
The US Department of Energy announces $128M plan to boost solar
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced plans to spend $128 million in new projects to advance solar technologies.
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced plans to spend $128 million in new projects to advance solar technologies.
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MiaSole, the leading flexible thin-film solar solution provider, announced that the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has independently…
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Shepard Steel, a structural steel and miscellaneous metals company serving the Greater Hartford region since 1956, has announced that a 611-kilowatt (kW) DC…
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Dynamic Energy Solutions, LLC, a full-service solar energy solutions provider, has completed the installation of a rooftop solar array at Autronic Plastics, Inc.
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Photon Energy reports that its subsidiary Photon Energy Solutions HU Kft has completed and grid-connected seven photovoltaic power plants with a total installed capacity of 4.9 MWp in the municipalities of Fertod and Kuszentmarton, Hungary.
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Rice University scientists believe they've overcome a major hurdle keeping perovskite-based solar cells from achieving mainstream use.
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Intersect Power, a utility-scale renewable energy developer, and Direct Energy Business, part of Direct Energy, one of North America's largest energy and…
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Dominion Energy is adding a 150-megawatt solar facility in Prince George County, Va.
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