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Qualitative and quantitative evaluation of energy conversation measures over baseline as given by ASHRAE

This paper presents the state of the art of an energy conservation approach which intended to provide techniques for calculating "whole--facility" savings and individual technology savings. With a goal of enhancing the overall energy performance of new commercial buildings, a detailed summary for the Measurement and Verification (M & V)...

Tags: baseline, Manufacturing, performance, photovoltaics, U.S. Department of Energy

Research articles 2006-06-01

Water Pumping Case Study: PV-Powered Water for Cattle in South Dakota

Solar electric modules behind and to right of the ranchers generate 1,600 watts of electricity to power a centrifugal pump that's 1.5 miles from the nearest power line at this South Dakota ranch. The system pumps 30 gallons a minute from a well 43 feet deep, and sends it 5.5...

Tags: Photovoltaics, Manufacturing, South Dakota, U.S. Department Of Energy

Case studies

Remote Homes Case Study: PV Power for a Modern Home in Florida

When the Chases moved to their PV-powered home in southwest Florida, they brought along all their electrical appliances. And they found out they had enough electricity to use them. Once Joyce and George Chase discovered it would cost $15,000 to extend a utility line to their new home on the...

Tags: Manufacturing, Florida, Photovoltaics, U.S. Department Of Energy

Case studies

Remote Villages Case Study: Village PV Power in Mexico

The people of Xcalak were dissatisfied with their diesel generators because it was expensive to ship fuel to the village and because the generators kept breaking down. But when the villagers turned to their government, a bold new solution emerged: adding solar electric modules and wind generators to the existing...

Tags: Generator, U.S. Department Of Energy, Photovoltaics, Government, Manufacturing, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software

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Grid-Connected PV Case Study: PV Power for an Energy-Efficient Home in Massachusetts

Concerned about the environment and rising energy costs, a retired couple in Massachusetts commissioned the design of a PV-powered, energy-efficient, all-solar home. Although they wanted to be more self-reliant, they didn't want to maintain a battery bank at their home. Because utility power was available, they specified a utility-connected PV...

Tags: Photovoltaics, U.S. Department Of Energy, Manufacturing, Massachusetts

Case studies

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HelioVolt, NREL Win R&D 100 Award for Thin Film Solar Printing Process

HelioVolt's FASST([R]) Manufactures High Quality CIGS Using Both Vacuum and Non-Vacuum Deposition Techniques AUSTIN, Texas -- HelioVolt Corporation, a producer of highly-efficient thin film solar energy products, today announced that it has garnered an R&D 100 Award from Research & Development (R&D) Magazine for work performed in partnership...

Articles 2008-07-24

Effective Heat

PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER WILL BE competitive in price with traditional sources of electricity within 10 years, according to predictions by the U.S. Department of Energy. But solar cell manufacturing isn't yet where it could be in terms of profitability. Solar Power Industries Inc. of Belle Vernon, Pa., is looking to...

Articles 2008-07-01

Global Solar Energy Selected by The Dow Chemical Company as Key Team Member in Developing Energized Building Products

Global Solar Joins Dow in Solar America Initiative to Help Deliver Hi-tech, Thin-film BIPV Products for Building Construction, Including Flexible Solar Shingles TUCSON, Ariz. -- Global Solar Energy, a solar industry leader that manufactures highly-efficient thin-film solar cells for glass modules or flexible material products, today announced Dow...

Articles 2008-04-28

ARIZONA

A conversation with... Kent Ennis, Deputy Director, Arizona Department of Commerce Q. What are the highlights of development this year in Arizona? A. By the measures that we track here in Arizona, we have found that our capital investment grew by 263 percent to $1.6 billion. General...

Articles 2007-10-01

XsunX Makes Plans to Locate New Solar Module Manufacturing Facilities in Oregon, U.S.A.

To: ENERGY EDITORS Contact: Investor Relations of XsunX, Inc., 888-797-4527 ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XsunX,Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: XSNX), a company working to begin the build-out of its planned 100 mega watt thin film photovoltaic TFPV solarmodule manufacturing facilities, today announced it has selected thestate of...

