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Government of Canada Invests in Clean Solar Energy.
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Nov 19, 2007 Marketwire via COMTEX -- The Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources, today announced $1.1 million for demonstration projects promoting photovoltaic PV and solar thermal power technologies for commercial OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Nov 19, 2007 Marketwire via COMTEX -- The ...
Tags: Government of Canada, photovoltaics, PV Technology, solar energy
Research articles 2007-11-19
World's largest solar photovoltaic project is begun.(GLOBAL ECONOMY)
GE Energy Financial Services, PowerLight Corp., and Catavento Lda have begun the world's largest solar photovoltaic power project. The 11-megawatt solar power plant, comprising 52,000 photovoltaic modules, is under construction in Serpa, Portugal, 20 GE Energy Financial Services, PowerLight Corp., and Catavento Lda have begun...
Tags: photovoltaics, PowerLight Corp., solar energy
Research articles 2006-08-01
Solar power system installed at Pentagon.
The Department of Energy DOE and Department of Defense DOD have dedicated the largest alternating current ac photovoltaic PV system in the United States, serving the largest office building in the world: the Pentagon. The Department of Energy DOE and Department of Defense DOD...
Tags: Pentagon, photovoltaics, solar energy
Research articles 1999-12-06
Sun worship: solar power is gaining more backers in the commercial market, as new technology and less intrusive design enhance its appeal.
Solar power is gaining increased acceptance among power companies. The Sacramento Municipal Utility District's PV Pioneer II program, for instance, will sell solar panels or photovoltaic roofing to customers while the New York Power Authority plans to setSolar power is gaining increased acceptance among power companies. The Sacramento Municipal Utility...
Tags: photovoltaics, solar energy, Sun Microsystems Inc.
Research articles 1999-06-01
Sanyo bets on Mexico to produce solar cells.
MEXICO CITY, Dec 11, 2002 (Cronica/Corporate Mexico by Internet Securities, Inc. via COMTEX) -- Japanese group Sanyo Electric has announced it will invest US$2 million in Mexico to fabricate photovoltaic generators that will produce solar energy. San MEXICO CITY, Dec 11, 2002 (Cronica/Corporate Mexico by Internet...
Tags: photovoltaics, Sanyo Electric Co., solar cell, solar energy
Research articles 2002-12-11
SatCon Introduces New 500kW Photovoltaic Inverter; SatCon's Solar Power Inverters Now Include 50kW, 100kW, 225kW and 500kW Sizes
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- SatCon Technology CorporationR (Nasdaq NM: SATC), a developer and manufacturer of power electronics and control systems, today announced the launch of its new 500kW grid connected PowerGateTM Photovoltaics inverter with recent orders for the North American market. The 500kW unit rounds out SatCon's family of solar array...
Tags: photovoltaics, solar energy
Research articles 2004-10-06
MEMC snaps up SunEdison for USD200m
Missouri-based wafer maker MEMC Electronic Materials is paying USD200m to acquire solar farm developer SunEdison. The value of the deal, which comprises 70% in cash and 30% in MEMC shares, could increase by USD89m if SunEdison meets certain performance targets next year. MEMC will fork out USD17m in cash...
Tags: Performance, Silicon Wafer, Solar Energy, Photovoltaics, SunEdison, Performance Management, Semiconductors, Manufacturing, Telecom & Utilities, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Editorial, MEMC Electronic Materials Inc.
Articles 2009-10-25
CIC buys 20% stake in solar operator
China Investment Corp said on Thursday it has bought a 20 per cent stake in GCL-Poly Energy, a Hong Kong-listed solar power plant operator, for HK$5.5bn (US$705m) as the sovereign wealth fund takes a bet on new energy.As part of the investment, CIC and GCL-Poly plan to set up...
Tags: Solar Energy, Photovoltaics, CIC, Telecom & Utilities, Investment, Finance, Company News, Formations, Joint Ventures, Mergers & Acquisitions, Shareholdings, Strategy, Financial Times
External links 2009-11-18
Solar Power Drives Royal Petroleum's New Headquarters
This article announces Sun Power & Geothermal Energy the completion of a 36.6-kilowatt DC solar photovoltaic PV system for the Royal Petroleum Company headquarters in Santa Rosa, California. Royal Petroleum is the first commercial fuel supplier in the nation to be powered by solar energy. Royal supplies diesel fuel, gasoline...
Tags: Geothermal Energy, Sun Microsystems Inc., Solar Energy, Petroleum, Photovoltaics, Telecom & Utilities
White papers 2004-05-26
Media and Technology Charter High School: Boston, Massachusetts
The Media and Technology Charter High School MATCH prepares disadvantaged urban Boston students to attend and excel in college and beyond - including and especially those students who have not been led to expect a university education. The MATCH School wanted to demonstrate that clean, renewable energy could be well...
