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November 23, 2010
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Energy From The Desert - Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia (SPX) Nov 22, 2010
Extensive construction of wind and solar power plants is planned in North Africa as part of the desert electricity project, DESERTEC. What are the aims of the North African countries with regard to this plan? How do they view DESERTEC? In the interview, Prof. Chiheb Bouden, Director of the Ecole Nationale d'Ingenieurs de Tunisia, discusses renewable energy in Tunisia and the DLR project Energy in the Middle East and North Africa, enerMENA. Under the leadership of the German Aerospace Center ... read more

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Energy From The Desert - Egypt
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Tennessee's Largest Solar Array Under Construction In Jackson
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Amargosa Farm Road Solar Project Receives Federal Approval
Solar Trust of America has announced that its project development subsidiary, Solar Millennium, LLC, has secured a Record of Decision (ROD) from the Department of Interior's Bureau of Land Managemen ... more
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Solar-Powered Recharging Stations For Electric Bicycles
Kyocera, and its wholly-owned subsidiary Kyocera Communication Systems, have announced the development of its new "Solar Cycle Station" - an environmentally friendly solar-powered recharging station ... more
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Solar Inverter Step-Up Transformers Need New Design Approach
It is often argued that "there is nothing new under the sun," but when it comes to solar power inverter step-up transformers, something new is required - a new design approach. Large scale w ... more
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HyperSolar Announces Initial Breakthrough Design
HyperSolar has announced that new design models show potential magnification of 300%. "We are very excited about this breakthrough by our development team," said HyperSolar's CEO, Tim Young. " ... more
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CENTROSOLAR Expands To Canada
Building on its strong presence in European and US solar markets, CENTROSOLAR Group has announced the opening of CENTROSOLAR Canada, establishing an increased commitment to the Canadian photovoltaic ... more
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Chinese Companies Dominate Solar Manufacturing Spending In 2010
Chinese companies are expected to lead the world in the expansion of solar cell and module manufacturing capacity in 2010, accounting for seven of the 10 biggest gainers in the industry, according t ... more
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Solar Steam Generator System In UAE
Foster Wheeler has announced that a subsidiary of its Global Power Group has been awarded a contract to design and supply a solar steam generator system (preheaters, drum-type evaporators, and super ... more
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Suntech To Acquire 375MW Of Wafer Manufacturing Capacity
Suntech Power Holdings has announced that it is in the process of acquiring 375MW of ingot and wafer slicing capacity in China. The wafer manufacturing capacity is being spun off from a subsid ... more
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UNI-SOLAR Brand Photovoltaics To Be Utilized In Italy
United Solar has announced it will supply six megawatts of UNI-SOLAR brand photovoltaics for a 9.7 megawatt portfolio of solar projects developed by Winch Energy, in the region of Puglia, Italy. ... more
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US PV Market Has Incredible Upside To Growth Potential
Over the next couple years the growth rate of the US PV market will undoubtedly outgrow that of more established markets such as Italy, Germany and Spain, therein making it among the leading PV mark ... more
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EnviroMission Solar Tower Fits Arizona Bill
EnviroMission's Solar Tower technology fits the bill of new rules to promote renewable energy, including solar power, in the State of Arizona. Rules drafted by the Arizona Corporation Commissi ... more
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PV Powerplants 2010 - USA Conference
Solarpraxis AG will host its second conference series focusing exclusively on large-scale solar power plants. The conference will provide essential information for decision makers striving to gain a ... more
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GT Solar Provides Broad Range Of Polysilicon Production Equipment
GT Solar International has announced that it has received an order for its polysilicon production technology and related engineering services to be used in India's first large-scale commercial polys ... more
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Duke Energy Commercial Solar Project Powering EnergyUnited Customers
Solar energy is now helping power homes and businesses served by electric cooperative EnergyUnited, thanks to a new photovoltaic solar farm in Taylorsville, N.C., that Duke Energy Generation Service ... more
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Why Do Solar Power Stations Also Need So Much Water
Solar power plants either make use of solar cells to generate electricity directly, or they use heat from concentrated sunlight to generate it indirectly. The illuminated surfaces of solar panels or ... more
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Perpetual Energy Systems Completes Systems At Four California High Schools
Perpetual Energy Systems has announced the completion of a 1.5 MW solar energy project in the Jefferson Union High School District (the District). The project includes solar arrays at four Dis ... more
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Solergy Launches Next-Gen CPV With Record-Breaking Efficiency
Solergy has announced the introduction of two unique flagship products: Solergy CPV and Solergy Cogen CPV . Solergy and the Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) have also jointly announced their ... more
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PermaCity Solar Announces Approval Of Two New Patents
PermaCity Solar has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted two patents for flexible photovoltaic array wiring and control and Z/C system brackets, both invented by ... more
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Natcore Leaps Forward In Quest For High-Efficiency Tandem Solar Cell
The research program of Natcore Technology being conducted by Natcore scientists working at Rice University under the direction of Prof. Andrew Barron has successfully formed a multilayered array of ... more
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In Greece's fallow fields, solar energy stirs
The son and grandson of farmers, Spyros Papathanassiou spends most of the day overseeing his family olive press and winery in the outskirts of Asopia, a village northeast of Athens. ... more
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USFloors Turns Up Solar Power
In November of 2010, USFloors commissioned its third solar photovoltaic (PV) project intended to supply half of the facility's energy. This installation of 365.04 kw is the largest solar array in Ge ... more
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XsunX Reaches 15.1 Percent Conversion Efficiency
XsunX has announced it has further enhanced the conversion efficiency levels of its cell devices to 15.1 percent based upon the Company's CIGSolar technology. With other market-ready thin-film techn ... more
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Nu Energy Launches The Sleek New Solarcombi System
Nu Energy, in partnership with Bright Generation, this week launched a sleek new energy management system that can halve average household power bills. The Solarcombi is the only purpose-built ... more
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New Ultra-Clean Nanowires Have Great Potential
New ultra-clean nanowires produced at the Nano-Science Center, University of Copenhagen will have a central role in the development of new high-efficiency solar cells and electronics on a nanometer ... more
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