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![]() Gaithersburg, MD (SPX) Jun 16, 2010 American Municipal Power (AMP) and Standard Energy have announced an agreement for the development of up to 300 megawatts (MW) of new solar energy generation capacity. The 30-year agreement has the potential to yield one of the largest groups of solar electric facility developments in the country. Standard Energy partners with utilities to create regional renewable energy hubs that include solar farms, and assembly and distribution centers. These hubs service solar farms and local contractor marke ... read more |
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Google Donates 3,000 Solar Chargers To International Medical Corps![]() Google.org has donated 3,000 solar chargers to International Medical Corps, as a gift-in-kind valued at $216,000. International Medical Corps' medical and community health teams operating in areas of the developing world that have cell phone coverage but little or no electricity will be able to use the devices to charge their phones. "Mobile phones are ubiquitous in the developing world to ... more 'Nanocoax' Solves Solar Cell 'Thick And Thin' Dilemma ![]() A nano-scale solar cell inspired by the coaxial cable offers greater efficiency than any previously designed nanotech thin film solar cell by resolving the "thick and thin" challenge inherent to capturing light and extracting current for solar power, Boston College researchers report in the current online edition of the journal Physica Status Solidi. The quest for high power conversion eff ... more 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 |
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![]() St. Louis MO (SPX) Jun 07, 2010 Solutia has consummated the previously announced purchase of Etimex Solar GmbH, producer of Vistasolar encapsulants, including a leading ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) encapsulant to the photovoltaic market. The euro 240 [$294] million acquisition of German-based Etimex Solar from Etimex Holding GmbH, which is controlled by funds advised by Alpha Gruppe, was funded with existing cash. "The completion of this transaction is a significant step in Solutia's previously stated strategy to prudently ... read more |
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