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October 22, 2013

Tiny 'LEGO brick' style studs make solar panels a quarter more efficient
London, UK (SPX) Oct 22, 2013
Rows of aluminium studs help solar panels extract more energy from sunlight than those with flat surfaces. Most solar cells used in homes and industry are made using thick layers of material to absorb sunlight, but have been limited in the past by relatively high costs. Many new, lower cost designs are limited as their layer of light-absorbing material is too thin to extract enough energy. In new research, scientists have demonstrated that the efficiency of all solar panel designs could be i ... read more

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Solar Exchange Advances to Final Round at Solar Startup Challenge Solar Exchange has announced it will compete in an investor-focused competition dedicated to solar industry startups at Solar Power International (SPI) in Chicago. Taking a page from Silicon Valley' ... more		Overcrowded German solar inverter market pushes suppliers to the brink Evidence that the solar inverter market has become overcrowded in certain key PV markets such as Germany is growing following Solutronic's recent announcement of insolvency. Due to the high co ... more		Tecta Announces Roof+Solar Financing Program Tecta Solar has introduced an innovative approach to financing roof replacement and roofing repair costs for its customers by leveraging current Federal and State solar incentives. "This is th ... more
				Harvard Business School installs AC PV solar array Harvard Business School has just completed a large rooftop solar installation using AC modules from ET Solar powered by SolarBridge microinverters. Massachusetts-based solar energy company Solect En ... more		IHS Cuts Global Solar Inverter Revenue Forecast in Light of Heavy Price Declines Global market revenue for solar photovoltaic (PV) inverters will drop by 9 percent in 2013, due to rapid price declines for commercial and utility-scale inverters and intense cost pressure in mature ... more

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Scientists develop heat-resistant materials that could vastly improve solar cell efficiency Scientists have created a heat-resistant thermal emitter that could significantly improve the efficiency of solar cells. The novel component is designed to convert heat from the sun into infrared li ... more		PROINSO presents PV-DIESEL hybrid systems PROINSO bets strongly on R and D and is working to increase sales of PV-DIESEL hybrid systems, which combine PV panels and a diesel generator as a backup power source. The fuel save controller ... 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		Trina Solar chief scientist at PVSEC 2013 Trina Solar took to the stage at PVSEC 2013 to provide an evaluation of current PV production costs and assess what the company believes will be the decisive buying factors for PV in the coming year ... more
				KYOCERA Announces Strategic Alliance with IronRidge for Solar Module Mounting Systems Kyocera Solar has announced a strategic alliance with IronRidge to supply high-reliability solar electric generating systems using the market's most advanced module-mounting technologies. Iron ... more		KYOCERA Collaborating with Mitsui and SB Energy The Kyocera Group's subsidiary in charge of sales of solar products and services in Japan, Kyocera Solar Corporation and Mitsui and Co have agreed to collaborate on the operation of the SoftBank Izu ... more

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Abengoa's Solana begins commercial operation Abengoa has announced that Solana has successfully passed commercial operation tests. This milestone marks a major accomplishment for Abengoa and the Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) industry. ... more		Trina Solar wins System Integration prize at 2013 Solar Industry Awards Trina Solar has announced that its Trinasmart voltage optimisation product has won the 2013 Solar Industry Award in the System Integration category. This follows success for Trina Solar Chairman and ... more		AI systems proposed to boost launch cadence reliability and traffic management China debuts Long March 12A reusable rocket in Jiuquan test flight Curiosity Blog, Sols 4750-4762: See You on the Other Side of the Sun		Trina Solar supplies 5MW to ESPE for ground-mounted project in Romania Trina Solar has announced that it has recently supplied 5MW to ESPE, a leading Italian company that designs and installs reliable green energy systems, for a ground-mounted project in Romania. ... more
				Kyocera Solar Helps Power Midway Airport Rental Car Facility Kyocera Solar has announced that 25 kilowatts (kW) of Kyocera photovoltaic modules now help power Chicago's Midway Airport's new environmentally friendly consolidated rental car facility. Installed ... more		UMD Robotic Bird Harvests Solar Energy Small robotic birds are showing lots of promise for tasks such as monitoring the environment and conducting surveillance. But one current drawback they have is the amount of time they are able to st ... more

Ethanol Safety Seminar Planned in Tacoma

US Biodiesel Production Surpasses Set Target for Second Straight Year

AREVA awarded a contract for the construction of a biomass power plant in the Philippines

Robot challenge: unload a spacecraft

Research aims at prosthetic arms with natural-like touch

'Biobots' may help map hidden, dangerous environments

Spain launches first offshore wind turbine

Windswept German island gives power to the people

Key German lawmaker: End renewable energy subsidies by 2020

Engine technology on the road to meeting emissions standards

Beijing to impose odd-even car ban in heavy pollution

GM to launch dual-fuel car in 2014

	Researchers find rust can power up artificial photosynthesis Chemists at Boston College have achieved a series of breakthroughs in their efforts to develop an economical means of harnessing artificial photosynthesis by narrowing the voltage gap between the tw ... more		World First for Stand-Alone, Solar-Powered Lighting Column Kaal Masten is presenting the Spirit: the world's first solar-powered lighting column that does not use mains power and is available in a complete series (up to 18 metres). As a result, we now have ... more		ET Solar Provides Solar Panels for Two Utility Projects in Chile ET Solar Group has announced that it has provided 4.8MW of solar PV panels for two utility scaled projects in Chile. Located in Combarbala, the IV Region, the projects, namely PSF Pama and PSF Lomas ... more		SolarBOS announces official release of Circuit Breaker Solutions SolarBOS is pleased to officially announce a new line of Circuit Breaker Recombiners and Enclosures. The new Circuit Breaker product line serves as an additional disconnecting option for custo ... 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

Minimum price on solar to protect South Australian consumers		KYOCERA Solar Gives Small Business an Edge with Energy Savings		KYOCERA Supplies Solar Modules for "Kizuna" Solar Park		University of Calgary solar teams on the world stage		Rocketdyne Tests High Concentrated PV System
Major leap towards graphene for solar cells		NREL Releases New Roadmap to Reducing Solar PV "Soft Costs" by 2020		Dutch team win Australian solar car race		Solar power's future brawl		DEK Solar Helps Break New Barriers for Low-Cost, High-Efficiency Solar Cells

Global Solar Installation Growth Set to Hit Three-Year High in 2014

Solid UK performance signals strong future for Trina Solar

Another 1MW of Community-Owned Solar Comes Online in Colorado

IKEA rolls out consumer solar panel systems in British stores

MECASOLAR to deliver structures to Australia's largest solar farm

Standard Solar and Solar Grid Storage Collaborate to Complete Pioneering Commercial Solar Microgrid

Solar Maid adds Several Island Locations

Trina Solar powers 11MWp Hazel Capital project for Oskomera

Heilind showcasing solar products at NECA

NREL Calculates Emissions and Costs of Power Plant Cycling Necessary for Increased Wind and Solar in the West

Robotic Installation Technologies Changing Solar Energy Market

India planning world's largest solar project

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