John Seelmeyer, 7/30/2012 For years, James Parker has been telling anyone who would listen that information is beginning to replace energy. For example: Folks these days don’t drive down to the DMV to renew a vehicle registration if they can do the job on line. They’ve replaced energy — the gas they’d spend driving — [...]
Solar Energy Exploration. Dow Corning announced today it has started research activities in the newly completed state-of-the-art Solar Energy Exploration and Development (SEED) research center, which focuses on the development and discovery of new materials and technologies that will help advance renewable energy and energy efficiency. Part of a global network of research and development [...]
“Magnolia Solar has developed a novel device structure that suppresses undesirable recombination events and enables photovoltaic devices to operate at higher voltages, and therefore achieve higher performance,” stated Dr. Ashok K. Sood, President and CEO of Magnolia Solar Corporation.
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world’s largest producer of solar panels, today announced that its industry-leading Pluto cell technology set a world record 20.3% efficiency for a production cell using standard commercial-grade p-type silicon wafers. Developed by Suntech’s research and technology development (R&D) team, in collaboration with the University of New South [...]
SAN DIEGO. An energy efficiency program piloted by San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) succeeded in more than doubling energy savings among participating residential customers during a three-month period. Erica Faunce of Lakeside, California, was declared the Biggest Energy Saver(SM) contest winner in San Diego after achieving a 46.5 percent energy savings, equal to 1,356 [...]
BioSolar, Inc, developer of a breakthrough technology to produce bio-based materials from renewable plant sources that reduce the cost of photovoltaic (PV) solar modules, today reported that the company will present BioBacksheet integrated PV panels at the GovGreen Conference held in Washington DC later this week. The panels were produced by four PV manufacturers that [...]
SkyFuel, Inc., maker of high reflectance silvered film for concentrating solar applications, today announced the release of next generation ReflecTech(R)PLUS mirror film. The new film retains all of the advantages of original ReflecTech(R) — unbreakable, outdoor weatherable, lightweight, low cost, and self adhesive — while adding a tough, transparent coating that provides surface protection against [...]
Department of Defense Selects 10 Winners from CTSI Defense Energy Challenge to Showcase at Honolulu Summit HONOLULU.-Energy security and independence are two goals at the heart of the U.S. Military’s investment in clean energy technologies. With over 220 submissions, the 2011 CTSI Defense Energy Challenge has selected the top 10 technologies for presentation at the [...]
IPVEA Announces Panelists for the FAB Manager Panel Discussion at EU PVSEC ORLANDO, FL ― IPVEA announces the panelists for the FAB Manager Panel Discussion to be held during the PV Production Forum at the upcoming 26th EU PVSEC Exhibition, scheduled to take place September 5-8, 2011 at the International Fair Hamburg, Germany. The forum [...]
SkyFuel, Inc. has launched a new research and development (R&D) program on a colossal parabolic trough concentrating solar collector that features greater sun concentration than the commercially available, state-of-the-art SkyTrough®, itself an improvement on previous generation glass-based technology. The new collector will be designed to operate at higher temperatures, making thermal storage even more cost [...]
SkyFuel announced today that their ReflecTech® Mirror Film, used in the SkyTrough® parabolic trough concentrating solar collector, has surpassed the 20 year weathering mark, demonstrating long term durability against ultraviolet (UV) radiation. The testing, which was conducted in the National Renewable Energy Lab’s (NREL) Ultra-Accelerated Weathering Station (UAWS), is ongoing and is expected to reach [...]
Siemens to present solutions for sustainable power supply at the World Energy Congress 2010 Siemens has announced their intentions to again take part in the World Energy Congress (WEC), held from September 12 to 16, 2010, in Montreal, Canada. This event, which takes place every three years, has become a key gathering point for the [...]
The University of Colorado at Boulder (CU-Boulder) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have named Michael L. Knotek director of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI). Knotek brings more than 35 years of experience to RASEI, a joint institute between CU-Boulder and NREL. Since 2001, he has served [...]
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