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February 03, 2015

Natcore Makes Back-Contact Solar Cell Using Laser Processing
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 03, 2015
Three months ago, Natcore Technology has announced that its scientists had created an all-low-temperature, laser-processed solar cell. Now Natcore's scientists have taken a step further, with an advance that claims not only to slash production costs, but also add significantly greater power output to commercial solar cells. Working in their R and D Center in Rochester, NY , the Natcore team has successfully used their proprietary advances in laser technology to produce an all-low-temperature laser ... read more

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				Apple to open $2 bn solar-powered Arizona data center Apple unveiled plans Monday to pump $2 billion over the coming decade into a data center "global command" facility in the southwest state of Arizona. ... more		U.S. beer maker boasts of solar power capacity Beer maker MillerCoors said it installed a solar array at its California brewery, which the company said is the largest of its kind for any U.S. brewer. ... more

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New light-converting materials over cheap, efficient solar power University of Toronto engineers study first single crystal perovskites for new applications Engineers have shone new light on an emerging family of solar-absorbing materials that could clear the way ... more		NREL examines trade-offs of owning versus leasing a solar PV systems Two new reports from the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) examine the economic options customers face when deciding how to finance commercial or residential solar ener ... more		Solar geoengineering faces daunting practical and political challenges Greenland shrinks slightly and is slowly drifting northwest Are US strikes hurting Latin America's drug trade?		Research pinpoints new technique for producing cheaper solar energy Pioneering new research could pave the way for solar energy to be converted into household electricity more cheaply than ever before. A team of experts from the University of Exeter has examined new ... more
				New technique helps probe performance of organic solar cell materials A research team led by North Carolina State University has developed a new technique for determining the role that a material's structure has on the efficiency of organic solar cells, which are cand ... more		Carbon nanoballs can greatly contribute to sustainable energy supply Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have discovered that the insulation plastic used in high-voltage cables can withstand a 26 per cent higher voltage if nanometer-sized carbon balls ar ... more

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U.S., India embrace over renewables Advancing a renewable energy sector in India is a shared priority for the New Delhi and U.S. governments, the Indian prime minister said. ... more		Canadian Solar Completes the Sale of Glenarm Solar Power Plant to Dutch Infrastructure Fund Canadian Solar has announced the sale of the 10 MW AC Glenarm solar power plant ("Glenarm") to an affiliate of DIF Infrastructure III ("DIF"). This solar power plant is valued at over C$60 million ( ... more		Sun Time Energy is Now Providing No Money Out of Pocket Commercial Solar Energy to Apartment Building Owners Sun-Time Energy is one of the leading clean energy companies in the nation. Not only does Sun-Time manage commercial solar energy power system designs and installations, Sun-Time is also capable of ... more		The path to artificial photosynthesis Through their work, Professor Emad Aziz, head of the HZB Institute "Methods for Material Development", Professor Leone Spiccia from Monash University and their teams have taken an important leap for ... more

	HelioSage and Gulf Power Announce 120 Megawatts of Solar in Florida HelioSage Energy and Gulf Power Company have announced the development of three large-scale solar projects across Northwest Florida totaling 120 megawatts (MW). Gulf Power and HelioSage have p ... more		SunEdison Applauds Governor Cuomo's Support For Solar In New York SunEdison applauds New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's 2015 Opportunity Agenda, and in particular his continued support for the development of a homegrown solar industry in New York state. The Governor ... more

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