to produce photovoltaic (PV) modules to cover the roofs of residential, industrial and commercial buildings as well as solar plants. This industrial site will be located in Torgau, Germany, where the Group is already present through Saint-Gobain Glass (flat glass and coated glass), Saint-Gobain Sekurit (automotive glass) and Avancis (PV modules). This new plant wil ... read more |
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Pratt And Whitney Rocketdyne Receives Contract For Concentrated Solar Power Tower![]() Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne received an award of up to $10.2 million from the Department of Energy to design and develop technologies aimed at significantly lowering electricity costs using a Concentrated Solar Power Tower with Thermal Storage (CSP Power Tower). "This award is a key step in reducing the cost of solar power to levels competitive with fossil fuel-based power without the nee ... more Copper Nanowires Enable Bendable Displays And Solar Cells ![]() A team of Duke University chemists has perfected a simple way to make tiny copper nanowires in quantity. The cheap conductors are small enough to be transparent, making them ideal for thin-film solar cells, flat-screen TVs and computers, and flexible displays. "Imagine a foldable iPad," said Benjamin Wiley, an assistant professor of chemistry at Duke. His team reports its findings online t ... more Plexcore PV 2000 For Energy Harvesting ![]() Mary Boone, Director of Ink Business Development for Plextronics will speak at the Large-Area, Organic and Printed Electronics Convention (LOPE-C) in Frankfurt, Germany on Energy Harvesting applications for organic photovoltaics (OPV). Her presentation will highlight Energy Harvesting as a growing market opportunity for printed solar cells and, in particular, will discuss the significant a ... more |
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![]() San Diego (UPI) Jun 4, 2010 Sanyo Electric Group and the University of California, San Diego announced Thursday a $3 million research partnership on solar power. San Diego's Sanyo North America Corp., which will contribute the $3 million over three years, said it expects the partnership to lead to the next generation of solar energy systems and energy management. The research will build on Sanyo's Smart Energy System concept, designed to improve the stability and reliability of renewable energy, the company said. / ... read more |
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