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Debut Of The First Practical Artificial LeafAnaheim CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2011 Scientists claimed one of the milestones in the drive for sustainable energy - development of the first practical artificial leaf. Speaking here at the 241st National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, they described an advanced solar cell the size of a poker card that mimics the process, called photosynthesis, that green plants use to convert sunlight and water into energy. "A practical artificial leaf has been one of the Holy Grails of science for decades," said Daniel Nocera, Ph.D., who ... read more |
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 Semiconductor Research And Masdar Institute Host Solar Technology Scientists Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology has announced Abu Dhabi's first world-class gathering of solar experts and university researchers for a fo ... more | .. |
 Nevada Report Shines Light On Big Economic Benefits Of Small Solar Power Advocates at Vote Solar and Clean Energy Project NV have released a new report on the expected economic and job creation benefits of developing solar on homes and businesses across Nevada. The analy ... more | .. |
 TEP To Develop New Grid-Connected Solar Power Systems On Local Rooftops Tucson Electric Power (TEP) is preparing to build new grid-tied solar arrays on the roofs of large public buildings to help serve a growing demand for renewable power. Through its new TEP Brig ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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 Colorado's Solar Permit Processes Lag Behind Best Practices The Vote Solar Initiative (Vote Solar) and the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association (COSEIA) have released a report and online interactive map rating solar permitting practices in 34 cities ... more | .. |
 DTE Energy Seeks Solar Panel Equipment DTE Energy has initiated a Request for Proposal (RFP) to identify qualified solar photovoltaic (PV) panel suppliers to provide solar panels and logistics for the company's solar energy installations ... more | .. |
 OPEL Solar Enhances Solar Project For Aquarion Water Company OPEL Solar International has announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to install a tracker-based solar system at the Aquarion Water Company's ("Aquarion") D.W. Loiselle Water Treatment ... more | .. |
 Optimal Yields With Photovoltaic Systems Photovoltaics is without doubt the most direct way of taking advantage of solar energy. When using photovoltaics, however, there are important factors to be considered including the efficiency of th ... more |
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Fears for crops as drought hits northern Europe
Abrupt Soil Moisture Loss Drives Global Water Flow into Oceans, Raising Sea Levels
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 Solar Window Pioneer Announces Pilot Installment Of Solar Windows Pythagoras Solar has announced that it has been chosen by Willis Tower, formerly Sears Tower, to collaborate on a pilot project to help deliver on the building's renewable energy and energy efficien ... more | .. |
 Neutron Analysis Yields Insight Into Bacteria For Solar Energy Structural studies of some of nature's most efficient light-harvesting systems are lighting the way for new generations of biologically inspired solar cell devices. Researchers from Washington ... more | .. |
 US DoE Awards 3M Funding To Reduce Cost Of PV Energy Systems The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded 3M $4.4 million as part of DOE's SunShot Initiative. SunShot aims to reduce the total costs of photovoltaic solar energy systems by about 75 percent, ... more | .. |
 United Solar Awarded Patent For Proprietary Nano-Crystalline Tech United Solar has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent 7,902,049, "Method for depositing high-quality microcrystalline semiconductor materials" to Subhendu ... more |
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 New Solar Installation On Roof Of World Suntech Power Holdings has announced it will develop a 10MW solar installation on the roof of the world that will generate decades of clean electricity for thousands of residents of the Tibetan Plat ... more | .. |
 Largest CPV Plant In Latin America To Feature New Skyline Solar X14 System Skyline Solar has introduced the Skyline X14 System and announced that it has been selected for a 500-kilowatt (kW) concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) plant to be built in Durango, Mexico. DelSol Syste ... more | .. |
 Hawaiian Electric And SunPower Sign Solar Power Agreement Hawaiian Electric Company and SunPower has announced an agreement for SunPower to sell solar photovoltaic (PV) power to the utility under a fixed price contract for 20 years. The power will be gener ... more | .. |
 Nevada Officials And Sempra Generation Dedicate Largest US PV Plant Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, Boulder City Mayor Roger Tobler, Jeff Martin, president and chief executive officer of Sempra Generation, and other dignitaries were on hand in southern Nevada to off ... more |
