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KYOCERA Solar Modules Installed at San Diego State University

Kyocera Solar and the Associated Students of San Diego State University (SDSU) have jointly declared the finish of a 355.9 kW solar PV installation over the campus of the school.

7 Oct 2011

Canadian Solar Supplies Solar Modules to Solar Complex in Southern Brandenburg, Germany

Canadian Solar declared that it has met the solar module requirements in the construction of a solar complex located in southern Brandenburg, Germany.

7 Oct 2011

Business and Home Owners Participate in ASES’ 16th Annual National Solar Tour

The 16th Annual National Solar Tour, a popular solar event organized by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES), has attracted thousands of Americans.

4 Oct 2011

SBEC Open Day Exhibits Latest Energy Solutions and Advancements in Low to Zero Carbon Buildings

The Sustainable Building Envelope Centre (SBEC), a center financed by the Low Carbon Research Institute (LCRI), Tata Steel and the Welsh Government, is currently into the sixth month of a three-year program launched for the development of innovative techniques to dissipate, trap and store solar energy.

4 Oct 2011

NRG Energy Closes Purchase of SunPower’s Solar Project in California

NRG Energy has closed the purchase of the California Valley Solar Ranch (CVSR), a 250-MW solar power project, from SunPower. The acquisition completed before the financial closing of the loan guarantee of the project from the Loan Programs Office of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

3 Oct 2011

Researchers Develop Novel System of Non-Tracking Solar Thermal Collectors

A research team led by Roland Winston of the University of California, Merced (UC Merced), has devised a system that collects and concentrates sunlight onto its uniquely designed collector tubes. Using current technologies, the heat produced can be utilized for heating, cooling and other applications.

3 Oct 2011

New Curtainwall System Features Cabot’s Lumira Aerogel at Greenbuild 2011

The Aerogel business of Cabot will display its Lumira aerogel-based new daylighting product at the 2011 Greenbuild International Conference and Exhibition, which will take place from 4th to 7th October in Toronto, Canada.

1 Oct 2011

Gehrlicher Solar’s GehrTec Base Secures Certification from TÜV Rheinland LGA Bautechnik

Gehrlicher Solar has secured the "TÜV Rheinland LGA tested Quality" certificate and the "EC Certificate of Factory Production Control" from TÜV Rheinland LGA Bautechnik for GehrTec Base, which is the foundation for the photovoltaic ground-mounted systems, during September 2011.

30 Sep 2011

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