Archive for category Solar Power
SkyTrough Solar Concentrator Certified by NREL as Most Efficient In Its Class
Posted by Ovidiu in Solar Power on September 2, 2010
SkyFuel, a U.S.-based company, has just published a press release, stating that the The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has certified their SkyTrough solar concentrator technology to have the highest efficiency in its class.
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Neo Solar Power Builds New Solar Plant in Taiwan
Posted by Mike in Solar Power on September 2, 2010
The new factory is expected to have a 3.4 GW capacity, almost 1 GW more compared to the capacity produced by all Taiwanese manufacturers.
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Flexible Rooftop-Mountable Solar Panel Unveiled by Global Solar
Posted by Ovidiu in Solar Power on September 1, 2010
Global Solar, a solar cells manufacturer, has just developed and released a flexible solar panel designed for flat commercial rooftop buildings. The modules, consisting of solar panels 19 feet long and 1.5 feet wide, are actually made with CIGS (copper, indium, gallium, selenium) cells that work as well as their rigid counterparts.
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1,000 New Jobs To Be Created by SunPower Corp., for Government Solar Powered Systems
Posted by Mike in Green Economics, Solar Power on August 31, 2010
The SunPower Corp. has plans to develop new solar installations for the U.S. Navy, Air Force, General Services Administration and National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
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Volther Hybrid Solar Collection System by Solimpeks Harvests Both Electricity and Heat
Posted by Ovidiu in Solar Power on August 31, 2010
Solimpeks Corp., a Turkish company, has designed their so called “Volther hybrid solar collection system” by cooling the PV panels and improving the entire solar system’s efficiency. The Hybrid PV/Ts are best suited for individual homes.
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California’s New Solar Thermal Power Plants Will Double Existing U.S. Capacity
Posted by Mike in Solar Power on August 30, 2010
For a while, a various amount of gigawatts related to solar thermal power plants was scheduled for different areas in the Californian desert, but in the end many plants obtain the approvals they usually need for the construction to start.
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Largest Solar Array in New Mexico Unveiled
Posted by Mike in Solar Power on August 26, 2010
The Bell Group has designed the largest solar array in New Mexico, covering five acres of parking area and generating more than 1,600,000 kWh of clean electricity annually.
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New Approach Involving Changing The Light’s Frequency Makes Solar Cells More Efficient
Posted by Ovidiu in Solar Power on August 25, 2010
Usually, solar cells only capture a very tight frequency spectrum of light to transform it into electricity. Scientists have tried hard to make the solar cells from different materials, but with little success or at high costs, at least for the moment. The University of Cantabria along with The Construction Unit at Tecnalia, a Spanish corporation, have another approach towards making solar cells capture the light better.
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Horizon Power’s Solar Hybrid Farm Premieres in Australia
Posted by Mike in Solar Power on August 23, 2010
During the last years, Australia has made significant progress in the alternative energy field. Recently, in the eastern Pilbara region of Western Australia, Horizon Power’s Pippunyah Solar Diesel Power Station officially opened.
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