Tags: Media, Solar Energy, Photovoltaics, PowerLight Corp., Boston, Manufacturing, Telecom & Utilities
Case studies
Introduction to Photovoltaic Energy Systems
Most of Wisconsin's power is generated by coal-fired (70%), nuclear (23%) and, increasingly, natural gas fired power plants. These energy resources are finite. Solar energy is clean and abundant, and can meet Wisconsin's growing demand for energy. Photovoltaic energy systems (sometimes referred to as "solar power") are devices that use...
Tags: Wisconsin, Solar Energy, Photovoltaics, WisconSun, Energy System, Manufacturing, Telecom & Utilities
White papers
Concentrating PVIB
This paper discusses about the research and development undertaken in order to develop a low cost building integrated concentrating photovoltaic system. The objective of the work carried out was to develop a product that could be cost effective with commercially available components and thereby overcome the main market barrier for...
Tags: Solar Energy, Photovoltaics, Crown, Manufacturing, Telecom & Utilities
White papers 2002-11-04
Energy Roundup: Crude's Rollercoaster Ride, Cheap Solar Power, and More
Recession fears, inventories spur oil's wild ride this week -- Crude oil was trading below $35 a barrel earlier this week as concerns of a global recession deepened. Prices suddenly rose 14 percent after a U.S. government report showed a drop in supplies for the first time this year, as imports...
Tags: Recession, Solar Energy, Photovoltaics, Iran, Manufacturing, Telecom & Utilities, Kirsten Korosec
Blog posts 2009-02-20
Duke's CEO Says Solar Power is More Important Than Wind
Utilities have a tough job in picking which expensive, relatively unproven renewable energy technology to place their chips on. Solar and wind power get about equal face-time in the news, trailed by smaller contenders like geothermal, but which gets the most press isn't necessarily a good indicator of which will...
Tags: Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Photovoltaics, Duke Energy Corp., Telecom & Utilities, Manufacturing, Chris Morrison
Blog posts 2009-09-23
Solar energy with style: the winning entry in the DOE's Sun Wall competition proves that building-integrated PVs can be both functional and beautiful, maximizing technology and design.
An artist can't resist the appeal of a blank canvas, Likewise, when the Department of Energy announced its Sun Wall National Solar Design Competition in March 2000, few architects and designers were able to refuse the allure of creating a solar maste An artist can't resist...
Tags: photovoltaics, solar energy, Sun Microsystems Inc., wall
Research articles 2001-03-01

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State-of-the-art solar facility. (Solar Energy Research Facility, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado)
United States Secretary of Energy- James D Watkins, has ushered in a new era of solar energy research at the national Renewable Energy Laboratory NREL in Golden, Colorado, recently in a ground-breaking ceremony for the Solar Energy Research Facility SERF, which will be the new home...
Tags: Manufacturing, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, photovoltaics, president
Research articles 1992-07-01
CH2M HILL Selected by U.S. Department of Energy to Promote Solar Energy Adoption in 25 American Cities
CH2M HILL has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy DOE to help 25 American cities accelerate the adoption of solar energy. The contract is an important strategic component of The Solar America Initiative, a U.S. Department of Energy DOE effort to make solar electricity from photovoltaics PV cost...
Tags: California, Editor, U.S. Department of Energy
Research articles 2008-10-14
Powermark Corp., the Florida Solar Energy Center. (Briefly Noted).(lab accredited for photovoltaic rating)(Brief Article)
Following an audit by the Powermark Corp., the Florida Solar Energy Center of Cocoa, Fla. has been accredited as a certifying laboratory for the rating of ... Following an audit by the Powermark Corp., the Florida Solar Energy Center of Cocoa, Fla. has been accredited as...
Tags: Florida Solar Energy Center, photovoltaics
Research articles 2002-03-01
Cypress to Host Second Annual IEEE SFBA Nanotechnology Symposium; Event will Review the State of Nanotechnology-Enabled Alternate Energy Solutions Including Photovoltaics and Fuel Cells
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:CY), today announced that it is hosting the Second Annual IEEE San Francisco Bay Area Nanotechnology Symposium on Tuesday, May 16, 2006 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The event will focus on photovoltaics and fuel cells as alternative energy solutions and will...
Tags: Cypress Semiconductor Corp., fuel cell, nanotechnology, photovoltaics
Research articles 2006-05-12
In China, the Price is Right For Solar
Proponents of solar power in the United States may soon have reason to be green with envy over their Chinese peers. Shi Lishan, a spokesman from China's National Energy Administration, says that the country will soon pass a 1.09 yuan per kilowatt hour feed-in tariff for solar power, equal to...
Tags: Solar Energy, Tariff, KWh, Free Trade, Telecom & Utilities, Finance, Chris Morrison
Blog posts 2009-06-03
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