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Walgreens Sets Goal to Build Nation’s First Net Zero Energy Retail Store in Evanston, Ill.
07 March 2013 2:00 PM | No CommentsDEERFIELD, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Walgreens today announced plans to build what the company believes will be the nation’s first net zero energy retail store, which engineers predict will produce energy equal to or...
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NRG Begins Operations at 26 MW Borrego Solar Photovoltaic Facility
05 March 2013 7:02 PM | No CommentsPRINCETON, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG), through its wholly owned subsidiary NRG Solar, announced the start of commercial operations for the Borrego I Solar Generating Station, a 26 megawatt (AC)...
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Zayed Future Energy Prize Opens Submissions for 2014 Award in U.S.
03 March 2013 8:41 AM | No CommentsABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Zayed Future Energy Prize, the world’s preeminent award for innovation in renewable energy and sustainability, will open for ...
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First Solar Sets New World Record for CdTe Solar Cell Efficiency
26 February 2013 9:01 PM | No CommentsTEMPE, Ariz. & PERRYSBURG, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced it set a new world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) solar cell conversion efficiency, achieving 18.7 percent cell...
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Wheelchairs Run on Sunshine: KYOCERA Solar Modules Generate Energy to Charge Electric Wheelchairs
26 February 2013 1:07 PM | No CommentsKYOTO, Japan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO)(TOKYO:6971) announced that an exceptional solar project utilizing the company’s solar modules has been awarded the 2012 Swiss Solar Prize: The wheelchairs of ten inhabitants at the...
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Solar Cells Archive
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Pall Corp. Introduces Argon Gas Purification System at Intersolar North America 2012
Posted on July 5, 2012 | No CommentsPORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) will showcase a new argon gas purification system and other filtration and contamination control products for the photovoltaic (PV) ... -
New Energy Technologies, Inc. and National Renewable Energy Laboratory Create Improved Process for Technology Capable of Generating Electricity on See-Through Glass
Posted on June 18, 2012 | No CommentsCOLUMBIA, Md.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–New Energy Technologies, Inc., developer of see-through solar cells for generating electricity on glass, today announces an improvement in its manufacturing technique that should lead to higher speed, lower... -
Logitech Introduces Light-Powered Protection for the iPad
Posted on May 3, 2012 | No CommentsNEWARK, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today Logitech (SIX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) announced the expansion of both its solar and tablet accessories lineups with the Logitech® Solar Keyboard Folio. Made for the new, third-generation iPad®... -
The Solar Cell that Also Shines: Luminescent ‘LED-type’ Design Breaks Efficiency Record, Illuminates 50-Year Mystery
Posted on April 19, 2012 | No CommentsWASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–To produce the maximum amount of energy, solar cells are designed to absorb as much light from the Sun as possible. Now researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, have... -
Panasonic to Broadcast Live the Annular Solar Eclipse from the Summit of Mt. Fuji Using Only Solar Power
Posted on April 18, 2012 | No CommentsOSAKA, Japan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Panasonic Corporation has launched “ECLIPSE LIVE FROM FUJIYAMA by SOLAR POWER” and will broadcast the annular solar eclipse on May 20, 2012... -
MEI’s Pura™ Wet Processing System Achieves Breakthrough for Ultra-pure Polysilicon for Solar Cells
Posted on March 26, 2012 | No CommentsALBANY, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–MEI LLC has made a significant process breakthrough to create ultra-pure electronic-grade polysilicon ideal for manufacturing high efficiency photovoltaic (PV) solar cells and semiconductors. “By... -
Solar-Powered Car, SolarWorld GT, Sets out on U.S. Leg of First Round-the-World Journey
Posted on January 30, 2012 | No CommentsCAMARILLO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A solar-powered car sponsored by SolarWorld, the largest U.S. solar panel manufacturer for more than 35 years, this week begins the U.S. ... -
Q-Cells Introduces Q.PEAK at Solar Power International 2011
Posted on October 17, 2011 | No CommentsDALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SOLAR POWER INTERNATIONAL – Q-Cells SE, one of the world’s leading photovoltaics companies, has introduced its latest series of modules for the North American residential market. ... -
Senator Wyden Issues Policy Brief on China’s Subsidy-Driven Solar Market at SolarWorld Event
Posted on October 15, 2011 | No CommentsHILLSBORO, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–During a visit to the U.S. headquarters of SolarWorld, the largest U.S. manufacturer of solar panels for more than 35 years, U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) ... -
Panasonic HIT® Solar Cells and High-Capacity Batteries to Support Tokai University’s Solar Car Team
Posted on August 24, 2011 | No CommentsOSAKA, Japan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Panasonic Corporation (NYSE:PC)(TOKYO:6752)(“Panasonic”) today announced its sponsorship of Tokai University’s solar car team, the defending champion for the 2011 World Solar Challenge (WSC) in Australia, one of ...