09/07/2010 Desertec Solar Hopes Cloud over as Support Starts To Waver
12:32 PM A significant piece of good news for the ambitious €400 billion (Dh1.87 trillion, US $509 billion) scheme came in April, when one of its members, Germany's Solar Millennium, said its 150 MW Kuraymat project in Egypt was nearing completion and could serve as a template for other north African solar farms.
09/07/2010 Suffolk Construction Awarded South Florida Water Management District Project
12:30 PM WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Suffolk Construction Company was recently awarded construction of a sustainable environmental services laboratory for the South Florida Water Management District.
09/07/2010 Gunkul to list next month amid move into solar
12:30 PM Gunkul Engineering, one of the largest trading companies in the power industry, plans to list on the Stock Exchange of Thailand next month as part of its move into the solar energy business, which is expected to account for at least 30 per cent of its sales in three years.
09/07/2010 David Foster: On Road to Clean Energy Economy, America Is Stuck in Traffic
12:16 PM Only the American voter can break the partisan gridlock blocking our road and get the U.S. Senate back to the business of creating jobs in this country -- good, clean energy jobs -- now.
09/07/2010 Green machine: Squeezing solar juice from jellyfish
12:16 PM From jellyfish to algae, the creatures of the sea are being recruited for solar power cells
09/07/2010 PRINCETON: Township utility poles to get solar panels
12:12 PM PRINCETON — Starting next week, PSE&G will begin installing about 60 solar panels on utility poles throughout the township.
09/07/2010 Department of Energy Announces $8.5 Million to Advance Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems
12:11 PM Washington, DC - U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that the Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories is investing $8.5 million for four projects that have reached Stage III of the Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems (SEGIS) program.
09/07/2010 Letters to the Editor for Sept. 7: Save our valuable resources
12:11 PM To the Editor: In the Parade Magazine recently, "Ask Marilyn" included a response about what happens to the Earth when we take oil and coal from under its surface. Common sense would offer the answer that if you take the supporting structure from under something, it will eventually begin to collapse. This is what her answer verified. Yet, we continue to take oil and coal from under the surface ...
09/07/2010 NM Solar Association Brings Solar Flea Market to ABQ
11:45 AM ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the first time this year, the New Mexico Solar Energy Association (NMSEA) will conduct a Solar Flea Market as part of its annual Solar Fiesta, to be held this year on September 11th and 12th at Menaul School (Menaul and Broadway) in Albuquerque. The Fiesta's hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
09/07/2010 Reportlinker Adds Energy Storage on the Grid
11:37 AM Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:
09/07/2010 Startup Watch: Five you should follow
11:34 AM As part of each week’s Startup Report, Mass High Tech highlights five startup companies, and their business goals, that are profiled in the New England Tech Directory. Included in this week’s Startup Report: Anagraph Medical Solutions Inc., Catabasis Pharmaceuticals Inc., Episend Inc., PowerPlay Solar LLC and SeeClickFix.
09/07/2010 South Kent School Ready to Install Solar Panels
11:33 AM KENT—C Solar, a Con necticut-based provider of renewable energy solutions, has been hired to design and install photovoltaic systems at South Kent School, an independent secondary school in South Kent.
09/07/2010 A Clean Energy Expo in Morris
11:32 AM MORRIS—Artists, musicians and supporters of clean energy camped outside a local art studio last weekend for an event reminiscent of a smaller version of Woodstock.
09/07/2010 Three-quarters of new solar systems worldwide were installed in the EU in 2009: report
11:32 AM In 2009, newly installed photovoltaic (PV) cells world-wide produced a peak amount of electricity estimated at 7.4 GW, out of which 5.8 GW was located in Europe. Similarly to previous years, this shows the EU's dominance, where more than three quarters of the world's new solar systems were installed. By the end of 2009, Europe's cumulative installed PV electricity generation capacity (existing ...
09/07/2010 Hybrid Energy Holdings Announces Patent Filing Heavy-Oil Extraction Technology
11:31 AM RENO, NV--(Marketwire - September 7, 2010) - Hybrid Energy Holdings ( PINKSHEETS : HYBE ) today announced the patent filing completed on Visalo's heavy-oil extraction technology. The filing was duly made on 10 August 2010 and a six-week quiet period will ensue. Subsequent to the quiet period, the company will make full public disclosure of the technology as well as outline detailed marketing and ...
