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January 22, 2013

Swiss Make Major Breakthrough In Highly Efficient Thin Film Solar
Dubendorf, Switzerland (SPX) Jan 21, 2013
Swiss researchers say they've developed thin, flexible solar cells with a record efficiency of 20.4 percent for converting sunlight into electricity. Scientists at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology say the cells on flexible polymer foils offer a significant improvement over the previous record of 18.7 percent. Such lightweight and flexible high-performance solar modules will offer an attractive technology for applications such as solar farms, roofs and f ... read more

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Trina Solar supplies 61MW of solar PV modules for Green Tower project Trina Solar has supplied PV modules totaling 61MW for the Green Tower project in the German federal state of Brandenburg. More than 252,000 multi-crystalline Trina Solar modules, each with an averag ... more		Standard Energy Solutions Expands to Provide Comprehensive Home Solar, Energy Efficiency and Energy Management Services Standard Energy Solutions (SES) has announced it has expanded to become a complete home energy solutions company providing home solar, energy efficiency and energy management services throughout the ... more		Emerson to apply Ovation technology at first US commercial scale solar power facility Emerson Process Management has been awarded a contract to apply its Ovation expert control system at the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project near Tonopah, Nevada. When it comes online at the end of ... more
				Tri City Christian first Vista school to implement solar energy Educational institutions around the nation have been battling severe budget cuts for several years in a row now. Like many schools, Vista-based Tri-City Christian School has also been looking into i ... more		Solarize Harvard Installations Complete With the final connection made at the final customer's home on Littleton Road, 67 Harvard homeowners are generating clean solar power from their rooftops or backyards as a result of the Solarize Har ... more

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Breakthrough for solar cell research In the latest issue of Science, researchers from Lund University in Sweden have shown how nanowires could pave the way for more efficient and cheaper solar cells. "Our findings are the first to show ... more		Snail Teeth Improve Solar Cells And Batteries An assistant professor at the University of California, Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering is using the teeth of a marine snail found off the coast of California to create less costly and mor ... more		Large fluctuations in sea level occurred throughout the last ice age Fatal bear attacks in Japan hit record number Indonesia growth push sparks fight on deforestation, rights		NRL Designs Multi-Junction Solar Cell to Break Efficiency Barrier U.S. Naval Research Laboratory scientists in the Electronics Technology and Science Division, in collaboration with the Imperial College London and MicroLink Devices, Inc., Niles, Ill., have propose ... more
				Device Tosses Out Unusable PV Wafers Silicon wafers destined to become photovoltaic (PV) cells can take a bruising through assembly lines, as they are oxidized, annealed, purified, diffused, etched, and layered to reach their destinies ... more		Sempra US Gas and Power Energizes First Phase Of Arizona Solar Project Sempra U.S. Gas and Power has announced that it has completed construction of Mesquite Solar 1, the first 150-megawatt (MW) phase of the company's Mesquite Solar complex in Arlington, Ariz., about 4 ... more

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Duke Energy Renewables completes Black Mountain Solar Project in Arizona Duke Energy Renewables has announced the completion of its 10-megawatt (MW) Black Mountain Solar Power Project near Kingman, Ariz. "The Black Mountain solar farm joins our growing portfolio of proje ... more		Government incentives speed up installation of utility-scale solar power plants The adoption of utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP) plants in the United States is expected to accelerate during the next decade. The presence of high solar irradianc ... more		Are there living microbes on Mars? Check the ice Unexpected discovery on Saturn's moon challenges our view on chemistry before life emerged Planet formation depends on when it happens: UNLV model shows why		Ford, Eaton, SunPower and Whirlpool Team Up for Electric Energy Initiative Ford Motor Company has announced a strategic collaboration that will demonstrate how a typical American family can significantly reduce their electricity bills and CO2 footprint by integrating home ... more
				Hanergy Aims To Be Clean-Energy Giant With More Acquisitions Of Solar Farms Hanergy Holding Group has finalized its acquisition of US-based MiaSole, giving it a 100% stake in the firm. The China-US strategic partnership follows a 9-month search by MiaSole, which has already ... more		Cedarville University Announces Large Solar Power Installation Cedarville University will soon receive clean, renewable energy from the sun. On December 31, 2012, the financing package was finalized, setting the stage for construction in early January 2013 for ... more

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	A Sunny Future for Mexico The scorching hot Sonora Desert in Northern Mexico isn't exactly a hospitable place for human beings, but some consider it a goldmine. According to experts, a mere 25 square kilometers could provide ... more		Arista Power Announces US Government Agency Order For a Mobile Renewable Power Station Arista Power has received an order for a Mobile Renewable Power Station (MRPS) and extended support agreement from a U.S. Government Agency. The MRPS combines Arista Power's state-of-the-art energy ... more		Renesola to Provide Solar Modules to Off-Grid Saudi Power Plant ReneSola has announced that it will be showcasing its latest solar energy-based solutions at this year's World Future Energy Summit (WFES), which starts at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre o ... more		Duke Energy Renewables completes solar farm in Eastern N.C. Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, has completed construction of a 12.5-megawatt (MW) commercial-scale solar power project in Beaufort County, N.C., near Bath and Was ... more

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True Green Capital Management Brings 12.3MW of Solar Energy to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst		Renewable energy target in doubt as roadmap launched		Indian states aim to boost solar power		Kyocera Introduces Diamond Partner Program for Solar PV Installers		Number of Companies in the Solar Supply Chain Set to Plunge This Year
Recurrent Energy Has 88 MW DC Of Solar Running Across Sacramento		JLM Gets Cert For Gyezr Commercial Grade Solar Thermal Collectors		Concentrated Solar Power With Thermal Energy Storage Can Help Utilities		Engineered bacteria make fuel from sunlight		France sets 'emergency measures' for solar

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Canadian Solar Purchases 24 MW from SunEdison

MidAmerican Solar Acquires World's Largest Solar Development from SunPower

Arista Power Announces Launch Of Community Solar Purchasing Program

EJ McKay Advises SMA in Acquiring Jiangsu Zeversolar New Energy

SolarX Energy Introduces its 'Next Generation' Hybrid Solar Energy System

JinkoSolar to Jointly Invest and Develop 200 MW PV Project with Jinchuan Group in Gansu Province

Alexander and Baldwin And KIUC Announce Completion Of Port Allen Solar Facility On Kaua'i

China Sunergy Begins Manufacturing in Turkey

AE-AMD Renewable Energy And Tenesol Begin Work On Two Solar Projects In South Africa

Yingli Green Energy's PANDA Module Ranks No. 2 in TUV Rheinland Energy Yield Test

Yingli Green Energy Powers Tibetan Families with off-grid PV Systems

Yingli Green Energy's Multicrystalline PV Module Passes TUV SUD's PID Test

First CIGS Solar Cells from the CIGS Facility of Solliance Show 13.85% Efficiency

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