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Backers: Solar plant generates at nightFuentes De Andalucia, Spain (UPI) Oct 7, 2011 A new type of solar energy power plant that keeps working at night was inaugurated in Spain this week by its Spanish and Abu Dhabi backers. Called Gemasolar, the $325 million "concentrated solar power" plant was launched Wednesday in a ribbon-cutting ceremony near Seville. The event was attended by King Juan Carlos I of Spain and Sheik Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi. Built by a joint venture between Abu Dhabi's Masdar energy company and the Spanish engineerin ... read more |
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 Michigan Tech to Dedicate New Solar Energy Research Center A new solar energy center at Michigan Technological University will let students and researchers study photovoltaic systems in the demanding weather conditions of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The fac ... more | .. |
 Qatar Solar Technologies to build large polysilicon plant Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec) has announced that it will be building a polysilicon production facility worth approximately US$1bn in Qatar. QSTec's plant will manufacture 8,000 MTPY (metric tons ... more | .. |
 Russia's solar potential Russia is the biggest country in the world and one of biggest suppliers of oil and gas has not yet seen a real need to develop a market for solar technologies. This might change during the nex ... 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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 The BendBroadband Vault Substantiates Extreme Energy Efficiency On the map for sustainability, the recently opened 30,000 square-foot BendBroadband Vault in Central Oregon is substantiating its claims for extreme energy efficiency, slashing energy consumption by ... more | .. |
 High-Efficiency Cells Set for Rapid Growth In a development that could slow the downward spiral of prices and profit margins in the solar industry, the market share of high-efficiency crystalline silicon (c-Si) photovoltaic (PV) cells is exp ... more | .. |
 Inman Solar Completes Two Solar Roof Installations Inman Solar and Kenco announce the completion of two, 200 kilowatt solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in Chattanooga, TN. Each of these installations was installed at separate Kenco distribution ... more | .. |
 PV Module Revenues to Decline in 2011 and 2012 Rapidly declining PV module prices will result in the global industry revenues contracting in 2011 and 2012 according to the latest quarterly report from IMS Research. A huge oversupply of PV module ... more |
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 BrightSource Energy Delivers World's Largest Solar-to-Steam Facility BrightSource Energy is providing its proprietary LPT solar thermal technology for use in the world's largest enhanced oil recovery (EOR) project. The solar facility, built for Chevron Technology Ven ... more | .. |
 Honduras solar energy plans get a boost Financially troubled and diplomatically isolated since a controversial 2009 coup, Honduras has taken a tentative step toward shedding some of its energy burden and opting for a switch from diesel to solar energy. ... more | .. |
  Researchers use carbon nanotubes to make solar cells affordable, flexible Researchers from Northwestern University have developed a carbon-based material that could revolutionize the way solar power is harvested. The new solar cell material - a transparent conductor made ... more | .. |
  Saft launches industrial production at Jacksonville lithium-ion battery plant Saft has inaugurated the world's most advanced automated lithium-ion battery factory, in Jacksonville, Florida. This high-volume, state-of-the-art production facility is dedicated to building advanc ... more |
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Scientists lay out plans for efficient harvesting of solar energy Solar power could be harvested more efficiently and transported over long distances using tiny molecular circuits, according to research inspired by new insights into natural photosynthesis. I ... more | .. |
 Nature offers key lessons on harvesting solar power Clean solutions to human energy demands are essential to our future. While sunlight is the most abundant source of energy at our disposal, we have yet to learn how to capture, transfer and store sol ... more | .. |
 Copper Film Could Lower Touch Screen, LED and Solar Cell Costs Copper nanowires may be coming to a little screen near you. These new nanostructures have the potential to drive down the costs of displaying information on cell phones, e-readers and iPads, and the ... more | .. |
 Cheap and efficient solar cell made possible by linked nanoparticles Researchers of the Chemical Engineering department and the Kavli institute of TU Delft have demonstrated that electrons can move freely in layers of linked semiconductor nanoparticles under the infl ... more |
