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NASA is banking on advanced solar energy technologies to power spacecraft and satellites on future journeys through the solar system. The US space agency is negotiating with two California firms — Deployable Space Systems and ATK Space Systems — for the development of advanced solar array systems. The goal is to enable
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The solar power industry, already taking both political and economic hits in the US, is now reeling in the UK as rumors are confirmed about the government’s plan to cut feed-in tariffs (FiTs) in half. Citing both the dramatic drop in prices for solar photovoltaics (PV) and the rapid
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Solar panel company SunPower Corp. has established a new $105-million fund to expand its residential solar lease program. Aided with an $80 million contribution from Citi, the firm plans to extend its SunPower Lease option to customers in eight states. The leasing program is now available in Arizona, California, Colorado,
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By Raph Raggatt Solar power promises huge potential to generate both hundreds of gigawatts of low-carbon energy and hundreds of thousands of jobs over the coming decade. Making that happen, however, will require the right key policies, according to a report prepared by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and
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By Franceska Brown When the first washing machines made their way into homes in the early 1900s, many people died from plugging them in. The technology was still so new and mysterious that people didn’t know how potentially dangerous — fatal, even, if done with wet hands — it was to
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Norwegian power technology firm Eltek Valere has partnered with key solar component vendors to become a “one-stop shop” for carriers investing in green and sustainable power solutions for wireless and broadband remote sites. The company’s Global Sourcing Team (GST) has negotiated supply agreements with global vendors of solar panels,
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Conergy Deutschland GmbH and Trier Municipal Utilities have officially opened a new 8.4-megawatt solar park — the seventh largest in the world — in the Trier region of Germany. Construction of the facility was completed in December. “With their investment in this solar park, Trier Utilities not only makes a contribution
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All the latest solar-energy-related news from around the globe: * Environmental Leader reports that a proposed 10-megawatt photovoltaic installation in Chicago could become the largest urban solar farm in the US; * The Guardian today examines a new technology that could use molten salts to store solar energy for use at later
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TESSCO Technologies has become the official distribution partner for Kyocera Solar’s new line of solar power systems designed for the railroad market. The RR 24/7 product line is part of Kyocera’s “Sunlight to Service” market initiative providing off-grid energy systems for the industrial market. TESSCO will market
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While scientists aren’t yet sure what’s causing “white-nose syndrome,” a malady that’s sickened and killed large populations of bats in the northeastern US and Canada, some researchers believe the cure could lie with solar-powered bat boxes that offer the animals warm shelter. A National Geographic News article
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One of Spain’s largest solar power companies is on track to achieve similar status in the US now that it’s agreed to a major purchase of solar energy facilities there. Fotowatio this week agreed to buy the core solar assets of MMA Renewable Ventures, which is a wholly
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Can’t keep up with all the developments in cleantech? Here are some news stories you might have missed: * Carbon capture and sequestration technologies are too expensive to be viable as a means to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, leading cleantech venture capitalist Vinod Khosla told attendees at the World Future
