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October 13, 2015

CEC offers rate-based community solar for investor-owned utilities
Louisville CO (SPX) Oct 13, 2015
Continuing to lead innovation, Clean Energy Collective (CEC), the pioneer and national leader of roofless community solar, has announced the launch of the first shared solar program that provides investor-owned utilities (IOU) with the ability to rate base a community solar program while offering their solar customers an immediate economic benefit, without non-participant subsidization. CEC's new IOU-owned solar model bucks conventional wisdom that utilities cannot justify ratepayer solar particip ... read more

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Solar energy training for Antigua and Barbuda The development of a sustainable and clean energy supply on the Caribbean Islands is making great progresses. Particularly the Government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB) stands out with the completion ... more		Auric Solar flips switch on Utah's largest solar power project Rio Tinto Stadium, the home of Major League Soccer's Real Salt Lake as well as the USL Real Monarchs, has flipped the ceremonial switch on the state of Utah's largest privately-owned solar array. Th ... more		British solar player Mark Group collapses To the ire of low-carbon advocates, Mark Group, one of the largest solar panel companies in the British sector, announced it went into administration. ... more
				China eyes huge solar-thermal power project China is planning a series of solar-thermal power pilot projects to help develop the technology. The industrial scale of solar thermal power needs to be expanded, and an industrial chain on th ... more		SkyPower Announces 500 MW of Solar Energy Projects in Panama During the 70th United Nations General Assembly in New York, SkyPower, the world's largest developer and owner of utility-scale solar projects, made a historic announcement with President Juan Carlo ... more

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Microsemi ships Solar Bypass Device with CoolRUN technology Microsemi Corporation (has announced the availability of the LX2410A IDEAL solar bypass device with Microsemi's patented CoolRUN technology, designed to provide a bypass path in photovoltaic (PV) mo ... more		Trina Solar offers range of products for UK solar market Trina Solar Limited will be introducing its latest products and innovative tools at this year's Solar Energy UK exhibition. On 13th-15th October 2015 at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, ... more		Ash improves methane yield and fertilizer value in biogas systems Bio-oil from agricultural and forest waste could help seal abandoned oil wells and store carbon Rice researchers turn wasted data center heat into clean power		Finding a way to boost efficiency of CIGS solar cells CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-selenide) solar cells are compound thin-film solar cells and the most established alternative to silicon solar cells. Solar conversion efficiencies of over 20% have recen ... more
				Five Top Benefits of Selling "Clean" with Green To sell truly clean, green solar power that increases the energy savings, longevity, and effectiveness of solar and other home equipment, proactive dealers are now adding a power conditioning and pr ... more		India backs solar as Paris climate talks loom Under a blistering sun, workers install a sea of solar panels in a north Indian desert as part of the government's clean energy push --- and its trump card at upcoming climate change talks in Paris. ... more

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Method could make hydrogen fuel cells more efficient With the growth of wind and solar energy and the increasing popularity of electric vehicles, many people in the U.S. may have forgotten about the promised "hydrogen economy." But in research l ... more		Transparent coating cools solar cells to boost efficiency Every time you stroll outside you emit energy into the universe: Heat from the top of your head radiates into space as infrared light. Now three Stanford engineers have developed a technology ... more		Airbus, Leonardo and Thales reported moving towards European space firm New study links satellite discharges to electron buildup in orbit Gilat wins $7 million US defense contract for transportable SATCOM systems		ADB backing green initiatives in China The Asian Development Bank said it was supporting China's economic and energy transformation as Beijing embarks on comprehensive reforms. ... more
Starbucks, Nike join 100% renewable energy pledge Major US companies including Walmart, Starbucks and Nike vowed Wednesday to move completely to renewable energy in the long term as part of a global effort against climate change. ... more		The precision of solar photovoltaic power measurements doubled An analysis carried out by JRC scientists shows that the uncertainty in measurement of power generation from a photovoltaic (PV) cell can be more than halved, thus bringing an economic benefit to bo ... more		Sky Solar and Hudson Clean Energy to fund up to $100 million in solar projects Sky Solar Holdings and Hudson Clean Energy Partners have formed a new strategic partnership to fund solar projects in Latin America and Japan with a total capital commitment from Hudson of up to $10 ... more		Greening the electric grid with gas turbines Much of the nation's energy policy is premised on the assumption that clean renewable sources like wind and solar will require huge quantities of storage before they can make a significant dent in t ... more

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