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07/30/2010 12:00 AM |
| The History Channel -- Sketchy Coverage of Energy |
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07/30/2010 12:00 AM |
| Top Five Electric Vehicle Developments |
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07/30/2010 12:00 AM |
| Consolidation Continues: Panasonic To Buy Sanyo |
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On Wednesday this week, Panasonic announced its intentions to purchase remaining shares of Sanyo Electric Co and Panasonic Electric Works (PEW). Panasonic already had a 50% stake in Sanyo as of last year. Sanyo is a big player in the solar market and producer of lithium-ion batteries.
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07/30/2010 12:00 AM |
| Recurrent Finances 5-MW PV Project |
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The solar PV development company Recurrent Energy has been making some big project announcements lately. The developer said yesterday that it had raised $18 million in debt for a 5-MW PV system in San Francisco.
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07/30/2010 12:00 AM |
| Solyndra Signs PPA with SCE |
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The cylindrical CIGS thin-film manufacturer Solyndra just signed a power purchase agreement with the utility Southern California Edison for 16-MW of projects.
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07/30/2010 12:00 AM |
| Here at the Crossover, Solar Beats Nuclear |
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07/30/2010 12:00 AM |
| CSP Today: Interview with Anoop Mathur from Terrafore |
Ahead of the First Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Summit India, CSP Today catches up with Anoop Mathur from Terrafore, who will be speaking at the Summit.
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07/29/2010 12:00 AM |
| Has Solar Become Mainstream? |
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07/29/2010 12:00 AM |
| First Month With Solar Nets 2,600 Electric Car Miles |
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07/29/2010 12:00 AM |
| Utility-scale Battery Research Underway |
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What happens when the U.S. government awards DuPont, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Bosch, and 3M $1.6 million to develop a longer-lasting, less expensive way to store clean energy? We will soon find out.
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07/29/2010 12:00 AM |
| Certification Requirements Could Hinder UK Solar Market |
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According to EUPD Research, an organization that is studying the UK PV market, an important aspect of the feed-in tariff (FIT) regulation could stymie growth of the solar market in the UK.
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07/29/2010 12:00 AM |
| SMA Expands North American Utility-Scale PV Inverter Line |
SMA America LLC, the U.S.-based subsidiary of global solar technology leader SMA Solar Technology AG, has expanded its U.S. line of utility products with the Sunny Central High Efficiency (HE) line of solar inverters. The new 500 and 630 kilowatt inverters provide integrators, project developers and EPCs with a utility-scale 1000VDC solution that features the industry's best efficiency in the medium voltage interconnection category.
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07/29/2010 12:00 AM |
| Audio Interview: eIQ Energy Partners with Shoales to Reduce BoS Costs |
Michael Lamb tells editor Debra Vogler how the company's vBoost technology and its partnership announcement with Shoales will address reduced balance-of-system (BoS) costs.
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07/29/2010 12:00 AM |
| Audio Interview: The Future of Thin-film Solar Cell Manufacturing, Chris Eberspacher |
Eberspacher summarizes sessions on thin-film photovoltaics and PV fab management from Intersolar NA 2010.
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07/29/2010 12:00 AM |
| MyEnergySolution.com Helping San Diego Residents Go Solar |
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07/29/2010 12:00 AM |
| The Natural Gas as Bridge Idea |
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07/29/2010 12:00 AM |
| Fossil Fuel Subsidies Outpace Renewables |
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The research and consulting firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) reports that subsidies for fossil energies are far outweighing those for renewables. While many governments are putting support behind clean energy, the figures show that renewables are still far behind, reports BNEF.
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07/29/2010 12:00 AM |
| U.S. DOE Funds 'Sunlight-to-Fuel' Project |
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The U.S. Department of Energy Announced earlier this month that it would set aside more than $100 million to create an "Energy Innovation Hub" to encourage innovation around producing fuels directly from sunlight.
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07/29/2010 12:00 AM |
| Enolia Solar Systems to Install 1.5MW of SolarEdge Power Harvesting Systems in Greece, as Part of a New Partnership |
SolarEdge Technologies, a provider of end-to-end Distributed Solar Power Harvesting and monitoring solutions, is expanding its activity in Greece, announcing a partnership with Enolia Solar Systems SA, a leading Greek company active in the development of PV projects, trading of PV solar equipment and design and implementation of rooftop applications in the rapidly developing PV markets of Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria.
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07/29/2010 12:00 AM |
| The Only Way Is Up: CSP Builds Up Heat |
If you're wondering where the Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) is heading from here, crane your neck and look upward. Forecasts show industry growth climbing steeply from 2010.
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Ahead of the First Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Summit India, CSP Today catches up with Anoop Mathur from Terrafore, who will be speaking at the Summit.
SMA America LLC, the U.S.-based subsidiary of global solar technology leader SMA Solar Technology AG, has expanded its U.S. line of utility products with the Sunny Central High Efficiency (HE) line of solar inverters. The new 500 and 630 kilowatt inverters provide integrators, project developers and EPCs with a utility-scale 1000VDC solution that features the industry's best efficiency in the medium voltage interconnection category.
Michael Lamb tells editor Debra Vogler how the company's vBoost technology and its partnership announcement with Shoales will address reduced balance-of-system (BoS) costs.
Eberspacher summarizes sessions on thin-film photovoltaics and PV fab management from Intersolar NA 2010.
SolarEdge Technologies, a provider of end-to-end Distributed Solar Power Harvesting and monitoring solutions, is expanding its activity in Greece, announcing a partnership with Enolia Solar Systems SA, a leading Greek company active in the development of PV projects, trading of PV solar equipment and design and implementation of rooftop applications in the rapidly developing PV markets of Greece, Cyprus and Bulgaria.
If you're wondering where the Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) is heading from here, crane your neck and look upward. Forecasts show industry growth climbing steeply from 2010.