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Pacific's Tokelau in world first solar switch
Nov 07, 2012 (AFP)
The remote Pacific islands of Tokelau have become the first territory in the world to generate their electricity entirely from solar energy, in a project hailed...
Solar panels doubling as ship sails eyed
Nov 07, 2012 (UPI)
Rigid solar panels that also act as sails for large cargo vessels could produce fuel savings while lowering emissions, Japanese researchers say. The EnergySail ...
China files solar WTO complaint
Nov 06, 2012 (UPI)
China has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization against photovoltaic solar subsidies in the European Union. The action on Monday represents the la...
China files WTO complaint against EU over green energy: source
Nov 05, 2012 (AFP)
China has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization against the European Union over renewable energy subsidies, a source close to the world trade body...
China probes EU solar imports
Nov 01, 2012 (AFP)
China announced Thursday a trade investigation into European exports of solar-grade polysilicon, escalating a bitter trade row with the EU which has unveiled a ...
Stanford scientists build the first all-carbon solar cell
Nov 01, 2012 (SPX)
Stanford University scientists have built the first solar cell made entirely of carbon, a promising alternative to the expensive materials used in photovoltaic ...
Next-generation antireflection coatings could improve solar photovoltaic cell efficiency
Oct 29, 2012 (SPX)
Photovoltaic cell efficiency may soon get a big boost, thanks to next-generation antireflection coatings crafted from nanomaterials capable of cutting down on t...
Scientists demonstrate high-efficiency quantum dot solar cells
Oct 29, 2012 (SPX)
Research shows newly developed solar powered cells may soon outperform conventional photovoltaic technology. Scientists from the National Renewable Energy Labor...
Tokelau achieves renewable power
Oct 29, 2012 (UPI)
The tiny South Pacific nation of Tokelau has switched to renewable energy sourced primarily from solar power. Consisting of 4,032 photovoltaic panels and 1,344 ...
Centrosolar Scales Up Distribution and Delivery of Solar in the US
Oct 25, 2012 (SPX)
With its continuing growth in the U.S. solar market, Centrosolar America has announced the launch of its SAP platform. The system will optimize its operations c...
Hanwha Group Launches Hanwha Q.CELLS
Oct 25, 2012 (SPX)
Hanwha Group has launched Hanwha Q.CELLS. The launch marks the completion of the acquisition of German solar company Q.CELLS, one of the worlds' largest solar c...
ATK Selected to Develop MegaFlex Solar Array Structure
Oct 25, 2012 (SPX)
ATK's MegaFlex solar array was recently selected by NASA's Space Technology Program under a Game Changing Technology competition for development of the promisin...
Seven Worthington Schools to Receive Free Solar Power
Oct 25, 2012 (SPX)
Seven Worthington schools will receive free power from the sun thanks to a new partnership between the school district and a local nonprofit organization. Worth...
Solar power said viable in snowy regions
Oct 25, 2012 (UPI)
While solar cells and snowy climate might not seem a good mix, U.S. and Canadian researchers said solar power is still a good investment even in snowy locales. ...
ABC SOLAR To Develop FIT Power Generation Plants In Japan; Inks MOU With European Firms
Oct 25, 2012 (SPX)
ABC Solar Japan K.K. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with two European solar giants to develop utility-scale solar energy plants in Japan, it was annou...
Solar Project To Support Disaster-Affected Families In Ofunato
Oct 23, 2012 (SPX)
Global non-profit housing organization Habitat for Humanity has announced that it will partner with Hilti, provider of leading-edge technology to the global con...
Stanford researchers use solar power to study elephants in Africa
Oct 22, 2012 (SPX)
A team of elephant researchers from Stanford University has transformed a remote corner of southern Africa into a high-tech field camp run entirely on sunlight....
3M Introduces 3M Solar Encapsulant Film EVA9000
Oct 18, 2012 (SPX)
3M Renewable Energy Division introduces 3M Solar Encapsulant Film EVA9000, a fast cure encapsulant that is designed to work with PV modules to provide protectio...
MECASOLAR to supply solar trackers
Oct 18, 2012 (SPX)
MECASOLAR - a multinational company that designs, manufactures and supplies solar trackers, fixed structures and foundation screws - has reached an agreement to...
Sutherland Packaging in Green Township Goes Solar
Oct 18, 2012 (SPX)
GeoGenix has announced that it has completed the installation of a 612-kilowatt rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system for Sutherland Packaging, a family-run pa...
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