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Discovery Could Cheaply Provide Significant Solar Cell Efficiency Boost

According to a modern University of Texas (in Austin) press release, solar cells could shortly extract 2 times as numerous electrons from every single photon of daylight acquired. This is able to be attained utilizing an organic plastic semiconductor content. … Continue reading

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Town weighs solar power project

Officers in the northwestern Indiana town are warming approximately a proposed solar power challenge that would market electric power to some native utility. The Moments of Munster reports Chicago-based Lincoln Solar wishes to put in in excess of six,800 solar … Continue reading

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NREL Black Silicon Patent Sold To Industry

The U.S. Division of Energy’s Nationwide Renewable Electricity Lab (NREL) has announced it is going to launch an distinctive patent license to its black silicon solar cell engineering to Natcore Technologies Inc. Natcore says it plans to retail its own … Continue reading

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Solar panels could provide cash, lessons at Gahanna schools

Gahanna schools can be receiving greener as school board members take into account a solar energy project and an energy audit to establish which colleges could benefit from improvements presented as a result of the state’s Energy Conservation Plan. Scott … Continue reading

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US solar manufacturers battle installers over Chinese imports

Solar module maker SolarWorld has rejected a request to drop its trade complaint against the Chinese solar sector, made by US developers concerned about sparking a trade war. The Coalition for Inexpensive Solar Energy (Case) sent a letter to SolarWorld … Continue reading

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More bad news for the anti-energy, green greed brigade

What do solar power businesses have in common with 2nd Lieutenants on the 1st day of your Somme? Yes, that is right. (H/T GWPF) In Germany, primarily, the attrition rate continues to be remarkable. In accordance with Reuters, no fewer … Continue reading

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Solar-Panel Field at Old Landfill?

$1.3 million saved by Barrington on the Chianese Park landfill project will support close two additional abandoned landfills — a single seen as a achievable website to get a solar-panel field. Barrington will try to close two much more abandoned … Continue reading

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REC Inks 60MW Solar Panel Supply Agreement

REC Solar continues to be selected for any 60MW module supply agreement with German solar project developer GP Joule. The REC solar panels is going to be used in a 20MW solar farm in Germany and a 40MW facility close … Continue reading

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U.S. solar companies urge SolarWorld drop China case

A coalition that says it represents 97 % of the U.S. solar market urged solar panel maker SolarWorld on Thursday to withdraw a petition asking President Barack Obama’s administration to slap punitive duties on China for unfair trading practices. “The … Continue reading

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County Program Makes Solar Panels Affordable

The HERO financing system will give Murrieta residents the opportunity to have rock-bottom-priced loans to finance household solar installations. A new incentive system offered by the county will help Murrieta residents install energy-saving solar panels on their residences, based on … Continue reading

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