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Two-thirds of the world's new solar panels were installed in Europe in 2011Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Sep 25, 2012 Europe accounted for two thirds of the world-wide newly installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity in 2011, with 18.5 GW. Its overall PV capacity totalled 52 GW. The yearly electricity produced by PV could power a country with the electricity demand of Austria, which corresponds to 2% of the EU's electricity needs. These are some of the highlights of the 2012 Photovoltaics Status Report published by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre. The study summarises and evaluates the current activitie ... read more |
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 SolarBridge Technologies Introduces New Monitoring System SolarBridge Technologies (SolarBridge) has announced new versions of both the SolarBridge Power Portal web-based AC module management platform and the SolarBridge Power Manager communication gateway ... more | .. |
 AREVA integrates energy storage in its Solar CLFR design AREVA Solar is collaborating with Sandia National Laboratories on a new concentrated solar power (CSP) installation with thermal energy storage. The CSP storage project combines AREVA's modular Comp ... more | .. |
 Panasonic Marks First Shipment of Branded Solar Panels to North America Panasonic Eco Solutions North America announces the availability of the HIT Power 240S and HIT Power 235S solar modules in the United States. The 240S panel offers integrators and installers a cell ... more | .. |
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 Trina Solar brings Training Academy to Lotus F1 Team HQ Trina Solar has announced that the Trina Solar Training Academy will arrive at the Lotus F1 Team headquarters in Enstone, Oxfordshire on 26th September. The Training Academy is the latest move ... more | .. |
 PROINSO installs first three PV solar kits PROINSO has launched and installed the first self-consumption solutions for total or partial power selfconsumption. These integrated installations include the technical solution (modules, inverters, ... more | .. |
 Q.CELLS North America Showcases Latest Innovation at Solar Power International 2012 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 announced its latest high-effic ... more | .. |
 Hanwha Solar Unveils Product Innovations with Strategic Partners Hanwha Solar has introduced a suite of innovative products at Solar Power International (SPI) in conjunction with strategic partners tenKsolar, Silent Power and Crystal Solar. The products will deli ... more |
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SolarBridge Technologies Introduces Global Microinverter Platform SolarBridge Technologies (SolarBridge), a leading provider of integrated microinverters for certified AC modules, announces the introduction of a global PantheonTM II microinverter platform at Solar ... more | .. |
 Eltek Hits Solar Interoperability Milestone Eltek has announced that its THEIA HE-t solar inverter has been certified by the internationally recognized SunSpec Alliance. Successful testing and achievement of SunSpec Alliance certification is ... more | .. |
 US Solar Market Spikes in Q2 2012 GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has released U.S. Solar Market Insight: 2nd Quarter 2012. The report finds that U.S. solar achieved its second-best quarter in history ... more | .. |
 China solar dumping a topic for EU talks? The European Union's anti-dumping investigation into Chinese solar panels is likely to be included on the agenda during a two-day, China-EU meeting this week. ... more |
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 Verengo Solar Announces 5,000th Home Installation Verengo Solar has announced it has installed its 5000th home solar system. Verengo is the first Southern California based company to reach this milestone and has accomplished this growth in just fou ... more | .. |
 Top Solar Polysilicon Suppliers Must Cut Production to End Oversupply, Boost Pricing With pricing for photovoltaic (PV) polysilicon declining at an accelerated rate in August, there are no signs that the glut plaguing the industry has abated, behooving Tier 1 suppliers to consider r ... more | .. |
 Retail Complex Goes Solar With 1,196 Solar PV Panel System from Eclipsall A retail complex in Ottawa, Canada's Capital City is going solar with a system that will provide some 75 percent of the facility's electricity needs. The retail building at 1344 Youville Drive ... more | .. |
 The UK's first solar powered major waste treatment plant Lightsource Renewable Energy Limited and Solarcentury have completed a 5MW utility scale solar plant close to the village of Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. The solar plant will provide enough 'green' e ... more |
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Are there living microbes on Mars? Check the ice
Unexpected discovery on Saturn's moon challenges our view on chemistry before life emerged
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Hanwha Solar Enters Distribution Partnership with AEE Solar Hanwha Solar has entered a distribution partnership with AEE Solar, one of the nation's largest and most well- established wholesale distributors of solar products and equipment. The partnersh ... more | .. |
  Clearer look at how iron reacts in the environment Using ultrafast X-rays, scientists for the first time have watched how quickly electrons hop their way through rust nanoparticles. This gives key insight to how iron oxide, one of the most abundant ... more | .. |
 Rust Never Sleeps Rust - iron oxide - is a poor conductor of electricity, which is why an electronic device with a rusted battery usually won't work. Despite this poor conductivity, an electron transferred to a parti ... more | .. |
DuPont Photovoltaic and Distributed Sun Collaborate on High Reliability Solar Modules DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DuPont) and Distributed Sun LLC (D-SUN) have announced they are collaborating to help drive increased adoption of solar energy through the D-SUN Distributed Solar Netw ... more |
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 Constellation announces the completion of 16MW solar installation Constellation announced the completion of a 16.1-megawatt (DC) grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) solar installation in Emmitsburg, Md., as part of the state of Maryland's Generating Clean Horizons in ... more | .. |
 China 'deeply regrets' EU solar panel probe China said Thursday it "deeply regrets" a European Union decision to probe claims solar panel products were being sold by Chinese firms below cost and warned of problems potential penalties may cause. ... more | .. |
EU hits Chinese solar companies with massive dumping probe The European Commission launched an anti-dumping probe into Chinese solar panel imports Thursday, upping the ante in a major trade dispute Beijing insists should be solved by discussion. ... more | .. |
 Showing the way to improved water-splitting catalysts Scientists and engineers around the world are working to find a way to power the planet using solar-powered fuel cells. Such green systems would split water during daylight hours, generating hydroge ... more |
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 Merkel says favours solving solar dispute via talks German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday a dispute between Chinese and European solar panel makers should be solved via dialogue, not trade limits, as she started a visit to strengthen economic ties. ... more | .. |
 Drexel-Penn Partnership to Develop More Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Panels Solar panels, like those commonly perched atop house roofs or in sun-drenched fields, quietly harvesting the sun's radiant energy, are one of the standard-bearers of the green energy movement. But c ... more | .. |
 Microwave ovens may help produce lower cost solar energy technology The same type of microwave oven technology that most people use to heat up leftover food has found an important application in the solar energy industry, providing a new way to make thin-film photov ... more | .. | |
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