09/07/2010 Solar Power Grants Supports Warning to Chris Huhne Not to Cut Subsidies for Incentives
11:31 AM LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - Sept. 7, 2010) - Solar Power Grants , the comprehensive guide to incentives available for installing solar technology into your home, has backed the sentiments of an open letter sent to the Secretary of State for Energy, Chris Hume, warning about the implications of reducing subsidies for the generation of green electricity.
09/07/2010 New Power Supplies and High Voltage Power Equipment Offered By IndustrialMRO.com
11:27 AM Albany - North Hempstead, New York – IndustrialMRO.com, a division of Industrial Leaders Group (ILG) and publisher of technical and mechanical guides focusing on various tools, machines, equipment and supplies for the manufacturing community announced today the debut of its Power Supplies vertical directory.
09/07/2010 Challenger Center Heads to Arizona for NASA Desert RATS
11:25 AM For the next ten days Challenger Center will be reporting live from NASA's Desert RATS in Arizona as humans use robots and rovers to learn what it would be like to live and work on another world.
09/07/2010 Bill McKibben: Why Obama Should Put Solar (Back) on the White House Roof
11:16 AM As I write this piece, we're in the midst of a (biodiesel) road trip to Washington, D.C., towing behind us an unwieldy piece of...
09/07/2010 SoloPower trumpets certification for flexible solar modules
11:15 AM Silicon Valley-based company claims industry-first UL certification for solar modules made from thin-film CIGS material which are making their way to market from multiple suppliers.
09/07/2010 ONTILITY Crosses 500th Certified Partner / Dealer Installer Mark in First Year
11:14 AM HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ONTILITY Accelerates Pace as one of the Fastest Growing Firms in the Solar Industry -- ONTILITY Crosses 500th Certified Partner / Dealer Installer Mark in First Year
09/07/2010 Chloe Veltman on how culture will save the world
11:13 AM Shotgun Players is a Berkeley-based theatre company that never stops innovating.
09/07/2010 GE to partner with St. Lucie County
11:11 AM St. Lucie County's economic leaders celebrated the announcement Tuesday that General Electric will partner with the county on its new "Green Mile" project, which aims to bring renewable technologies such as solar power to more residents and businesses.
09/07/2010 Bresslergroup designs its own future
10:59 AM The Philadelphia product design firm has transitioned day-to-day management from its founder and hopes to double employment within five years.
09/07/2010 Self-repairing solar cells could also fix our energy dependency
10:51 AM It doesn't take much for a photovoltaic cell to not work quite as well as it used to. Sure, a big hail storm or the like will do a number on your megabucks rooftop installation, but the sun itself, the very thing those cells are designed to capture, gradually damages their internals, reducing efficiency. The fix, according to a team at MIT , is self-assembling (and therefore self-repairing ...
09/07/2010 Big emitters team up
10:51 AM US–China clean-energy collaboration targets coal and cars.
09/07/2010 Scientists offer better ways to engineer Earth's climate to prevent global warming
10:47 AM There may be better ways to engineer the planet's climate to prevent dangerous global warming than mimicking volcanoes, a University of Calgary climate scientist says in two new studies.
09/07/2010 AEG Power Solutions Completes 40 kW Solar System on NC State University’s FREEDM Systems Center
10:45 AM DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AEG Power Solutions (AEG PS), North America’s premier provider of turn-key solar solutions, has completed the rooftop solar installation for North Carolina State University’s FREEDM Systems Center.
09/07/2010 LAWRENCE: Schools superintendent sets out priorities for 2010-11
10:43 AM LAWRENCE -- When the Lawrence Township public school district’s teachers entered their classrooms today to start the 2010-11 school year, their work was already cut out for them.
09/07/2010 LAWRENCE: Solar panels generating cash for school district
10:43 AM LAWRENCE -- In a twist on the old adage to “make hay while the sun shines,” the Lawrence Township public school district is making money while the sun shines — through the solar energy collection panels atop the district’s school buildings.
