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Phenometrics Introduces New Solar Spectrum Light
Phenometrics has introduced a new accessory for their PBR-101 photo bioreactors, the FSL-200 Full Spectrum Light system.
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Obama makes impassioned plea for clean energy in Argentina
Former US president Barack Obama made an impassioned plea on Friday for the world to embrace clean energy and overcome climate change at a gathering of experts in Argentina.
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New efficient catalyst for key step in artificial photosynthesis
Chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have designed a new catalyst that speeds up the rate of a key step in "…
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Statoil taps solar market in Brazil
Norwegian energy company Statoil said it was expanding its footprint in the Brazilian energy market even further, this time with solar energy.
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Scientists propose space shield to protect Earth from solar storms
If governments and their space agencies are serious about protecting Earth from solar storms, one team of researchers argues a giant space shield is the most logical solution.
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Governor Brown Sends SCE to CEC Investigation and ABC Solar Files CPUC Petition to Censor SCE
Sometimes when you advocate for a cause the drop-dead lack of common sense makes everyone gravitate to and help the cause.
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Solar power a clear leader, IEA report finds
For the first time ever, there were more grid additions from solar power than another other type of fuel, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday.
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‘New era’ in solar energy fuelling growth in renewables: IEA
The renewable energy sector is growing faster than expected, driven largely by a "new era" in solar power and strong expansion in China, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday.
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Low-carbon advocates say U.S. renewables breaking records
Amid the pushback on Washington's efforts to back coal and nuclear power, a report from low-carbon advocates found clean energy has organic momentum.
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UNIST researchers develop wearable solar thermoelectric generator
A recent study, led by Professor Kyoung Jin Choi in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at UNIST has introduced a new advanced energy harvesting…
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UK unveils first subsidy-free solar farm
Claire Perry MP, the UK Minister for Climate Change and Industry, has officially opened Anesco's Clayhill solar farm and energy storage facility, located near Flitwick in Bedfordshire.
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Scientists model magnetic storm that inspired red aurora over Kyoto
Scientists have modeled the extreme storm that triggered a vibrant red aurora atop Kyoto, Japan, in 1770. Researchers used historic accounts of the electromagnetic light show to estimate the storm's strength.
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Saudi Arabia opens bid for ‘utility scale’ solar project
Saudi Arabia invited bids on Tuesday for a "utility-scale" 300-megawatt solar project, a first for the world's top oil exporter.
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Researchers set time limit for ultrafast perovskite solar cells
Researchers have quantified the astonishingly high speeds at which future solar cells would have to operate in order to stretch what are presently seen as natural limits on their energy conversion efficiency.
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PrISUm Announces Corporate Partnerships with Baron
PrISUm is proud to announce our corporate partnership with Baron. PrISUm is the Iowa State University Solar Car Team, a student run organization which designs, builds, and races vehicles powered by the sun.
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Perovskite solar cells reach record long-term stability, efficiency over 20 percent
Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) can offer high light-conversion efficiency with low manufacturing costs.