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![]() San Jose CA (SPX) Jun 28, 2010 SunPower has announced that it has produced a full-scale solar cell with a sunlight to electricity conversion efficiency of 24.2 percent at its manufacturing plant in the Philippines. This is a new world record, confirmed by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), for large area silicon wafers. "This new world record demonstrates SunPower's ability to extend our lead in manufacturing the world's highest efficiency solar cells," said Bill Mulligan, vice president ... read more |
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Second Plant To Produce High Efficiency PV Modules In Germany![]() 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 ... more Sunpower And Naturener Partner On 9MW Spanish Solar Power Plant ![]() SunPower Corp. has announced that it is building a 9.1-megawatt (AC) solar power plant in Alange, Badajoz, Spain for the Naturener Group. This will be the fifth solar power plant that SunPower has designed and constructed for Naturener Group to date, and one of the largest to be commissioned in Spain this year. SunPower will also provide operations and maintenance services under the agreement wi ... more Italian Solar Farm Completed With Canadian Solar Modules ![]() Canadian Solar has announced the completion and commissioning of a solar farm in Umbria in the Italian town of Narni. The 1 MW SOLARTA installation consists of 4,000 high-performance Canadian Solar CS6P 230-Watt modules capable of producing clean energy with an annual output of 1.18 MWh, and 16,000 tons of reduction in CO 2 emissions. The installation was completed by Canadian Solar's part ... more |
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![]() San Francisco CA (SPX) Jun 10, 2010 Given the public outrage over the largest oil spill in U.S. history, public awareness of solar energy has increased through recent speeches by President Obama about solar energy. This year's annual day of recognition for the growth of clean, solar energy in the U.S. is SolarDay 2010 - Saturday, June 19. The premise of SolarDay is simple: a national day of recognition for solar energy, energy independence and protection of the planet. SolarDay continues to grow along with the U.S. solar indus ... read more |
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