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China takes over as US solar power firms failShanghai (AFP) Sept 20, 2011 China's solar power firms are emerging as the industry's dominant force after the collapse of foreign competitors, but the new market leaders are already struggling with low prices and overcapacity. As the workshop of the world, China has used cheap labour and state support to build a solar industry from scratch in just over a decade as part of a broader strategy to move up the manufacturing value chain from cheap toys and clothes. China is the world's second biggest oil consumer, and polluting ... read more |
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 Installed Cost of PV Systems Declined Significantly in 2010 and 2011 in US The installed cost of solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems in the United States fell substantially in 2010 and into the first half of 2011, according to the latest edition of an annual PV cost trac ... more | .. |
 An electronic bucket brigade could boost solar cell voltages If solar cells could generate higher voltages when sunlight falls on them, they'd produce more electrical power more efficiently. For over half a century scientists have known that ferroelectrics, m ... more | .. |
 China takes over as US solar power firms fail China's solar power firms are emerging as the industry's dominant force after the collapse of foreign competitors, but the new market leaders are already struggling with low prices and overcapacity. ... 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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 Parabolic mirrors concentrate sunlight to power lasers Legend tells of Greek engineer and inventor Archimedes using parabolic mirrors to create "heat rays" to burn the ships attacking Syracuse. Though the underpinnings of that claim are speculativ ... more | .. |
 CO Utility Selects Leading Solar Garden Provider CEC for Renewable Project The Clean Energy Collective has been selected by San Miguel Power Association, Inc (SMPA) to build and operate a community-owned solar array within the rural electric cooperative's service territory ... more | .. |
 DuPont Introduces New Lower-Silver Solamet PV Metallization DuPont Microcircuit Materials (MCM) has introduced DuPont Solamet PV51M photovoltaic metallization paste, a new tabbing material used in solar cell manufacturing. This breakthrough new formula ... more | .. |
 How To Make Efficient Solar Cells From Impure Materials Most solar cells are made from crystalline silicon. These solar cells are the most efficient available on the market. Crystalline silicon is expensive because it has to be very pure to make efficien ... more |
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 Solar Power International 2011 Brings 24,000 Industry Professionals Together After several years in California, Solar Power International 2011 (SPI 2011), the premier global solar conference and expo, heads to the Lone Star State. Taking place October 17-20 in Dallas, Texas, ... more | .. |
 CCNY's Solar Roof Pod Showcases Innovative Technology A unique structure in the urban landscape has arisen on a plaza of The City College of New York campus over the past few months. Designed and built by CCNY students, faculty and team sponsors, it is ... more | .. |
 Solar O and M Company to Operate 30 MW PV Power Plant True South Renewables has announced that it will deploy their solar power plant O and M solution: Total Care at the 30 megawatt Webberville Solar project, one of the largest solar PV systems in the ... more | .. |
 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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 White House: no wrongdoing on solar panel firm The White House said Wednesday there was no evidence it has acted inappropriately, after reports said it rushed a review of a half billion dollar loan to now bankrupt solar panel firm Solyndra. ... more | .. |
 Metal Sales Offers Sustainability with Solar Panel Product Line Furthering its commitment to environmental efficiency, Metal Sales introduces a new photovoltaic (PV) panel program. Metal Sales Solar Roofing Solutions adds Solar Flare (crystalline panels) and Sol ... more | .. |
 SolarBridge Technologies Awarded DoE Grant SolarBridge Technologies (SolarBridge) has been awarded a $2.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through its SunShot Initiative, a program whose goal is to reduce the cost of so ... more | .. |
 Global PV Module Shipments to Reach 30GW in 2015 Global solar photovoltaic (PV) module shipments are forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.7% from 2010 to 2015 according to IDC Energy Insights' Worldwide Quarterly Photovolt ... more |
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 SolarCity Unveils Plan to Double the Total Number of Residential Solar Installations in the US SolarCity has taken a major step in an initiative that could double the number of residential solar photovoltaic installations in the United States. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced th ... more | .. |
 New type of solar cell retains high efficiency for long periods Scientists from the University of Picardie Jules Verne and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology are reporting development of a new genre of an electrolyte system for solar cells that breaks the ... more | .. |
Pacific islands to go solar by 2012 The South Pacific islands of Tokelau say they're committed to obtaining 93 percent of their electricity demand from solar power - and the rest from coconuts. ... more | .. |
 Germany keen to buy solar-generated electricity from Greece Greek Prime Minuster Georges Papandreou confirmed Sunday that Germany was keen to import solar-generated electricity from debt-ridden Greece. ... more |
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 10 MW PV plants installed and connected to the grid in just two months With each passing day, Italy is getting closer to 10 GW threshold of installed photovoltaic power connected to the national grid. And Espe Sunparc Srl, the Italian company specializing in design, in ... more | .. |
 Dow Introduces ENLIGHT DC-8300 Coolant for Diamond Wire Ingot Squaring Dow Chemical has introduced a diamond wire ingot squaring coolant that improves photovoltaic (PV) wafer manufacturing efficiency while also improving the sustainability of the production process. ... more | .. |
 CPV conference hopes to further technology Magpower and Suntrix are two companies leading the way in commercializing CPV in emerging markets for the technology, and will be sharing their experiences at the 3rd Concentrated Photovoltaic Summi ... more |
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 Calisolar opening new facility to expand solar silicon production Calisolar has announced plans to expand the production of its revolutionary low-cost, high-quality solar silicon by building a new 16,000MT solar silicon production facility in Lowndes County, Missi ... more | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 Saint-Gobain Solar Showcases SOLGLIDE M and SOLGLIDE T Bearings 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. ... 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
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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