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Innovalight’s Silicon Ink-Based Solar Cells Achieve 19% Conversion Efficiency

Innovalight, Inc., a privately-held firm selling a platform of silicon ink-based high efficiency solar cell materials and technology, today announced that the company has achieved a new record of 19 percent conversion efficiency with silicon ink processed solar cells. The conversion efficiency of a solar cell is the proportion of sunlight energy that a cell converts to electrical energy.

27 Apr 2010

Grape Solar Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement with President Solar

Grape Solar, Inc. a leading solar photovoltaic (PV) module solutions provider, has forged a partnership with President Solar to make the company the exclusive distributor of Grape Solar’s photovoltaic (PV) solar systems in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Based in Fairfax, Va., newly formed President Solar will stock Grape Solar-branded PV panels, and other name brands of inverters and mounting systems in its warehouse.

27 Apr 2010

SunEdison and Remington Partner to Construct 14 Roof-Top Solar Systems

SunEdison, a division of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc., announced today that it will be developing and constructing up to fourteen (14) roof-top solar photovoltaic (PV) projects with capacity totaling up to 3 Megawatts (MW) for The Remington Group, one of the leading real estate developers in Ontario.

27 Apr 2010

Dupont, Oerlikon Collaborate on New Solar PV Encapsulant Sheet

In the drive for more cost-effective solar energy, DuPont and Oerlikon Solar have collaborated on a new, ultra-thin white reflective solar photovoltaic encapsulant sheet that is part of the DuPont™ PV5200 Series.

24 Apr 2010

Researchers Use Pokeberries to Develop Fiber-Based Solar Cells

Pokeberries – the weeds that children smash to stain their cheeks purple-red and that Civil War soldiers used to write letters home – could be the key to spreading solar power across the globe, according to researchers at Wake Forest University’s Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials.

24 Apr 2010

Trina Solar to Unveil New Utility-Scale Solar Module at Solarexpo 2010 in Italy

Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, today announced that its subsidiary, Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd., is launching its new utility-scale solar module ("TSM-PC14").

24 Apr 2010

Pacific Gas and Electric Company to Begin CPUC-Approved Solar PV Program

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) said it plans to begin implementing a major new solar photovoltaic (PV) program, which the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved today.

24 Apr 2010

New REC Solar Module Produces Average Power Gain of 9W

Fourth generation module, the first commercial product from one of the world`s largest integrated solar manufacturing facilities, provides more power per square meter with efficient cell and glass design and an average increase of nine watts per module.

24 Apr 2010

EVSO Completes Development of Corrosion-Resistant Solar Panels

Management of Evolution Solar Corp. (PinkSheets: EVSO) announced that they have completed the development and manufacture of a unique corrosion-resistant solar panel, which is expected to give the company a marketing edge in winning projects located on islands or near the ocean.

24 Apr 2010

CCH Buildings in Italy to be Solar Powered

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) (Nasdaq:ENER), through its wholly owned subsidiary United Solar Ovonic, and ContourGlobal today announced plans to co-develop rooftop solar systems for buildings in Italy owned and operated by Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. (CCH).

24 Apr 2010

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Advanced F-Theta Lenses for Precision Imaging Systems

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Off-Axis Parabolic (OAP) Mirrors: Precision Solutions for Advanced Optical Systems

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