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HES-GT-3.5 Grid-tie Systems from Home Energy Solutions

Home Energy Solutions provides off-grid and grid-tie solar systems for various applications. These systems allow customers to use solar energy for their homes while being connected to the electrical utility grid. The grid-tie solar system packages comprise Sharp OnEnergy solar modules and Outback or Xantrex inverters for compatible rooftop solutions.

17 Nov 2009

FLEX 5 Foldable Solar Chargers Suit Small Equipment Charging Needs

Green Country Solar Wind provides a range of portable solar panels and solar battery chargers. The Coleman Exponent FLEX 5 foldable solar charger available from the company provides sufficient power to charge GPS units, cell phones, satellite phones, 12V batteries, portable games, MP3 players and other small electronic products.

17 Nov 2009

Gull 4000 solar collectors from Alten Products feature special interlocking

Alten Products supplies different types of solar thermal collectors including the Gull 4000, manufactured by Gull Industries. The Gull 4000 solar collector is designed for swimming pool heating.

17 Nov 2009

New EPA Web Site Provides Tools to Cut Energy Costs and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Homes

Home owners, buyers and renters have a new resource for going green indoors and outdoors. EPA’s new Green Homes Web site will help people make their homes greener with tips on reducing energy consumption, carbon footprints, waste generation and water usage, as well as improving indoor air quality.

16 Nov 2009

Suntech targets China’s Solar Rooftop Program projects

Suntech Power Holdings, the leading manufacturer of crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules, has announced that it will develop at least 20 percent of the solar projects, which have obtained approval from the China’s Solar Rooftop Program.

16 Nov 2009

Hemlock Semiconductor’s new facility will provide more job opportunities

The Hemlock Semiconductor Group, launched the construction of its new facility at its construction site at Clarksville, Tennessee. Marking the occasion, the company gave its guests an overall view of the site that will be completed by 2012.

16 Nov 2009

Cheaper thin-film photovoltaic modules from commonly available materials

The California Institute of Technology and the Dow Chemical have recently signed an agreement involving a solar energy related research program, which is regarded to be in the long-term interest of both businesses.

16 Nov 2009

Power Rover solar electric power supply systems provide power in remote locations

Power Rover solar electric power supply system

16 Nov 2009

ThinSilicon Bought by Chinese Photovoltaics Manufacturer

China Solar Power (Holdings) Ltd. (“CSP”), a manufacturer of thin film amorphous silicon photovoltaic modules, today announced that it purchased ThinSilicon, Inc., a leading developer of thin film manufacturing process technology based in Mountain View, CA. No financial terms were disclosed.

13 Nov 2009

Scientists Work Out Way to Use Nanotechnology to "Grow" Solar Cells

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National
Laboratory have refined a technique to manufacture solar cells by creating tubes
of semiconducting material and then "growing" polymers directly inside
them. The method has the potential to be significantly cheaper than the process
used to make today's commercial solar cells

10 Nov 2009