09/07/2010 AEG Power Solutions Completes 40 kW Solar System on NC State Universitys FREEDM Systems Center
10:35 AM AEG Power Solutions AEG PS , North Americas premier provider of turn-key solar solutions for commercial buildings, has completed the rooftop solar installation for North Carolina State Universitys FREEDM Systems Center. Designed for the newly-built Keystone Science Center in the universitys...
09/07/2010 ALLENTOWN: Bridge to the future
10:29 AM ALLENTOWN — Parents, grandparents, children and the simply curious eagerly toured the new Stone Bridge Middle School last week to see the $51.5 million project that will give the Upper Freehold Regional School District some much-needed breathing room when it opens Sept. 13.
09/07/2010 N.S. home builders offered new rebate
10:25 AM Nova Scotia is rolling out a new energy-efficiency rebate program for home builders.
09/07/2010 CORRECTION FROM SOURCE: DALSA to Present at KOFAS 2010 How "Advanced Vision Solutions Enhance Factory Automation"
10:21 AM DALSA Presentation at KOFAS 2010: Steve Zhu to Present: How "Advanced Vision Solutions Enhance Factory Automation" in RTS Booth #E021
09/07/2010 Solar power won't raise homes' tax value, Duval property appraiser says
10:04 AM Outfitting a house with solar power panels might cost you $40,000. But it won't raise your tax bill a dime, Property Appraiser Jim Overton is telling Duval County homeowners. The appraiser's office boiled that assurance down to a form letter last month as solar power owners wrote in, worried they faced hundreds of dollars in extra property taxes for going green. Relax, Overton is telling them ...
09/07/2010 Research and Markets: U.S. Renewable Energy Market - Utility Level Analysis
10:00 AM DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "U.S. Renewable Energy Market - Utility Level Analysis" to their offering.
09/07/2010 3 Stocks That Blew the Market Away
09:55 AM Beat the market and the world will beat a path to your door.
09/07/2010 JA Solar says it is world's largest cell firm
09:45 AM With current capacity of 1.4GW per year, the Shanghai-based manufacturer of crystalline silicon cells says that it is the largest "pure play" cell company in the world.
09/07/2010 Oerlikon to Debut Range of Less Expensive Solar Panel Equipment in Asia
09:43 AM OC Oerlikon Corp. AG said Asian solar panel makers will probably be the first to take up its thin-film silicon production line that can cut manufacturing costs by 50 percent.
09/07/2010 Research & Development Breakthrough: Thin-Film Manufacturer Sulfurcell Unveils 0.8M² Prototype with TÜV-Tested ...
09:34 AM BERLIN & VALENCIA, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sulfurcell Solartechnik GmbH unveils new CIGSe solar panel product line with 10.7% efficiency. The all black 1.25 m x 0.65 m modules have a peak output of 86.8 watts.
09/07/2010 Cheaper, Better Solar Cell Is Full of Holes
09:32 AM A new low-cost etching technique developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory can put a trillion holes in a silicon wafer the size of a compact disc.
09/07/2010 INTERVIEW-Suntech sees return to net profit, no price cuts
09:22 AM INTERVIEW-Suntech sees return to net profit, no price cuts
09/07/2010 CO2 Target Debate Is Irrelevant, Former UN Climate Chief Says
09:13 AM The greenhouse gas targets pledged by nations after the United Nations climate talks in Copenhagen in December won’t change much before 2020, and there’s little point in debating them, the man who stewarded the summit said.
09/07/2010 ANALYSIS-Germany Greens soar to new highs as Merkel slumps
09:04 AM Source: Reuters * Germany's opposition Greens climb to 20 pct in polls * Merkel move to extend nuclear power will lift Greens * Greens could win mayor's office in Berlin next year By Erik Kirschbaum BERLIN ...
09/07/2010 Solar panels installed at new Snohomish school
09:01 AM Associated Press - September 7, 2010 9:45 AM ET MACHIAS, Wash. (AP) - A new school under construction near Snohomish will get about a quarter of its electricity from solar power.
