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SkyTrough Solar Concentrator Certified by NREL as Most Efficient In Its Class

SkyTrough Solar Concentrator Certified by NREL as Most Efficient In Its Class

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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efficient solar concentrator, skyfuel, skytrough, solar concentrator, Solar Power

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Neo Solar Power Builds New Solar Plant in Taiwan

Neo Solar Power Builds New Solar Plant in Taiwan

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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Neo Solar Power, solar cell maker, solar cell plant, solar cells, solar energy, solar plant, Solar Power, Taiwan solar plant

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Flexible Rooftop-Mountable Solar Panel Unveiled by Global Solar

Flexible Rooftop-Mountable Solar Panel Unveiled by Global Solar

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

1,000 New Jobs To Be Created by SunPower Corp., for Government Solar Powered Systems

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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green energy, green jobs, solar energy, solar installations, Solar Power, solar power installations, SunPower

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Solar Roadways Giving More Details About Their Road-Embedded Solar Cells Technology

Solar Roadways Giving More Details About Their Road-Embedded Solar Cells Technology

Scott Brusaw, an electrical engineer in Idaho, also the founder of Solar Roadways, (that we’ve written about earlier this month) has come up with an interesting idea that might just catch up if some key issues will be solved: making roads out of solar cells that would produce electricity and pay for themselves.


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road embedded solar cell, scott brusaw, solar highway, Solar Power, solar road, solar roadways

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Volther Hybrid Solar Collection System by Solimpeks Harvests Both Electricity and Heat

Volther Hybrid Solar Collection System by Solimpeks Harvests Both Electricity and Heat

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

California's New Solar Thermal Power Plants Will Double Existing U.S. Capacity

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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Beacon Solar Energy, Blythe Solar Power Project, California solar thermal power plants, nextera energy resources, Renewable Energy World, solar energy, Solar Power, solar thermal power

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Largest Solar Array in New Mexico Unveiled

Largest Solar Array in New Mexico Unveiled

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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Bell Group, clean electricity, largest solar array, New Mexico solar array, new solar installation, new solar power system, solar energy, solar photovoltaic system, Solar Power

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New Approach Involving Changing The Light’s Frequency Makes Solar Cells More Efficient

New Approach Involving Changing The Light's Frequency Makes Solar Cells More Efficient

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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change light frequency, efficient solar cell, Solar Power, TECNALIA

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Horizon Power’s Solar Hybrid Farm Premieres in Australia

Horizon Power's Solar Hybrid Farm Premieres in Australia

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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