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November 11, 2010
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Ameresco Awarded Contract To Design And Build PV System
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Ameresco has announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded the company a renewable energy asset project with costs valued at over $6.6 million to design and build a solar photovoltaic system for the Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) in Salt Lake City, Utah. The money saved from the on-site generation of power would free up scarce operations and maintenance dollars that can be used for patient care of veterans. "We are pleased to have been selected by the Departmen ... read more

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Satellite Services supplies on-board sub-systems for smallsats and microsats.
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Geological Society Of America Moves Toward 100 Percent Renewable Energy
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Prudential Installs Solar Panels And Charging Stations For Electric Cars
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Suntech Selected For Phase Two Of 44MW Solar Power Plant In Thailand
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China exports beat forecasts ahead of US tariff talks
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Sweden's 'Queen of Trash' risks prison in toxic waste crime trial
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Affordable, Reliable Solar-Powered Blood Pressure Device
A new solar-powered device to measure blood pressure may help slow the worldwide increase in cardiovascular disease by providing affordable and reliable blood pressure testing in low income countrie ... more
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Seaside Market Installs Solar Array On Front Awning
Seaside Market has installed a 3.8kW system on their front awning to help offset their electricity consumption. The system is their first step towards their planned rooftop installation that will ge ... more
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DESERTEC Project Making Progess In African Desert
Last week the industry consortium, Dii (DESERTEC industrial initiative), invited attendees to Barcelona for its first annual meeting on the DESERTEC desert power project. Top of the agenda wer ... more
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SHAKE AND BLOW

Volcanoes Have Shifted Asian Rainfall
Scientists have long known that large volcanic explosions can affect the weather by spewing particles that block solar energy and cool the air. Some suspect that extended "volcanic winters" from gig ... more
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LADWP Moves Forward With Large Solar Array
As part of its strategic initiative to expand local solar generation, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) advanced plans Tuesday to build a 5-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic insta ... more
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Australia and U.S. partner on solar energy
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced a $50 million joint solar research program aimed at developing cheaper solar power solutions. ... more
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Russia To Build Its First Industrial Solar Power Station
Russia's high-tech companies Rusnano and Renova have announced plans to build the country's first industrial solar power station near the Black Sea. The 12.3 megawatt station will be built in ... more
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High Sensitivity Near-Infrared Cameras Improve Solar Cell Production
Baumer's innovative TXG14NIR cameras enable better inline process and quality control, helping optimize solar cell wafer fabrication. The new TXG14NIR camera is one of a diverse selection of T ... more
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Solar Energy System At Caltech Activated
Perpetual Energy Systems (Perpetual) has announced the activation of a 1.1 MW solar energy system at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). The system, which marks the achievement o ... more
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ENERGY TECH

Transparent Conductive Material Could Lead To Power-Generating Windows
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory have fabricated transparent thin films capable of absorbing light and generating ... more
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Illuminating The "Cathedral Of The Holy Cross" In Turkey
Kyocera has announced that it has supplied solar modules that help to illuminate the Armenian Cathedral of the Holy Cross - located on the island of Akdamar, Turkey. This year church services were h ... more
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Three Exciting Renewable Energy Projects In Pennsylvania
Officials with the Department of Environmental Protection were on hand at the celebrations marking three different clean energy projects - including the largest rooftop solar array in North America ... more
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30MW Solar Power Plant To Be Built In Colorado
SunPower has announced an agreement with Iberdrola Renewables to design and build a 30-megawatt photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant, the San Luis Valley Solar Ranch, on 216 acres of private, former ... more
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Alcatel-Lucent To Host Solar Power System For Bell Labs Global HQ
In 1954, Bell Labs pioneered the development of solar power technology, creating solar panels able to support the telephone service of American farmers living off the electricity grid. More th ... more
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Evergreen Solar Shows Strong Commitment In Czech Republic
Evergreen Solar has announced the company has provided solar panels for nine solar power plants in the Czech Republic, further strengthening its presence in Eastern Europe. In total, the company has ... more
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KYOCERA Solar Modules At Desert Knowledge Australia
Alice Springs, Australia, with around 300 days of sunshine every year, is an ideal test location for solar power installations. The Desert Knowledge Australia (DKA) Solar Centre is a government-fund ... more
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Logitech Introduces Solar-Powered Keyboard
Logitech has introduced the Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750 - the company's first light-powered keyboard. The Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard powers itself whenever there's light, even indoor ... more
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National Space Society Announces The Kalam-NSS Energy Initiative
The National Space Society will hold a press conference Thursday, November 4 at the National Press Club to reveal one of the first initiatives ever undertaken by a non-profit American organization a ... more
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Sunny Future For Australia's Solar Industry
CSIRO has begun installing 450 large mirrors, called heliostats, for Australia's largest solar-thermal tower system at the CSIRO National Solar Energy Centre in Newcastle, New South Wales. The ... more
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Ultra-Reliable SPSU Solar Converter Step-Up Transformer
Pacific Crest Transformers announces that it offers the SPSU photovoltaic (PV) solar converter step-up transformer, ideal for connecting solar farms to the electricity grid at large-scale solar powe ... more
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Spectrolab Produces 3 Millionth Multi-junction Space Solar Cell
Boeing reports that its wholly-owned subsidiary Spectrolab has produced its 3 millionth multi-junction, space-based solar cell. Production records indicate that the gallium arsenide cell was deliver ... more
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Breaking Ground On Ivanpah
BrightSource Energy has celebrated the commencement of construction on its Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (ISEGS). California Governor Schwarzenegger, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar ... more
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Solar Frontier To Supply 10 MWs Of CIS Modules For Saudi Aramco North Park Project
Solar Frontier has announced that it will supply Saudi Aramco with 10 megawatts of its proprietary cadmium- and lead-free thin film CIS solar modules for a car park installation to power the North P ... more
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Dupont Performance Polymers Introduces New Materials For Photovoltaics
Building on the corporation's experience in material innovation within the renewable energy sector industry, DuPont Performance Polymers has tailored its portfolio of thermoplastic materials and des ... more
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