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IEA-SHC Task 41 Release Report on Integration of Solar Strategy into Building Design

The Task 41 of Solar Heating and Cooling (IEA-SHC) Programme, initiated by the International Energy Agency, will go into the reasons for not incorporating solar energy harvesting features in building design.

16 May 2011

Plane Powered Only by The Sun en Route to Brussels

It is up in air and leaving Switzerland for the first time. The Solar Impulse airplane, a solar-powered aircaft that flies without any fuel, set course for its first international destination, landing in the capital of Europe: Brussels. The plane will be displayed in a hangar at Brussels International Airport between May 23 and May 29.

15 May 2011

Cenergy Power to Install Solar Systems for Stevinson Ranch Golf Club

Stevinson Ranch Golf Club, a California-based golf course, and Cenergy Power, a solar power developing company, have declared the construction commencement of two solar photovoltaic systems.

11 May 2011

O’LYN Contractors to Supply EnerGen Photovoltaic Solar Power Roofing System

O’LYN Contractors, a New England-based roofing company that assists in providing green, clean energy solutions, has declared the launch of a patented photovoltaic solar power roofing system, known as EnerGen from CertainTeed Roofing.

11 May 2011

AlsoEnergy, Main Street Power and Morgan Stanley Collaborate to Generate Cost-Effective Solar Power

AlsoEnergy has declared that Main Street Power, a solar power project developer, and Morgan Stanley, a leading financial institution, will jointly utilize its software and solutions to act as a technology base for billing and monitoring purposes in the worldwide solar power projects financed, designed and managed by Main Street Power and Morgan Stanley.

11 May 2011

Granite Construction Installs Solar Power Systems at Indio, California

Granite Construction, a fully owned auxiliary of Granite Construction, declared that its asphalt concrete and combined facilities located in Indio, California, utilizes solar power to meet nearly 75% of its power requirement.

11 May 2011

Wells Fargo and JA Solar Enter Strategic Cooperation Accord

Wells Fargo and JA Solar declared that they have entered into a strategic cooperation accord, which will assist JA Solar to improve its solar market presence in the US and in other worldwide markets.

11 May 2011

Lincoln Renewable Energy Contracts with Macquarie Energy to Develop Solar Project

Lincoln Renewable Energy (LRE), a developer of utility-level solar and wind power generating projects in the US, declared that it has concluded a power sales and project finance agreement, valued at $41 million, with Macquarie Energy.

11 May 2011

SunRun Makes Solar Power Economical for Oregon Homeowners

SunRun, a home solar company, has declared the introduction of a new way to enable homeowners in Oregon to avail cost-effective solar power.

11 May 2011

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory Produce Solar Cells with Increased Efficiency

A recent research endorsed by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and guided by Jun Xu has created a three-dimensional nanocone-based solar cell platform that can improve the light-to-power conversion efficiency of solar photovoltaic cells by around 80%.

11 May 2011