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Catching some rays: Organic solar cells make a leap forwardArgonne IL (SPX) Jun 19, 2012 Drawn together by the force of nature, but pulled apart by the force of man - it sounds like the setting for a love story, but it is also a basic description of how scientists have begun to make more efficient organic solar cells. At the atomic level, organic solar cells function like the feuding families in Romeo and Juliet. There's a strong natural attraction between the positive and negative charges that a photon generates after it strikes the cell, but in order to capture the energy, these cha ... read more |
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 Energy Minister Barker blasted for 'breathtaking arrogance' Energy Minister Greg Barker has been accused of "breathtaking arrogance" when he was quizzed over the collapse in the domestic market for solar PV installations. Barker was responding to a report on ... more | .. |
 Imec and Kaneka Develop Heterojunction Silicon Solar Cell Kaneka and imec report a large area (6 inch semi-square) heterojunction silicon solar cell with a certified power conversion efficiency of 22.68% with an electroplated copper contact grid on top of ... more | .. |
 SolarNexus Launches Web-Based Solar Business Management Software Platform SolarNexus has launched the full version of its industry-leading solar business management software. Over the past two years, 1500 users have tried the SolarNexus platform, coming from hundreds of b ... 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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 SPI Solar to become the Largest Utility-Scale Solar Developer in Hawaii SPI Solar has announced that it has acquired the rights to co-develop and construct 68 solar energy facilities ("SEF") in Hawaii totaling approximately 29 MW dc. The SEF sites are distributed across ... more | .. |
 Trina Solar presents Honey Ultra World Record Technology and Trinasmart Performance Optimiser Trina Solar Limited (TSL) is presenting at this year's Intersolar Europe trade fair its new Honey Ultra world record technology as well as Trinasmart, a module-integrated solution that optimises the ... more | .. |
 Alta Devices Discloses Key Technologies to Serve a New Class of Solar Applications At this week's IEEE Photovoltaics Specialists Conference (PVSC), Alta Devices disclosed details of key technologies that enabled its latest record module result. Alta described how its thin film sol ... more | .. |
 New black back sheet solar module for design oriented house owners Panasonic Eco Solutions Energy Management Europe (PESEMEU) is very pleased to announce the launch of its newest product innovation, the HIT Black Back Sheet solar module. This black panel allows for ... more |
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 3M Completes US Manufacturing Expansion for 3M Ultra Barrier Solar Film 3M has announced the on-time completion of its manufacturing expansion for its 3M Ultra Barrier Solar Film in Columbia, Missouri. As the leader in transparent ultra barrier film technology, this exp ... more | .. |
  A New Way of Looking at Photosystem II Future prospects for clean, green, renewable energy may hinge upon our ability to mimic and improve upon photosynthesis - the process by which green plants, algae and some bacteria convert solar ene ... more | .. |
 India seeks green energy foreign investors India hopes to boost foreign investment in the country's renewable energy sector, an official said. ... more | .. |
 Trina Solar and E3/DC develop energy storage solutions Trina Solar has announced a collaboration with Germany-based E3/DC to develop next generation energy storage solutions for homes and small businesses. After introducing Trinamount in 2011 and announ ... more |
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 NABCEP Partners with SolarNexus to Support Solar Industry Best Practices The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) and SolarNexus, the leading supplier of web-based solar business management software, have announced a new partnership to help sol ... more | .. |
 NRG Energy invests in Geostellar for solar mapping Geostellar has announced an investment from strategic, financial and economic development sources including NRG Energy, GeoEye, the State of Maryland and Flash Forward Ventures. The funding will acc ... more | .. |
 Storing and managing solar energy for the grid Greensmith Energy Management Systems continues its growth, now with fourteen customers, including eight electric utilities using the company's field-tested suite of product offerings. By expanding i ... more | .. |
 Calyxo increases capacity to 85 MW Calyxo GmbH is investing in a second production line with a capacity of 60 MW at Bitterfeld/Wolfen. Calyxo GmbH currently operates a 25 MWp production line with over 150 employees at the manufacturi ... more |
