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June 20, 2013

Polymer-coated catalyst protects "artificial leaf"
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jun 19, 2013
Due to the fluctuating availability of solar energy, storage solutions are urgently needed. One option is to use the electrical energy generated inside solar cells to split water by means of electrolysis, in the process yielding hydrogen that can be used for a storable fuel. Researchers at the HZB Institute for Solar Fuels have modified so called superstrate solar cells with their highly efficient architecture in order to obtain hydrogen from water with the help of suitable catalysts. This type of ... read more

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Qatar comes to rescue of Germany's Solarworld German solar panel manufacturer Solarworld announced Tuesday a capital injection by Qatar, a move which will save the company from bankruptcy as the German sector struggles against Asian competition. ... more		China, EU to hold talks on solar dispute China said Tuesday it would this week hold talks with the European Union in a bid to resolve a dispute over solar panels and other business issues, as tensions between the two risk escalating into a trade war. ... more		juwi Still Relies on the Power of the Sun with Focus on International Business Despite the difficult circumstances in the German home market juwi, the specialist in energy from Worrstadt, sticks to its solar branch, but is going to adjust the capacities to the changed situatio ... more
				KYOCERA to Supply and Construct 30 MW of Solar Power at Agricultural Facilities Across Japan Kyocera has announced that it is supplying approximately 30 megawatts (MW) of solar power generating systems to one of the largest solar power projects in Japan which is being implemented by the Nat ... more		Eltek THEIA HE Enhanced Performance Solar Inverters and New Solar Energy Storage System Eltek, the world leader in high efficiency power systems for telecommunications, industrial applications and renewable energy projects, announced it will showcase its new THEIA HE-es system and upda ... more

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Talesun Solar Awarded UL 1000V Module Certification Zhongli Talesun Solar has announced its newly manufactured 60 and 72 cell polycrystalline and monocrystalline modules have received Underwriter Laboratories 1000V certification. The new certif ... more		Dynamic Energy and Stone Quest Complete New Jersey Solar Project Dynamic Energy completed the installation of a 193.5 kW solar photovoltaic system at the Stone Quest, Inc. facility in Carteret, New Jersey. Stone Quest, Inc. is a leading New York and New Jersey na ... more				China, EU to hold talks on solar dispute China said Tuesday it will this week hold talks with the European Union in a bid to resolve a dispute over solar panels and other business issues, as tensions between the two risk escalating into a trade war. ... more
				Maxwell Technologies and Soitec Demonstrate Benefits Of Integrating Energy Storage With CPV Technology Maxwell Technologies and Soitec have announced that they will collaborate on a California Energy Commission-funded, two-phase program to demonstrate the cost and efficiency benefits of combining an ... more		KYOCERA Donates Solar Power Generating Systems to Schools in Tanzania and Uganda Kyocera has announced that it has donated solar power generating systems to four secondary schools in Tanzania and three primary schools in Uganda. Donation ceremonies were held at the schools in Ki ... more

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Leading Companies Team Up to Develop an Unrivalled Lithium Sulfur Solar Energy Storage System A consortium of leading energy companies is to develop safe, lightweight and robust solar energy storage systems for the military around the world and will also be adapted for the commercial and res ... more		World's Largest Solar-Powered Boat Comes to Boston In support of its mission to build stronger relationships between scientists, entrepreneurs and innovators in Massachusetts and Switzerland, swissnex Boston is welcoming the world's largest solar-po ... more				XIOLINK Installs Solar Panels Atop Downtown St. Louis Headquarters XIOLINK has announced the installation of an advanced solar electricity system to provide sustainable energy to its downtown St. Louis headquarters. XIOLINK's building at 1111 Olive St. becomes one ... more
				For solar pilot, human endurance is the sky's limit Pilot Andre Borschberg oversaw the construction of a solar plane that can fly through the night, but these days the entrepreneur is more concerned with the limits of man than of technology. ... more		Goal Zero and In-Q-Tel Sign Strategic Agreement to Develop Deployable Power Systems Goal Zero has announced a strategic investment and technology development agreement with In-Q-Tel (IQT). IQT is a non-profit, strategic investor that identifies, adapts, and delivers innovative tech ... more

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	MECASOLAR leads a European R and D project The European Union has launched a new research project called OPTIMUS, part of the EUREKA Technology Cooperation Program, which over the next three years will focus on the research and development o ... more		1.3GW of PV Installations Eliminated by EU Anti-Dumping Duties in 2013 European photovoltaic (PV) installations are forecast to fall by more than 6 gigawatts (GW) in 2013, with 1.3 GW of this decline attributed to incoming EU anti-dumping duties on Chinese modules acco ... more		DLR and CIEMAT commission a meteorological station for solar power plants How much solar energy reaches a power plant? Is the Sun often obscured by dust or other atmospheric particles? Power station operators need a great deal of meteorological data before deciding on the ... more		Testing Artificial Photosynthesis With the daily mean concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide having reached 400 parts-per-million for the first time in human history, the need for carbon-neutral alternatives to fossil fuel ene ... more

Brill Install First Micro Inverted PV Systems In The North Of England		DuPont and Yingli Green Energy Sign Expanded Strategic Agreement		Clean Energy Collective Awarded Three Additional Solar Gardens		Chinese Antidumping Duties to Drive up Solar Polysilicon Devices		ET Solar Modules Installed in the Third Largest Commercial PV Plant in Chile
US DoI Approves SolarReserve's 100 MW Arizona Solar Power Project		Growing Demand for New Production Homes with Solar		Greenwood Biosar Commences Construction of One of Vermont's Largest Solar Arrays		BluEarth Renewables to Purchase Four Utility-Scale Solar Power Plants From Canadian Solar		Solar plane on cross-country trek lands in St. Louis

CTRL+P: Printing Australia's largest solar cells

Recurrent Announces Commercial Operation of PV Projects in Ontario

Verengo Announces 8,000th Solar Home Installation

Trina Solar supplies 10.5MW to Prosolia Energia

Japan Set to Become World's Largest Solar Revenue Market in 2013

Renewable energy project in Arizona, Nevada get U.S. approval

GreenLancer.com Launches "Virtual Engineering Center" Online Resource

EU defies Beijing, Berlin to impose levies on Chinese solar panels

EU faces tough decision on China solar panels

Organic polymers show sunny potential

MECASOLAR presents horizontal tracker

KYOCERA Solar Modules Power San Diego County's First Net-Zero Energy Apartments

Tenaska Sends First Energy from Large-scale Solar Project in the Imperial Valley

Aid project in Liberia

Yingli Green Energy Joins SolarAid to Spread Light for Learning in Africa

SolarCity and Goldman Sachs Create Largest US Rooftop Solar Lease Financing Platform

Canadian Solar Donates PV Modules to Power the OrcaLab Whale Research Centre

GaAs Nanowires Harvest Solar Power

Romano Wins Eskom Rooftop Project In Johannesburg

Yingli Supplies Modules for Largest Single PV Site In Malaysia

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