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Global Solar Energy’s Technology Powers CIGS PV Rooftop Installation

High-efficiency Copper Indium Gallium diSelenide (CIGS) solar material manufacturer Global Solar Energy has announced that one of its technologies is powering a large CIGS rooftop installation. This system currently generating solar energy of 820 kW for a manufacturer of plastics in Orgiano, Italy was facilitated by applied solutions and solar modules producer Yohkon Energía SL as well as by photovoltaic (PV) specialist CDM Italy.

14 May 2010

Sound Solar Systems Installs Solar Array in Bridgeport, CT

Clean energy development and installation company Sound Solar Systems, LLC partners with clean energy projects investor Altus Power Management, LLC to finish installing a solar array on a commercial building rooftop of Royal Flush in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) provided funds for the project that is likely to reduce the electrical energy of the client by around 35%.

14 May 2010

Cavico Provides Updates on Construction Projects

Infrastructure development company Cavico Corp. has provided updates on its construction projects at Dambri Hydropower, A Luoi Hydropower Plant and Ta Trach Reservoir.

14 May 2010

Dow Corning Discuss Expanding the Solar Energy Sector

On April 28, Dr. Stephanie A. Burns, Dow Corning chairman, president and CEO, delivered keynote remarks during a Brookings Institution briefing titled, “Scaling up Solar: how far can we go?” in Washington, D.C. Burns was invited in recognition of the leadership role Dow Corning has played in the solar energy sector.

14 May 2010

OLED Performance Reaches Levels Suitable for Use in TV's

DuPont announced that it has achieved record performance in printed organic light emitting diode (OLED) displays, sufficient to enable future adoption of OLED television (TV).

13 May 2010

Dow Corning Discuss Their Role in Developing Renewable Energy Sources in Washington DC

Dow Corning executive vice president and general manager of Core Products, Bob Hansen, was recently in Washington, D.C. during the unveiling of Senator Kerry and Lieberman’s American Power Act, representing the company’s support for the elements of the proposal which encourage further development of domestic renewable energy manufacturing and implementation.

13 May 2010

New Methodology for Detecting Faults in Photovoltaic Solar Panels

A group of researchers of the University of Cádiz has designed a new mapping system for the study of photovoltaic surfaces. The system can detect, at the micrometric level, all the defects existing in a solar panel.

13 May 2010

Converting Waste Plastic into Clean Energy

Student researchers at Northeastern University have designed an apparatus to convert plastic waste into clean energy without releasing harmful emissions.

13 May 2010

Leading Ecologist to Head Up Environmental Research Cenre

A leading ecologist has been appointed to head a major new inter-disciplinary environmental research centre at the University of York.

13 May 2010

C3Nano Win MIT Clean Energy Prize

C3Nano Inc., a team from Stanford University, was named the top winner of the MIT Clean Energy Prize for their revolutionary design that will increase the efficiency of solar photovoltaic panels. The national competition was founded by MIT, the U.S. Department of Energy and NSTAR to accelerate the pace of clean energy entrepreneurship.

13 May 2010

4.0 MW Offshore Wind Turbine from General Electric

The 4.0 MW Offshore Wind Turbine provided by General Electric incorporates a rotor with a diameter measuring 110 m and the rated capacity factor of this rotor is 52%. This rotor offers a sweep area of 9,567 m2 and it is lubricated automatically resulting in low operating expenses.

13 May 2010

AURORA Photovoltaic Grid Connected Inverter from Power-One

The AURORA PVI-6000-OUTD-US inverter manufactured by Power-One has the input parameters such as a nominal DC power of 6.18 kW, a max recommended DC power of 6.4 kW, an operating MPPT input voltage range of 90 to 580 V, a max input voltage of 600 V, and a nominal activation voltage of 200 V.

13 May 2010