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May 27, 2016

Solar Impulse lands in Pennsylvania on record-breaking flight
Washington (AFP) May 26, 2016
The sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 aircraft landed in the US state of Pennsylvania Wednesday, completing the latest leg of a record-breaking flight around the world to promote renewable energy. After taking off from Dayton, Ohio early Wednesday, the plane piloted by Swiss explorer Bertrand Piccard arrived at 8:49 pm (0049 GMT Thursday) at Lehigh Valley International Airport after a flight that lasted just under 17 hours. On its next stage to New York's JFK airport, scheduled for after May 30, Solar ... read more

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Light can 'heal' defects in new solar cell materials A family of compounds known as perovskites, which can be made into thin films with many promising electronic and optical properties, has been a hot research topic in recent years. But although these ... more		Renewable energy employed 8.1 million in 2015: IRENA The global renewable energy sector employed more than 8.1 million people last year, a 5 percent increase that bucked an overall downwards market trend, a green energy organisation said Wednesday. ... more		Solar Impulse 2 leaves Ohio on fuel-free flight The Solar Impulse 2, a solar-powered airplane piloted by Swiss national Bertrand Piccard, successfully flew out of Dayton, Ohio in the dark early Wednesday en route to Pennsylvania, according to a live online feed of the departure. ... more
				Expansion of Energy Efficiency at Affordable Housing in New York State The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has announced the commitment of more than $27 million in funding to improve the energy efficiency of existing low- to moderate- ... more		What does the Future Hold for Thin Film Solar Panels The photovoltaic market continues to grow with impressive speed. Large scale silicon solar parks have been all the fashion until now but thin film panels are becoming increasingly popular and will d ... more

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Solar power getting cheaper in the United States The cost of installing solar energy in the United States is down more than 50 percent since the start of a federal support program, the Energy Department said. ... more		Boss of China solar firm Hanergy steps down after losing billions The controversial boss of Chinese solar energy firm Hanergy Thin Film Power Group - once listed as China's richest man - has stepped down as chairman and executive director, the company said, almost a year after its shares imploded. ... more		No picnic: How to survive a bear encounter; as Japan battles spike in attacks COP30: Indigenous peoples vital to humanity's future India mega-zoo in spotlight again over animal acquisitions		Sunrock Investments reaches milestone: over 50 Euro million of solar assets Amsterdam based Sunrock Investments has realised the acquisition of a 3.0MW portfolio of operational solar rooftop projects in Flanders, Belgium. This acquisition follows shortly on the acquisition ... more
				Kumenan mega solar plant commissioned in Japan GE Energy Financial Services and Virginia Solar Group have commenced commercial operations on its jointly owned 32-megawatt Pacifico Energy Kumenan Mega Solar Project ("Kumenan Solar Project"), loca ... more		Private Academy in Puerto Rico Selects KYOCERA Solar for Long-Term Energy Savings Kyocera Solar Inc. and authorized installer Dynamic Solar Solutions has announced the installation of 207 kilowatts (kW) of Kyocera solar modules atop Academia Cristo de los Milagros (ACM) in Caguas ... more

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New technique could make large, flexible solar panels more feasible A new, high-pressure technique may allow the production of huge sheets of thin-film silicon semiconductors at low temperatures in simple reactors at a fraction of the size and cost of current techno ... more		Speeding up key oxygen-oxygen bond-formation step in water oxidation For years, scientists have been trying to emulate photosynthesis, the process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria harness light from the sun to chemically transform water and carbon dioxide in ... more		Bezos's Blue Origin postpones rocket launch over weather SpaceX launches 29 satellites after fireball spotted in the sky Solein protein tech moves toward ISS zero-gravity pilot project		Cooling, time in the dark preserve perovskite solar power A new study has found both the cause and a solution for the pesky tendency of perovskite solar cells to degrade in sunlight, a research breakthrough potentially removing one roadblock to commerciali ... more
Australian engineers edge closer to the theoretical limits of sunlight-to-electricity conversion A new solar cell configuration developed by engineers at the University of New South Wales in Sydney has pushed sunlight-to-electricity conversion efficiency to 34.5% - establishing a new world reco ... more		Nanocavity may improve ultrathin solar panels The future of movies and manufacturing may be in 3-D, but electronics and photonics are going 2-D; specifically, two-dimensional semiconducting materials. One of the latest advancements in these fie ... more		Solar Impulse 2 leaves Arizona on record-breaking flight The Solar Impulse 2 experimental plane was on its way to the south-central US state of Oklahoma late Thursday, as it pressed ahead with its record-breaking quest to circle the globe without consuming a drop of fuel. ... more		Solar Impulse 2 leaves Arizona on record-breaking flight The Solar Impulse 2 plane took off from Phoenix, Arizona en route to Oklahoma on Thursday, resuming its record-breaking quest to circle the globe without consuming a drop of fuel. ... more

	Spanish energy giant Abengoa posts 340 mn euros Q1 loss Spain's troubled energy giant Abengoa posted losses of 340 million euros ($390 million) in the first quarter of 2016, it said in a statement Thursday. ... more		11bn Pound investment in UK solar driving increase in M and A activity Solar M and A activity is on the increase following PND 11 billion worth of investment in UK solar projects since 2013, according to statistics collected by Clean Energy Pipeline for a joint report ... more

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Spain's Abengoa to shed more jobs on top of 10,000 already gone

Pattern Development and Green Power complete 14 MW PV farm

U.S. throws more money at solar power

Solar Impulse 2 soars over US southwest on round-the-world flight

Alta eyes UAVs as 31 percent solar energy efficiency record set

At last: Non-toxic and cheap thin-film solar cells for 'zero-energy' buildings

Kyocera helps Hawaii college stabilize electricity costs long-term

Verengo and Swell Energy signs residential energy storage partnership

BioStar Announces 5 MW Solar Projects to Benefit Schools and Business

Feeding frenzy in Spain's renewable energy sector

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