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September 25, 2014

Solar-powered family car Stella rides California coast
San Francisco (AFP) Sept 24, 2014
A solar-powered family car completed its drive from Los Angeles to San Francisco fueled by good vibes and pure California sunshine. And after turning the heads of gobsmacked onlookers during its journey up California's scenic Pacific Coast Highway, the creators of "Stella" are dreaming of a day when their futuristic vehicle is a commonplace sight. The lightweight, wedge-shaped automobile is capable of traveling 500 miles (800km) on a single charge - further if the sun is shining - while clocki ... read more

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				Low-Cost Texturing Process Enables High Efficiency PERC Solar Cells At this week's European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC 2014, nanoelectronics research center imec, and RENA have presented a novel isopropyl-alcohol (IPA)-free process ... more		GRID Alternatives Expands With Solar Build Powered By SunEdison SunEdison has announced the donation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels to power 10 Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C. homes in D.C.'s Ivy City neighborhood during GRID Alternatives' mid-Atlant ... more

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U.S. funding federal clean energy projects The U.S. Energy Department said it made $5 million in funding available to help federal agencies meet a goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 28 percent. ... more		UChicago-Argonne National Lab team improves solar-cell efficiency New light has been shed on solar power generation using devices made with polymers, thanks to a collaboration between scientists in the University of Chicago's chemistry department, the Institute fo ... 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		A more efficient, lightweight and low-cost organic solar cell For decades, polymer scientists and synthetic chemists working to improve the power conversion efficiency of organic solar cells were hampered by the inherent drawbacks of commonly used metal electr ... more
				Sungevity and ABC Carpet to Bring Solar Solutions to the Home Sungevity has announced a new partnership with iconic New York City design destination, ABC Carpet and Home. The partnership not only provides ABC's community with an easy and affordable solut ... more		Tecta America Begins New Solar Projects At Bedrosians Tile Tecta Solar is pleased to announce the commencement of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects located at Bedrosians Tile's distribution and showroom facilities in Anaheim, Calif. The PV arrays are 730 kW ... more

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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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