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A Light Wave of Innovation to Advance Solar EnergyTel Aviv, Israel (SPX) Nov 11, 2011 Some solar devices, like calculators, only need a small panel of solar cells to function. But supplying enough power to meet all our daily needs would require enormous solar panels. And solar-powered energy collected by panels made of silicon, a semiconductor material, is limited - contemporary panel technology can only convert approximately seven percent of optical solar waves into electric current. Profs. Koby Scheuer, Yael Hanin and Amir Boag of Tel Aviv University's Department of Physical Elec ... read more |
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 Tenesol gets tough on PV security Tenesol has launched its most secure solar support structure to help fight the rising number of solar thefts in the industry - particularly in rural locations and off-grid sites. The company has dra ... more | .. |
 PV in China to reach US levels Falling module and balance of system (BOS) prices have significantly improved photovoltaic (PV) project internal rates of return (IRR) and led to an explosion in project development activities in Ch ... more | .. |
 Sustainable, Solar Light Solutions To Disadvantaged Zambian Communities Sungevity has announced the "Every Child Has a Light" program, which enables customers to give solar while going solar. In partnership with Empowered by Light, a non-profit organization dedicated to ... 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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 Advanced Energy Inverters Installed at 35 MW Utility-Scale California Solar Plant Project Advanced Energy Industries has announced that its Solaron PV inverters have been installed at a 35-megawatt (MW) solar project located near Coalinga, California. The project was awarded to Adv ... more | .. |
 First Solar Doubles Production in Germany First Solar has inaugurated its second manufacturing plant in Frankfurt (Oder) and celebrated the production of the new plant's one millionth module. Brandenburg Minister President Matthias Platzeck ... more | .. |
 Growth in Customer Solar Power Installations Poses Significant Challenges for the Electric Grid The increased penetration of solar energy installations by residential and commercial property owners and large-scale solar energy developers could undermine the reliability, safety and quality of p ... more | .. |
 First Solar to Build 66MW Alpine Solar Project for NRG Energy NRG Energy and First Solar has announced an agreement for First Solar to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for NRG's 66 megawatt (AC) Alpine solar project in Lancaster ... more |
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 Cogenra Solar to Install Hybrid Solar Technology at Facebook's New HQ Cogenra Solar has announced a solar cogeneration project at Facebook's new Menlo Park campus. Producing renewable hot water and electricity, the solar cogeneration array will be integrated on the ro ... more | .. |
 India's Total Solar Market to Grow From 54 MW in 2010 to more than 9 GW by 2016 Over the next five years, India will become an anchor of global solar demand, installing more than 9 GW between 2011 and 2016, according to a new report, The India Solar Market: Strategy, Players, a ... more | .. |
 Honda Solar Technology Now Helping Power Honda's US Motorsports Engineering Operations American Honda Motor has announced the installation of its largest commercial solar-cell demonstration project in the United States, at Honda Performance Development (HPD), Inc., the company's advan ... more | .. |
 EASAC study on solar thermal power As a dependable technology, solar thermal power stations can play an important role in transitioning the power grid to renewable energy sources. In contrast to other renewable sources, they supply e ... more |
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 SunRun Selects Mercury Solar Systems Mercury Solar Systems has announced that the Company has been selected by SunRun to bring affordable home solar to New Yorkers. The companies have enabled hundreds of homeowners in Massachusetts, Ne ... more | .. |
 MiaSole Achieves Production Milestone MiaSole has announced the production of its 50 millionth cell. This achievement underscores the viability of MiaSole's distinctive manufacturing process which has enabled the production of low cost, ... more | .. |
 Dominion Virginia Power Proposes Community Solar Power Program Dominion Virginia Power, in continuing its exploration of alternative energy technologies, wants to lease rooftops and grounds of commercial businesses and public facilities for electricity-generati ... more | .. |
