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September 07, 2011
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Saint-Gobain Solar Showcases SOLGLIDE M and SOLGLIDE T Bearings
New York NY (SPX) Sep 07, 2011
SOLGLIDE T and SOLGLIDE M families of bearings, launched by Saint-Gobain Solar, reduce the costs of initial investment, operations and maintenance for solar tracking systems in solar power plants. Both types of bearings reduce friction and wear by 50 percent compared to other models on the market, maintaining the tracking performance of actuating systems over the lifespan of the bearing. Besides offering enhanced performance and cost and labour savings, the SOLGLIDE T and SOLGLIDE M bearings enabl ... read more

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Leading PV Module Manufacturers Adopt DuPont Solamet Metallizations
DuPont Microcircuit Materials (MCM) recently added two key accounts, Sunways AG and Heckert Solar AG, to a growing list of leading photovoltaic manufacturers using DuPont Solamet PV17x photovoltaic ... more
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First Solar begins Australian project
First Solar, Verve Energy and GE unit GE Energy Financial Services announced that Australia's first utility-scale solar power project is under way. Output from the 10-megawatt AC project on 80 hecta ... more
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Another US solar company claims bankruptcy
Following similar announcements of closures and bankruptcies from Evergreen Solar and Solon, the US solar manufacturing sector has taken another hit with media reporting that SpectraWatt has filed f ... more
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DuPont Introduces New Protective Backsheet Technology for PV Modules
DuPont Photovoltaic Fluoromaterials (DuPont) announced it has developed a new backsheet technology designed to enhance the quality and manufacturability of crystalline silicon solar modules by impro ... more
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Japan to focus on clean energy exports: minister
Japan will develop and promote new clean energy technologies after the nuclear crisis, new foreign minister Koichiro Gemba said on Monday. ... more
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Solar industry responsible for lead emissions in developing countries
Solar power is not all sunshine. It has a dark side-particularly in developing countries, according to a new study by a University of Tennessee, Knoxville, engineering professor. A study by Ch ... more
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Down to the wire
Solar or photovoltaic cells represent one of the best possible technologies for providing an absolutely clean and virtually inexhaustible source of energy to power our civilization. However, f ... more
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CH2M HILL Introduces New PV Economic Development Report
CH2M HILL has announced completion of a new PV economic development report to help guide U.S. cities seeking to recruit and retain investment in the photovoltaic (PV) solar manufacturing industry. T ... more
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Southwest Windpower Receives GL Statement of Compliance
Southwest Windpower is the first U.S.-based manufacturer of small wind systems to be certified by GL Renewables Certification. GL Renewables Certification issued a Statement of Compliance for the A- ... more
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Enecsys shows micro inverters that double operating life of solar PV systems
Enecsys will showcase new micro inverter products and solar PV monitoring systems on booth B7.C28 at EU PVSEC, September 5-8, in Hamburg, Germany. The new 480W Enecsys Duo micro inverter that suppor ... more
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First Nation Deploys Solar-Powered Airfield Lights
The Northern Canadian Tsay Keh Dene First Nation is outfitting a remote airfield with solar LED lighting systems provided by Carmanah Technologies (TSX: CMH). The new airfield lights will help suppl ... more
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Solar panels supply energy for CSULA's Engineering and Technology building
Cal State L.A. technology students, involved with the University's Power, Energy and Transportation Lab, are beaming as the sun continues to shine brightly. They are thrilled to observe their solar ... more
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New DuPont Encapsulant Improves W and K Solar Modules
Willard and Kelsey (W and K) Solar Group announces commercialization of their new "WK1-75" photovoltaic (PV) module using DuPont PV5400 Series encapsulant. Designed for utility-scale clean energy pr ... more
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Siemens Upgrades West Chicago Plant To Produce PV Inverters
Siemens Industry is celebrating the production of its SINVERT solar inverters at its recently-updated manufacturing plant located in West Chicago, Ill. The company invested approximately $10 million ... more
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SolarWindow Coatings Lead to Increased Transparency and Improved Color
New Energy Technologies has announced that researchers developing its SolarWindow technology, capable of generating electricity on see-through glass, have developed a first-ever working prototype us ... more
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US PV Installations Forecast to Soar 166 Percent in 2011
U.S. photovoltaic (PV) installations in 2011 will rise a spectacular 166 percent to a total of 2.4 gigawatts (GW), with California leading the country in the amount of power derived from renewable s ... more
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Greece plans major solar power exports to Germany: report
Wracked by debt but blessed with abundant sunshine, Greece plans to develop some 20,000 hectares of solar power parks in a bid to export renewable energy to Germany, a report said on Saturday. ... more
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Japan to increase renewable energy?
