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Opportunity For More Doppler Tracking And Imaging At Cape YorkPasadena CA (JPL) Feb 24, 2012 Opportunity is positioned on the north end of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour Crater with an approximate 15-degree northerly tilt for favorable solar energy production. While positioned for the winter, Opportunity is conducting regular radio Doppler tracking measurements to support geo-dynamic investigations of the planet, in-situ (contact) science investigations of the rock target, "Amboy," and continued collection of Panoramic Camera (Pancam) images. The Moessbauer spectrometer is curren ... read more |
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![]() 2Q12 Solar Industry Development and Outlook Remains Conservative According to EnergyTrend, the green energy division of TrendForce, benefitting from the rush orders in Q1, first-tier manufacturers managed to keep their capacity utility rate above 80% while second ... more | .. |
![]() Solis Partners Completes the First Two PV Power Installations in New Jersey Solis Partners has announced the completion of two solar power systems located in the Catholic Diocese of Trenton that spans Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean counties in New Jersey. Soli ... more | .. |
![]() Homeowners Use the Sun and Incentives to Save on Winter Heating Costs Fluctuating energy costs can make it difficult for homeowners to budget their heating bills during the cold winter months. That is why many are looking into alternative sources of energy for water h ... more | .. |
Amazon takes on iPad with new Kindle Fire tablet 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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![]() Italian engineer invents floating solar panels Rays of the winter sun bounce off gleaming mirrors on the tiny lake of Colignola in Italy, where engineers have built a cost-effective prototype for floating, rotating solar panels. ... more | .. |
![]() Rock Studies Continue for Opportunity Opportunity is positioned on the north end of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour Crater with an approximate 15-degree northerly tilt for favorable solar energy production. While positioned for ... more | .. |
![]() 'Printed' solar cells a low-cost solution? Solar cells manufactured using special ink printed onto sheets of a supporting material could lead to new low-cost solar cells, U.S. chemical engineers say. ... more | .. |
![]() SEIA Statement on President Obama's FY2013 Budget Request President Obama's Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 budget, released this week, provides for an extension of the Section 1603 Treasury Program. Extension of this worthwhile program will allow taxpayers to reap ... more |
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Silicon Energy's New Minnesota Solar Plant Shines Silicon Energy's new multi-million dollar solar PV manufacturing plant in Mountain Iron, Minnesota is starting 2012 with a series of noteworthy local installations that demonstrate its unique, versa ... more | .. |
![]() Indiana solar panel manufacturer Nusun Solar certified to UL standard Nusun Solar has been successfully certified to Underwriters Laboratories UL 1703 standard by ETL certification testing labs - a final pre-production step that ensures the safety, performance and qua ... more | .. |
![]() New Kit Meets MCS Solar PV Test Needs Seaward Solar has expanded its range of specialist test equipment for solar PV installation work with a new kit that provides the complete solution to MCS electrical testing needs. The new all ... more | .. |
![]() DuPont and Yingli Green Energy Enter Strategic Agreement DuPont and Yingli Energy (China) have signed a $100 million strategic agreement for photovoltaic materials aimed at accelerating the adoption of solar energy to address one of the world's biggest ch ... more |
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![]() Tandem polymer solar cells set record for energy-conversion In the effort to convert sunlight into electricity, photovoltaic solar cells that use conductive organic polymers for light absorption and conversion have shown great potential. Organic polymers can ... more | .. |
![]() Powell Energy and Solar Completes Complex Install for N.J. Church Powell Energy and Solar, a regional provider of energy solutions for residential and commercial properties, has completed a solar panel installation for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Cherry H ... more | .. |
Oldest Family Mushroom Farm in the US Goes Solar Mushrooms do not normally need much help from the sun, but nearly 5,000 solar panels have popped up alongside buildings that house white button mushrooms near West Grove, Pennsylvania. Marlboro Mush ... more | .. |
