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Suntech, UNSW, and Silex Partner on Solar Cell Research Project

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., one of the world's leading producer of crystalline silicon solar panels, the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and Silex Solar will together research advanced technology to further improve the power conversion efficiencies of crystalline silicon solar cells.

12 May 2010

New SunPower Oasis Power Plant Utilizes 400W Utility Solar Panel

SunPower Corporation today announced its new SunPower Oasis™ Power Plant (SunPower Oasis), the industry's first modular solar power block that scales from 1-megawatt ac (MW) distributed installations to large central station power plants.

12 May 2010

New Scorpion Device from Etón Features Solar Panel, Built-In LED Flashlight

Etón, a leading emergency preparedness company and creator of green-powered electronics for everyday adventures, announces the availability Scorpion – a solar-powered, all-terrain device essential for outdoor adventures.

12 May 2010

Sandia and DOE Host Two-Day Workshop for PV Systems Integrators

Sandia National Laboratories is using its expertise and long history in photovoltaic (PV) research and development to accelerate the adoption of reliability tools within the growing industry of PV power generation.

12 May 2010

Panasonic to Highlight New Full HD 3D Home Theater System at EE Global 2010

Panasonic, exhibiting at the Energy Efficiency Global Forum & Exposition 2010 (EE Global 2010), May 10-12 in Washington, DC, invites show attendees to booth #701 to learn more about the company's environmental vision and its energy-efficient products.

11 May 2010

Air Liquide, Sixtron to Distribute Advanced Coating Materials for Solar Cell Producers

Air Liquide and Sixtron Advanced Materials today announced an exclusive partnership to promote and distribute advanced coating materials to crystalline silicon (“c-Si”) solar cell manufacturers worldwide. This innovative Silexium™ technology will enable crystalline solar panel producers – which today represent around 70% of all photovoltaic manufacturers – to improve the performance of their solar cells and reduce costs/Wp without significant up-front capital investment.

11 May 2010

SCE and ProLogis Partner on 250 MW Solar Panel Project

Southern California Edison (SCE) and ProLogis today announced they have reached agreement to place up to 40 percent of SCE’s massive 250 megawatt solar panel project on ProLogis distribution warehouse roofs in the Inland Empire region of Southern California.

11 May 2010

Thin-Film PV Technology from Global Solar Powers CIGS Rooftop Installation in Italy

Global Solar Energy, a leading manufacturer of high-efficiency Copper Indium Gallium diSelenide (CIGS) solar material, today announced that its technology is powering the largest CIGS rooftop installation in the world.

11 May 2010

Apollo Solar Focuses on Developing Technologies for CdTe Thin Film Solar Panel Production

Apollo Solar Energy, Inc., a leading vertically integrated miner, refiner and producer of high purity tellurium (Te) and tellurium-based metals for the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry and specific segments of the electronic materials market worldwide, in the People's Republic of China, today announced the Company has filed a Form 8K, disclosing a slide presentation that Apollo Solar expects to use at future investor conferences, such as the China Rising Investment Conference on May 17, 2010 in New York.

11 May 2010

Natcore Receives U.S. Patent for LPD Process

The U.S. Patent Office has awarded a patent to Natcore Technology Inc. (TSX-V: NXT; Pink Sheets: NTCXF.PK) for its proprietary Liquid Phase Deposition (LPD) process for growing films on silicon.

11 May 2010

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