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NREL Research Garners Three Prestigious R+D 100 Awards

An ultra-accelerated weathering system, a parabolic trough solar concentrating collector, and a microbattery - all developed in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) - were honored today as top 100 innovations for 2009 by R+D Magazine.

22 Jul 2009

25 Million Euros for Dutch Research into Photosynthetic Energy from Plants and Algae

The research programme Towards Biosolar Cells was granted a budget of 25 million euros by the Dutch Government. The Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality recommended the programme because it will contribute to green energy, improve food supplies and a create a more sustainable biomass.

20 Jul 2009

Photovoltaic Equipment reaches 60 per cent Turnover Growth in the first Quarter of 2009

The sales turnover of the manufacturers of equipment, machinery and plants for the photovoltaic industry in Germany for the first quarter of 2009 has exceeded the respective quarter of last year by 60 per cent.

17 Jul 2009

Deep Photonics Introduces Two New Fiber Laser Platforms Designed for the Photovoltaic Industry

Deep Photonics Corp., the ultra fast fiber laser company for the semiconductor, electronics and photovoltaic marketplace, announced the introduction of two new fiber laser platforms - the FLP-532-PPP and the FLP-355-PPP - designed for the photovoltaic industry.

14 Jul 2009

New Clean Room Facility Features Laser Processing of Microelectronics, Semiconductors, and Photovoltaic Materials

Deep Photonics, the ultra fast fiber laser company for the semiconductor, electronics and photovoltaic marketplace, announced the opening of a new materials processing applications lab at its corporate headquarters in Corvallis, Oregon.

14 Jul 2009

Domestic Source of Aide Solar Panels and Low-Temp LED Panjit Lighting Provides Quick Options for Outdoor Illumination

Aide Solar, a large-scale producer of photovoltaic modules and a subsidiary of The Panjit Group, a broad-based manufacturer of leading-edge technologies headquartered in Taiwan, today announced a solar-powered outdoor lighting solution that features maximum brightness and design flexibility with superior energy efficiency.

14 Jul 2009

Sunovia Energy Launches New Line of Evolucia Brand LED Cobra Head Products

Sunovia Energy Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SUNV) announced today that it has launched the first in a new line of EvoLucia(TM) brand LED cobra head products that drastically reduce both energy consumption and carbon emissions, and also lasts up to three times longer than traditional HID cobra head style lighting fixtures that are installed along roadways today.

14 Jul 2009

Advanced Technologies and Global Market for Nanophotonics

Research and Markets, the leading source for international market research and market data, has announced the addition of the "Nanophotonics- Advanced Technologies and Global Market (2009 - 2014)" report to their offering.

13 Jul 2009

Waste Material from Discarded Televisions could be Recycled and Used in Medicine

Waste material from discarded televisions could be recycled and used in medicine, according to new research by scientists at the University of York.

13 Jul 2009

SES and Tessera Solar Unveils SunCatchers

Stirling Energy Systems (SES) and Tessera Solar recently unveiled four newly designed solar power collection dishes at Sandia National Laboratories' National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF). Called SunCatchers™, the new dishes have a refined design that will be used in commercial-scale deployments of the units beginning in 2010.

10 Jul 2009

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