09/07/2010 U of C scientist offers better ways to engineer Earth's climate to prevent dangerous global warming
08:56 AM ( University of Calgary ) Dr. David Keith suggests that two novel geoengineering approaches -- "levitating" engineered nano-particles, and the airborne release of sulphuric acid may be more effective than simply putting sulphur dioxide gas into the atmosphere.His results have been published in both the upcoming Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a top-ranked international science ...
09/07/2010 Should Carbon Management Be a Strategic Priority for Companies?
08:40 AM HP 's business travel costs fell by 43 percent after the company deployed videoconferencing technology to reduce its carbon footprint. Meanwhile, selling green products and improving the efficiency of its stores and fleet generated Marks & Spencer some £50 million in net revenue last year.
09/07/2010 IA Global Announces Letter of Intent to Acquire Solar Power Engineering Co Ltd with Annual Sales of $17 Million
08:22 AM SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IA Global, Inc. (OTCQB: IAGI.OB) (the “Company”) announced the signing of a letter of intent to acquire 100% of Solar Power Engineering Co Ltd from Vegitus Co Ltd, both Japanese companies. Solar Power Engineering Co Ltd (“Solar Power”) is an engineering services company that provides inspection, maintenance and solar cell production services that enable their ...
09/07/2010 Enbridge to Provide Pipeline and Terminaling Services to Sunrise Oil Sands Project
08:22 AM CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Sept. 7, 2010) - Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB) (NYSE:ENB) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to provide pipeline and terminaling services to the proposed, Husky operated Sunrise Oil Sands Project (the "Sunrise Project"). Enbridge will construct a new originating terminal ("Hartley terminal") at the Sunrise Project, a 112-kilometre (66-mile), 24-inch ...
09/07/2010 AT&T Enlists SunEdison to Add 2MW of Solar Power in California by 2011
08:21 AM Trade Street site in San Diego, first of 6 California based solar power installations to be activated SAN DIEGO, Aug. 23 -- AT&T* and SunEdison today announced that SunEdison, a leading worldwide solar energy services provider and subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials (NYSE:WFR), will expand AT&T's national solar initiative by activating a new roof top solar power installation in San Diego ...
09/07/2010 Three-quarters of new solar systems worldwide were installed in the EU in 2009
08:17 AM ( European Commission Joint Research Centre ) In 2009, newly installed photovoltaic (PV) cells world-wide produced a peak amount of electricity estimated at 7.4 GW, out of which 5.8 GW was located in Europe. Similarly to previous years, this shows the EU's dominance, where more than three quarters of the world's new solar systems were installed. By the end of 2009, Europe's cumulative installed ...
09/07/2010 Delays plague solar energy
08:10 AM Not a light bulb's worth of solar electricity has been produced on the millions of acres of public desert set aside for it. Not one project to build glimmering solar farms has even broken ground. An examination of U.S. Bureau of...
09/07/2010 Enable IPC Issues Update on $4.5 Million RFID Deal, Potentiostat, Pink OTC Markets Upgrade And Solar Energy Storage
08:08 AM Enable IPC Corporation (PINKSHEETS: EIPC) today issued an update to shareholders and interested parties on the Company's recent announcements of a $4.5 million deal for ultracapacitors for radio frequency identification (RFID) tags, the Company's upgrade to the Pink OTC Markets 'Current Information' status, the potentiostat product and the relationship between the Company's subsidiary SolRayo ...
09/07/2010 Solar Patents at record in 2009-Shine on Solar edition of CEPGI
08:02 AM Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C. is pleased to announce the Shine-On Solar edition of the Clean Energy Patent Growth Index (CEPGI) by the firm's Cleantech Group.
09/07/2010 Collective bargaining on city agenda
08:02 AM A petition calling for a special election as to whether collective bargaining, applicable to police officers, should be implemented in the city of Del Rio, and the first public hearing on the proposed tax rate increase are among items listed on the agenda for Tuesday night’s meeting of the city council.
09/07/2010 AEG Power Solutions Marks Technological Breakthrough in Polysilicon Production Efficiency
08:02 AM VALENCIA, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: AEG Power Solutions (AEG PS) (Amsterdam:3WP) introduces its new Thyrobox™ PI power system which will set new efficiency standards in polysilicon production. The new Thyrobox™ is unveiled for the first time at the 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (Feria Valencia, Valencia, Spain,).Using proprietary technology ...
