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Imported Chinese Solar Panels Causing Instability in U.S. Industry

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:13:38 +0000

An economic “war” is about to unleash between China’s solar panel industry and the U.S.’s, as the latter applied more than $1 billion in duties to the imports from China. Also, Solyndra LLC blamed the Chinese low-priced solar cells for their September bankruptcy. The two Chinese companies that have been accused of unfair policies are […]

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Wake Forest Researchers Develop Polymer-Based Solar PV & Thermal Device

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:49:30 +0000

Infrared light makes up the most part of the light spectrum, but the glitch in today's solar panels is that they can't really harvest it for direct electricity generation, because of the long wavelengths involved. Thus, a standard solar panel misses about 75% of the incoming energy, and some of them, concentrated solar cells, need cooling to prevent damage to the silicon substrate that favors the energy conversion.

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Solyndra Equips Greenhouses With Innovative Solar Powered Shades

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 20:27:48 +0000

It's no secret anymore that Solyndra makes cylinders covered with flexible, thin solar cells. But I guess few know that Solyndra's tube solar panels can also be used in agriculture as shades in greenhouses.

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Solyndra Installing The Largest Solar Panel System in France

Mike Sandru — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:36:42 +0000

The Californian branch of Solyndra, based in Fremont, has recently finished the latest solar panels installation on a warehouse rooftop near Toulouse, France. The largest system of Solyndra in France consists of more than 7,080 in-house made panels, and will generate around 1,360 MWh a year.

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Californian Clean Energy Manufacturing Companies Benefit From Tax Deduction Starting This Year

Mike Sandru — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:06:17 +0000

Under the new tax policy that has passed this year in California (SB71), clean energy companies are awarded with tax deduction as an encouragement to the renewable energy sector development. The tax breaks take the form of sales and use of tax exemptions for businesses that benefit the environment.

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Solyndra Cylindrical Solar Panels: Cheaper and Powerful

Mike Sandru — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:50:07 +0000

Solyndra, a company situated in Fremont, CA, has invented a new type of cylindrical solar panel, cheaper to install and more powerful compared to the conventional panels, which are made of flat solar cells.

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