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May 24, 2013

Solar Industry Capital Spending Hits Seven-Year Low in 2013
El Segundo CA (SPX) May 24, 2013
Although global capital spending this year in the photovoltaics (PV) supply chain is expected to fall to its lowest level since 2006, indications signal that the downturn in investment has hit bottom and that purchases of equipment may soon rebound. Capital spending among PV companies is set to drop to $2.3 billion in 2013, down 36 percent from $3.6 billion in 2012, according to the PV Manufacturing and Capital Spending Tool from information and analytics provider IHS. The anticipated fall w ... read more

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Innovation could bring flexible solar cells, transistors, displays Researchers have created a new type of transparent electrode that might find uses in solar cells, flexible displays for computers and consumer electronics and future "optoelectronic" circuits for se ... more		Sempra U.S. Gas and Power, Consolidated Edison Development announce solar partnership Sempra U.S. Gas and Power and Consolidated Edison Development (ConEdison Development) has announced an agreement to partner in two of Sempra U.S. Gas and Power's solar power facilities, the 150-mega ... more		First Four-Junction Solar Cell for Concentrator Photovoltaic Systems Soitec (Euronext) has announced the industry's first four-junction solar cell device, which works under concentrated sunlight, putting the company on the solar-energy industry's technology roadmap a ... more
				SolarEdge Unveils New Line Of Products SolarEdge Technologies has unveiled a new line of products for commercial applications in the North America market. The new offering includes: a line of 3-phase solar inverters from 9kW to 20k ... more		DuPont Solamet Photovoltaic Metallizations Boost Power in New JA Solar Cypress Panels DuPont Microcircuit Materials (DuPont) and JA Solar Holdings (JA Solar), recently collaborated to achieve a reported 19.4 percent solar cell efficiency. The new JA Solar Cypress solar module is made ... more

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Walmart Announces Completion of Eight New Solar Arrays in Massachusetts Walmart has announced the completion of eight new solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays in Massachusetts with an event at its Walpole store, demonstrating the store's solar array for state and local offici ... more		ProtekPark Solar Launches REVIVE Line for Quick and Efficient Solar Parking and EV Charging Integration ProtekPark Solar has launched REVIVE, a system designed to integrate solar energy solutions with EV charging stations into a variety of structures commonly found in parking environments, including p ... more		CO2 soon to be buried under North Sea oil platform From farms to court, climate-hit communities take on big polluters From predator to plate: Japan bear crisis sparks culinary craze		Owens Corning Selects Constellation to Develop Solar Project for DelMar N.Y. Facility Owens Corning and Constellation have announced the development of a 2.6-megawatt (DC) solar generation project that will supply clean energy to the company's thermal and acoustical insulation plant ... more
				Empower Energies Completes Four Solar Projects for General Motors Empower Energies has announced the completion of four new photovoltaic (PV) solar projects at the General Motors Warren Technical Center campus, in Warren, MI. The installations include a ground-mou ... more		Boston's Largest Solar Rooftop Development Brought to Life by FireFlower Alternative Energy Local company FireFlower Alternative Energy has partnered with First Highland Management and Development to develop the largest rooftop solar array in the City of Boston. The project is located in t ... more

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Team Wins Cubesat Berth to Gather Earth Energy Imbalance Measurements A team of scientists has won a berth on a tiny satellite to explore one of NASA's most important frontiers in climate studies: the imbalance in Earth's energy budget and the extent to which fast-cha ... more		New insights into how materials transfer heat could lead to improved electronics U of T Engineering researchers, working with colleagues from Carnegie Mellon University, have published new insights into how materials transfer heat, which could lead eventually to smaller, more po ... more		AI systems proposed to boost launch cadence reliability and traffic management China debuts Long March 12A reusable rocket in Jiuquan test flight Space Themed Casino Games Slots, Rockets, and Astronaut Adventures		Artificial Forest for Solar Water-Splitting In the wake of the sobering news that atmospheric carbon dioxide is now at its highest level in at least three million years, an important advance in the race to develop carbon-neutral renewable ene ... more
				Moth-Inspired Nanostructures Take the Color Out of Thin Films Inspired by the structure of moth eyes, researchers at North Carolina State University have developed nanostructures that limit reflection at the interfaces where two thin films meet, suppressing th ... more		NIST demonstrates significant improvement in the performance of solar-powered hydrogen generation Using a powerful combination of microanalytic techniques that simultaneously image photoelectric current and chemical reaction rates across a surface on a micrometer scale, researchers at the Nation ... more

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	U.S. Army and Lockheed Martin Commission Microgrid at Fort Bliss U.S. Army and Lockheed Martin officials commissioned the first U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) grid-tied microgrid integrating both renewable resources and energy storage during a ribbon cutting ce ... more		China denounces anticipated EU solar tariffs China warned that the European Union's proposed levying of punitive duties on Chinese solar panels would "severely impair" bilateral trade ties. ... more		China warns EU to drop telecom probe, solar panel tax China warned the European Union against escalating trade disputes Thursday, urging Brussels to drop plans to probe Chinese telecom products and impose hefty taxes on its solar panels. ... more		Solar panels as inexpensive as paint Most Americans want the U.S. to place more emphasis on developing solar power, recent polls suggest. A major impediment, however, is the cost to manufacture, install and maintain solar panels. Simpl ... more

China announces 'major' military drills around Taiwan

Israeli air force deploys first laser interception system

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NREL Quantifies Significant Value in Concentrating Solar Power

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China warns EU against protectionism on solar panels

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Dominion Virginia Power Selects Old Dominion University For First Rooftop Solar Power Installation

Stellar Solar Activates 285kW Cedars-Sinai Solar Installation

Envision Solar Completes First Cadillac Solar Tree Structure

127 Megawatt Utility-Scale Solar Installation Opens in Arizona

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Saint-Gobain Announces Strategic Initiatives in Renewable Energy

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Trina Solar presents new high-efficiency products and focus on extended service proposition

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