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Innovation Significantly Reduces Cost of Concentrator Photovoltaic Cells

IBM today announced a research breakthrough in photovoltaics technology that could significantly reduce the cost of harnessing the Sun's power for electricity.

19 May 2008

EMCOR Begins Work on Solar Power Array for Portland Habilitation Center

EMCOR Group, Inc., a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses, announced that its subsidiary Dynalectric Company of Oregon has begun work on a solar power array (multiple photovoltaic solar panels) for Portland Habilitation Center, a non-profit organization that trains and employs individuals with disabilities throughout Oregon and Washington state.

16 May 2008

RIT Effort Could Extend NASA Science Capabilities for Planetary Applications

Technology that could someday "MapQuest" Mars and other bodies in the solar system is under development at Rochester Institute of Technology's Rochester Imaging Detector Laboratory (RIDL), in collaboration with Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Lincoln Laboratory.

15 May 2008

Trina Solar Signs Long-Term Polysilicon Supply Agreement with DTK Industries

Trina Solar Limited, a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, founded in 1997, today announced that the Company has signed a long-term polysilicon supply agreement with Jupiter Corporation Ltd., an affiliate of DTK Industries (Qingdao) Co., Ltd.

15 May 2008

Converting 23 Percent of Sunlight to Electricity

The efficiency improvement is achieved by the use of an ultra-thin aluminum oxide layer at the front of the cell, and it brings a breakthrough in the use of solar energy a step closer.

14 May 2008

Eficient Thin-Film Solar Cells of the Future

University of California, San Diego electrical engineers have created experimental solar cells spiked with nanowires that could lead to highly efficient thin-film solar cells of the future.

14 May 2008

ReneSola to Supply Solar Wafers to Gintech Energy Corporation

ReneSola Ltd, a leading Chinese manufacturer of solar wafers, today announced that it has signed a six-year 525 megawatt wafer supply agreement with Gintech Energy Corporation.

14 May 2008

Sunfilm's Annual Capacity to Over 120MWp with Second Production Line

Due to strong demand for its solar modules, Sunfilm AG announced today that it has awarded Applied Materials, Inc. a contract for a second Applied SunFab(TM) Thin Film Line. This second production line will be installed next to Sunfilm's first line in Grossroehrsdorf, near Dresden, Germany.

13 May 2008

Meeting the Growing Bandwidth Needs Without Network Re-Engineering

OpVista, a leader in packet optical networking systems, today unveiled Dense Multi-Carrier (DMC) technology, a breakthrough high performance optical network solution for 40G and 100G transmission per wavelength across all types of optical networks from metro to ultra-long-haul.

12 May 2008

Applied Materials Signs Multiyear Agreement with Solar Company in Spain

Applied Materials, Inc. today announced another first for the solar industry with its SunFab Performance Service(TM) program. This unique service solution guarantees the performance cost and output of the Applied SunFab(TM) Thin Film Line for producing solar modules, enabling continuous cost reduction based on megawatt output.

12 May 2008

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