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ESPEC to Exhibit Solar Advances at Photovoltaic Technology Show in Germany

ESPEC will be exhibiting at the Photovoltaic Technology Show in Stuttgart, Germany, April 27 - 29, 2010

21 Apr 2010

Researchers Demonstrate Innovative Solar Cell Technology

Researchers have made an important breakthrough in the use of continuous flow microreactors to produce thin film absorbers for solar cells – an innovative technology that could significantly reduce the cost of solar energy devices and reduce material waste.

21 Apr 2010

Pacific Blue Outlines Plans for New Solar Project in Northern Arizona

When Pacific Blue Energy Corp. (OTCBB: PBEC) acquired 154.3 acres in northern Arizona earlier this month, the company announced that it had targeted the site for a major new solar energy project. Today, the publicly traded developer of renewable energy further outlined those plans.

20 Apr 2010

CEL Ships Two New Series of Isolated Gate Drive Optocouplers

California Eastern Laboratories (CEL) is now shipping its new PS9505 and PS9305 series isolated gate drive optocouplers.

20 Apr 2010

EPS to Begin Rooftop Solar Installation on Phoenix-Based Warehouse

Empire Power Systems (EPS) today announced that it will install Arizona's largest commercial rooftop solar power system to date on an 850,000-square-foot building near 27th Avenue and Buckeye Road in Phoenix.

20 Apr 2010

Ningguo City Municipal Government and Apollo Solar Energy Sign Non-Binding LOI

Apollo Solar Energy, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ASOE) ("Apollo Solar" or "the Company"), 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 signed a non- binding Letter of Intent with the Ningguo City Municipal Government to enter into a future joint venture that would build and operate the Ningguo-Apollo Solar Energy Community, to be located in Anhui Province, China.

20 Apr 2010

UM Team to Build Solar-Powered House for Solar Decathlon 2011

A team of University of Maryland students, faculty and mentors has earned one of 20 coveted spots in the international U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 to be staged on the National Mall next year.

19 Apr 2010

Suntech Delivers Advanced Solar Panels for 48kW Rooftop Installation on Sydney Town Hall

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's leading producer of crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules, recently supplied 240 advanced solar panels for a 48kW rooftop installation on Town Hall in Sydney, Australia.

19 Apr 2010

Global Solar PV Market Reaches 7.3 GW in 2009

Newly connected solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in Germany soared to 1.46 GW in December, almost three times the previous record rate of monthly connections of 0.50 GW set in November.

17 Apr 2010

PROINSO Signs Solar Supply Agreement for PV Farms in Greece

The Spanish company PROINSO, specialized in the distribution of modules, inverters, trackers and fixed structures for photovoltaic systems, has been awarded the supply of various solar photovoltaic farms in Greece that will all together amount to more than 7.54 MW of installed capacity.

17 Apr 2010

Featured Equipment

Advanced F-Theta Lenses for Precision Imaging Systems

These F-theta lenses by Avantier are designed for consistent spot size and uniform field curvature correction, ideal for high-resolution imaging applications.

From Avantier Inc.

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

Shanghai Optics provides high-precision off-axis parabolic (OAP) mirrors designed for advanced optical systems, offering superior reflective solutions for applications requiring precise light collimation and focus.

From Shanghai Optics