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Bandgap Engineering Aims to Double Solar Cell Efficiency

Posted on November 9th, 2012 by Mathias Aarre Maehlum

Bandgap Engineering, a startup company that received  $750,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy in 2011, is aiming to double the efficiency of[...]

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Telescope Solar Panels to Double Efficiency Rates?

Posted on August 15th, 2012 by Mathias Aarre Maehlum

Inspired by traditional telescope technologies and solar power in space, a small research team at the University of Arizona (UA) has designed a solar system[...]

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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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$257 Billion Invested in Renewable Energy in 2011

Posted on June 17th, 2012 by Marianne Joy Bugayong

$257 Billion Invested in Renewable Energy in 2011 According to a U.N. report, the total global investment in renewable energy last year amounted to a[...]

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Current Renewable Energy Trends: Looking At Clean Power From A Different Lens

Posted on May 21st, 2012 by Ivy Cada

Don Soifer, of the Lexington Institute, shares renewable Energy Trends that his organization has recently discovered.

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Rutgers Builds Solar-Powered Computing Center

Posted on May 14th, 2012 by Marianne Joy Bugayong

  Rutgers Builds Solar-Powered Computing Center Sixteen polycrystalline solar panels on top of a novel computing facility were recently installed on the roof of Rutgers’s[...]

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US Solar Market Will Boom In Five Years

Posted on April 21st, 2012 by Marianne Joy Bugayong

Coca-Cola Unveiled Five Natural Gas Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Servers As part of Coca-Cola’s energy efficiency and climate protection program, it will be celebrating Earth Day with the installation[...]

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Global Human Asset Expansion In Mining

Posted on December 28th, 2011 by Ivy Cada

The conference on Human Asset Expansion in Mining on 15th – 16th February 2012 in London will address the key issues concerning challeneges in the[...]

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How much money can new lighting save your business? august 26

Posted on November 24th, 2011 by Lisa Wood

Am I average? That’s the question that often hits me when someone quotes an ‘average’ statistic. The ‘average’ business or household seems almost mythological. Few[...]

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The Impact of Germany’s Decision to Phase out Nuclear Energy

Posted on November 14th, 2011 by John Daly

On 30 May, in the aftermath of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster, German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that Germany would close all of its 18 nuclear[...]

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How Government Contracts Have Jump Started This Thin Film Solar Cell Maker

Posted on October 26th, 2011 by Ben Lack

Dr. Ashok Sood, President & CEO of Magnolia Solar, discusses his company’s plan to grow his thin film solar cell business by securing government contracts.

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New Director to Lead Lugar Center for Renewable Energy at IUPUI: Dr. Peter Schubert brings extensive industry and research expertise to Indiana

Posted on September 14th, 2011 by Priyanka Samant

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. (August 18, 2011) – As the Richard G. Lugar Center for Renewable Energy at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) continues to confront America’s[...]

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Hybrid Rooftop Solar System Generates Electricity Through Hydrogen

Posted on August 23rd, 2011 by Ben Lack

Nico Hotz, a Duke University researcher, discusses solar power generation research that involves using hydrogen as a vehicle for creating electricity.

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Top Ten United States Cleantech Accounting Firms 2011

Posted on August 15th, 2011 by Shawn Lesser

Accounting, auditing of financial statements and the host of services provided by accounting firms are extremely important to businesses, investors and stakeholders in the clean[...]

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Rare Earth Minerals, Does China Control This Too?, DER 03/31/10

Posted on March 31st, 2010 by Ben Lack

The Daily Energy Report interviews Keith Delaney, Executive Director of the Rare Earth Industry and Technology Association. We discuss which rare earth materials are important[...]

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