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Solar use in Sydney soarsSydney (UPI) Aug 8, 2011 Beset by rising consumer energy prices, consumers in Sydney, Australia's most populous city, are looking to solar energy. In 2010 the city introduced a solar bonus scheme, which was very popular in Sydney's more prosperous suburbs, with more than 14 percent of homes installing rooftop solar panels, compared with a New South Wales statewide average of about 3 percent. Paul Myors is an energy efficiency specialist with Ausgrid, a state-owned electricity infrastructure company which owns, m ... read more |
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 Solar cells get a boost from bouncing light A new twist on an old solar cell design sends light ricocheting through layers of microscopic spheres, increasing its electricity-generating potential by 26 percent. By engineering alternating ... more | .. |
 S. Korean firm joins Chinese solar project South Korea's SK Group, country's top oil refiner, has had its SK Innovation Co. sign an agreement with both Chinese and Taiwanese energy firms to cooperate in the development of a solar energy storage system. ... more | .. |
 Providing Power to More Than 2,000 Homes Hickam Communities and SolarCity have announced that construction is underway on what is expected to be one of the largest solar installations in Hawai'i and one of the largest solar powered communi ... 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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 Rooftop FIT Project Installed in Ontario Centrosolar Canada's customer and value-added integrator EnviroEn-Inc. has announced the launch of a 135kW rooftop FIT solar project now being installed at Dubwear headquarters in Mississauga, Ontar ... more | .. |
 ReneSola Rolls Out Shipments of Its New Multicrystalline Virtus Wafer and Module Lines ReneSola has announced that it began shipments of its Virtus wafers and modules in June, shipping an aggregate total of approximately 54.8 megawatts ("MW") of Virtus wafers and 20 MW of Virtus modul ... more | .. |
 New Labels For US And Canadian Solar Installers TE Connectivity (TE), formerly Tyco Electronics, extends its line of warning and rating labels with new RoHS-compliant solar identification labels that offer an affordable, simple identification sol ... more | .. |
 A standard solution to PV safety fears News has emerged recently of another situation where concern has been raised over the safety of certain domestic solar PV installations. On this occasion, in Australia, the NSW Government issued det ... more |
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 Solar Panels Keep Buildings Cool Those solar panels on top of your roof aren't just providing clean power; they are cooling your house, or your workplace, too, according to a team of researchers led by Jan Kleissl, a professor of e ... more | .. |
 Westfield Amps Up Sustainability Efforts in Southern California Westfield Group has announced two solar energy initiatives in Greater Los Angeles, totaling $6 million, taking place at Westfield Topanga, and Westfield Fashion Square, two of the company's premier ... more | .. |
 PV System Test Reports Made Simple A new dedicated software program for the solar PV industry helps system installers produce all electrical test documentation for client handover packs quickly and easily. The new Seaward Solar ... more | .. |
 TE Connectivity HM And HW Labels Now UL Recognized For Use On The Backside Of Solar Panels TE Connectivity (TE) has announced that its HM high-tack metalized polyester and HW high-tack white polyester labels have received UL recognition for use on the backside of solar panels with typical ... more |
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 New way to store sun's heat A novel application of carbon nanotubes, developed by MIT researchers, shows promise as an innovative approach to storing solar energy for use whenever it's needed. Storing the sun's heat in c ... more | .. |
Latest DUNMORE Innovation Adds Unique Identifiers to Backsheet DUNMORE believes that protecting solar modules from copies and imitations is becoming increasingly important in the photovoltaics industry. To help distinguish between original products and knock-of ... more | .. |
 JinkoSolar Introduces Quantum Series Modules JinkoSolar Holding has announced the company has reached commercial-scale production on its Q-1 Solar Modules, part of the Quantum Series. Q-1 Solar Modules are produced using pseudo-mono multi-crys ... more | .. |
 North Carolina Solar Center Expands Testing Capabilities With Donated Solar Array The North Carolina Solar Center has expanded yet again. The prominent solar research and development facility on North Carolina State University's campus in Raleigh has added a 1.98 kW photovoltaic ... more |
