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Nines Photovoltaics Receives Grant to Improve Solar Cell Production Technology

Nines Photovoltaics, a Dublin based company, has received a grant of €1.2 million from a European Framework Program 7 (FP7) for the development of its novel solar cell production technology.

13 Jun 2011

Dupont’s Colorless Polyimide Film Achieves Record Energy Conversion Efficiency

A colorless polyimide film, DuPont Kapton, which is being developed for application as a versatile superstrate in thin film PV modules using cadmium telluride (CdTe), has achieved a global record in power conversion efficiency.

13 Jun 2011

Pan-European Research Project to Develop Measuring Instruments to Reduce Air Pollution

The Pan-European research project, started by the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in June this year, will work on the emission specifications set by the EURO Standard 5 which is going to be effective for all new vehicle models from September this year.

13 Jun 2011

Research Proves that High Ethanol Content Increases Fuel Consumption

A new study, conducted by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland as a part of a TransEco research program, points out that commercial petrol grades such as 98E5 and 95E10 that are distributed in Finland do not make any significant difference in fuel consumption under driven normal conditions.

13 Jun 2011

BCC Research Issues a New Report on Lightweight Materials in Transportation

A latest technical and market research report from BCC Research indicates that the worldwide market value for the light weight materials utilized in a sector such as transport will witness a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.6% between 2010 and 2015.

10 Jun 2011

Etrion Chooses ABB to Complete Solar Project in Italy

Etrion, a company that develops, constructs, owns and manages solar power plants, declared that it has contracted an accord with ABB, a power and automation engineering group, to finish building its Helios ITA 3 solar project, designed to generate 10 MW power.

10 Jun 2011

Franzen Incorporates Odersun Solar Modules in Integrated Solar Facades

Odersun, a company that produces and supplies made to order type of solar modules as per clients’ specifications, and Franzen, which designs and builds façades and solar systems, have declared their intentions to collaborate in the integrated building PV sector.

10 Jun 2011

Research Report on Global Fuel Cell Industry

Reportlinker has included a new report titled "Fuel Cell Industry Analysis" in its range of offerings.

10 Jun 2011

Silfab and ISC Konstanz Introduce High-Efficient ZEBRA Solar Cells

The R&D business venture between Silfab and ISC Konstanz has resulted in the introduction of large area solar cells made of monocrystalline silicon with over 19% energy conversion efficiency.

10 Jun 2011

Hydro to Build Norway's First Energy Positive Commercial Building

The Powerhouse alliance, consisting of developers Entra Eiendom, construction group Skanska, architects Snøhetta, environmental group ZERO and aluminium company Hydro will build Norway’s first – and the world’s northern-most – energy-positive commercial building, in Trondheim.

5 Jun 2011