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May 12, 2014

Agua Caliente Solar Project is the largest in the world
Phoenix (UPI) May 9, 2013
The Agua Caliente Solar Project, which was completed last week, is now operational and poised to start churning out power. Once it does, it will officially be the largest working solar panel array in the world. The plant, which includes more than 5 million solar panels, is expected to pump out 290 megawatts of electricity. Situated in the Arizona desert between the cities of Yuma and Pheonix, the array is twice the size of Central Park. At full capacity, the new plant will be able to power 230, ... read more

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Sun sets on Spaniards' solar power dreams "The sun could be yours," the Spanish government promised in 2007, encouraging citizens to invest in solar power. Many who did now wish they could give it back. ... more		Tennessee utility to add more solar power to grid U.S. energy provider Dominion said Wednesday it added solar power developments in Tennessee that will bring its total solar power portfolio to 212 megawatts. ... more		EnerTech and Morgan to sell Solar CPV Technology to Kuwait and Middle East EnerTech Holding Company is pleased to announce that it has entered into a strategic investment and partnership agreement with Morgan Solar. MSI has developed a revolutionary, low cost and high effi ... more
				JinkoSolar to Supply 100 MW Solar PV Modules for Two Projects in Chile JinkoSolar Holding has announced that it signed contracts to supply 100 MW of PV modules for two PV projects in Chile. Both projects are located in Chile's Atacama Desert region, which has one ... more		Natcore's Black Silicon Succeeds In First-Ever Solar Cell Production Line Test One of the world's largest photovoltaic manufacturers has been the first to process Natcore Technology's black silicon wafers into working solar cells in an actual production line rather than in a l ... more

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21.2% World Record Efficiency PERC Silicon Solar Cell Using Heraeus Ag Metallization Pastes The Institute for Solar Energy Research Hamelin (ISFH) increases the conversion efficiency of industrial p-type silicon solar cells with screen-printed metal contacts from today's typical 17.5% to 1 ... more		Qnergy Captures World Record for Solar Thermoacoustic Power Generation Qnergy has announced a major breakthrough in solar thermoacoustic power generation. The company recently set a new world record, using acoustic waves created by solar heat to produce 1 kW of electri ... more		Growing rice in the UK 'not so crazy' as climate warms UN support for Morocco's plan for Western Sahara 'historic': King Mohammed VI Camels replace cows as Kenya battles drought		Tin helps scientists build new cheaper solar cells That man on the street corner sporting the tin hat and claiming to have conversed with aliens may not be crazy after all; he could have just been demonstrating the sun-absorbing qualities of tinplate, the silvery-white metal element of atomic number 50. ... more
				Ameren Missouri breaks ground on Missouri Investor-Owned Utility Solar Plant Construction on Missouri's largest investor-owned utility solar facility - the O'Fallon Renewable Energy Center - has begun with the ceremonial installation of the first solar panel. St. Louis ... more		US Army Pre-Qualifies Solar Provider Team The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has pre-qualified a four-company team led by TransGen Energy of Rockville, Maryland to bid for solar projects at U.S. military installations throughout the United St ... more

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Taking the lead out of a promising solar cell Northwestern University researchers are the first to develop a new solar cell with good efficiency that uses tin instead of lead perovskite as the harvester of light. The low-cost, environmentally f ... more		National Bank of Canada backing Ontario solar facilities The National Bank of Canada is backing three solar power plants planned for Ontario with more than $100 million in construction financing, Canadian Solar said. ... more		Southern Taurid meteor shower to peak this week with bright fireballs Chinese astronauts use upgraded oven to barbecue chicken wings and steaks aboard space station Florida backs space growth as FIU leads governance and security research		UK Government's 2020 solar targets achievable if commercial sector wakes up Trina Solar has set out that the commercial sector could drive the UK to 3GW in 2014, bolstering chances of meeting the government's goal of 20GW by 2020. Speaking at the Large Scale Solar UK event ... more
				Solar facility in Arizona can power 230,000 homes A 290-megawatt solar project in Arizona, Aqua Caliente, "raises the bar" for clean energy development in the United States, its development company said. ... more		Schneider Electric partners with Canadian Energy to grow Canadian Off-Grid Solar and Backup Power Markets Schneider Electric Solar Business is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with Canadian Energy Corp for exclusive distribution of Schneider Electric's battery-based, solar offer in Canada ... more

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Stephen Hawking says threat of artificial intelligence a real concern

Offshore wind supported with U.S. federal funding

GDF Suez, others, selected to build offshore wind farms

U.S. moves closer to first-ever offshore wind farm

Toyota posts record annual profit of $17.9 bn

Life-changer or death sentence? Madrid's electric bikes

Google says driving forward on autonomous car

	New study shows power prices will be lower with Renewable Energy Target A new study shows future power prices will be lower with Australia's Renewable Energy Target in place than they would be if it was removed, the Clean Energy Council said. Clean Energy Council ... more		New Solar Power Plant Equal to Taking 70K Cars Off Road Each Year NRG Energy, through its wholly-owned subsidiary NRG Solar, along with partner MidAmerican Solar have announced they have achieved substantial completion at their Agua Caliente Solar Photovoltaic Fac ... more		In a commanding position - and now cheaper Transparent conductive films are now an integral part of our everyday lives. Whether in smartphones, tablets, laptops, flat screens or (on a larger scale) in solar cells. Yet they are expensive and ... more		GE's Energy Investing Unit Exceeds Renewable Energy Milestone GE Energy Financial Services has announced it has exceeded $10 billion in renewable energy investment commitments worldwide to become one of the industry's leading investors. The projects generate t ... more

BlackSky signs contract exceeding 30 million dollars to supply Gen-3 ISR for defense client

Trump says not considering US strikes on Venezuela

U.S. ordered all nonemergency personnel, family to leave Mali

ET Solar Completes PV Power Plant In Israel For EDF		OPDE finishes construction of new 12MWp solar farm in UK		Newark Airport Goes Solar With Rooftop Initiative		Microgrid Installs Solar Array on Missouri History Museum		DuPont China Holding and Zhenfa New Energy Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement
University of Utah Makes Solar Accessible		Locus Energy Named Preferred Supplier for Amicus Solar Cooperative		Franklin's New Solar Pumping Technology Proves Itself in Africa		US to Dodge Solar Shortage This Year Even Amid New Antidumping Fines on Chinese Module Suppliers		The UK solar strategy lays ground for a stable future

KYOCERA Invests in Solar Projects with US Light Energy

New Zealand government to develop Samoan renewable power sector

Solar array being built at Fort Huachuca in Arizona

Solar energy gaining in U.S. energy sector

NY Gov. Cuomo praised by NRDC for solar power agenda

IPVEA To Study Global Solar PV Supply Chain

KYOCERA Provides Solar Modules and Materials to Avnet Tech Games 2014 Solar Scrimmage

US urged to drop India WTO case on solar

Like a hall of mirrors, nanostructures trap photons inside ultrathin solar cells

NREL Unlocking Secrets of New Solar Material

Atomic switcheroo explains origins of thin-film solar cell mystery

RWE to help build 37MW British solar farm

Nanoparticles Create Skinny Solar Cells

Research Underway For Companion Plants To PV

Pakistan plans huge desert solar park to fight energy crisis

China looks toward greener energy future

Obama launches measures to support solar energy in US

New 'tunable' semiconductors will allow better detectors, solar cells

Shiny quantum dots brighten future of solar cells

Scientists open door to better solar cells, superconductors and hard-drives

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