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Tokelau achieves renewable powerNukunonu, Tokelau (UPI) Oct 29, 2012 The tiny South Pacific nation of Tokelau has switched to renewable energy sourced primarily from solar power. Consisting of 4,032 photovoltaic panels and 1,344 batteries with generators running on biofuel derived from coconuts, the $7.5 million Tokelau Renewable Energy Project is considered one of the world's largest off-grid solar systems. Tokelau, which has a total land mass of just 4.7 square miles and a population of about 1,500, previously relied on imported fossil fuels for its ene ... read more |
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 Scientists demonstrate high-efficiency quantum dot solar cells Research shows newly developed solar powered cells may soon outperform conventional photovoltaic technology. Scientists from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have demonstrated the fir ... more | .. |
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 Seven Worthington Schools to Receive Free Solar Power Seven Worthington schools will receive free power from the sun thanks to a new partnership between the school district and a local nonprofit organization. Worthington Schools is working with Solar C ... more | .. |
 Centrosolar Scales Up Distribution and Delivery of Solar in the US With its continuing growth in the U.S. solar market, Centrosolar America has announced the launch of its SAP platform. The system will optimize its operations company-wide, creating a seamless proce ... more | .. |
 Hanwha Group Launches Hanwha Q.CELLS Hanwha Group has launched Hanwha Q.CELLS. The launch marks the completion of the acquisition of German solar company Q.CELLS, one of the worlds' largest solar cell manufacturers and a leading photov ... more | .. |
 ABC SOLAR To Develop FIT Power Generation Plants In Japan; Inks MOU With European Firms ABC Solar Japan K.K. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with two European solar giants to develop utility-scale solar energy plants in Japan, it was announced by company president Tetsuro Nish ... more |
  
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 New Jersey Printing Company Gets Powered by the Sun Solis Partners has completed a 757 kilowatt rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) installation for Carlstadt, N.J.-based Pictorial Corp., one of the nation's fastest growing graphic communications compani ... more |
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 Solar Frontier Selected by Iberdrola for Utility Project in Mexico Solar Frontier and Iberdrola Ingenieria and Construccion Mexico S.A. de C.V. has announced that Solar Frontier has completed delivery of 1.5 megawatt peak (MWp) of its CIS thin-film modules to a 5MW ... more | .. |
 Interior Greenlights New Era for Solar Development on Public Lands in the Southwest U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has signed the final "Record of Decision" greenlighting the implementation of the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for solar energy devel ... more |
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 Motech Americas launches UL 1,000 Volt Certified Modules for PV Installations in North America Motech Americas LLC, the most experienced manufacturer of solar modules with its Newark, Delaware facility in operations for more than 20 years, has announced the launch of new UL 1,000 volt Certifi ... more | .. |
 Germany raises electricity charge to finance renewables Germany's electrical grid operators said Monday they were raising by nearly 50 percent the charge to consumers that finances subsidies for renewable energy as the country phases out nuclear power. ... more | .. |
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