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August 06, 2014

How living things capture energy from the sun
Bethesda MD (SPX) Aug 05, 2014
Since Alexandre Edmond Becquerel first discovered the photovoltaic effect in 1839, humankind has sought to further understand and harness the power of sunlight for its own purposes. In a new research report published in the August 2014 issue of the FASEB Journal, scientists may have uncovered a new method of exploiting the power of sunlight by focusing on a naturally occurring combination of lipids that have been strikingly conserved throughout evolution. This conservation-or persistence ove ... read more

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New Material Allows for Ultra-Thin Solar Cells Extremely thin, semi-transparent, flexible solar cells could soon become reality. At the Vienna University of Technology, Thomas Mueller, Marco Furchi and Andreas Pospischil have managed to create a ... more		Asia Development Bank to help drive low-carbon investments The Asian Development Bank said Monday it was taking a commercial investment perspective toward developing a low-carbon Asian economy. ... more		'Active' surfaces control what's on them Researchers at MIT and in Saudi Arabia have developed a new way of making surfaces that can actively control how fluids or particles move across them. The work might enable new kinds of biomedical o ... more
				Flyer Hopes To Make Solar Flying Popular Solar-powered aircraft could offer a low-cost way to train future pilots, if the partners developing the Sun Flyer succeed in their ambitious plans. A technology demonstrator-a PC-Aero Elektra One-f ... more		KYOCERA Solar Modules Tapped by Sierra Nevada to Power New Brewery in Mills River Nearly everyone enjoys a good beer now and again. A delicious beer sustainably brewed with renewable energy that pours down from the sun might make that happy hour indulgence even more enjoyable. ... more

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SPCG and KYOCERA Complete 35 Utility-Scale Solar Farms in Thailand SPCG Public and Kyocera have announced the full operational launch of one of Southeast Asia's largest solar power projects. Since 2010, 35 "solar farms" totaling approximately 257 megawatts (MW) hav ... more		Centrica acquires U.S. solar power company A North American subsidiary of British energy company Centrica said it paid $54 million to acquire a U.S. solar power company. ... more		Philosopher argues AI consciousness may remain unknowable Climate driven model explores Neanderthal and modern human overlap in Iberia Economic losses from natural disasters down by a third in 2025: Swiss Re		Quantum Dots Boost Conversion Efficiency Of GaAs Solar Cells A team of scientists from Taiwan has shown that adding CdS or CdSe quantum dots (QDs) to GaAs solar cells could increase their efficiency by nearly 25 percent. The results were reported in Nature la ... more
				Yingli Expands South American Footprit Yingli Green Energy has expanded its footprint in the Americas by opening the Company's third Latin American office in Santiago, Chile. To facilitate the opening of the new office and Yingli's ... more		Suniva Announces Second US Facility Suniva, an Atlanta based manufacturer of crystalline silicon solar cells and modules, has announced that it is opening a second U.S. manufacturing facility, to be located in Saginaw Township, Michig ... more

Juwi Sells Vermont Plant To PSEG Solar Source PSEG Solar Source has announced that it will acquire the ERWR Whitcomb Farm Solar project from juwi solar (JSI). The facility, which will now be known as the PSEG Essex Solar Energy Center, has a 25 ... more		MIT Discusses Solar Powered Steam Generating Material MIT is reporting that a new material structure developed at the institute is capable of generating steam by soaking up the sun. The structure, a layer of graphite flakes and an underlying carbon foa ... more		SPHEREx completes first full sky infrared map of the cosmos CoDICE instrument returns first-light particle data for IMAP mission Webb maps carbon rich atmosphere on distorted pulsar planet		SPN Partners With Komeri For 12MW Solar System Atop 14 Facilities Solar Power Network Japan and Komeri have announced a partnership to develop 12 MW of rooftop solar power across 14 buildings owned by Komeri. SPN will design, build and operate the facilities. The ... more
Stanford study shows how to power California with wind, water and sun Stanford CA (SPX) Jul 25, 2014 Imagine a smog-free Los Angeles, where electric cars ply silent freeways, solar panels blanket rooftops and power plants run on heat from beneath the earth, from howl ... more		Self-cooling solar cells boost power, last longer Scientists may have overcome one of the major hurdles in developing high-efficiency, long-lasting solar cells-keeping them cool, even in the blistering heat of the noonday Sun. By adding a specially ... more		SOLAR shines light on the solar PV industry A new generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) has launched to help installers, distributors and manufacturers of solar photovoltaic (PV) solutions to clearly stand out on the Web. According to 123-reg, the ... more		Rapid Growth in Solar Boosts Opportunities For Copper With the growth rate of the solar energy market expected to increase by double-digits over the next decade, so too will the demand for copper which is needed to power and ground cabling for these in ... more

	Playters New Solar Farm 7.25 MW solar farm approved EEW Eco Energy World is pleased that our proposal for a Solar Farm at Playters New Farm, Church Road, Ellough, Beccles was approved by the Waveney District Council Development Control Committee on T ... more		Rwanda to Unveil First Utility-Scale Solar PV Power Plant in East Africa The Government of Rwanda is preparing to commission in early August 2014 the first utility-scale solar PV power plant in East Africa with a production capacity of 8.5 MWp. The project has commenced ... 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

Canadian Solar Responds to WTO Ruling Against US Photovoltaic Import Duties		Virgin Islands one step closer to renewable energy goal		Lighthouse Solar is getting off the Solarcoaster		Gurudwara Sahib Commissions Sunpreme's PV Solar System		DVP to Install Northern Virginia's Largest Solar Energy System Yet
A new stable and cost-cutting type of perovskite solar cell		Self-cooling Solar Cells Boost Power, Last Longer		Rooftop installations part of Virginia solar ambitions		RUB chemists develop novel catalyst with two functions		Molecular snapshots of oxygen formation in photosynthesis

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Record levels of solar ultraviolet measured in South America

Trina Solar to Supply 200MW of PV Modules to Zonergy

Solar power for facility at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base

Solar energy gets a boost

Imec achieves record 21.5 percent efficiency in n-PERT solar cells

SolarBridge Releases New TRUEAC Module Line

New Mid-West Facility Puts SolarBOS Closer to Customers

Locus Energy Launches Virtual Irradiance Solar Analytics Solution

South America Opts for Green Energy Made by WELTEC

NIST test house exceeds goal; ends year with energy to spare

China Might Be Winning The Race To Reduce Solar Costs

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