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 United Solar Reaches New Levels of Efficiency United Solar has announced that it has achieved a world record efficiency of 16.3% for thin-film silicon solar technology. This achievement is higher than the previous record of 15.4%, also reached ... more | .. |
 Solar Frontier Ships 150 Watt CIS Modules Globally Solar Frontier has announced that it has started shipping 150 Watt CIS modules after accelerating its production roadmap and achieving production targets ahead of schedule at its state-of-the-art Ku ... more | .. |
 Solar Power International to be Held in Dallas Solar Power International 2011 (SPI 2011) will take place October 17-20 at the Dallas Convention Center. Presented by Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) and Solar Energy Industries Association ... more | .. |
 Energy Insights and ASES Create Online Photovoltaic Research Panel IDC Energy Insights has announced plans to create a unique and industry-leading online survey panel to enable in-depth research into the North American photovoltaic (PV) industry. Crafted in p ... more |
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 New BRITEPOINT Family of Solar, LED Products MorganAM and T will display its new BRITEPOINT line of solar and LED products at its booth at 2011 Intersolar North America. MorganAM and T provides the industry with a wide range of insulation and ... more | .. |
 Enecsys announces UL 1741 certification for single and Duo micro Enecsys Limited has announced UL 1741 certification for three more products in its family of micro inverters. This follows certification of the SMI-S200W-60, a 200 Watt unit, in January 2011. The SM ... more | .. |
Merkel seeks renewables boost in Africa Germany is seeking to bolster trade with Africa in renewable energy, Chancellor Angela Merkel said during a visit to the continent this week. ... more | .. |
Enecsys announces UL 1741 certification for single and Duo micro Enecsys Limited has announced UL 1741 certification for three more products in its family of micro inverters. This follows certification of the SMI-S200W-60, a 200 Watt unit, in January 2011. The SM ... more |
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Energy Insights and ASES Create Online Photovoltaic Research Panel IDC Energy Insights has announced plans to create a unique and industry-leading online survey panel to enable in-depth research into the North American photovoltaic (PV) industry. Crafted in p ... more | .. |
Solar Frontier Ships 150 Watt CIS Modules Globally Solar Frontier has announced that it has started shipping 150 Watt CIS modules after accelerating its production roadmap and achieving production targets ahead of schedule at its state-of-the-art Ku ... more | .. |
North Carolina Solar Center Expands Testing Capabilities With Donated Solar Array The North Carolina Solar Center has expanded yet again. The prominent solar research and development facility on North Carolina State University's campus in Raleigh has added a 1.98 kW photovoltaic ... more | .. |
New BRITEPOINT Family of Solar, LED Products MorganAM and T will display its new BRITEPOINT line of solar and LED products at its booth at 2011 Intersolar North America. MorganAM and T provides the industry with a wide range of insulation and ... more |
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 Tecta Solar Expands East Coast Presence Fueling Growth through New Hires and Service Expansions Tecta Solar, a division of Tecta America Corp., has opened a new office just outside of Philadelphia, in Fort Washington, Pa. to provide its expanding team a sustainable, local office for its solar ... more | .. |
 Pyron Solar Achieves Milestone For Its Floating CPV Power Production System At Prototype Test Site The world's first full-scale installation for Pyron Solar's unique concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar energy system has achieved a milestone with performance results from a prototype test site th ... more | .. |
 U of T researchers build an antenna for light University of Toronto researchers have derived inspiration from the photosynthetic apparatus in plants to engineer a new generation of nanomaterials that control and direct the energy absorbed from ... more | .. |
  Nanocrystal transformers While a movie about giant robots that undergo structural transformations is breaking box office records this summer, a scientific study about structural transformations within single nanocrystals is ... more |
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