 Thailand Solar Park to Use Astronergy Thin Film PV Technology Astronergy was selected to provide its thin film amorphous microcrystalline silicon technology (a-Si/uc-Si) PV panels for a 1.65MWp solar park in Thailand. Astronergy has seen an increase in d ... more |
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 Solar Power Could Get Boost from New Light Absorption Design Solar power may be on the rise, but solar cells are only as efficient as the amount of sunlight they collect. Under the direction of a new McCormick professor, researchers have developed a new mater ... more | .. |
 Solar concentrator increases collection with less loss Converting sunlight into electricity is not economically attractive because of the high cost of solar cells, but a recent, purely optical approach to improving luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) ... more | .. |
 SunPower Partners with Orchard Supply Hardware to Offer High Efficiency Solar Power Systems SunPower has announced it is offering its high efficiency solar power systems to Orchard Supply Hardware customers via information displays at Orchard Supply Hardware's California stores and at www. ... more | .. |
 World's top solar power plan switches on The first phase of the world's most ambitious solar power project is to get under way in Morocco in early 2012 and is likely to extend to Algeria and Tunisia. ... more |
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Obama foes demand documents on failed solar firm A key committee in the Republican-held US House of Representatives voted Thursday to force the White House to turn over internal communications related to now bankrupt solar panel firm Solyndra. ... more | .. |
 ONYX Announces Revolutionary "Plug-N-Play" All-in-One Solar Panel Imagine walking into your local Home Depot store and buying a solar panel, attaching it to your roof with 4 screws and plugging your extension cord right into it for instant 24-hour power. Thi ... more | .. |
 SolarWorld Solar Panels Ready to Power Center Modeling World Advance in Sustainable Building High-performance solar panels from SolarWorld will provide electricity for the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden's Center for Sustainable Landscapes. The project, rising in Pittsburgh's Schen ... more | .. |
 GE Unit and KGAL invest in 50MW Spanish CSP Plant GE unit GE Energy Financial Services has announced it and German fund KGAL are jointly investing 111.1 million euros in a 50-megawatt parabolic trough concentrated solar power plant using molten sal ... more |
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Britain, Germany jointly developing missiles: ministers
Kazakhstan denies reports Russia to leave Baikonur spaceport
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 Solar Power International Breaks New Ground In Texas Energy leaders from around the world descended upon Dallas, Texas for Solar Power International '11, October 17 - 20. For the first time in its eight year history, SPI was staged outside California ... more | .. |
 GE Partners with REC Solar as Solar EV Convergence Gains Traction REC Solar has teamed up with GE Energy Industrial Solutions to distribute the GE WattStation electric vehicle (EV) charger. The partnership signals the movement toward the inevitable collision of tw ... more | .. |
ESA Renewables Negotiates Contracts for 80MW, Executes LOI for 20MW at Solar Power International ESA Renewables is pleased to announce its unprecedented success at the Solar Power International (SPI) 2011 trade show last week. Meetings during the show resulted in financing, EPC and O and ... more | .. |
 Latin America set on solar energy growth Growth in Latin America's solar energy sector is drawing international players to the region, with more businesses setting up area offices to capture larger slices of new business worth tens of millions of dollars. ... more |
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U.S. solar strategy focuses on deserts The Obama administration has announced a strategy for solar energy development, with projects on 285,000 acres of desert land in the western United States. ... more | .. |
U.S. identifies best sites for solar The U.S. Department of the Interior released a plan outlining the best sites for solar development, focusing on six Western states. ... more | .. |
 ESA Renewables Completes Solar Farm Construction in North Carolina ESA Renewables, a leading turnkey solar system provider, announced this week the completion of its solar photovoltaic energy generating system in Murphy, North Carolina. The 999 kW solar array ... more | .. |
 Johnson City Selects ESA Renewables to Install and Maintain Four Photovoltaic Systems ESA Renewables (ESA), a leading turnkey solar system provider, has been awarded a competitive bid contract penned by Johnson City, Tennessee officials to install and maintain four ground and rooftop ... more |
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