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TU Delft Researchers Use Linked Nanoparticles to Produce Efficient Solar Cell

Scientists of the Kavli Institute and the Chemical Engineering department of TU Delft have established that light can influence the free movement of electrons in layers of linked semiconductor nano-particles.

28 Sep 2011

Astrum Solar Offers Easy Solar Leasing Option for Residents of Ohio

Astrum Solar, a company that provides full-service for residential solar installations, is associating with Constellation Energy to offer a residential solar leasing program.

27 Sep 2011

National Solar Power to Install Solar Farm in Gadsden County, Florida

National Solar Power has declared that it will construct one of the biggest solar farms in the Southeast in Gadsden County, Florida, which will yield hundreds of employment opportunities besides bringing in around $1.5 billion in the form of financial ventures into the region.

27 Sep 2011

OneRoof Energy Receives Finance for Residential Solar Program

OneRoof Energy, a San Diego, California-based residential solar company, which directly interacts with roof owners to rent the roofs and install residential solar power generating systems, declared that it has received a finance of $50 million and also has formally commenced its residential solar leasing plan.

27 Sep 2011

Walgreens Completes Solar Installation at Ohio Facility

Walgreens declared that it has completed its 100th rooftop solar installation over its Mason, Ohio, premises thus continuing its commitment to eco-friendly power generation.

26 Sep 2011

Unirac Joins KG Solar to Complete First Hope Bank Solar Installation

Unirac, a company that provides infrastructure for the installation of solar power systems, declared that it has joined hands with KG Solar and Renewable Energy, a segment of KG Companies to supply a tailored Unirac ISYS Ground Mount (IGM) installation solution for a 425 kW solar installation for the Blairstown, New Jersey branch office of First Hope Bank.

23 Sep 2011

Empa Scientists Develop High-Efficiency Flexible CIGS Solar Cells

The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Empa, has developed a breakthrough technology for producing flexible copper indium gallium (di)selenide semiconductor (CIGS) solar cells with a record efficiency of 18.7%.

23 Sep 2011

GTM Research Reports Growth in US Solar Industry

The latest quarterly research report on the U.S. Solar Market prepared by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and GTM Research shows that the US. Solar energy market persists with its speedy growth in the second quarter of 2011.

22 Sep 2011

Saint-Gobain Solar Commences Construction of Solar Mirror Line Production Facility in the USA

Saint-Gobain Solar, a Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, headquartered company, declared that it has commenced the construction work of its solar mirror line used in solar thermal power stations.

22 Sep 2011

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Provides Solutions to Improve Efficiency of Solar Micro-Inverters

Alpha and Omega Semiconductor (AOS), a company that designs, develops and supplies a wide variety of power semiconductors globally, has declared the availability of its latest AlphaMOS(TM) solutions, which are designed to get most out of the current DC to AC power conversion usages.

22 Sep 2011