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New guide to commercialization of energy storage in the USA released
Energy Storage Update announces the release of their brand new guide to energy storage commercialization, which provides an exclusive breakdown of the challenges that must be overcome to deploy technologies at scale. Energy Storage Update has recently completed work on their guide to Commercializing Energy Storage in the U.S, that explores the role of funding bodies in bringing storage ...
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Desert Regions on the Horizon: REC Enters the Middle East
REC, the largest European supplier of solar panels globally, plans to make an impact at this year's Intersolar in Munich in hall A1, booth 380, by displaying for the very first time a bi-facial solar panel concept well suited for desert conditions, and announcing the opening of a new office in Dubai, UAE. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130211/594514 ) "We expect that the ...
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Suntech`s Executive Chairman Receives Engineering Excellence Award
WUXI, China and SYDNEY, Sept. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's largest producer of solar panels, announced that its Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Chairman, Dr. Zhengrong Shi, has received an Engineering Excellence Award from the Sydney Division of Engineers Australia. The Engineering Excellence Award honors Australian ...
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NREL seeks proposals for photovoltaic technology incubator program
The U. S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is seeking project proposals as part of recently announced DOE funding to accelerate commercialization of solar energy technologies. The Photovoltaic (PV) Technology Incubator project fosters collaboration between U.S. small businesses and NREL and other DOE laboratories and facilities. Funding is intended ...
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Timeline of CSP research and development in the U.S. revealed
CSP Today has produced a guide detailing all the legislative drivers to develop concentrated solar power (CSP) technology. The guide gives the details the 7 Department of Energy (DOE) funding initiatives which have been launched in the past year. The cumulative total of the initiatives runs into many billions of dollars – and is set to secure the future of CSP development for many years to ...
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Solar technology acceleration center is powering up
Members of the Solar Technology Acceleration Center (SolarTAC) and supporters convened in Aurora, Colo., today, to mark a milestone in “Powering Up” one of the world’s largest solar test and demonstration facilities. Since announcing the initial launch of SolarTAC one year ago, the site infrastructure development has progressed to the point where members can now break ground for their planned ...
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Suntech Recognized by MIT Technology Review as One of World`s 50 Most Innovative Companies
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's largest producer of solar panels, has been included in the 2012 TR50, Technology Review's annual list of the world's 50 most innovative technology companies, for its success in developing and commercializing advanced solar technology. TR50 members are nominated by Technology Review's editors, who look for companies that over the last year ...
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Scaled perovskite solar modules pass three critical stability tests
Solliance partners TNO, imec and the Eindhoven University of Technology, demonstrated encapsulated perovskite solar modules fabricated using industrial processes that withstand three established lifetime tests, i.e. the light soak test, the damp-heat test and the thermal cycling test. It is for the first time this milestone is passed with scaled perovskite solar modules prepared by research ...
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Evaporation - Evolar’s choice for perovskite thin-film deposition
Within the solar industry, the race to commercialize perovskite solar cell technology is on. A key factor for success revolves around the choice for the deposition process of perovskite films, as this greatly influences device performance as well as meeting industrial goals, like scalability. Two main categories exist for perovskite thin-film deposition methods: solution-based processing and dry ...
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Energy department to invest up to $7 million to support early-stage solar technologies
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced an investment of up to $7 million in total funding through DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to support the development and commercialization of emerging solar energy technologies. The PV Technology Incubator program has the primary goal of advancing the timeline and commercial potential of new manufacturing processes and ...
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Next-Gen Smart Grid Virtual Summit on December 9 to Look at Key Technology Advances and Business Models
Energy networks are undergoing fundamental change: centralized power systems are decarbonizing and incorporating more distributed energy resources, fostered by developments in power system management and ICT advances. The energy ecosystem is characterized by a growing number of prosumers (consumers and producers), interoperability challenges among disparate devices, new load sources such as EVs, ...
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UK Climate Change Minister unveils UK’s first subsidy-free solar farm
Claire Perry MP, the UK Minister for Climate Change & Industry, will today officially open Anesco’s Clayhill solar farm and energy storage facility, located near Flitwick in Bedfordshire. Clayhill is the first solar farm in the UK to operate without a government subsidy. The 10MW solar farm will generate enough electricity for around 2,500 homes and save 4,452 tonnes of carbon. Steve ...
By Anesco Ltd
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SunOyster receives "Future Star Award"
Outside of the conference venue in China’s capital, the concentration of fine dust (PM 2.5) on the grey winter days equals with 272 μg/m³ almost seven times the European benchmark level for health risks. Inside, the 4th Bluetech International Clean Air Conference gathers 300 researchers, government officials and entrepreneurs who are hotly debating possibilities to improve the air ...
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Abengoa to develop new solar-thermal storage technology in collaboration with the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Colorado School of Mines
Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, together with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Colorado School of Mines (CSM), has been selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to develop a new solar storage technology for thermo-electric plants. ...
By Abengoa
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Cyclone Power Technologies Receives Patents in 10 European Countries For its All-Fuel, Clean-Tech Engine
Cyclone Power Technologies (Pink Sheets: CYPW), developer of the all-fuel, clean-tech Cyclone Engine, announced today that it has received patent protection on its Cyclone Engine in 10 European countries, comprised of Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, France, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Poland, Sweden and Turkey. Cyclone is currently working with European manufacturing ...
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Suniva Names Sunetric Hawaii`s Elite Dealer of Optimus Solar Modules
Suniva, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of high-efficiency crystalline silicon solar cells and modules, today announced that Sunetric has been named as Hawaii’s first Elite dealer of the Optimus line of Suniva’s solar modules. “We’re excited to be Hawaii’s only dealer of Suniva’s modules, which contain some of the most sought after ...
By Suniva, Inc.
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NREL and partners to compare high-efficiency solar cells from three nations at sites in Colorado and Yokohama, Japan
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is partnering with major international industrial technology and solar research organizations to test how solar cells from three manufacturers perform in two geographic locations with different lighting conditions. A primary goal of the study is to assess how panels from three different manufacturers – from ...
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Orion Energy Systems` exterior lighting wins gold at plant engineering awards
Orion Energy Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:OESX) was awarded first place in the lighting category at the Plant Engineering Product of the Year Awards held Monday. Introduced in 2009, Orion's exterior lighting uses fluorescent technology to reduce energy consumption and costs by 50 percent when compared to high-intensity discharge lighting traditionally used to illuminate parking lots and other outdoor ...
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Brazil`s Petrobras Wins
NEW YORK, Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Winners from seven countries and four continents walked away with top honors at the 13th annual Platts Global Energy Awards held Thursday night at a black-tie dinner in New York City. Brazil's Petrobras, one of the world's largest integrated oil and gas companies, snagged two coveted awards – the "Energy Company of the Year" and "Energy ...
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Landmark Rooftop Solar Project to Create Thousands of Jobs in 28 States
Rooftop solar generation takes a giant leap forward as a consortium of leading companies – Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Prologis and NRG Energy – announce an offer of a conditional commitment from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office to help finance the largest distributed rooftop solar generation project in the world. The loan guarantee supporting $1.4 billion ...
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