Archive for the ‘Solar’ Category

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Learn About Solopower’s Newest Creation

Posted on August 13th, 2012 by Ben Lack

Robert Campbell, Senior Vice President of Solopower, discusses his company’s innovative solar technology.
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It’s Time for India to Get Serious About Solar

Posted on August 9th, 2012 by Ivy Cada

600 million people without power – and those were the ones expecting to have power. I’m not going to join the chorus of critical voices[...]
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Feed-In Tariffs: A Good FIT for the U.S. Solar Market

Posted on August 7th, 2012 by Cecilia Aguillon

The Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of March 2011 was one of the worst natural disasters of modern times. Consequent meltdowns and explosions at[...]
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How Cogenra Solar Is Turning Solar Cogeneration Into A Reality

Posted on August 1st, 2012 by Ben Lack

Mahi Thothadri, Senior Director of Product Management & Marketing for Cogenra Solar, discusses how his company combines PV and thermal technology to produce heat and electricity[...]
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Agua Caliente in Arizona to Deliver 290 MW Solar Power by 2014

Posted on July 22nd, 2012 by Mathias Aarre Maehlum

The massive solar farm located in Yuma County, Arizona, is now delivering over 200 MW of clean solar electricity – making it the world’s largest[...]
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Community Energy & MLB Phillies Team Up To Purchase Renewable Energy

Posted on July 10th, 2012 by Ivy Cada

Jay Carlis of Community Energy, discusses his company’s renewable energy partnership with Major League Baseball’s Philadelphia Phillies.
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Solar Plane Completes Its Second Flight

Posted on July 7th, 2012 by Marianne Joy Bugayong

Solar Plane Completed Its Second Flight The Solar Impulse has already completed its first flight from Switzerland to Morocco last June. Recently, it has also[...]
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Rapid Growth in Third-Party Owned Solar in California

Posted on July 3rd, 2012 by Mathias Aarre Maehlum

The heavy upfront costs of a residential solar system is one of the biggest obstacles for people that want to start generating their own clean[...]
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How to Grow a Solar Energy Garden

Posted on June 29th, 2012 by Lisa Wood

Getting energy from the sun is a great idea. However, installing solar panels house-by-house is slow, costly and cumbersome, and downright inefficient if the goal[...]
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Solar Power Provided 10 Percent of Germany’s Electricity Needs

Posted on June 23rd, 2012 by Marianne Joy Bugayong

Solar Power Provided 10 Percent of Germany’s Electricity Needs According to the data by a German water and energy trade association, solar power generated from[...]
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Solar Power System for Bloomberg Completed

Posted on June 22nd, 2012 by Marianne Joy Bugayong

Solar Power System for Bloomberg Completed SunPower Corp. has completed a 1.8-megawatt solar power system for Bloomberg in New Jersey. The ground-mounted solar tracking system[...]
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Breakthrough in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Posted on June 20th, 2012 by Ivy Cada

A Kansas State University doctoral student in chemistry, Ayomi Perera, is doing research that contributes to Kansas’ increasing reputation as one of the central places[...]
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Celebrating The Summer Solstice

Posted on June 18th, 2012 by Ben Lack

Summer solstice is a great time to celebrate the sun and all the benefits we receive from it–light, resources for life and warmth for the[...]
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What Motech Is Doing To Increase Solar Cell Efficiency

Posted on June 5th, 2012 by Ben Lack

Derrick Botha of Motech discusses the evolution of his company’s solar cell research and development.
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Japanese Solar Market Poised to Surge

Posted on June 4th, 2012 by Applied Materials

Last year, the Japanese government announced the creation of a national    feed-in tariff (FiT) for solar, joining Germany and China in creating robust public[...]
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Solar Modules from Canadian Solar Installed in Biggest Solar Park

Posted on June 4th, 2012 by Marianne Joy Bugayong

Solar Modules from Canadian Solar Installed in Biggest Solar Park Canadian Solar Inc. has delivered more than 4,000 solar modules for an 8-MW photovoltaic installation[...]