09/07/2010 SunSi Continues to Make Progress on Baokai Acquisition
08:01 AM NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - September 7, 2010) - SunSi Energies, Inc. (the "Company") ( OTCBB : SSIE ), a development-stage company engaged in the acquisition of trichlorosilane (TCS) production facilities in China, today announced that it had completed all of its due diligence on the Zibo Baokai Commerce and Trade Co. Ltd. (Baokai) acquisition started in May 2010. The Company is now waiting for ...
09/07/2010 Honeywell Announces New Materials for Increased Efficiency of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells
08:00 AM Honeywell announced today a new line of electronic materials designed to enable manufacturers of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells to boost their power output through use of advanced, high-efficiency cell designs. Â
09/07/2010 Honeywell Expands Line of Materials That Protect Solar Panels in Tough Environments
08:00 AM Honeywell announced today that it has expanded its line of PowerShield® backing systems, which protect photovoltaic modules even under the most severe conditions.
09/07/2010 Self-Assembling Photovoltaic Technology Repairs Itself
07:52 AM Plants are good at doing what scientists and engineers have been struggling to do for decades: converting sunlight into stored energy, and doing so reliably day after day, year after year. Now some MIT scientists have succeeded in mimicking a key aspect of that process.
09/07/2010 JDS Uniphase Enters New Venture
07:51 AM JDS Uniphase Corporation is trying to get a foothold as a chip supplier in the concentrated photovoltaic market.
09/07/2010 Robots created to clean up oil
07:42 AM LOS ANGELES - Want to clean up an oil spill? There's a robot for that. A team of scientists at MIT have developed...
09/07/2010 £30m Supermarket Complex Plans For Ann St
07:41 AM Plans for a £30 million pound redevelopment of the former Jersey Brewery site on Ann Street have been unveiled.They include a 620 space multi-storey car park, a supermarket, shops and up to 30 flats.The brewery’s old facade will be kept, and the historic but derelict house Sans Souci on St Saviour’s Road will be fully restored.Architects say the car park could have photovoltaic glass panels to ...
09/07/2010 Advanced Energy Achieves #1 Market Position in North America for Solar PV Inverters
07:36 AM FORT COLLINS, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advanced Energy Achieves #1 Market Position in North America for Solar PV Inverters
09/07/2010 Chromasun and SunWater Solar Partner to Install California's First MCT Solar Cooling Project at Santa Clara University ...
07:26 AM Collaboration Results in Unique Solar Air Conditioning Demonstration in the United States
09/07/2010 Expo homes fell well short on sustainability targets
07:22 AM Sir, As an energy conservation consultant I have to express my disappointment in the Housing Expo. Yes, it does show a stimulating variety of designs, construction techniques and finishes which will hopefully challenge the ultra-conservative styles in the Highlands.
09/07/2010 Corning’s Specialty Glass Combined with Oerlikon Solar’s Micromorph® Technology Delivers Silicon-Tandem Solar Cell ...
07:18 AM CORNING, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) and Oerlikon Solar (SIX: OERL) announced today that they have achieved a record-breaking 11.9 percent stabilized conversion efficiency in a silicon-tandem, research-size photovoltaic cell. Results were confirmed by the United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Based on the unique combination of Oerlikon Solar’s ...
09/07/2010 GT Solar Stakeholder Selling 10 Million Shares
07:14 AM GT Solar International shareholder selling 10 million shares of stock GT Solar - Energy - Renewable - Solar - Business
09/07/2010 An ill wind on Lake Erie
07:02 AM The McGuinty government’s response to wind turbine opposition at Point Pelee reveals a green-energy policy in disarray
09/07/2010 Oerlikon Solar Breaking Two World Records: Lowest Module Production Cost and Highest Lab Cell Efficiency
06:44 AM VALENCIA, Spain--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oerlikon Solar launched today the new production line “ThinFab” for manufacturing thin film silicon modules, which will achieve record breaking production costs of € 0.50 per Watt peak (Wp). Furthermore, Oerlikon Solar developed a new champion Micromorph® lab cell in cooperation with Corning Incorporated with 11.9 percent stabilized efficiency confirmed by the ...
