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Homeowners Use the Sun and Incentives to Save on Winter Heating Costs
Feb 23, 2012 (SPX)
Fluctuating energy costs can make it difficult for homeowners to budget their heating bills during the cold winter months. That is why many are looking into alt...
2Q12 Solar Industry Development and Outlook Remains Conservative
Feb 23, 2012 (SPX)
According to EnergyTrend, the green energy division of TrendForce, benefitting from the rush orders in Q1, first-tier manufacturers managed to keep their capaci...
Solis Partners Completes the First Two PV Power Installations in New Jersey
Feb 23, 2012 (SPX)
Solis Partners has announced the completion of two solar power systems located in the Catholic Diocese of Trenton that spans Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth and Oc...
Italian engineer invents floating solar panels
Feb 22, 2012 (AFP)
Rays of the winter sun bounce off gleaming mirrors on the tiny lake of Colignola in Italy, where engineers have built a cost-effective prototype for floating, r...
'Printed' solar cells a low-cost solution?
Feb 20, 2012 (UPI)
Solar cells manufactured using special ink printed onto sheets of a supporting material could lead to new low-cost solar cells, U.S. chemical engineers say. Sol...
SEIA Statement on President Obama's FY2013 Budget Request
Feb 17, 2012 (SPX)
President Obama's Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 budget, released this week, provides for an extension of the Section 1603 Treasury Program. Extension of this worthwhile...
Silicon Energy's New Minnesota Solar Plant Shines
Feb 17, 2012 (SPX)
Silicon Energy's new multi-million dollar solar PV manufacturing plant in Mountain Iron, Minnesota is starting 2012 with a series of noteworthy local installati...
DuPont and Yingli Green Energy Enter Strategic Agreement
Feb 16, 2012 (SPX)
DuPont and Yingli Energy (China) have signed a $100 million strategic agreement for photovoltaic materials aimed at accelerating the adoption of solar energy to...
New Kit Meets MCS Solar PV Test Needs
Feb 16, 2012 (SPX)
Seaward Solar has expanded its range of specialist test equipment for solar PV installation work with a new kit that provides the complete solution to MCS elect...
Indiana solar panel manufacturer Nusun Solar certified to UL standard
Feb 16, 2012 (SPX)
Nusun Solar has been successfully certified to Underwriters Laboratories UL 1703 standard by ETL certification testing labs - a final pre-production step that e...
Tandem polymer solar cells set record for energy-conversion
Feb 15, 2012 (SPX)
In the effort to convert sunlight into electricity, photovoltaic solar cells that use conductive organic polymers for light absorption and conversion have shown...
Powell Energy and Solar Completes Complex Install for N.J. Church
Feb 14, 2012 (SPX)
Powell Energy and Solar, a regional provider of energy solutions for residential and commercial properties, has completed a solar panel installation for the Uni...
Oldest Family Mushroom Farm in the US Goes Solar
Feb 14, 2012 (SPX)
Mushrooms do not normally need much help from the sun, but nearly 5,000 solar panels have popped up alongside buildings that house white button mushrooms near W...
AORA Solar Launches Always-On Solar Power Station in Spain
Feb 13, 2012 (SPX)
AORA Solar has launched Europe's first gas turbine solar thermal power station in Almeria, Spain. The space-efficient power station is located on half an acre o...
Solar Inverter Market Hits Speed Bump in 2011
Feb 13, 2012 (SPX)
Despite strong long-term growth prospects, the worldwide solar photovoltaic (PV) inverter space dipped slightly in 2011 as two big solar markets stalled or cut ...
Solar panels could double as a roof
Feb 13, 2012 (UPI)
Researchers in Australia are developing a solar roof system that uses wasted energy to warm air and water. What distinguishes the project from other systems, th...
Industry welcomes renewed commitment to Solar Flagships program
Feb 13, 2012 (SPX)
Australia's peak body for renewable energy said the Solar Flagships announcement this afternoon by the Federal Government was an important restatement of its co...
New tool for analyzing solar-cell materials
Feb 10, 2012 (SPX)
As the United States seeks to reinvigorate its job market and move past economic recession, MIT News examines manufacturing's role in the country's economic fut...
Solarcells work better in two wavelengths
Feb 10, 2012 (SPX)
New solar cells could increase the maximum efficiency of solar panels by over 25%, according to scientists from the University of Cambridge. Scientists from the...
New battery could lead to cheaper, more efficient solar energy
Feb 10, 2012 (SPX)
A joint research project between the University of Southampton and lithium battery technology company REAPsystems has found that a new type of battery has the p...
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