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U.S. throws more money at solar power
The U.S. Energy Department said it has $25 million in funding to help software developers and utility provides better integrate solar power to the grid.
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Spain’s Abengoa to shed more jobs on top of 10,000 already gone
Spain's troubled energy giant Abengoa announced a new wave of layoffs Tuesday, having already shed more than a third of its global workforce in just months, going from 28,000 employees last year to 17,000 now.
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Solar Impulse 2 completes Phoenix-San Francisco leg
The Solar Impulse 2, an experimental solar-powered aircraft, landed in Phoenix, Arizona late Monday, completing the latest leg of its around the world journey to draw attention to clean energy technologies.
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Verengo and Swell Energy signs residential energy storage partnership
Verengo Solar and Swell Energy have jointly announced a partnership that creates a one-stop home energy storage and backup power solution for the residential market.
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Solar Impulse 2 soars over US southwest on round-the-world flight
The Solar Impulse 2, an experimental aircraft flying around the world to draw attention to clean energy technologies, soared over the US Mojave Desert Monday en route to the southwest city of Phoenix.
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Kyocera helps Hawaii college stabilize electricity costs long-term
Kyocera Solar has announced the completion of a 284-kilowatt (kW) solar energy project for Hawaii Tokai International College (HTIC) in Kapolei, Hawaii.
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BioStar Announces 5 MW Solar Projects to Benefit Schools and Business
BioStar Renewables reports they will add 5.1 MW of solar energy installations to their portfolio as a result of contracts totaling over $31 million.
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At last: Non-toxic and cheap thin-film solar cells for ‘zero-energy’ buildings
'Zero-energy' buildings - which generate as much power as they consume - are now much closer after a team at Australia's University of New South…
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Alta eyes UAVs as 31 percent solar energy efficiency record set
With its most recent solar efficiency record of 31.6%, Alta Devices continues to achieve solar efficiencies that are substantially higher than all other commercially available solar technologies.
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Feeding frenzy in Spain’s renewable energy sector
A wind of change is blowing on Spain's renewables: companies and investment funds have been on a buying spree, taking advantage of the know-how and growth prospects of a sector still limping out of a crisis.
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How defects appear and disappear in CIGSe solar cells
Copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGSe) solar cells have the highest efficiency of polycrystalline thin-film solar cells.
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Flipping a chemical switch helps perovskite solar cells beat the heat
Thin films of crystalline materials called perovskites provide a promising new way of making inexpensive and efficient solar cells.
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New Concentrated Solar Power Startup Announces Hong Kong JV
Virginia-based startup 247Solar Inc. reports it is has formed a Hong Kong-based Joint Venture (JV) with Shenzhen Enesoon Science and Technology Co.
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Construction is bustling at Florida’s first ‘sustainable town’
With deep pockets and an environmentalist's zeal, retired American football player Syd Kitson dreamed up a plan to build the United States' first solar-powered town on a vast swath of rural land in southwest Florida.
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France fires up push for renewable energies
France announced Monday it was raising its renewable energy goals and would become the first country to issue "green bonds" to fund projects which benefit the enviroment.
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EDF moves deeper into U.S. solar market
A renewable energy division of British energy company EDF said the acquisition of a small-sized solar company in Vermont will help build its U.S.