09/07/2010 CMC kicks off district-wide energy-efficiency upgrades
06:33 AM Workers are installing the “loop field” or coils for the new geoexchange system for energy-efficient cooling and heating of the residence halls at Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs-Spring Valley.
09/07/2010 2010 Deep Research Report on Global and China PV Inverter Industry Now Available at ReportsandReports
06:29 AM ReportsandReports announces it will carry 2010 Deep Research Report on Global and China PV Inverter Industry Market Research Report in its store.
09/07/2010 Wild Brush Energy Signs Agreement With One of China's Largest Solar Cell Producers
06:16 AM SEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - September 7, 2010) - Wild Brush Energy ( PINKSHEETS : WBRE ) and Hareon Solar have signed a Letter of Intent to commit their solar module technology and expertise to the development of Wild Brush Energy Solar Parks.
09/07/2010 Saving kilowatts
06:09 AM HIBBING — On day two of classes at Hibbing Community College, the solar photovoltaic class was already putting one of its program’s main philosophies — energy conservation — into action.
09/07/2010 AU Optronics Corp. Reports August 2010 Consolidated Revenue
06:09 AM HSINCHU, Taiwan, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) today announced its preliminary consolidated August 2010 revenue of NT$43,545 million, up by 12% month-over-month and 15.5% year-over-year. Large-sized panel(a) shipments for August 2010, with applications on desktop monitors, notebook PCs, LCD TVs and other applications ...
09/07/2010 MIT boffins unveil self-healing solar cell
05:40 AM BusinessGreen.com Staff, BusinessGreen , Tuesday 7 September 2010 at 11:34:00 Technology modeled on plant's self-repairing capability promises to extend the life of solar panels For years scientists have managed to develop solar cells that are highly efficient in laboratory conditions, but quickly deteriorate when asked to cope with direct sunlight – which constitutes something of a drawback for ...
09/07/2010 Laser companies target PV applications
05:30 AM Laser technologies aimed at improving solar cell production are unveiled at the EUPVSEC show in Valencia.
09/07/2010 Wind farm is an option
05:30 AM The North Platte Telegraph A proposed wind farm could inject $4 million in materials and labor into the economy of Ogallala and the surrounding area.
09/07/2010 Power-One Begins Manufacturing Renewable Energy Inverters in Canada
05:30 AM CAMARILLO, Calif. -- Power-One, Inc. , a leading provider of renewable energy and energy-efficient power conversion and power management solutions, announced today that it has commenced production of its renewable energy inverters for the Photovoltaic and Wind markets in Ontario, Canada.
09/07/2010 Hinchey to launch reelection campaign with announced throughout district
05:25 AM MID-HUDSON – Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-22) will spend Tuesday traveling around the eastern portion of his district officially announcing he will seek reelection in November.
09/07/2010 Spain's Sebastian Aims to Secure Energy Accord With Opposition
04:44 AM Spain’s Industry Ministry Miguel Sebastian will restart talks with the main opposition party this month in a bid to reach a wide-ranging agreement on energy policy, a ministry spokesman said.
09/07/2010 Self-Assembling Photovoltaic Tech From MIT
04:34 AM telomerewhythere writes "Michael Strano and his team at MIT have made a self-assembling and indefinitely repairable photovoltaic cell based on the principle found in chloroplasts inside plant cells. 'The system Strano's team produced is made up of seven different compounds, including the carbon nanotubes, the phospholipids, and the proteins that make up the reaction centers, which under the ...
09/07/2010 Solarfun Opens New Office in France
04:29 AM Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. , a leading global manufacturer of silicon ingots, wafers, photovoltaic cells, and modules, announces the opening of an office in Lille, France, to enhance its service to customers and partners in the region. Â France is an important PV market in Europe with forecast installed capacity in excess of 600 MW for 2010.
09/07/2010 Japan to Sell Carbon Credits Backed by Home Solar Power, Electric Car Use
04:13 AM Japan’s government plans to sell carbon credits backed by greenhouse-gas reductions that households make using solar power systems or electric cars, a trade ministry official said today.
