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October 24, 2015

Solar energy's land-use impact
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 20, 2015
With mounting vigor for combating global climate change, increasing the use of renewable energy resources such as solar, without compromising natural habitats, is a challenge to the traditional model of utility-scale solar energy installations. Such facilities use vast swaths of land for solar gathering and generating equipment. Until now, studies quantifying the effects on land-cover change and analyses of impacts on protected areas near solar facilities have been limited. New work from Carnegie' ... read more

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Strathcona secures $250 US Million Financing with 1784 Solar, LLC Strathcona Energy Group (SEG), a Canadian-based holding company specializing in vertically integrated solutions for the next generation of photovoltaics, has announced the company has secured $250 U ... more		American Solar Direct Joins 100s in rally for solar jobs American Solar Direct joined with hundreds of other concerned Californians outside of the California Public Utilities Commission ("CPUC") office in Los Angeles to speak out against proposals by Cali ... more		Scientists demonstrate how to improve ultrathin CIGSe solar cells by nanoparticles Nanoparticles with sizes the order of a wavelength interact with light in specific ways. A young investigator group at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, led by Professor Martina Schmid, is inquiring how to ... more
				Study urges optimization of solar energy development On Oct. 7, Gov. Jerry Brown of California signed legislation aimed at increasing renewable-energy generation. Among renewable energy systems, solar energy has high potential for mitigating climate c ... more		Next-gen perovskite solar cells made stable by metal oxide "sandwich" UCLA professor Yang Yang, member of the California NanoSystems Institute, is a world-renowned innovator of solar cell technology whose team in recent years has developed next-generation solar cells ... more

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OPIC led team to develop South African solar energy facility As part of Secretary John Kerry's Climate and Clean Energy Investment Forum, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) signed an agreement with U.S. based energy developer SolarReserve and ... more		Clean Energy Study Tour across Europe for Caribbean engineers Willing to take a shift towards more sustainable patterns of energy consumption, the Government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB) recently made use of PV Energy's clean power expertise for the construct ... 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		Lockheed Martin Parking Catches Sun Power Lockheed Martin has joined Florida Governor Rick Scott, Duke Energy President of Florida Utility Operations Alex Glenn and other local officials to celebrate the powering up of its 151,400 square fo ... more
				Solvents save steps in solar cell manufacturing Advances in ultrathin films have made solar panels and semiconductor devices more efficient and less costly, and researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory say they've f ... more		New research could revolutionize flexible electronics, solar cells Binghamton University researchers have demonstrated an eco-friendly process that enables unprecedented spatial control over the electrical properties of graphene oxide. This two-dimensional nanomate ... more

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Silver: The promising electrode winner for low-cost perovskite solar cells Perovskite solar cells are the rising star in photovoltaics. They absorb light across almost all visible wavelengths, they have exceptional power conversion efficiencies exceeding 20% in the lab, an ... more		Breakthrough could lead to cheaper, cleaner solar cells The hope is to develop efficient and environmentally friendly solar energy applications. Solar energy is an inexhaustible resource that we currently only utilise to a very limited extent. Researcher ... 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		CEC offers rate-based community solar for investor-owned utilities 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 in ... more
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		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

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