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Solar Endeavour Plane Developed by Students to Make its Maiden Flight in August

Students at the Terrassa School of Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering (ETSEIAT) at the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) are currently developing a trial model for a solar powered plane called, ‘Solar Endeavour,’ with a hope of accomplishing the longest possible air flight.

18 Jun 2011

DePe Gear Speeds up Productivity by Installing Refurbished Stanko Gear Shaper

The manually operated, Russian-built five-axis gear shaper now works with the latest computer controlled standards. It is now operated by a NUM Axium Power CNC system and uses electronic gearbox methods to synchronize the working of stroking axes, gear blank and rotary cutter.

18 Jun 2011

SOLON to Supply 1.22 MW Solar Power System for UniSource Energy Services

SOLON, a producer of crystalline silicon solar modules and supplier of turnkey solar power plants in the U.S., declared that it has signed a deal with UniSource Energy Services (UES) to supply a 1.22 MW solar system to Kingman, Arizona.

17 Jun 2011

GE and Gehrlicher Solar Collaborate to Construct Large-Scale Solar Parks

Gehrlicher Solar and GE declared that they have started the construction of a new solar power facility in Aschheim, Germany. The new facility is one of the many projects planned between both the firms.

16 Jun 2011

SINTEF Demonstrates Cost Effective CO2 Capture

SINTEF in Norway will lead a team of 10 partners from Europe to demonstrate a technology that captures CO2 from air to run new power production plants.

15 Jun 2011

NJRCV to Install 14.1 MW Solar System on McGraw-Hill Campus

NJR Clean Energy Ventures (NJRCV), an ancillary of New Jersey Resources, and the McGraw-Hill have declared their plans to construct a 14.1 MW net-metered solar power over the East Windsor, New Jersey-based campus of McGraw-Hill.

15 Jun 2011

SunPower, Colorado Springs Utilities Install 6 MW Solar PV Power System for the U.S. Air Force Academy

SunPower and Colorado Springs Utilities declared that they have completed the installation of a 6 MW solar PV system in Colorado Springs-based U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA).

15 Jun 2011

Reportlinker Releases Research Report on Electric Bicycles and Ebikes

Reportlinker.com has declared the availability of a new market report titled ‘Electric Bicycles and ebikes - the Next Ten Years’ in its range of offerings.

15 Jun 2011

UIC Researchers Study Ways to Introduce Compact and Cooler-Operating Fuel Cells

Christos Takoudis, bio and chemical engineering professor at University of Illinois at Chicago, will lead a team of engineers and scientists to search for ways to introduce nano-scale solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) that can operate efficiently in intermediate-range of temperatures between 1,100 to 1,500 degrees.

15 Jun 2011

New Photovoltaic Measurement System Could Improve Alternative Energy Technologies

A new multivariable photovoltaic measurement system, developed by an engineer from the South Dakota State University, is anticipated to assist researchers and private industry who are engaged in improving the efficiency of solar cells by converting sunlight into electric power.

14 Jun 2011