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November 24, 2011
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Commercial 'Green' Solar Cells May Be Possible
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Nov 24, 2011
Developing solar energy that is low-cost, lightweight, and energy efficient has proven to be one of the greatest challenges the science world faces today. Although current plastic solar cells are low in cost and easy to produce, they are not energy efficient and, therefore, not easily commercialized. With grant funding from the National Science Foundation, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh are predicting a way to produce solar cells that will offer more flexibility in generating green en ... read more

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Marine Corps Base Powered by Solar Energy
Baker Electric Solar has partnered with Blue Oak Energy to bring solar energy to the new Bachelor Enlisted Quarters (BEQs) complex at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC) in Twent ... more
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SPG Solar Activates Wastewater Facility
SPG Solar has completed the construction of a 2.3 megawatt (MW) DC solar power project at the Neely Wastewater Reclamation Facility in Gilbert, Arizona. The system, owned by a unit of Integrys Energ ... more
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IEA backs renewable energy
Renewable energy resources are growing very fast but countries still must be vigilant to ensure that they continue to expand, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday. ... more
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Tecta Solar Installs 346kW Solar PV System
Tecta Solar recently completed the installation of a 346-kWp rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system for a national home improvement retailer in Quincy, Mass. The project, located on the rooftop of t ... more
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Manz to acquire CIGS modules innovation line from Wurth Solar
Manz AG has signed a letter of intent to acquire the innovation line for CIGS solar modules from Wurth Solar in Schwabisch Hall. The aim is to establish an innovation factory that focuses on the rap ... more
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Phoenix Solar and Silicon Ranch Form Strategic Alliance
Phoenix Solar and Silicon Ranch have announced a strategic alliance to develop, finance and construct solar photovoltaic power plants in Tennessee and the Southeast. The companies said their first 1 ... more
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Soitec and Reflexite Energy Solutions enter joint venture
Soitec and Reflexite Energy Solutions have entered a joint venture called Reflexite Soitec Optical Technology. The new company will produce the silicone-on-glass (SOG) Fresnel lens plates used in So ... more
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Carmanah Launches New Retail-Ready SUNfilm Solar Battery Chargers
Carmanah Technologies has announced the launch of SUNfilm Solar Battery Chargers - a new generation of consumer solar products for the company's propriety Go Power! brand. The new SUNfilm series fea ... more
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AEG Power Solutions Receives Orders for Solar Thermal Power Plants in Southern Spain
AEG Power Solutions has equipped two 49.9MW solar thermal power plants in southern Spain with UPS systems. Each plant has been equipped with AEG PS's Protect 3 and Protect 4 UPS. The client receives ... more
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ONYX Set to Receive First Prototypes of Revolutionary Solar Power System
Onyx Service and Solutions reports that its development partner has shipped the first several prototypes of ONYX's revolutionary "Plug-N-Play" solar power system. The company anticipates receiving t ... more
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Vineland New Jersey Dedicates Solar Generation Project from Constellation Energy
Constellation Energy and the city of Vineland have announced the completion of an aggregate 6.5-megawatt (AC) solar generation project that will supply affordable energy to the utility's customers. ... more
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US energy secretary grilled over failed solar firm
Under fire from angry Republicans, US Energy Secretary Steven Chu denied Thursday that now bankrupt solar panel firm Solyndra leveraged political ties to President Barack Obama for a government loan. ... more
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SolarTech and CalCEF Move to Accelerate Securitization of Solar Asset Class
SolarTech and CalCEF has announced they have entered into a "Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)" to bring finance, performance, and reliability best practice leaders together to accelerate industry e ... more
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Obama energy secretary grilled over failed solar firm
Under fire from angry Republicans, US Energy Secretary Steven Chu denied Thursday that now bankrupt solar panel firm Solyndra leveraged political ties to President Barack Obama for a government loan. ... more
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China's Claim of 'Protectionism' Aims to Divert Scrutiny
The Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing (CASM) has called on a group of Chinese solar cell and panel importers to explain how what CASM contends is an unprecedented surge of dumped and subsid ... more
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Report Finds that LA Lags on Solar Energy
A hard-hitting academic study jointly authored by UCLA and USC research teams finds that Los Angeles has a significant trained workforce ready to perform clean-energy solar jobs, but that city leade ... more
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HyperSolar Discovers Method to Make Renewable Natural Gas Using Solar Power
HyperSolar has announced that it has filed a patent application for the production of renewable natural gas using sunlight, water and carbon dioxide. This renewable natural gas is a clean, car ... more
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Amonix Earns LEED Gold Certification for Two Facilities
Amonix has announced their facilities in California and Nevada have won gold-level certification for their low environmental impact construction, and high energy and water efficiency from the U.S. G ... more
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Abengoa Ramps Up Construction on CSP Mojave Solar Project
Abengoa has announced that construction is now ramping up on its 280 megawatt (gross) CSP Mojave Solar Project, located in San Bernardino County, California. The Mojave Solar Project brings ec ... more
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West Bank solar panels risk demolition
Clouds of uncertainty hung over this tiny Palestinian village on Wednesday, as locals waited to see if the Israeli army would call off its demolition of the community's solar panels. ... more
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Brewery now able to ship more product year-round thanks to innovative solar setup
In the cold regions of Upstate New York, snow-and lots of it-is a fact of winter. During the blustery months, a couple of feet of the white stuff regularly accumulate on Anheuser-Busch's tractor tra ... more
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Award-winning treatment facility uses SPP E-tubes in drying process
As part of its plan to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels, the Kent County Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility in Milford, Del., in August launched a pilot program that is using 66 SPP-30A eva ... more
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Delivering Clean Energy to Eastern Europe
Bulgaria is on the verge of becoming the world's leading solar power producer with large international solar projects and significant solar potential equal to that of Northern Spain and exceeding Ge ... more
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The Clean Energy Collective Selected to Build and Administer Community-Owned Solar Garden
Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU) has chosen community solar garden developer the Clean Energy Collective to build and operate a 500 kW community-owned solar facility within the municipally-owned uti ... more
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ForVEI buys two solar farms in Italy
The investment company ForVEI has acquired another two solar PV facilities for 7.93 MW developed by OPDE Group in the Italian region of Piedmont. The transaction, financed by Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, am ... more
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Macho Springs Wind Project Completes Construction
Element Power US has announced its Macho Springs Wind Project has completed construction. Output from the project will be sold to Tucson Electric Power under a long-term power purchase agreement. ... 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
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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
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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
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U.S - China solar trade dispute heats up
A coalition of U.S. solar manufacturers has called for anti-dumping and anti-subsidy cases against Chinese solar panel manufacturers. ... more
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A Light Wave of Innovation to Advance Solar Energy
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-powere ... more
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