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Venus May Host Active Tectonics Driven by Subsurface Plumes
Deploying a practical solution to space debris
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 Lessons to be Learned from Nature in Photosynthesis Photosynthesis is one of nature's finest miracles. Through the photosynthetic process, green plants absorb sunlight in their leaves and convert the photonic energy into chemical energy that is store ... more | .. |
 Tecnosun Solar USA Introduces New Innovative Cable Driven Solar Tracking System While large utility scale solar tracking projects have been deployed throughout the southwest USA, they have found only a limited application in other regions including the southeast. One to t ... more | .. |
 Everphoton's HCPV Module Efficiency Reaches Record High Everphoton Energy recently announced that its High Concentration Photovoltaic (HCPV) module has reached the conversion efficiency of 32.02%, setting the highest record in the worldwide market. ... more | .. |
 Tecta Solar Installs PV System Tecta Solar recently completed the installation of a 511.5 kWp (DC) rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system for Harleysville Insurance, in Harleysville, Pa. The project is projected to generate appro ... more |
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 How We Can Improve Government Policies to Drive Innovation and Investment The anti-clean-energy echo chamber has been publicizing the bankruptcy of Solyndra, a manufacturer of solar energy panels, arguing that the President's clean energy job creation program is ineffecti ... more | .. |
 Solar Integrator Powering Electric Vehicles GeoGenix has announced that it is one of several dealers to offer residential solar systems at a reduced price through the "Drive Green for Life" program that was recently announced by Ford and SunP ... more | .. |
 Campaign Calls on Largest Stadium in the US to Go Solar More than 3,000 people have joined a campaign on Change.org calling on the University of Michigan to commit to using solar energy in its football stadium. The campaign, created by the Ann Arbo ... more | .. |
 How to produce flexible CIGS solar cells with record efficiency The technology yielding flexible solar cells with an 18.7% world record efficiency developed by scientists at Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, has now been ... more |
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Britain, Germany jointly developing missiles: ministers
Kazakhstan denies reports Russia to leave Baikonur spaceport
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 Largest Solar Installation at Professional Football Stadium Executives from NRG, and the Washington Redskins unveiled the new solar installation at FedExField, which is the largest installation at an NFL stadium, demonstrating the potential of innovative and ... more | .. |
 US Solar Outpaces Global Market The U.S. solar energy industry continued its rapid growth through the second quarter of this year, gaining a greater share of the total global market according to GTM Research and the Solar Energy I ... more | .. |
 Groundbreaking Solar and Wind Energy Initiative for Ocean-Going Ships Corvus Energy has joined the groundbreaking Aquarius Wind and Solar Power System project. Fukuoka, Japan's Eco Marine Power has announced that Corvus Energy will supply the energy storage component ... more | .. |
 Customers Can Be Confident in Choosing OPEL Solar Trackers OPEL Solar and OPEL Technologies has announced that it has secured a warranty agreement with Energi Insurance Services and has completed an independent tracker technology assessment conducted by BEW ... more |
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DuPont Apollo Collaborates with Loxley to Complete Solar Farm in Thailand DuPont Apollo has announced the completion of an 8.7 megawatt (MW) ground-mounted solar farm project in collaboration with Loxley Plc, one of Thailand's largest conglomerates engaged in the trading ... more | .. |
 Cooper Crouse-Hinds Expands Extensive Line of Solar Combiner Solutions Certified to Meet UL1741 Cooper Crouse-Hinds continues to expand its offering of Solar Combiner Boxes which now meet UL1741 for use in grid-tied solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. The broad product offering of combiners ... more | .. |
 OPEL Solar Trackers Are Selected by Conergy US OPEL Solar and OPEL Technologies has announced that Conergy U.S. selected OPEL to supply its TF-800 series of single axis trackers for multiple projects in Northern California. The first proje ... more | .. |
Failed US solar energy firm silent at Congress hearing Executives from a solar energy firm that went bankrupt after getting a half-billion-dollar government loan refused to testify at a congressional hearing Friday where one lawmaker accused them of a "heist." ... more |
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