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|  China firms knock US duties on solar products Shanghai (AFP) March 21, 2012 Chinese firms have accused the United States of setting up trade barriers after Washington slapped duties on their solar products in the latest trade row between the two countries. Washington said Tuesday it would collect duties of between 2.9 and 4.7 percent on Chinese solar cells and panels, in a preliminary ruling following an investigation over whether producers received unfair financial support. US companies have accused China of improperly subsidising its solar sector as part of a no-holds ... read more | . |   | 
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| .. |  Cap and Trade Programs Do Not Provide Sufficient Incentives for Energy Technology Innovation Cap and trade programs to reduce emissions do not inherently provide incentives to induce the private sector to develop innovative technologies to address climate change, according to a new study in ... more | .. |  SoloPower's Flexible CIGS Modules Breaks Barriers SoloPower says its next generation panel has achieved an aperture area efficiency of 13.4%. This, says the firm, is a record for flexible CIGS based modules. The result was verified independently by ... more | .. |  NREL Develop 'Invisible Wires' for Transporting Electricity on SolarWindow New Energy Technologies, Inc., a developer of innovative technologies for generating sustainable electricity, announces that Company and NREL scientists collaboratively developing New Energy's Solar ... 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 | |
| .. |  Solar3D's New Tests Reveal Game Changing Solar Cell Solar3D has announced that it has completed a detailed simulation analysis comparing its breakthrough solar cell with conventional solar cells. The results reveal that the company's breakthrough sol ... more | .. |  New Quasi-mono Solar Modules Provide More Power per Square Meter In a move to better serve its commercial and large scale utility market customers requiring higher solar power generation, Aide Solar has announced the release of its Quasi-mono module portfolio, co ... more | .. |  SolarWorld GT Visits Florida Solar Energy Center on Driving Tour around Globe A solar-powered car sponsored by SolarWorld, the largest U.S. solar manufacturer for more than 35 years, will visit the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), a research institute of the University of ... more | .. |  US sets duties on Chinese solar cells The US set duties on imported solar cells from China on Tuesday, after investigating complaints from US competitors that Beijing provides manufacturers significant subsidies. ... more | 

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|   Six million year old Antarctic ice reveals deep history of Earth's climate   RSF reportedly kills hundreds in Sudan hospital   Climate change made Hurricane Melissa four times more likely: study  | .. |  NextEra Energy Resources Completes Acquisition of Ontario Solar Projects from First Solar NextEra Energy Resources and First Solar have announced the completion of NextEra Energy Resources' acquisition of two solar photovoltaic (PV) projects totaling 40 megawatts (AC) in Ontario, Canada ... more | .. |  KYOCERA Supplies Solar Modules for England's First "Zero Carbon Church" Kyocera has announced that the company has supplied its solar modules for a flagship project for renovating old buildings using solar energy at the roughly 900-year-old St. Michael and All Angels Ch ... more | .. |  Intersolar Europe 2012 Spotlights Large-Scale Photovoltaics Newly installed photovoltaic capacity reached all-time record levels in 2011, and PV plants with an output of over 200 kilowatt peak (kWp) occupy a rapidly growing share of the market. Europe holds ... more | .. |  The Heroes of Solar When it comes to business, where are the commemorative plaques to the ones that sweat, labored, and innovated to help the small guys? In a world where big business takes all the attention, glory, jo ... more | 
| .. |  SANYO Solar is to Present Their New Look as Panasonic Solar at Ecobuild SANYO Component Europe is very pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at this year's Ecobuild, the world's biggest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment, to be ... more | .. |  Ecobuild 2012: Suntech Ramps up Power Suntech Power Holdings ramps-up module efficiency. At Ecobuild 2012 Suntech presents the first of a whole series of modules with improved efficiency. Suntech's monocrystalline solar modules STP200S ... more | .. |  Solar Thermal Use "Heats Up" in Colder Climes Many people associate solar energy with hot regions like Arizona and Southern California. However, solar thermal water heating (SWH) can be used by families and firms in colder areas, such as Wiscon ... more | .. |  Suntech Sets World Record 20.3% Efficiency for Pluto Cell Technology Suntech Power Holdings has announced that its industry-leading Pluto cell technology set a world record 20.3% efficiency for a production cell using standard commercial-grade p-type silicon wafers. ... more | 

