SkyFuel’s SkyTrough Is World’s Most Efficient Solar Concentrator
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When it comes to producing solar power, efficiency is the key – efficiency of the panels, efficiency of the system’s collectors and, according to SkyFuel, efficiency of the solar concentrator technology. Solar concentrators are increasingly being use ...

New Black Silicon Solar Cells are Cheap and Absorb More Sun
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While the reflective and shiny solar panels that researchers have been making thus far look pretty, they’re no match for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL) recently discovered black silicon solar cell. The scientists at NREL discovered ...

Renewable Energy Monitoring Systems - The Next Big Thing?
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By David Belden If micro-inverters are the current craze in the solar industry, then I predict that solar energy monitoring systems will be the next big thing. Micro-inverters (and other parallel technology) are given lots of attention because they ...

solar power conferences 2009
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Sakku.Traveler is a Stylish Solar Bag Made from Recycled Sails!
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If you love cruising along the city streets on your two-wheeler or charging along the sidewalks on foot, what better way to double up on that renewable energy than with this super practical solar bag? Designed by Swiss company Sakku, the sakku.travel ...

Schneider Electric to showcase solutions at the 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition
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Schneider Electric announced today its participation at the 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC), the world's largest international conference for solar technology, in Valencia, Spain, from September 6-9, 2010 ...

solar power san diego 2009
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Friday Green Numbers round-up 09/03/2010
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Tweet Photo credit trindade.joao And here is this week’s Green numbers: 1.25 Gigawatts of Solar Thermal Power Approved in California in Past Two Days Will Double US Capacity “There’ve been multiple gigawatts of solar thermal power plants planned for ...

Salt Lake Convention Center to get the largest rooftop solar array in the US
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Eco Factor: Rooftop solar array to generate about 2.6MW of renewable electric power. NexGen Energy and Bella Energy have announced that the two companies will built a gigantic 2.6MW solar array on the roof to the Calvin L Rampton Salt Palace Convent ...

MIT Creates Self-Assembling Solar Cells That Repair Themselves
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MIT's Test Cell Patrick Gillooly, MIT Solar cells are intended to mimic the photosynthesis of plants -- converting light into energy in the most efficient manner possible. But what other characteristics of plants could be handy for the renewable ene ...

Are solar panels the next e-waste?
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As solar photovoltaic panels go mainstream, Eric Gies looks at the environmental impact of making and disposing of them In recent years the electronics industry has gained notoriety for creating an endless stream of disposable products that make the ...

Solar FlexRack Chosen for 60kW Solar Array at Ohio Advanced Technology Center
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YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO — His initial experience with the Solar FlexRack has convinced another project manager that the innovative rack mounting system for solar panels holds tremendous potential for the future. ...

MIT Develops Self-Assembling Solar Cells
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Get ready for super-charged solar cells! MIT researchers announced this week that they have developed self-assembling solar cells that can be broken down and rebuilt repeatedly, much like plant cells. The solar cells constantly renew themselves, whic ...

White House offered free solar array
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Should the White House go solar?    The answer — from a new campaign by several solar power companies to encourage the most famous address in the U.S. to go renewable — is a resounding yes. ...

MIT scientists develop solar cell recycling technology
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Eco Factor : MIT researchers create synthetic, self-assembling chloroplast that restores solar cells damaged by the sun. Scientists have mimicked nature numerous times to facilitate technological advancements that have leaped mankind into a sci-fi a ...

Case on Point: Laptop Carrier Bags Solar Battery Charger
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Since we’ve been on a bit of sun kick lately (hey, it’s August), here’s a solar-powered gadget that’s going to multi-task today. First, it’s going to thrill you with its ingenuity and get you thinking about how quickly personal solar-powered charging ...


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