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February 26, 2014

Power Module Design for an Ultra Efficient Three-Level Utility Grid Solar Inverter
Unterhaching, Germany (SPX) Feb 26, 2014
The race to achieve highest efficiency had engineers turning to innovative topologies and new components such as SiC to take the lead. In parallel, after years of dormancy, old but very innovative ideas such as the mixed-voltage NPC topology have been rediscovered and put to good use in many solar inverter applications. Surprisingly, all these efforts have focused on the power range up to 100kW, while standard two-level topologies with low switching frequencies continue to dominate in the range be ... read more

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SunEdison Interconnects Solar Power Plant For Davis-Monathan AFB SunEdison and MIC Solar Energy Holdings have announced the completion of a 16.4 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant located outside Tucson, Arizona on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB ... more		Student-Built Solar, Wind-Powered Vehicles Deliver Imagination, Innovation Student teams from six Los Angeles-area high schools proved on Feb. 21 that amazing things can happen when imagination goes head to head with an engineering problem, a limited budget and not enough ... more		The Alliance for Solar Choice Questions Motive of Northeast Utilities System Last week, Northeast Utilities System (NU) in Massachusetts opposed a plan that would bring economic growth to the state while boosting use of cleaner and more efficient solar energy. Solar delivers ... more
				JA Solar Multi-Si Solar Cells Surpass 19% Conversion Efficiency JA Solar Holdings has announced that its multi-crystalline silicon ("multi-Si") solar cells have surpassed 19% conversion efficiency. This latest improvement in efficiency, achieved using adva ... more		Unique process to recycle rare metals Midsummer has developed a unique process to recover leftover rare metals such as indium and gallium when manufacturing thin film CIGS solar cells. The unique process will extensively reduce thin fil ... more

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Sun shines on New York solar energy boom On a rooftop in the Bronx far from the skyscrapers of Manhattan, 4,760 panels soak up the winter rays. Welcome to the solar power boom in New York state. ... more		Solar-induced hybrid fuel cell produces electricity directly from biomass Although low temperature fuel cells powered by methanol or hydrogen have been well studied, existing low temperature fuel cell technologies cannot directly use biomass as a fuel because of the lack ... more		Earth-Based 3D Printing Technology Offers New Path to Affordable Housing in Australia Drones measure wastewater treatment plants greenhouse emissions at greater levels than official estimates Protein Production Tested in Microgravity for Sustainable Space Missions		Artificial leaf jumps developmental hurdle In a recent early online edition of Nature Chemistry, ASU scientists, along with colleagues at Argonne National Laboratory, have reported advances toward perfecting a functional artificial leaf. ... more
				NMSU engineers install photovoltaic power, data acquisition system Photovoltaic power systems can be found at homes, businesses and other universities, but the new photovoltaic systems at New Mexico State University's Southwest Technology Development Institute are ... more		Harvesting light, the single-molecule way New insights into one of the molecular mechanisms behind light harvesting, the process that enables photosynthetic organisms to thrive, even as weather conditions change from full sunlight to deep c ... more

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Australia to investigate renewable energy target The Australian government is reviewing the country's renewable energy target, which calls for 20 percent of Australia's electricity to be generated by clean energy sources by 2020. ... more		Next Generation of Solar Energy Storage Advances as Nevada Project Begins Commissioning SolarReserve has announced that construction of the 110 megawatt (MW) Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project located near Tonopah, Nevada, marked another major milestone by entering the plant commissio ... more		SpaceX to Acquire EchoStar AWS-3 Spectrum Licenses in $2.6 Billion Stock Deal Student CubeSat set for launch to support NASA IMAP mission with space weather data collection Austrian PRETTY CubeSat joins ESA OPS-SAT Space Lab under Graz leadership		Stanford scientist to unveil 50-state plan to transform US to renewable energy Stanford Professor Mark Jacobson and his colleagues recently developed detailed plans to transform the energy infrastructure of New York, California and Washington states from fossil fuels to 100 pe ... more
				Renewable energy review called, as US urges stronger investment The Abbott government has announced a review of Australia's renewable energy target, led by business leader Dick Warburton, which could see the scheme weakened or even scrapped. The review, du ... more		KYOCERA Solar Modules Independently Tested Show Excellent Performance After 10 Years of Operation Kyocera has announced that its solar modules installed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) have been independently tested and their performance levels verified, showing an exc ... more

Team converts sugarcane to a cold-tolerant, oil-producing crop

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Italian farmers hail coming of biomethane production incentives

RoboDoc to the rescue: NASA to send robotic doctor to space

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Sustainable manufacturing system to better consider the human component

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Experts warn explosive nuclear testing would trigger escalation

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CCL Components joins Trina Solar's UK distributor network		Flat-pack lens boosts solar power		SunEdison Builds Solar Parking Canopy Whole Foods In Brooklyn		SunEdison Team Advances Solar Energy Industry In Saudi Arabia		Siva Power Approaches 19% Efficiency in Record Time
Solis Partners Installs Solar Power at Bristol-Myers Squibb		India's national solar plan a WTO issue		Vernier and KidWind Bring Sensor Technology to Turbines and Panel Kits		Sunpreme Double Glass demonstrate extreme ruggedness in Antarctica tests		St. Thomas University celebrates completion of major solar energy project in Haiti

Sunrun Acquires REC Solar's Residential Division, AEE Solar and SnapNrack

Housing Authority adds 16 solar units to elderly living complex

TAQNIA Acquires 50% of SUN and LIFE, Regional Leader in Solar Energy

KYOCERA Solar Helps ABB Australia Reduce its Environmental Impact

Recurrent Pitch Announces Completion of six-project portfolio

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Canadian Solar Secures Top Foreign Brand Position in Japanese Market

Soligent Introduces Solar Engine

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SolarCity and Taylor Morrison to Offer Solar Power to Hundreds of Homes in Phoenix

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New theory may lead to more efficient solar cells

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Ingenious innovation solves worldwide solar problem

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Canadian Solar to Power 4 New Utility Projects In Southern California

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Cobalt Power and Trina Solar Installing Commercial Trinasmart in North America

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