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Solar America Initiative Technology Pathway Partnership Program Focused on Lowering Cost of Large-Scale Commercial PV Installations

Nanosolar Inc., today announced that it has successfully achieved or surpassed all 10 major tasks in completion of a $42 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for a Solar America Initiative (SAI) Technology Pathway Partnership (TPP) program.

27 Apr 2012

TRA-Mage Introduces Solar Tile Mount Technique

TRA-Mage, a company specializing in roofs, has launched a novel technique to attach solar panels with the tile roofs, the Solar Tile Mount.

27 Apr 2012

Sabert Installs Solar System for East Coast Site

Sabert, a company dealing with food packaging, has installed solar systems at its east coast sites.

27 Apr 2012

Stable Liquid Solar Cells from Nanocrystals

University of Southern California (USC) scientists have developed a method to produce stable, low-cost solar cells from nanocrystals. These cells can be printed or painted onto surfaces as they are in the form of a liquid ink. These solar nanocrystals can float in a liquid solution and measure around 4 nm.

27 Apr 2012

EfstonScience Offers Enlighten Solar and Hybrid Lighting Systems

EfstonScience, a science superstore at Canada, has started a new division specifically for solar wind powered street lights. EfstonScience’ Enlighten Solar and Hybrid Lighting System is a novel, off-grid light standard, which produce electricity using wind and solar power to light high-efficient LED fixtures.

26 Apr 2012

Hanwha Solar Installs Solar Panels at VISION House in Walt Disney World Resort

Hanwha Solar, a producer of solar cells and other products, has installed its solar panels at the VISION House exhibited in the INNOVENTIONS, Epcot, Walt Disney World Resort.

26 Apr 2012

Bilayer Lamellar Structure Enhances Performance of Solar Cell

Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have performed a study on an organic photovoltaic material with superior performance and showed that the PV material performed better due to the presence of an uncommon bilayer lamellar structure.

26 Apr 2012

Researchers Improve Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Using Graphene

A team of material scientists at the Michigan Technological University has discovered that graphene can improve the conversion efficiency of next-generation photovoltaic cells.

26 Apr 2012

SunPower Brings Solar Carport to Italian Residential Market

SunPower, a producer of solar systems and other products, has declared that it has signed a deal with Giulio Barbieri, an Italian company that manufactures aluminum modular coverings, to model and produce a solar carport for homes in Italy.

25 Apr 2012

American Public University System Installs Solar System at West Virginia Facility

American Public University System (APUS), which provides online degree programs, has installed a new solar system near its Financial Center in West Virginia. The installation is a follow up of the sustainable practices adopted by APUS. In fact in 2010, APUS constructed an energy-efficient Academic Center, and has completed building its Financial Center before schedule.

25 Apr 2012