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Halotechnics develops new materials to make solar thermal energy more viable
Posted on April 10, 2012 | No CommentsNew developments in solar power helps to shed new light on efficiency issues. Halotechnics, a solar energy startup, has announced the development of two new materials that can be used for... -
Cogenra Solar unveils the largest rooftop solar energy system in the U.S.
Posted on April 9, 2012 | No CommentsWinery gets a gold star for alternative energy. Cogenra Solar, a developer of hybrid solar energy systems, has unveiled the largest rooftop hybrid solar energy system in the U.S. The... -
Solar power growing rapidly in Japan thanks to feed-in tariffs
Posted on April 8, 2012 | No CommentsJapan’s solar energy growth Solar energy is gaining momentum around the world, especially in Japan, where the solar market is experiencing a period of rapid growth. Japan has long been... -
Concentrated solar energy becoming a big hit in China
Posted on April 2, 2012 | No CommentsLast year, China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) estimated that the growth of the country’s solar energy market would grow rapidly throughout 2016. The NDRC is inching closer to... -
SunPower announces commercialization of its record breaking Maxeon solar cells
Posted on April 1, 2012 | No CommentsSunPower, a leading solar energy company, has announced that its record breaking solar energy cells have entered commercial production. The company’s Maxeon solar cells broke the world record for both... -
Congress fails to act on 1603 Treasury Grant, could set back the alternative energy industry
Posted on March 19, 2012 | No CommentsLast week, Congress failed to renew the 1603 Treasury Grant program. In essence, the grant helped to fund commercial and utility solar energy projects. This was separate from an investment... -
Concentrating Solar Power Alliance aims to educate U.S. lawmakers on how new solar energy technology works
Posted on March 17, 2012 | No CommentsLast week, Abengoa, BrightSource Energy and Torresol Energy, three of the world’s leading solar energy companies, launched the Concentrating Solar Power Alliance (CSPA). The initiative aims to educate U.S. regulators... -
Solar energy startup creates hydrogen ion canon to make inexpensive solar energy cells
Posted on March 15, 2012 | No CommentsTwin Creeks Technology, a solar energy startup that has largely remained in obscurity, has announced the development of a new method for creating photovoltaic solar cells. The company claims that... -
Germany’s use of solar energy has lowered the cost of power in the country by 40%
Posted on March 7, 2012 | No CommentsA new study from the Fraunhofer Institute, a research firm based in Munich, Germany, shows how effectively Germany has been able to keep energy prices low through the use of...
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