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|   China to send youngest astronaut, mice on space mission this week   Underwater 'human habitat' aims to allow researchers to make weeklong dives   Henon CubeSat to pioneer distant retrograde orbit with early solar storm warnings  | .. |  OCI Solar Powers Up New Jersey Solar Project OCI Solar Power has announced the completion of its first solar plant in Vineland, New Jersey. The solar facility, Vineland Solar IV, developed on 38 acres on Delsea Drive is now operational and gen ... more | .. |  Clean Power Research Brightens Future of PV Grid Integration In a third round of funding from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), Clean Power Researchwill receive a grant of approximately $850,000 from the California Solar Initiative Research, ... more | .. |  Fukushima prefecture aims for green power As Japan marked the first anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that crippled the country's Fukushima nuclear power plant, the governor of Fukushima prefecture called for terminating nuclear power and promoting renewable energy. ... more | .. |  Tamil Nadu's new solar energy policy to add 3,000 MW Tamil Nadu will soon come out with a new policy on solar power to generate 3,000 MW by 2015-16, Natham R Viswanathan, minister for non-conventional energy development, said here Monday. "Tamil ... more | 
| .. |  Calif. bill would boost renewable energy A bill in California would allow cities to designate areas as renewable energy zones and redirect property taxes to renewable energy projects, its sponsor says. ... more | .. |  Germany to cut solar power subsidies Germany says it is cutting subsidies for solar power panels because consumer demand is so high government support for the technology has become too costly. ... more | .. |  Winter Studies of 'Amboy' Rock Continue 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 | .. |  China solar giant faces glare of US trade row In the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi, home to the world's biggest maker of solar panels, labour is so cheap that workers carry out jobs by hand while machines designed to perform the same tasks sit idle. ... more | 

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|   Trump says he's ordered US to start nuclear weapons testing   U.S. interventions south of the border are almost as old as the nation   Pentagon removing troops from Eastern Europe, focusing on other areas  | .. |  SunMaxx Solar Launches New Solar Grade Glycol XT SunMaxx Solar is pleased to announce that the solar industry leader has launched a custom Glycol XT. SunMaxx Solar's custom solar-formula Glycol XT is a 50/50 mixture of 1,3-Propanediol and water. ... more | .. |  Renusol America To Highlight 'American Centric' Solar Technology At PV America West Renusol America introduces PV America West attendees to solar mounting solutions that are bringing attention to job creation in the United States at a time when jobs are at the top of America's poli ... more | .. |  NIST measurements may help optimize organic solar cells Organic solar cells may be a step closer to market because of measurements taken at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), where a te ... more | .. |  Nanotrees harvest the sun's energy to turn water into hydrogen fuel University of California, San Diego electrical engineers are building a forest of tiny nanowire trees in order to cleanly capture solar energy without using fossil fuels and harvest it for hydrogen ... more | 
| .. |  Community Solar Garden Planned For Poudre Valley REA Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association (PVREA), Ft. Collins, CO and the Clean Energy Collective (CEC), Carbondale, CO have entered into an agreement to launch PVREA's first community solar program ... more | .. |  Concentrating Solar Power Alliance Launched Leading concentrating solar power companies, Abengoa, BrightSource Energy, and Torresol Energy have announced the formation of the Concentrating Solar Power Alliance (CSPA). The new organization is ... more | .. |  1000th AllSun Tracker Installed Just down the hill from the science center at Middlebury College, known nationally for its environmental mission and academic programs, AllEarth Renewables' 1,000th AllSun Tracker was installed this ... more | .. |  Natcore Technology Opens Solar Research Center In a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Kodak's Eastman Business Park, Natcore Technology Inc. has formally opened its Research and Development Center in Rochester, NY. The Center is located in Building 308 ... more | 

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