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IES to Build Solar Photovoltaic System for Capital Group Companies

Independent Energy Solutions, Inc. (IES), a firm based in Vista, California, has recently begun design and construction of a 1.15 MW solar photovoltaic system for The Capital Group Companies Irvine Campus. The solar system will be mounted on shade structures on the roofs of three parking garages and will provide nearly 50% of the energy used to power the campus data center and central plant equipment.

28 May 2010

Black Solar Cells Can Lure Water Insects

Solar power might be nature's most plentiful and benign source of energy, but shiny black solar cells can lure water insects away from critical breeding areas, a Michigan State University scientist and colleagues warn.

28 May 2010

AUO, SunPower to Build New Solar Cell Manufacturing Facility in Malaysia

AU Optronics Corp. ("AUO" or the "Company") (TAIEX: 2409; NYSE: AUO) held a meeting of the Board of Directors on May 27, 2010, at which the Board approved the resolution of a joint venture to construct and operate a solar cell manufacturing facility in Malaysia with SunPower Corp., the largest manufacturer of residential and commercial solar systems in the United States.

28 May 2010

UL Selects SPI-Sun Simulators for New PV Module Testing Facility in India

Spire reported that its SPI-Sun Simulator 4600SLP has been selected by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) for testing and certifying PV modules.

27 May 2010

ONTILITY to Offer Solar Design and Installation Course at Miami Dade College

ONTILITY and Miami Dade College will offer an Entry Level Solar Design and Installation course on June 21 - 25, at Miami Dade College north campus.

27 May 2010

CSA and VDE Sign Reciprocal Testing Services Agreement for PV Modules

CSA Group, today announced a reciprocal testing services agreement for photovoltaic modules with German VDE Testing and Certification Institute.

27 May 2010

ENN Wins Contract to Supply PV Modules for CECEP’s Solar Project

Applied Materials, Inc. and China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group (CECEP), a leading new energy company in China, today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore projects for accelerating the development and deployment of solar photovoltaic (PV) technology.

26 May 2010

New Technique to Produce Fuels and Chemicals Using Solar Panels

A new way to make valuable chemicals and more affordable “green” fuel from solar power, bacteria and carbon dioxide could be “truly transformative” for our society if it works on a commercial scale, says microbiologist Derek Lovley, head of a research group developing the method at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

26 May 2010

New Solar Installation at Victor Valley College

Victor Valley College and SolFocus held a grand opening ceremony today for the largest solar power plant in North America using concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) systems.

26 May 2010

National Bank of Arizona to Install 1,320 Solar Panels at its Headquarters

National Bank of Arizona announced plans today to install a $2 million solar system on its Tucson headquarters this summer constructed by Natural Power and Energy.

25 May 2010

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