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Alta Devices Single Junction Solarcell Tops 28 Percent EfficiencySeattle WA (SPX) Jun 20, 2011 When the scientists at Alta Devices began seeing their solar devices achieve efficiency results beyond what was previously thought possible, they realized that something scientifically important was going on. Their conclusion: a great solar cell also emits light and collecting that light increases cell performance. Previously, the efficiency of a solar device was understood to be based in part on the amount of external light that could be captured and retained, but this understanding didn't accoun ... read more |
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 US Solar Energy Industry Continues Record-Setting Growth in 2011 The U.S. solar energy industry continued to be one of the fastest growing economic sectors in Q1 2011 according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight(TM): Q1 2011 released by the Solar Energy Industries ... more | .. |
 Sun shines on the Silicon Market The major recent development in the silicon industry is the tripling of demand for solar grade polysilicon, with the expectation that the quantity used in solar photovoltaic (PV) modules will start ... more | .. |
 Historic One Dollar-Per-Watt Solar Modules Just Months Away The photovoltaic (PV) industry appears set to achieve a major milestone with the selling prices of crystalline silicon (c-Si) modules projected to drop to $1 per watt by the first quarter of 2012, a ... 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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 REC Solar Expanding Rapidly in US East Coast Markets REC Solar has announced the company's accelerated momentum as it gains traction with East Coast commercial and residential consumers in new solar hot spots. By the middle of this year, the company w ... more | .. |
 HelioSage and MTC Logistics Power Baltimore Facility With Solar MTC Logistics has "gone solar." Adding to an existing track record of environmentally sustainable operations, MTC Logistics now owns one of the largest roof mounted solar installations in the state, ... more | .. |
 Arise Solar's new solar for Tresor Family Apartments Glenn Siemens, President of Arise Solar based in Clovis, California recently announced the completion of a new solar installation for PacWest Builders and their Tresor Family Apartments in Salinas, ... more | .. |
 Kings Cross Station First For New Solar Test Technology A new hand held PV electrical test instrumentation has been used for the first time as part of the installation of one of the UK's largest solar panel systems. Cumbria-based Sundog Energy beca ... more |
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 CTDC to Expand and Invest in Europe Development Group has announced during the Intersolar Europe 2011 in Munich, that CTDC has entered into a strategic cooperation framework agreement with two other listed companies from China and Hon ... more | .. |
 SOLON and UniSource to bring solar plant to Arizona SOLON Corporation has announced an agreement with UniSource Energy Services (UES) that will bring a 1.22 megawatt (MW) solar system to Kingman, Arizona. Powered by SOLON systems and modules, the pla ... more | .. |
 GRID Alternatives Installs 1000th Solar Electric System GRID Alternatives completed its 1000th solar electric system installation for California low-income families. This milestone took place at the home of Ms. Celia Juarez as part of the Enterprise East ... more | .. |
 HelioSage and MTC Logistics Power Baltimore Facility With Solar Bill Ritter, former Colorado governor and Director of Center for the New Energy Economy at CSU, praised the innovation and leadership that culminated in the launch of the Garfield County Airport Com ... more |
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 Google investing $280 million in home solar projects Google said Tuesday it is investing $280 million to help finance home solar projects in the Internet giant's largest effort yet to promote clean energy. ... more | .. |
 Solar-powered plane set for Brussels takeoff Swiss solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse will attempt to reach Paris from Brussels on Tuesday after a previous flight was aborted due to technical problems, its team said. ... more | .. |
 Philippines sets 50% renewables target by 2030 The Philippines said Tuesday it was aiming to generate half its energy from renewable sources by 2030, in a significant upgrade from current efforts. ... more | .. |
 Nuclear vote forces Italy to ponder renewables The resounding no from Italians to nuclear power may not change much in the short term but it will force the government to adopt a new strategy based increasingly on renewable energy, experts said. ... more |
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Solar-powered plane's Paris flight abandoned Swiss solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse landed in Brussels Saturday after the pilot aborted a flight to Paris following a series of technical problems, his team said. ... more | .. |
 Chemistry with sunlight The idea is simple, says Kevin Moeller, PhD, and yet it has huge implications. All we are recommending is using photovoltaic cells (clean energy) to power electrochemical reactions (clean chemistry) ... more | .. |
 Solar Solution for Fast Growing Commercial Metal Roof Market Solyndra has announced the Solyndra 200 Series Metal Roof Solution. The unique non-penetrating adjustable mounting system is designed to meet the additional solar installation challenges posed by me ... more | .. |
 Efficiency record for flexible CdTe solar cell due to novel polyimide film DuPont Kapton colorless polyimide film, a new material currently in development for use as a flexible superstrate for cadmium telluride (CdTe) thin film photovoltaic (PV) modules, has enabled a new ... more |
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 Littelfuse Announces Industry First Littelfuse has announced at Intersolar Europe the release of the new high-amperage SPFJ fuse for 1000VDC photovoltaic circuit protection. "The small size and global adaptability of the SPFJ brings a ... more | .. |
 US Senate supports SolarDay 2011 The third annual SolarDay, produced every year by Elevator Communications in Mill Valley, California will be held nationally in the Canada, the U.S. and UK on Saturday, June 18 and in Australia on N ... more | .. |
 Etrion Engages ABB for 10 MW Solar Project Etrion has announced an agreement with ABB, a power and automation technology group, to complete Etrion's 10 MW Helios ITA 3 solar project under construction in the Puglia region of Italy. Etrion wi ... more |
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Denmark in 'frank' talks with China over backing Russia; Germany says China has 'a responsibility for global peace'
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 Saint-Gobain Launches Sustainable SOLGLIDE Bearings Saint-Gobain Solar will be launching its SOLGLIDE T and SOLGLIDE M families of bearings at the CSP today Summit. Free of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and heavy metals, such as lead, both product li ... more | .. |
 China to boost solar power China has doubled its solar energy target for 2015 from 5 gigawatts to 10 gigawatts, an official with the National Energy Administration said Friday. ... 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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 Arab Spring 'aids Sahara solar power plan' 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. ... more |
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