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October 29, 2015

SunEdison Completes Construction on 2MW Solar Power Plant in Elkton
Belmont CA (SPX) Oct 28, 2015
SunEdison has announced that it has completed construction on a 2 megawatt solar power plant for the Town of Elkton, Md. The Mayor and Commissioners approved a 20-year power purchase agreement with SunEdison to buy the solar power generated by the system and estimate that it will save the town more than $2 million on electricity costs over the life of the agreement. The solar power plant is expected to generate enough energy each year to power more than 270 homes and will reduce carbon dioxide emi ... read more

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Tamalpais Union High School District Dedicates SunPower Solar Carport Tamalpais Union High School District (TUHSD) and SunPower are celebrating the completion of a 705-kilowatt solar power system at Redwood High School in Larkspur, Calif. As a result of the system, th ... more		Blymyer Engineers selected for Arizona's Sandstone Solar Project Blymyer Engineers has announced the company has been selected as the exclusive engineering firm for the 45 MW AC Sandstone solar project in Florence, Arizona. Swinerton Builders, EPC for the p ... more		Duke Energy to add second solar project to "Sunshine State" customers Duke Energy Florida has announced plans to construct a new solar facility in Perry, Fla. This will be the second such project in the company's plan to advance the development of solar energy in the ... more
				India gets help with renewable energy sector India is getting the financial support it needs to help build a vibrant renewable energy industry, the Asian Development Bank announced. ... more		Entanglement at heart of '2-for-1' fission in next-generation solar cells An international team of scientists have observed how a mysterious quantum phenomenon in organic molecules takes place in real time, which could aid in the development of highly efficient solar cell ... more

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Trina Solar Announces Update on 300MW Solar Project in Yunnan Trina Solar is pleased to announce that, to date, it has successfully connected to the grid two thirds of a 300MW ground-mounted solar project in Yunan, China ( the "Project"). As previously a ... more		PSEG Completes Construction of Waldorf Solar Energy Center PSEG Solar Source has announced that it has finished the construction of the PSEG Waldorf Solar Energy Center. The facility is located 22 miles southeast of Washington, DC and has a capacity of 13.1 ... more		Biochar materials engineered from wood demonstrate mechanical strength comparable to steel Descended From Everyone, Related To No One Extracting fertilizer from air and water		Renewable energy developers look to invest in Sub-Saharan Africa International renewable energy (RE) power developers are looking to invest in Africa as a result of the continued success of the South African Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement ... more
				SunEdison Begins Construction on a 2.8MW Solar Project for 8 Schools SunEdison has announced that it has begun construction on a 2.8 megawatt (MW) solar project for eight schools in the Montgomery County Public School system in Maryland. The eight solar power p ... more		Shining more light on solar panels Solar panels are the beacon of renewable energy, yet they are not getting as much light as they could be. Joshua Pearce from Michigan Technological University and a team from Queen's University in C ... more

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Solar energy's land-use impact 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 mode ... 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		China's latest astronaut trio dock at Tiangong Space Station India space agency launches its heaviest satellite SpaceX steps up planning for NASA lunar lander		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		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		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

	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		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

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Trump says Xi understands 'consequences' if China invades Taiwan

American Solar Direct Joins 100s in rally for solar jobs		New research could revolutionize flexible electronics, solar cells		Silver: The promising electrode winner for low-cost perovskite solar cells		Breakthrough could lead to cheaper, cleaner solar cells		CEC offers rate-based community solar for investor-owned utilities
Solar energy training for Antigua and Barbuda		Auric Solar flips switch on Utah's largest solar power project		British solar player Mark Group collapses		China eyes huge solar-thermal power project		SkyPower Announces 500 MW of Solar Energy Projects in Panama

Microsemi ships Solar Bypass Device with CoolRUN technology

Trina Solar offers range of products for UK solar market

Anti-aging treatment for smart windows

Graphene as a front contact for silicon-perovskite tandem solar cells

Research improves efficiency from larger perovskite solar cells

Tadiran batteries to power BrightSource's heliostats solar farm

Micro photosynthetic power cells may be the next green energy source

Africa could quadruple green energy production by 2030: report

Boost for Scottish solar projects

Volvo's Hagerstown MD site opens parking lot solar canopy

New 'greener' way to assemble materials for solar applications

Invisibility cloak might enhance efficiency of solar cells

DEWA names Schneider Electric as an approved PV Inverter Manufacturer

PowerClerk speeding time to solar interconnection across five US utilities

Finding a way to boost efficiency of CIGS solar cells

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