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September 30, 2016

Farewell Rosetta: ESA Mission to Conclude on Comet's Surface
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 30, 2016
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Rosetta mission will come to a dramatic end on Friday, Sept. 30, with a controlled touchdown of the spacecraft on a region of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko known for active pits that spew comet dust into space. Confirmation of the end of mission is expected at about 4:20 a.m. PDT (7:20 a.m. EDT). ESA is ending the mission due to the spacecraft's ever-increasing distance from the sun, which has resulted in significantly reduced solar power with which to operate the veh ... read more

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Stacked Solar Module achieves unprecedented efficiency at 17.8 Percent Scientists from imec (partner in Solliance and EnergyVille), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), and Zentrum fur Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Wurttemberg (Centre for Solar Ene ... more		A cost-efficient compact hybrid system for solar-diesel microgrids Danvest and Pon Power are launching a second-to-none, low-load Compact series for solar-diesel hybrid power plants. This Compact series offers power producers a complete, cost-effective solution tha ... more		Huawei Solar expands European supply center Huawei Solar has announced an expansion of its European Supply Center with a new inverter production facility in Eindhoven, Netherlands. The center will greatly increase the flexibility of the compa ... more
				Canadian Solar Subsidiary Recurrent Energy Completes 200 Megawatt Tranquillity Solar Project Canadian Solar has announced the commercial operation of the 200 MWac/258 MWp Tranquillity solar power project in California. The Tranquillity solar power project was developed by Canadian Solar's w ... more		Columbia Chemists Find Key to Manufacturing More Efficient Solar Cells In a discovery that could have profound implications for future energy policy, Columbia scientists have demonstrated it is possible to manufacture solar cells that are far more efficient than existi ... more

Transition from Operations to Decommissioning by Preparing a Safe, Cost-Effective Shut Down and Waste Management Strategy

OPDE begins construction of a new 5MWp solar farm in the UK OPDE is going to begin the construction of a new 5 MWp solar farm near the little municipality of Low Bentham, North Yorkshire County, north of the country. According to the information given ... more		CleanFund closes 6 transactions for commercial buildings in California CleanFund has announced the closing of six California transactions. Property owners used CleanFund's new SolarPACE program to finance renewable energy improvements to their properties. CleanFund pro ... more		AI tool accelerates SAR image analysis with automated object detection Fossil energy 'significant' driver of climate-fuelled heatwaves: study Asteroid tells secrets of Earth's 'far wetter' building blocks		More Mid West locations to get finance for home energy improvements Starting Thursday, the HERO Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program will be available to homeowners in Jackson County and Kansas City, Missouri. HERO financing enables homeowners to make energ ... more
				Tenaska's Second Large-scale Solar Project Begins Commercial Operation The 150-megawatt (MW) Tenaska Imperial Solar Energy Center West, a new solar plant in Southern California capable of powering 55,000 homes, is fully operational. The project supplies power under a 2 ... more		New NOMAD sea buoy utilizes renewables for reliable data monitoring and transmitting from ocean to shore Kyocera's solar panels, tested for long-term deployment in marine and coastal areas, are powering an innovative Ocean Internet of Things (IoT) remote data monitoring platform off the coast of Huntin ... more

6th Annual Modular Construction Summit for Oil and Gas Agenda - December 7-9 - Houston

Nuclear Plant Digitalization Conference - Nov 15-16 - Charlotte NC USA

New fabric uses sun and wind to power devices Fabrics that can generate electricity from physical movement have been in the works for a few years. Now researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have taken the next step, developing a fabric ... more		Water helps assembly of biofibers that could capture sunlight When it comes to water, some materials have a split personality - and some of these materials could hold the key to new ways of harnessing solar energy. These small assemblies of organic molecules h ... more		NASA blocks Chinese citizens from working on space programs Black hole explosion may soon reveal origins of matter in the universe Surviving hostile Venus conditions with new alloy and sensor technologies		Rapid gene analysis method accelerates photosynthesis studies Throughout the growing season seemingly benign clouds pass over millions of acres of crops, causing rapid fluctuations in light intensity and inadvertently robbing these plants of their productivity ... more
Solar panels + lead-acid batteries to increase electricity self-sufficiency Currently, in Belgium, photovoltaic systems coupled with lead-acid batteries do not ensure the electrical self-sufficiency of a residence at a reasonable cost. This is the summary conclusion of the ... more		US should act to support innovation in increasingly clean electric power technologies A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine urges Congress, federal and state agencies, and regulatory institutions to significantly increase their support for in ... more		DOE SunShot Initiative supports five ASU solar research projects Arizona State University will receive $3.75 million in funding from the US Dept of Energy's SunShot Initiative for new solar research projects. The home of the Engineering Research Center (ERC) for ... more		MiaSole aims to revolutionize flexible ultra-light solar technology Timed with the Solar Power International event in Las Vegas, MiaSole has announced the availability of its Next Generation Flexible Ulta-Light Solar Technology Products. As solar power is one of the ... more

	The Golden State gets greener with Interior decision A federal decision to use 10 million acres of land in the California desert is an example of how renewable energy planning should be done, the Sierra Club said. ... more		ARENA solar funding shines on - for now The large-scale solar projects awarded funding by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) show the remarkable success of the agency and the value of investing in innovation, the Clean Energy ... more

Chinese defence minister tells US counterpart containing China 'futile'

China chides 'economic pressure' over Trump threat of Russian oil tariffs

Russian drones in Poland put NATO to the test

ERC to revolutionize efficiency, cost and stability of thin-film solar cells		New perovskite research discoveries may lead to solar cell, LED advances		New tool can calculate renewable energy output anywhere in the world		NREL supercomputing provides insights from higher wind and solar generation in eastern grid		Recurrent Energy announces commercial operation of 100MW Mustang solar power project
A new technique opens up advanced solar cells		Growing PV pipelines across Europe await policy support		Canada talks up low-carbon ties with China		Solar cell is more efficient, costs less than its counterparts		An effective and low-cost solution for storing solar energy

U.S. capital comes up short on solar power

Bubble-wrapped sponge creates steam using sunlight

Class AAA LED solar simulator supports testing and development of PV devices

SLAC, Stanford gadget grabs more solar energy to disinfect water faster

New high-temperature device captures a broader solar wavelength spectrum

Material for polymer solar cells may lend itself to large-area processing

Tiny high-performance solar cells turn power generation sideways

New PV200 Combines Solar PV Tests With I-V Curve Analysis

NREL technique leads to improved perovskite solar cells

Making a solar energy conversion breakthrough with help from a ferroelectrics pioneer

Installation of 2nd MW-scale sun2live solar power plant in Antigua has commenced

Rocky Mountain Institute Issues RFP to Bring Solar Power to Rochester

Decision by Australian Energy Regulator protects solar users against unfair costs

ORNL optimizes formula for cadmium-tellurium solar cells

Michigan utility opens second campus solar farm

Spectrolab produces higher efficiency space solar cell

DOE SunShot Initiative support new ASU solar research projects

Sports stadium harnesses power of the sun

PV Energy equips public schools in Antigua and Barbuda with solar power

Ukraine sees solar power as Chernobyl's future

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