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September 22, 2014

EnergyApp Combines Critical Information For Solar And Energy Marketing
Orlando FL (SPX) Sep 17, 2014
Jackson Associates has announced the availability of a new MAISY EnergyApp that, for the first time, provides a single source of integrated energy use, hourly loads, weather data and energy spend for individual zip code areas. The ZIPEnergyApp integrates the widely-used MAISY Residential and Commercial Energy Use and Hourly Loads Databases with other source data to provide a comprehensive picture of utility customer energy use across the US. MAISY energy information products have been used b ... read more

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Hanwha and AGR Power Up 24MW PV Plant in UK Hanwha Q CELLS has teamed up with AGRenewables (AGR), to power up a 24.3 MW photovoltaic power plant for Ingenious Clean Energy in record-time. Despite severe weather conditions, the park in Stowbri ... more		TUV Offers Fire Testing Services Per Latest UL 1703 Specs TUV Rheinland offers the UL 1703 testing and certification services to manufacturers of building integrated photovoltaic modules (BiPV), rack-mounted photovoltaic (PV) modules and mounting systems i ... more		SolarBOS Announces Solutions for String Inverters SolarBOS announces the release of a complete line of electrical Balance of System solutions for String Inverters, facilitating design and installation and assisting with Arc Fault Circuit Interrupti ... more
				Nobel laureate leads the research team developing BioSuperCap BioSolar has announced that the company is developing BioSuperCap, a low cost polymer-based supercapacitor technology for reducing the cost of storing the energy of the sun. BioSolar co-owns t ... more		Businesses go solar to save millions More than 15,000 Australian businesses have now installed solar power to reduce their energy bills, and there is the potential for tens of thousands more to follow suit if the Renewable Energy Targe ... more

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Construction begins on World's Largest Floating Solar Power Plant Kyocera Corporation, Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation, and Ciel et Terre International have announced that they will begin construction this month on the world's largest floating solar installation ... more		Officials Celebrate Groundbreaking of Kansas' First Community Solar Array Clean Energy Collective (CEC) and Midwest Energy (MWE have broken ground on the Midwest Energy Community Solar Array, a 1.2 megawatt, state-of-the-art solar PV facility that will make solar ownershi ... more		Descended From Everyone, Related To No One UAH Earth System Science Center researchers question world record for hottest temperature ever observed Biochar materials engineered from wood demonstrate mechanical strength comparable to steel		Launch of Australia's largest solar farm a much-needed bright spot in a tough year The launch of Australia's largest solar farm is a landmark achievement and a bright moment for an industry whose future is currently under a cloud, according to the Clean Energy Council. Clean ... more
				Cree SiC MOSFETs Help Power Japan's Growing Solar Energy Infrastructure Cree has announced that its C2M, 1200V, 80mOhm SiC MOSFETs have been selected by Sanix Corporation, Japan, to be designed into their new 9.9kW three-phase solar inverters for use in the construction ... more		Solar Capacity in Central America to Surge Set to install an impressive 1.5 gigawatts (GW) of photovoltaic (PV) capacity within a six-year period through 2018, Central America is attracting attention from PV developers from around the world, ... more

Startup in the Land of the Rising Sun; A Japanese Solar Venture - by Bradley L. Bartz

Magnetic nanocubes self-assemble into helical superstructures Materials made from nanoparticles hold promise for myriad applications, from improved solar energy production to perfect touch screens. The challenge in creating these wonder-materials is organizing ... more		Study resolves discrepancy in Greenland temperatures during end of last ice age A new study of three ice cores from Greenland documents the warming of the large ice sheet at the end of the last ice age - resolving a long-standing paradox over when that warming occurred. L ... more		China's latest astronaut trio dock at Tiangong Space Station China accelerates crewed lunar mission with commercial partnerships and testing milestones Advancing Interplanetary Internet Technology through ISS National Lab Research		India reverses plan to impose solar panel duties India's new government has decided not to slap anti-dumping duties on solar panel imports from the United States, China and other countries, reversing a policy of the previous administration, a minister said Wednesday. ... more
X-ray imaging paves way for novel solar cell production The sharp X-ray vision of DESY's research light source PETRA III paves the way for a new technique to produce cheap, flexible and versatile double solar cells. The method developed by scientis ... more		Sun-powered desalination for villages in India Around the world, there is more salty groundwater than fresh, drinkable groundwater. For example, 60 percent of India is underlain by salty water - and much of that area is not served by an electric ... more		Breakthrough for Carbon Nanotube Solar Cells Lighter, more flexible, and cheaper than conventional solar-cell materials, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have long shown promise for photovoltaics. But research stalled when CNTs proved to be inefficient ... more		New synthesis method may shape future of nanostructures, clean energy A team of University of Maryland physicists has published new nanoscience advances that they and other scientists say make possible new nanostructures and nanotechnologies with huge potential applic ... more

	Future solar panels IK4-Ikerlan and the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country are exploring the limits of organic solar cells and how to manufacture more efficient cells. Conventional photovoltaic technology u ... more		ReneSola's PV Testing Laboratory Joins Intertek's Global SATELLITE Program ReneSola has announced that the ReneSola Jiangsu Product Center Laboratory has joined SATELLITE, a global data acceptance program administered by Intertek. As an accredited member, ReneSola ca ... more

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