![]() Solar panels could double as a roof Researchers in Australia are developing a solar roof system that uses wasted energy to warm air and water. ... more |
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![]() Opportunity Energy Levels Decreasing As Winter Takes Hold Opportunity is positioned on the north end of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour Crater with an approximate 15-degree northerly tilt for favorable solar energy production. While positioned for ... more | .. |
![]() Industry welcomes renewed commitment to Solar Flagships program Australia's peak body for renewable energy said the Solar Flagships announcement this afternoon by the Federal Government was an important restatement of its commitment to the development of large s ... more | .. |
![]() AORA Solar Launches "Always-On" Solar Power Station in Spain AORA Solar has launched Europe's first gas turbine solar thermal power station in Almeria, Spain. The space-efficient power station is located on half an acre of land in Platforma Solar Almeria (PSA ... more | .. |
![]() Solar Inverter Market Hits Speed Bump in 2011 Despite strong long-term growth prospects, the worldwide solar photovoltaic (PV) inverter space dipped slightly in 2011 as two big solar markets stalled or cut tariffs, even though overall losses in ... more |
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![]() New tool for analyzing solar-cell materials As the United States seeks to reinvigorate its job market and move past economic recession, MIT News examines manufacturing's role in the country's economic future through this series on work at the ... more | .. |
Nanoshell whispering galleries improve thin solar panels Visitors to Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol Building may have experienced a curious acoustic feature that allows a person to whisper softly at one side of the cavernous, half-domed room and for an ... more | .. |
![]() New battery could lead to cheaper, more efficient solar energy A joint research project between the University of Southampton and lithium battery technology company REAPsystems has found that a new type of battery has the potential to improve the efficiency and ... more | .. |
![]() Solarcells work better in two wavelengths New solar cells could increase the maximum efficiency of solar panels by over 25%, according to scientists from the University of Cambridge. Scientists from the Cavendish Laboratory, the Unive ... more |
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![]() Suniva Powers 1MW Solar Farm at Chattanooga Airport Suniva has announced that it is powering a 1 megawatt (MW) solar farm at the Chattanooga Airport. Implemented by Inman Solar, the 1 MW installation is the first phase of a 3MW project by the Chattan ... more | .. |
![]() Siemens to Implement US Army's Largest Solar PV System The solar PV system is the primary component of the energy savings performance contract (ESPC) to be implemented by the Building Technologies Division of Siemens Industry, Inc. The solar PV system w ... more | .. |
![]() Mid-Atlantic SEIA and National SEIA Formalize Partnership to Grow Region's Solar Market The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Mid-Atlantic Solar Energy Industries Association (MSEIA) has announced a formalized partnership to coordinate the resources of both organizatio ... more | .. |
![]() Lawsuit Filed To Halt Riverside County Sun Tax The Independent Energy Producers Association (IEP) and the Large-scale Solar Association (LSA) have filed a lawsuit in Riverside County Superior Court asking the court to invalidate the county's Boa ... more |
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![]() Chadbourne Closes More Than 20 Billion in Project Finance Deals Chadbourne and Parke lawyers closed more than $20 billion in project finance deals in 2011, including the world's largest IPP project being built in Saudi Arabia. Other highlights in 2011 included w ... more | .. |
![]() Alta Devices Discloses Record Solar Module Efficiency Alta Devices' most recent solar panel has been verified by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) at 23.5% efficiency. This is the highest solar panel efficiency yet achieved and demonstrat ... more | .. |
![]() Solarphasec introduces a revolutionary new solar power generation technology Solarphasec has developed a new break through technology that dramatically increases the overall energy output of the photovoltaic material in its new Sentinel series solar devices. Solarphase ... more | .. |
![]() BMW Adds Solar To Alternative Energy Portfolio BMW Manufacturing has completed the installation and commissioning of solar panels that are providing solar energy to fully power the 24,000 square foot Zentrum Museum, the plant's heritage museum a ... more |
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