09/07/2010 Council's homes to lead way on energy
03:49 AM COUNCIL-owned buildings across the East Riding are to be used to generate green energy. (07/09/2010 09:44:15)
09/07/2010 Trip to Germany by two Palm Desert city council members may have lasting impact on solar development
03:46 AM A trip to Germany taken a month ago by two Palm Desert City Council members may have implications for energy policy throughout California.
09/07/2010 New network creates a nest of problems
03:22 AM Fixed Wireless Terminal 7 September, 2010 - Civil servants and residents in Wamrong are contemplating reinstallation of the ordinary fixed line telephone connection, as the new system proved problematic and unreliable.
09/07/2010 JA Solar Announces Key Takeaways From Valencia Analyst Day
03:00 AM VALENCIA, Spain -- JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd., , a leading manufacturer of high-performance solar power products, hosted an Analyst Day event during the 25th PVSEC Expo on Sept.7, 2010 in Valencia, Spain.
09/07/2010 Collaboration enables jettable solar technology to provide enhanced cell efficiencies at lower cost
02:49 AM Trident Solar, a division of Trident ITW, is collaborating with Alpha, a Cookson Electronics company, announced to bring innovative, additive, non-contact inkjet deposition technologies to the solar market.
09/07/2010 Security, financial concerns put energy front and center
02:33 AM In the past, energy has been a side conversation for the Army. It tended to be an area of concern for some experts and specialists, but for a lot of us, whether Soldiers and civilians in the workplace or family members in the community, we did not give it much thought.
09/07/2010 India May Need $10 Billion to Install 10 Gigawatt of Solar Thermal Power
02:05 AM India may need as much as $10 billion in investments to install 10 gigawatts of solar thermal power over the next 12 years, the head of an industry group said.
09/07/2010 Yingli Green Energy Announces a 7.9 MW PV Module Sales Agreement with Cegelec
02:00 AM Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited , , a leading solar energy company and one of the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, which markets its products under the brand "Yingli Solar," has signed a 7.9 MW PV module sales agreement with Cegelec, a leading PV system integrator in France.
09/07/2010 Utility plans new substation to improve electrical service
01:49 AM Goshen An additional Orange & Rockland substation in Goshen will increase service capacity and reliability in the area, John Coffey, chief engineer for the proposed project, told the Goshen town board recently.
09/07/2010 A beary’ wonderful debut
01:43 AM Film festival icons feted before hitting the streets, by Linda Fields
09/07/2010 US firm's landmark solar deal with China loses steam
01:37 AM With great fanfare, an Arizona-based energy company signed a preliminary agreement with China last fall to build the world's largest solar power plant in the Mongolian desert. China - Energy - Solar energy - Renewable - Solar
09/07/2010 ‘Civic solar farm’ eyed: Logan residents could buy panels and get tax credit
01:17 AM Want to go solar but don't want to mess with putting up and maintaining panels? Or perhaps your homeowners association forbids them?
09/07/2010 Ascent Solar Adds New Series of Products to its BIPV/BAPV Product Portfolio
01:14 AM THORNTON, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ascent Solar launches 5 meter 320 watt module
09/07/2010 Spain Solar Industry Plans Court Battle on Subsidies, Economista Reports
01:09 AM Spanish solar power companies are preparing to challenge the government in the country’s highest court should officials impose a cut on the subsidies that existing photovoltaic plants earn, El Economista reported. The Photovoltaic Industry Association is working with KPMG on a legal strategy which may include an appeal to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg as well as Spain’s Supreme ...
09/07/2010 Vice president's visit boosts governor, Labor Day event
01:02 AM By TOM TROY and MIKE SIGOV BLADE STAFF WRITERS Biden, Strickland parade union solidarity Vice President Joe Biden marched in Toledo's Labor Day Parade yMonday, giving a boost to the morale of union members stuck in a weak economy and lending political support to the re-election efforts of fellow Democrat Gov. Ted Strickland. To the delight of several thousand cheering union marchers and parade ...
09/07/2010 Haryana generates 126 MW power from non-conventional energy project
12:47 AM Chandigarh, Sep 6 : Haryana is generating about 126 MW of power from various non-conventional energy projects in the state and there is a plan to add 216.9 MW of power through private investment of about Rs 1170 crore during next three years in the state.