Articles 2007-09-25

Ascent Solar Awarded Contract for High-Rate Process Development

LITTLETON, Colo. -- Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI), a developer of state-of-the-art, thin-film photovoltaic modules, announced today that it has been awarded a $165,000 contract by a U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratory, to develop advanced materials and processing tools that could potentially lead to higher manufacturing speeds, and thus,...

Articles 2007-08-24

(OTC: SOEN) Applauds Proposed $148 Million Federal Solar America Initiative

Solar EnerTech Corp. (OTCBB: SOEN)announces its support of the Solar America Initiative proposing the largestfunding increase for solar energy research in U.S. budget history.President Bush's Fiscal Year 2007 Budget proposes a new $148 million SolarAmerica Initiative with a 78% increase of $65 million over Fiscal Year 2006appropriations for solar energy...

Articles 2006-06-08

(OTC: SOEN) Commends 78% Increase in Funding for Solar Energy Technology

Solar EnerTech Corp. (OTCBB: SOEN)announces its support of the Solar America Initiative proposing the largestfunding increase for solar energy research in U.S. budget history.President Bush's Fiscal Year 2007 Budget proposes a new $148 million SolarAmerica Initiative with a 78% increase of $65 million over Fiscal Year 2006appropriations for solar energy...

Articles 2006-06-08

Solar EnerTech Corp. Applauds Proposed $148 Million Federal Solar America Initiative and Its 78% Increase in Funding for Solar Energy Technology

Solar EnerTech Corp. (OTCBB: SOEN) announcesits support of the Solar America Initiative proposing the largest fundingincrease for solar energy research in U.S. budget history. President Bush'sFiscal Year 2007 Budget proposes a new $148 million Solar AmericaInitiative with a 78% increase of $65 million over Fiscal Year 2006appropriations for solar energy...

Articles 2006-06-07

Xantrex Receives NREL Funding For Solar Inverter Work

Xantrex Technology, Inc. recently announced it has received $873,000 in funding from the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory NREL through the Photovoltaics Manufacturing Research and Development Initiative. According to Xantrex, the company will conduct work under NREL's "Advanced, High-Reliability, System-Integrated 500 kW Photovoltaic PV Inverter Development"...

Articles 2005-11-29

Global Solar Energy Wins R&D 100 Award

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Global Solar Energy's thin-film photovoltaic modules have been named among the year's 100 most significant technological innovations by R&D Magazine. The magazine's R&D 100 Award recognizes Global Solar Energy GSE, the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory NREL and ITN Energy Systems Inc....

Articles 2004-07-15

Spire Awarded a $5.2 Million Cost-Shared Contract to Develop Production Line for Solar Brightfield Modules

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BEDFORD, Mass.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 25, 2003 Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR), today announced that it has been awarded a $5.2 million cost-shared contract from the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratories NREL to develop automated manufacturing processes for fabricating large-scale solar electric modules....

Articles 2003-06-25

Auburn Hills, Mich., Company to Unveil Largest Solar-Cell Maker.

By Alejandro Bodipo-Memba, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 22--Remember back in the 1970s when solar power was going to replace fossil fuels and become the new way people powered their homes and cars? Well, some believe it's primed...

Articles 2002-06-22

Sandia safely connecting photovoltaic systems to electric grids

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories, have developed a way to safely, simply, and effectively connect electricity-producing photovoltaic PV solar systems to utility company power grids. Called the non-islanding inverter, this method is seen by standards organizations and PV system manufacturers around the country...

Articles 2001-02-01

U.S. plan for inner-city industry begins in Chicago.

A Department of Energy program designed to turn abandoned inner-city land into productive sites that host high-tech solar industries, to be known as "brightfields," will get its start in Chicago. Chicago's mayor Richard Daley and U.S. Energy Secretary Bill Richardson announced last month that a former...

Articles 1999-09-01