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Arab Spring 'aids Sahara solar power plan'Casablanca, Morocco (UPI) Jun 8, 2011 Critics of the Desertec project, a $566 billion scheme to meet Europe's energy needs by generating vast amounts of solar power from the Sahara Desert, say political upheaval in North Africa has scuppered its short-term prospects. But at a recent conference on the massive project in Berlin, other experts voiced optimism that the pro-democracy turmoil sweeping the Arab world will usher in the long-term economic stability that will make the ambitious Desertec plan a reality. "Many critics a ... read more |
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 CSS signs another contract Clear Skies Solar has announced it has added an additional $1.1 million commercial contract to the backlog. "As the stream of good news continues, we have been receiving the first deliveries o ... more | .. |
 SILFAB and ISC KONSTANZ announce a new PV breakthrough It's named "ZEBRA". The new back-contact solar cell with an actual 19+% energy conversion efficiency and a potential exceeding 22%, that uses a low-cost industrial process. This new breakthrough was ... more | .. |
 New Solar Station in Crimea Becomes Ukraine's Green Strategy Milestone Pursuing a long-term strategy, Ukraine has finalized construction of a new solar energy power station in Crimea. Being highly dependent on imported energy resources, the country puts a lot of effort ... 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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 Record-Breaking German Solar Demand Fuels Green Job Growth Germany's solar photovoltaic (PV) industry now employs more workers than steel production in the USA. With over 100,000 "green jobs" in PV alone, around 75 percent of European solar cells and module ... more | .. |
 McCormick Powers Up Second Solar Installation from Constellation Energy Constellation Energy and McCormick and Company have announced the completion of a 1.8-megawatt solar installation at McCormick's 363,000-square-foot distribution center in Belcamp, Md. One of the la ... more | .. |
 Experimental Solar Shade in Djibouti Provides Constant Power The silence of nonpolluting solar energy at work may someday replace the hum of muffled generators in remote field locations. Maj. Tim Franklin from the U.S. Army Research Development and Engi ... more | .. |
 Envision Solar Files for US Patent for Tracking Solar Tree System Envision Solar International has announced the company has filed for a U.S. patent with the Patent and Trademark Office. The application is for the company's multi-axis EnvisionTrak solar tracking s ... more |
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 Global Solar Energy's PowerFLEX BIPV Roofing Module Earns Certification Global Solar Energy has announced that the Global Solar PowerFLEX BIPV roofing module has received the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61730 and 61646 certifications, as well as the ... more | .. |
 Upsolar Unveils New Production Platform in Portugal Upsolar has announced the commissioning of its newest solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing platform in Braga, Portugal, in partnership with a major Portuguese player. Designed and installed ... more | .. |
 Cutting-Edge Solar Innovator Offers Insight to Storage Application Kenneth Munson, president and co-founder of Sunverge Energy, has been named as a featured panelist at the Electricity Storage Association (ESA) 21st Annual Meeting, June 8, 2011 in San Jose, CA. ... more | .. |
 Konarka Announces Largest OPV Installation, First Semi-Transparent BIPV Curtain Wall Konarka Technologies, Inc., an innovator in development and commercialization of Konarka Power Plastic, a lightweight, flexible solar material that converts light to electricity, has announced the l ... more |
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 From Sulfurcell to Soltecture: A New Generation of Solar Construction Ten years after its founding, CIS thin-film pioneer Sulfurcell is breaking new ground in solar construction under its new corporate name, Soltecture. At Intersolar Europe, the company is presenting ... more | .. |
 Petra Solar Presents National Smart Solar Energy Plan at Jordan Petra Solar has presented a national Smart Solar Energy plan at the Jordan - U.S. Business Forum held on May 21-22 in Amman, Jordan under the Royal patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah II. The pla ... more | .. |
 Toyota fits 17,000 solar panels to British factory Japanese carmaker Toyota said Tuesday it was installing 17,000 solar panels at one of its factories in Britain to cut its carbon dioxide production by 2,000 tonnes a year. ... more | .. |
