Solar energy production in the US increased by 138.9% last year compared to 2011, according to the latest issue of the US Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Electric Power Monthly. EIA’s report also says the top ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe) as well as providing engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services, says that the Antelope Valley Solar ...
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Flisom AG of Duebendorf, Zurich, which was spun off from the Laboratory of Solid State Physics of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) in 2005 to develop technologies for industrial roll-to-roll manufacturing of ...
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Led by Ayodhya N. Tiwari, a team of researchers in the Laboratory for Thin Film and Photovoltaics at Empa (the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology) has raised the energy conversion efficiency record for copper ...
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First Solar announced that it is to construct four solar power plants that will be able to generate a combined 20 MW of AC power for PNM Resources Incorporated. They will be able to power up to 6,700 homes. These new solar projects are in ...
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First Solar Inc of Tempe, AZ, USA, which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules based on cadmium telluride (CdTe), has honoured its premier suppliers at a Supplier Recognition Day. Approximately 160 of First Solar's top suppliers ...
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According to IHS, the global solar market will achieve double-digit installation growth in 2013, but market revenue will fall to US$75 billion. Industry revenues-measured as system prices multiplied by total gigawatts installed-peaked at ...
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Saint-Gobain,represented by Jean-Pierre Floris,Senior Vice-President and President of the Innovative Materials Sector has signed an M.O.U.with HRH Prince Faisal Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud,to set up a high-tech company in the solar ...
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First Solar partners with Kiran and Mahindra on 50MWDC of projects in Rajasthan First Solar Inc of Tempe,AZ,USA,project developer Kiran Energy Solar Power Pvt Ltd of Mumbai,India and Mahindra Solar One Pvt Ltd(a joint venture between ...
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Hawaii has seen an ever larger increase in solar electricity production from solar farms and residents. Hawaii electricity comes from its imports of diesel, low sulfur fuel oil (LSFO), and naphtha, but with government incentives, increased ...
San Jose-based printed solar cell make Nanosolar has seen power from its largest solar photovoltaic (PV) installation to date, a 10.63MW project in the Valencia town of Alfarrasi. “Natural conditions in the Valencia region are ...
Semprius Inc of Durham, NC, USA, which designs and makes high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar modules, is to supply solar modules for Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's (PWR's) $2.3m award from the Environmental Security Technology ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan and energy firm Ecotricity have introduced electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in central England. The 50 kW DC chargers are powered by wind and solar electricity provided by Ecotricity and will be able to ...
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Last week, the government announced new plans for investing in sustainable energy sources ahead of its long-awaited energy bill. The plans included £110 billion investment in technology like wind turbines and solar electricity, with ...
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Trade barriers bad for solar industry:Q&A with Phoenix Solar president and CEO Murray Cameron Jackie Chang,DIGITIMES,Taipei[Friday 12 October 2012]The US government announced the final verdict of the anti-dumpig and anti-subsidy ...
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