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December 06, 2010
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Fabricating More Efficient Polymer Solar Cells
Ames IA (SPX) Dec 06, 2010
Researchers from Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory have developed a process capable of producing a thin and uniform light-absorbing layer on textured substrates that improves the efficiency of polymer solar cells by increasing light absorption. "Our technology efficiently utilizes the light trapping scheme," said Sumit Chaudhary, an Iowa State assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and an associate of the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory. "And so solar ce ... read more

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JA Solar Announces Supply Agreement With GCL-Poly
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North Carolina Sustainable Energy Company Commits To Being Carbon Neutral
Southern Energy Management (SEM) has announced that it is making the commitment to go carbon neutral. As a company specializing in energy efficiency and solar power for residential, commercial and g ... more
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Edwards Expands iXA Vacuum Pump Family
Edwards has expanded its iXA family of magnetically-levitated turbomolecular pumps with the introduction of the STP-iXA2206 and STP-iXA3306 pumps. Developed for solar, glass coating, semicondu ... more
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China Sunergy and Pythagoras Solar Advance Development Of Solar Windows
China Sunergy and Pythagoras Solar have announced the signing of an agreement to co-market and advance the development and scale manufacturing of BIPV products from 2010-2015 in China. The agr ... more
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Stellar Solar And Purdy Farms Create Solar-Powered Christmas Tree Lots
Stellar Solar is providing its Mobile Solar Station to power two San Diego Purdy Farms Christmas Tree lots. The Mobile Solar Station will power the CFL lights on the perimeter of the lots and the el ... more
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PSE And G's Linden Solar Farm Turns A Brownfield Green
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St. Mary's County Public Schools Go Solar
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Census Shows Solar Jobs On The Rise
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Konarka's Power Plastic Achieves World Record NREL Efficiency Certification
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Funding To Help Solve Solar Energy Puzzle
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Fast Food Goes Green
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Solis Partners Awarded Solar Contract For New Vertical Screen HQ
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Sahara Desert could 'breed' solar power
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Minneapolis Convention Center Solar Array Completed Ahead Of Schedule
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Chicago Secures Solar Power International For 2013
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Boeing To Mass-Produce Industry's Most Efficient Terrestrial Solar Cell
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Energy From The Desert - Tunisia
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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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Total Launches Project To Build French Solar Panel Plant
Total has announced the construction of a photovoltaic panel production and assembly unit at Composite Park in France's north-eastern region of Moselle. With a surface area of 2,800 square metres, t ... more
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Amargosa Farm Road Solar Project Receives Federal Approval
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Solar-Powered Recharging Stations For Electric Bicycles
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HyperSolar Announces Initial Breakthrough Design
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