Chinese firms sign solar power deals in Greece Two Chinese energy firms signed deals totalling 2.8 billion euros aimed at boosting Greece's use of solar power, a Chinese trade association announced Monday. ... more |
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Space tourism's growth blurs the line between scientific and symbolic achievement
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 CPV Sentinel Raises 900 Million For Thermal Power Project Competitive Power Ventures (CPV), GE Energy Financial Services and Diamond Generating (DGC), co-owners of the planned $900 million CPV Sentinel power plant, have announced that they have closed the ... more | .. |
 Westinghouse Solar to Introduce AC Solar Power System Westinghouse Solar has announced that it will be exhibiting during the upcoming Intersolar 2011 trade show on June 8-10, 2011 in Munich, Germany. Westinghouse Solar will exhibit their latest Plug-an ... more | .. |
 Saudi Electricity and Showa Shell Sekiyu Sign MOU for Saudi Arabian Development Saudi Electricity Company and Showa Shell Sekiyu have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of a 500kW solar power plant on Farasan Island using Solar Frontier's leading edge CIS ... more | .. |
 Alfa Laval Wins Breakthrough Solar-Power Order Alfa Laval has received an order in the US to provide Alfa Laval Packinox heat exchangers to the world's largest concentrated solar power plant. The order value is substantial and well in line with ... more |
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 Envision Solar Completes First Project with Morrow-Meadows Envision Solar International has successfully completed the design, engineering and installation of a 300-kilowatt shaded parking solar array for Morrow Meadows in Arizona. The array will provide sh ... more | .. |
 Japan firm develops 'sun-chasing' solar panels A new Japanese solar power device can generate twice the electricity of current models thanks to moving mirrors that follow the sun throughout the day, its developers said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Q-Cells attains new Si efficiency record Q-Cells SE has marked a new world record in the field of major polycrystalline solar cells. The independent calibration laboratory of Fraunhofer ISE (Institute for Solar Energy Systems) in Freiburg ... more | .. |
 PV installations to exceed 21 GW in 2011 More than 21 GW of new PV capacity is predicted to be installed in 2011, up from around 18 GW in 2010 according to IMS Research's latest report on PV demand. The market research firm has raised its ... more |
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Denmark in 'frank' talks with China over backing Russia; Germany says China has 'a responsibility for global peace'
UK FM says EU defence pact will 'complement' NATO
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 Warehouse Goes Solar with 1000 panels States Logistics Services installed a 363 kilowatt DC solar power system on the roof of their distribution center in Buena Park, CA, which will produce up to 82 percent of the distribution facility' ... more | .. |
 Torresol Energy Commissions 19.9MW Gemasolar Power Plant Torresol Energy, a joint venture between Masdar and SENER, has announced the commissioning of its flagship 19.9MW Gemasolar Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant in Seville, Spain. The world's ... more | .. |
 Cleaner Air Solutions to Install over 3MW of SolarEdge Systems in UK SolarEdge Technologies and Cleaner Air Solutions have announced a new distribution partnership increasing SolarEdge's activities in the UK. In the first quarter of 2011 Cleaner Air Solutions ordered ... more | .. |
 US on Pace to Become World's Largest Solar Market GoSolarUSA welcomed news from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) this month that falling production costs are helping to make solar energy one of the U.S.'s fastest-growing industries. ... more |
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 Photovoltaics are an architectural design tool Rock Valley College, nearing completion in August 2011, has finished installation of a 1.2kW Photovoltaic (PV) Integrated Curtain Wall located at the South and South East corner of the 106,000 Math ... more | .. |
 Solar Panels for Backup Power at Nuclear Plants The Foundation for Resilient Societies, a citizen group dedicated to protection of critical infrastructure against natural disasters, has proposed solar panels and other high-reliability power sourc ... more | .. |
 Solar inverter Losses cut in half It was a matter of minutes, Dr. Heribert Schmidt remembers the day in spring of 2002. To find opportunities for improvement, he had often pondered about the switching plan of an inverter while in hi ... more |
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