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June 28, 2013

Largest-in-the-Nation Feed-in Tariff Solar Program Kicks Off
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jun 28, 2013
With the flip of a switch, Los Angeles officials have inaugurated the nation's largest rooftop solar Feed-in Tariff (FiT) program, enabling hundreds of building owners to create solar power plants on their rooftops and sell solar power to the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) for distribution on the city's power grid. All told, the LADWP FiT Program, originally proposed and supported by the Los Angeles Business Council and the CLEAN LA Solar Coalition, will generate 150 megawatts ( ... read more

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ET Solar Supplied Solar Modules to School Projects in Southern California ET Solar Group has announced that it has completed the delivery to Apple Valley Unified School District in Southern California for its 2.3 MW solar projects installed by DS Energy Solutions. T ... more		SolarCity Introduces Energy Explorer Responding to President Obama's call earlier today for private industry to do more on climate change, SolarCity unveiled Energy Explorer, new software that provides homeowners a self-guided tour of ... more		Santerno Solar Skids To Be Installed To The Largest Solar Installation In Vermont Santerno has announced that Greenwood Biosar has selected Santerno 1.5MW and 750kW Solar Skids powered by TG760 1000V TL NA inverters for the largest solar plant to be installed in Vermont. Th ... more
				JinkoSolar Supplies Solar Modules to First Private Solar Park in India JinkoSolar Holding has announced that it has supplied 25.8 MW of high-efficient solar PV modules to the first private solar park in India. Located in Mandrup Village, Solapur District, Maharas ... more		TUV Rheinland to Launch New Inverter Functionality Testing Program At Intersolar North America, TUV Rheinland, a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL), will introduce a smart inverter testing program that enables the grid-connect functions for the emergin ... more

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Fronius Solar.web Maximizes PV System Uptime Fronius Solar.web, a new, free online portal from Fronius USA, helps photovoltaic (PV) system installers, integrators and owners maximize system uptime and energy yield through data generation and i ... more		New Asoka Adapter First to Network Solar Power Systems Using Powerline Communications Asoka Corporation has announced the PL7070-COM, an RS-485 serial PLCbridge adapter designed to minimize the networking challenges of connecting solar equipment throughout a building. The PL707 ... more		OPERA satellite data sharpens US crop and water management Alen Space begins SATMAR satellite validation over Bay of Algeciras Deep Arctic gas hydrate mounds host ultra deep cold seep ecosystem		Solar Trackers Beam Growing Energy Trend into China and India The solar power industry is spreading from matured developed economies into emerging nations further afield, states new analysis by research and consulting firm GlobalData. The new report look ... more
				Solar power heads in a new direction: Thinner Most efforts at improving solar cells have focused on increasing the efficiency of their energy conversion, or on lowering the cost of manufacturing. But now MIT researchers are opening another aven ... more		Hanwha SolarOne with Roll-out of new Polycrystalline Portfolio Hanwha SolarOne has launched its new poly-crystalline module series in Europe at the Intersolar exhibition opening in Munich, Germany. Features of the new modules include higher efficiencies, reduce ... more

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DOE Verifies Alta's Solar Material Harvests Alot More Energy in the Heat The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Alta Devices have jointly demonstrated that Alta's solar material retains its high efficiency in real-world conditions ... more		Solar Impulse Plane Is Completing A Trans-continental Flight The pioneer pilots of the Solar Impulse who are currently completing a coast-to-coast solar-powered flight across America will be keynoting the first day of the Renewable Energy Finance Forum-Wall S ... more		AI systems proposed to boost launch cadence reliability and traffic management China debuts Long March 12A reusable rocket in Jiuquan test flight How to Refinance a Personal Loan is it the Right Choice for You		Inmarsat Partners With Students To Power Mobile Satcoms During World Solar Challenge Inmarsat has announced its sponsorship of Solar Team Twente, a group of 16 Dutch engineering students who will compete in the prestigious World Solar Challenge, which takes place in Australia from 6 ... more
				Trina Solar showcases enhanced Trinasmart Trina Solar Limited (TSL) presents an enhanced version of Trinasmart, a module-integrated solution that optimises the energy output of PV systems, enhances the safety of solar arrays, improves the i ... more		A cheaper drive to 'cool' fuels University of Delaware chemist Joel Rosenthal is driven to succeed in the renewable energy arena. Working in his lab in UD's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Rosenthal and doctoral student ... more

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Scientists create a robot fish that can dive beneath water's surface

Japan robot says space mission 'big stride' for androids

Robot mimics hamster in a ball to navigate farm fields

Next step on King Island wind power project welcomed

Chile expands wind power resources

Renewable energy use gaining worldwide: IEA

Electric car maker Tesla debuts quick battery swap system

British team cracks 200 mph in electric car, sets record

Arnie defends his Hummer fleet as eco-friendly

	Uncovering quantum secret in photosynthesis The efficient conversion of sunlight into useful energy is one of the challenges which stand in the way of meeting the world's increasing energy demand in a clean, sustainable way without relying on ... more		Future looks bright for carbon nanotube solar cells In an approach that could challenge silicon as the predominant photovoltaic cell material, University of Wisconsin-Madison materials engineers have developed an inexpensive solar cell that exploits ... more		EU trade chief sees speedy end to China solar row The European Union's trade chief expressed confidence Friday that Brussels and Beijing can reach a speedy agreement in a bitter dispute over Chinese solar panels that sparked fears of a debilitating trade war. ... more		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

SDA expands Tracking Layer satellite awards and related missile defense contracts

Space Systems Command activates System Delta 80 for assured space access

Rheinmetall ICEYE Space Solutions to provide SAR reconnaissance data to German military

Polymer-coated catalyst protects "artificial leaf"		Dynamic Energy and Stone Quest Complete New Jersey Solar Project		Eltek THEIA HE Enhanced Performance Solar Inverters and New Solar Energy Storage System		Talesun Solar Awarded UL 1000V Module Certification		Future looks bright for carbon nanotube solar cells
China, EU to hold talks on solar dispute		juwi Still Relies on the Power of the Sun with Focus on International Business		KYOCERA to Supply and Construct 30 MW of Solar Power at Agricultural Facilities Across Japan		China, EU to hold talks on solar dispute		Maxwell Technologies and Soitec Demonstrate Benefits Of Integrating Energy Storage With CPV Technology

KYOCERA Donates Solar Power Generating Systems to Schools in Tanzania and Uganda

Leading Companies Team Up to Develop an Unrivalled Lithium Sulfur Solar Energy Storage System

World's Largest Solar-Powered Boat Comes to Boston

XIOLINK Installs Solar Panels Atop Downtown St. Louis Headquarters

For solar pilot, human endurance is the sky's limit

Goal Zero and In-Q-Tel Sign Strategic Agreement to Develop Deployable Power Systems

MECASOLAR leads a European R and D project

1.3GW of PV Installations Eliminated by EU Anti-Dumping Duties in 2013

DLR and CIEMAT commission a meteorological station for solar power plants

Testing Artificial Photosynthesis

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

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