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 TE Introduces New Energy Solutions at Intersolar Europe TE Connectivity (TE) is pleased to showcase its next generation solutions for solar connectivity at this year's Intersolar Europe tradeshow, from 13 - 15 June in Munich. As the photovoltaic market b ... more | .. |
 Guardian Industries and Pythagoras Solar Announce Collaboration to Launch SunGuard PVGU Guardian Industries and Pythagoras Solar have announced they are working together to manufacture and market SunGuard Photovoltaic Glass Units (PVGU) for commercial buildings. Guardian SunGuard PVGU, ... more | .. |
 Photovoltaic Cells Tap Underwater Solar Energy Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, Electronics Science and Technology Division, dive into underwater photovoltaic research to develop high bandgap solar cells capable of producing suf ... more | .. |
 New twist on old chemical process could boost energy efficiency Chemical reactions on the surface of metal oxides, such as titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, are important for applications such as solar cells that convert the sun's energy to electricity. Now Unive ... more |
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 Solar cells for underwater use developed U.S. researches say they've developed solar cells capable of producing sufficient power underwater to operate electronic sensor systems at depths of 30 feet. ... more | .. |
 Renewable energy costs falling: agency Power from renewable energy sources is getting cheaper every year, according to a study released Wednesday, challenging long-standing myths that clean energy technology is too expensive to adopt. ... more | .. |
  Geoengineering: A whiter sky One idea for fighting global warming is to increase the amount of aerosols in the atmosphere, scattering incoming solar energy away from the Earth's surface. But scientists theorize that this solar ... more | .. |
 Trina Solar brings clean solar energy to Lotus F1 Team headquarters Trina Solar has announced the completed installation of a new photovoltaic system at the headquarters of the Lotus F1 Team in Enstone, Oxfordshire, England. The rooftop system provides clean solar e ... more |
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Venezuela's Maduro to US: 'No crazy war, please!'
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 Renusol America Supporting Solar Training Labs Renusol America has announced its participation in three solar training programs that are helping solar installers keep up to date with the latest solar energy technology. The company has donated it ... more | .. |
 SolarCity Provides Bayer Healthcare with Berkeley's Largest Solar Electricity Installation SolarCity and Bayer Healthcare has announced a 1,000-panel solar installation - the largest in the city of Berkeley[1] - to help power Bayer's manufacturing facilities here. The project was financed ... more | .. |
 AREVA Solar's Kimberlina Power Plant awarded POWER Magazine's 'Top Plant' AREVA Solar has announced that POWER Magazine, considered the definitive information source for the power generation market, named the company's Kimberlina Solar Thermal Energy Station as one of the ... more | .. |
 Q.CELLS Finalizes Construction of 69MW Project in North America Q.CELLS North America, a subsidiary of Q-Cells SE and global leader in designing, building and managing financially sustainable solar photovoltaic (PV) solutions, has successfully completed the fina ... more |
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 Eco Environments delivers biggest solar PV project in the North of England A leading renewable energy company has completed the biggest roof-based solar PV project in the North of England. The 1077 Hyundai solar panels were installed by Liverpool-based Eco Environments at ... more | .. |
  Geoengineering could lead to a whiter sky One idea for fighting global warming is to increase the amount of aerosols in the atmosphere, scattering incoming solar energy away from the Earth's surface. But scientists theorize that this solar ... more | .. |
 US Antidumping Tariffs Impact Solar Module Shipments to North America U.S. government antidumping penalties on imports of photovoltaic (PV) cells from China could suspend nearly half of solar module shipments to North America this year, impacting pricing, inventories ... more | .. |
  Exotic particles, chilled and trapped, form giant matter wave Physicists have trapped and cooled exotic particles called excitons so effectively that they condensed and cohered to form a giant matter wave. This feat will allow scientists to better study the ph ... more |
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