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Soventix builds Solar Power Plant for Vina Cono Sur
SOVENTIX has signed a PPA with the Chilean company Vina Cono Sur for the realization of a solar power plant project.
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Report: Global renewable power capacity expanding
As European and Asian leaders take up the low-carbon mantel from the United States, a global report found 2016 was a record-setter for renewable energy.
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QSTec starts up its 8,000 MT polysilicon facility in Qatar
Qatar Solar Technologies (QSTec) has announced that it has successfully produced its first polysilicon at its 8,000 metric tonnes per annum (MTPA)…
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PV Nano Cell Announces Cooperation with Meyer Burger for Advancements in Printed Electronics
PV Nano Cell Ltd. reports that they are teaming with Meyer Burger. PV Nano Cell's Sicrys silver and copper inks will be used with Meyer Burger's…
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Lightsource turns on Northern Ireland’s largest solar project
Lightsource Renewable Energy, Europe's leading solar energy company, is pleased to announce the commissioning of a major solar development in Antrim, delivering over 32 MW of clean, renewable energy into the Northern Irish energy grid.
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First Solar to deliver 48Mw Manildra solar farm
First Solar, Inc. reported Monday that a financial close has been reached for the Manildra Solar Farm in New South Wales (NSW), Australia.
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Nanomaterials that makes harvesting sunlight easier
Using sunlight to drive chemical reactions, such as artificial photosynthesis, could soon become much more efficient thanks to nanomaterials.
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Renewable energy has robust future in much of Africa
As Africa gears up for a tripling of electricity demand by 2030, a new Berkeley study maps out a viable strategy for developing wind and solar power while…
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Planetary waves, first found on Earth, are discovered on sun
The same kind of large-scale planetary waves that meander through the atmosphere high above Earth's surface may also exist on the Sun, according to a new…
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Colstrip bill risks shutting door to Montana’s renewable power future
A Montana Senate bill slated for a committee vote would deter future investment in Montana's underutilized renewable energy resources.
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Sunrise 2: A Second Look At The Sun
During its two flights in 2009 and 2013, the balloon-borne solar observatory Sunrise experienced a unique view of our Sun: from a height of more than 35…
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State leaders, businesses, take up U.S. low-carbon effort
A bubble-up approach to building a low-carbon U.S. economy will help offset the emphasis on fossil fuels from Washington, leaders and advocates said.
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New Stanford study calls for US solar policy reform
The rapidly expanding solar energy industry could meaningfully contribute to curbing climate change only if governments and the private sector approach it more economically and efficiently, according to a new Stanford study.
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Large-scale planetary waves found on the sun
Scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research have discovered Rossby waves on the sun.
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Artificial photosynthesis steps into the light
Rice University scientists have created an efficient, simple-to-manufacture oxygen-evolution catalyst that pairs well with semiconductors for solar water splitting, the conversion of solar energy to chemical energy in the form of hydrogen and oxygen.
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Revealing the microscopic mechanisms in perovskite solar cells
A material with the perovskite crystal structure has become very popular for solar cells.