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Australian Scientists Enhancing Thin Film Solar Cells’ Efficiency

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:22:03 +0000

The thin-film technology strives for closing the gap with silicon cells in the race for the most efficient solar panels. Researchers from the Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, together with Suntech Power Holdings announced that embedding gold and silver nanoparticles into thin-film solar cells has managed to improve the efficiency of solar panels by 8.1%. […]

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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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The Tibetan Plateau Will Benefit From a 10 MW Solar Power Plant Starting This Year

Mike Sandru — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:46:59 +0000

According to the company, the solar power plant will produce clean energy for thousands of residents of the Tibetan Plateau (Chek Kang village in the Sangri County, Shannan Prefecture). Measuring around 4,000 meters above sea level, this project is considered to become one of the highest altitude solar power plants on Earth.

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