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After two setbacks, SpaceX could try to launch massive Starship next week
Doubt cast on claim of 'hints' of life on faraway planet
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 Wind, solar becoming cost competitive: Chu Clean sources of energy such as wind and solar will be no more expensive than oil and gas projects by the end of the decade, US Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 India to build floating solar plant India's private energy giant Tata Power has joined with Australia's Sunengy Pty Limited for a $1 million pilot project to build a solar-powered electricity generation plant that will float on water, the companies announced. ... more | .. |
 Wind And Solar Can Reliably Supply 25 Percent Of Oahu's Electricity Need When combined with on-Oahu wind farms and solar energy, the Interisland Wind project planned to bring 400 megawatts (MW) of wind power from Molokai and Lanai to Oahu could reliably supply more than ... more | .. |
 Cenergy Power Provides Solar Power To J. Marchini Farms Marchini Farms, a premium grower of over a dozen varieties fresh produce and nuts including Radicchio, figs and almonds, has announced the commissioning of its solar photovoltaic system. The s ... more |
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 Silverback Solar Leads Discussions On Proper Mounting Methods For Rooftop Solar At the recent International Roofing Expo, sponsored by National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA), over 8,000 professionals filled the hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center to learn about new ... more | .. |
 Freya Energy's Unique Large Format Lithium Ion Cells And Batteries China Nuvo Solar Energy has provided more information on Freya Energy's ("Freya") large format lithium ion cells and batteries in response to inquiries from shareholders. Freya has developed f ... more | .. |
Solar Tracking Systems Leader DEGERenergie Equips 3.5MW Solar Farm DEGERenergie has announced that it has received an order from Construcao e Manutencao Electromecanica (CME) to equip a 3.5 Megawatt solar farm in southern Spain with DEGERenergie's open terrain TOPt ... more | .. |
 Brooklyn Bridge Park Receives Solar-Powered Charging Station To Power Electric Vehicles Brooklyn Bridge Park and Beautiful Earth Group (BE) has announced the arrival of a state-of-the-art solar-powered electric vehicle charging station to Brooklyn Bridge Park - a world-class 85-acre su ... more |
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Russia strikes Kyiv after first stage of major prisoner swap
Growing Arctic military presence worries Finland's reindeer herders
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 Xcel Energy And SunPower Complete 19MW Solar PV Plant Xcel Energy and SunPower has announced the completion and commissioning of a 19-megawatt photovoltaic solar power plant in Colorado's Alamosa County. The Greater Sandhill solar power plant began gen ... more | .. |
 Canadian Solar To Build Third SkyPower Solar Park Canadian Solar and SkyPower have announced a third engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreement to build a 10.5 MW solar park in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Canadian Solar is one of the world ... more | .. |
 First Solar Selects DMB's Mesa Proving Grounds DMB Associates have announced that First Solar will acquire approximately 135 acres within the Mesa Proving Grounds project for the first phase of its next solar module fabrication plant and future ... more | .. |
 First Solar To Build Solar Module Factory First Solar has announced it will build its new U.S. manufacturing center in Mesa, Ariz. First Solar will invest about $300 million in the factory, which will create approximately 600 jobs and will ... more |
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 SolarWorld Taps Polycrystalline Tech To Expand US Output Of Solar Panels SolarWorld's premium-quality Sunmodule solar panels, manufactured in the USA using monocrystalline technology for more than 35 years, now also incorporate high-performance polycrystalline technology ... more | .. |
 Power-One Launches Three-Phase String Inverter For North American Market Power-One has announced it has received CSA-UL1741 approval for its AURORA three-phase string inverter for the United States and Canadian market places. Power-One's AURORA Trio, 10 and 12kW st ... more | .. |
 Energy Storage Initiative Prudent Energy has been awarded a grant from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in cooperation with SunPower Corp, Pacific Gas and Electric, KEMA, and Sandia National Laboratories of ... more | .. |
 XsunX Signs CIGSolar Purchase And License Commitment With Energy Company XsunX has announced the company has entered into an agreement with Globe Future Technology Development Co., Ltd. (Globe Future) for the purchase of manufacturing systems and an operating license for ... more |
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