Passage of Japan's renewable energy legislation could drive up investment in the sector, experts say. ... more
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BrightSource Energy Launches SolarPLUS
BrightSource Energy has launched a new solar thermal power plant solution for utilities. Called SolarPLUS, the offering combines BrightSource's high-efficiency LPT power tower solar thermal technolo ... more
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National Solar Power announces world's largest solar farm finalists
National Solar Power announced the names of seven communities in the southeast U.S. that are in serious contention to be the one chosen by the company as the site for the construction and operation ... more
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New Government Incentive Delivers Massive Upside to China Solar Market
The Chinese government's new feed-in-tariff (FIT) incentive program is expected to give a major boost to the country's solar industry, potentially increasing installations by a combined 1.5 gigawatt ... more
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OPEL Solar and LIMEN SA Partner With Two 1MW Orders
OPEL Solar and LIMEN have signed of an Agreement to supply two HCPV solar power plants in Italy. Each solar utility plant will be approximately 1 MW HCPV power installations that will be built in Si ... more
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Clean Energy Collective Receives Approval for Third Community-Owned Solar Garden
Commissioners in Eagle County, Colorado have given their blessing to the Clean Energy Collective to build its third community-owned solar garden, 4,160 panels on 5 acres of land in El Jebel, CO. Whe ... more
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LADWP To Relaunch Solar Incentive Program
Under a plan approved by the Board of Water and Power Commissioners, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) will relaunch its Solar Incentive Program (SIP) next month with double the ... more
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Solis Partners Celebrates Commercial Solar Installation
Solis Partners and P and R Fasteners recently celebrated the completion of a 254.8 KW rooftop solar installation at P and R's corporate headquarters in the Somerset section of Franklin Township, N.J ... more
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Langan Energy Solutions Completes Rooftop Solar Project
Langan Energy Solutions (LES), a leading solar integrator and energy efficiency company based in Elmwood Park, N.J., recently completed a 80-kilowatt rooftop solar system for an office building mana ... more
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Anderson Power Products Introduces: Solar SPEC Pak
Anderson Power Products (APP), a leader in high power interconnect solutions, is proud to announce the expansion of their SPEC Pak family of products to include Solar SPEC Pak with power handling ca ... more
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Design win for 1MW solar power tower in India
SunBorne selects Titan Tracker heliostat design for 1MW pilot solar power tower system in India. SunBorne Energy is developing a 1MW solar power tower system. This R and D project is jointly funded ... more
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Taking inspiration from spilled milk
Two Lehigh physicists have developed an imaging technique that makes it possible to directly observe light-emitting excitons as they diffuse in a new material that is being explored for its extraord ... more
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Aussie army targets soldier solar power
The Australian army wants its soldiers to be equipped with portable solar panels within five years under a research deal with the Australian National University. ... more
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Tecta America Completes Re-Roofing of Indiana Federal Building
Tecta America's Blackmore and Buckner branch, located in Indianapolis, and F. J. A. Christiansen, located in Milwaukee, recently completed a 282,000 square-foot re-roofing of the Major General Emmet ... more
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