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October 29, 2013

Hanwha SolarOne Introduces a Residential Zep Compatible Solar Module in the US
Chicago IL (SPX) Oct 28, 2013
Hanwha SolarOne has announced the availability of its residential Zep Compatible Solar module in the United States in partnership with Zep Solar, Inc., a US based manufacturer of the first comprehensive platform for module-integrated installation hardware. The module combines Hanwha SolarOne's light-weight, durable, and high efficiency HSL Series with integrated grounding and mounting systems from Zep Solar, increasing safety and reducing installation costs, speeding installation by four-to-five t ... read more

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Sun Number Lowers the Cost of Customer Acquisition with SunShot Incubator Award In the eighth round of funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) SunShot Initiative Incubator Program, Sun Number has been awarded approximately $1 million to expand the geographic coverage o ... more		Scientists' new approach improves efficiency of solar cells An international team of scientists, led by researchers from the Universities of York and St Andrews, has developed a new method to increase the efficiency of solar cells. The new approach ach ... more		NRG Energy Introduces Solar Canopy to Extend Energy Independence Beyond the Rooftop NRG Energy through its wholly owned subsidiary NRG Solar - one of the nation's largest solar developers - has announced the offering of the fully customizable, freestanding NRG Solar Canopy. The int ... more
				KYOCERA Announces 1000-Volt Solar PV Modules Kyocera Solar has announced plans to offer new 1000-volt solar photovoltaic (PV) modules designed to significantly reduce labor and materials costs while simultaneously increasing overall system eff ... more		Scientists unveil energy-generating window Scientists in China said Thursday they had designed a "smart" window that can both save and generate energy, and may ultimately reduce heating and cooling costs for buildings. ... more

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Low-priced plastic photovoltaics devices, which tap the power of the sun and convert it to electricity, offer a green - and potentially unlimited - alternative to fossil fuel use. So why haven't solar technologies been more widely ... more		New study finds unprecedented warmth in Arctic The heat is on, at least in the Arctic... Average summer temperatures in the Eastern Canadian Arctic during the last 100 years are higher now than during any century in the past 44,000 years and per ... more				Solar panels can be used to provide heating and air conditioning The use of solar panels to produce hot water is standard practice, but researchers at the Madrid Universities Carlos III and Politecnica suggest that they may also be used to provide large offices w ... more
				Cleaner and greener cities with integrated transparent solar cells Imagine buildings in which the windows allow the sun's light to enter, and at the same time capture the energy from the sun needed to meet all their energy needs. In this seemingly futuristic scenar ... more		Simpler Manufacturing Cuts Cost Of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Solarcells In the near future, solar panels will not only be more efficient but also a lot cheaper and affordable for everyone, thanks to research by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) scientists. Th ... more

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ecoSolargy's End-To-End HDPV Solution Reduces PV System Costs ecoSolargy has announced availability of an end-to-end HDPV solution with the HDPV Alliance, an industry initiative aimed at reducing photovoltaic (PV) system costs while increasing energy productio ... more		New NRDC Crowdfunding Campaign to Connect Schools to Solar Power In a first-of-its kind melding of education, energy and environmentalism, the Natural Resources Defense Council has launched a crowdfunding campaign to support a new initiative to help schools purch ... more				Santerno Introduces New PV Power Plant Controller that Provides Single Point of Control At Solar Power International this week, Santerno, the Carraro Group company that specializes in alternative energy electronics and industrial automation, will display its new Santerno PV Power Plant ... more
				Solar Grid Storage and AllCell Partner to Help Ensure Grid Stability Solar Grid Storage today announced the selection of AllCell Technologies as a preferred supplier of large lithium-ion battery systems for their PowerFactor solar + storage systems. The Solar Grid St ... more		Trina Solar powers Lightsource projects with 20MWp Trina Solar has announced that it has entered into an agreement to supply PV modules with a total generation capacity of 20MWp to Lightsource Renewable Energy, the UK's leading solar energy generato ... more

Plant used as biodiesel source found to hide poisonous problem

Maverick Biofuels Awarded Three US Patents for the Production of Mixed-alcohols from Methanol

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US unveils bionic man with 'Russian intellect'

Walking robots: it's all in the hips, say Japan researchers

Robot challenge: unload a spacecraft

Shifting winds in turbine arrays

Windswept German island gives power to the people

Spain launches first offshore wind turbine

Proposed car system could alleviate unexplained traffic jams

China's Dongfeng mulls 'rationality' of Peugeot move

Eight U.S. states in agreement to promote zero-emission vehicles

	Tiny 'LEGO brick' style studs make solar panels a quarter more efficient 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 abso ... more		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

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KYOCERA Announces Strategic Alliance with IronRidge for Solar Module Mounting Systems		KYOCERA Collaborating with Mitsui and SB Energy		Abengoa's Solana begins commercial operation		Trina Solar wins System Integration prize at 2013 Solar Industry Awards		Trina Solar supplies 5MW to ESPE for ground-mounted project in Romania

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UMD Robotic Bird Harvests Solar Energy

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World First for Stand-Alone, Solar-Powered Lighting Column

ET Solar Provides Solar Panels for Two Utility Projects in Chile

SolarBOS announces official release of Circuit Breaker Solutions

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

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Solid UK performance signals strong future for Trina Solar

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

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