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Oak Ridge Researchers Convert Spinach and Sunlight into Hydrogen Fuel

Researchers at Tennessee’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a system for transforming visible light into hydrogen fuel utilizing spinach. Researchers have long been pondering on how plants convert sunlight into energy instantly.

10 Feb 2011

Research into Nanostructures for Renewable Energy Applications Results in Krill Prize

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researcher Dr. Taleb Mokari, a member of the Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, has been awarded a prestigious Krill Prize for Excellence in Scientific Research. Dr. Mokari received the Prize for his work on developing novel nanostructures for renewable energy applications.

6 Feb 2011

JA Solar Signs Supply Accord with European Company to Supply Solar Modules

JA Solar, a China-based producer of solar power products and solar cells, declared that it has contracted a supply accord with a European photovoltaic systems company to supply 400 MW of solar modules.

5 Feb 2011

PHOTON to Organize Solar Electric Utility Conference in San Francisco, California

PHOTON will be organizing its 5th Solar Electric Utility Conference that will be held in San Francisco, California on 17th February 2011.

5 Feb 2011

EPRI, Georgia Power Study Effects of Solar Power Systems on Utility's Distribution System

The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and Georgia Power are conducting a research to study the impact of solar photovoltaic power systems on the utility's distribution system.

5 Feb 2011

NV Energy Powers Nevada with Solar Energy

A city in Nevada State has deployed over a million solar panels in the desert in an effort to reduce energy expenditure for the whole region and even marketing power for profit to other municipalities.

4 Feb 2011

TechPrecision’s Chinese Subsidiary Supplies First Solar Equipment

TechPrecision, a major producer of huge-scale, ultra-precision metal machining, assemblies and fabrications for its clients in the renewable energy, nuclear, defense, medical and aerospace industries, has declared that the company’s newly established Chinese subsidiary, Wuxi Critical Mechanical Components (WCMC) has supplied its first solar device following the completion of inspection on February 1, 2011.

4 Feb 2011

Researchers Use Metal Oxide for Solar Cell Development

The researchers at the University of Oxford have developed a new method to make solar cells from a metal oxide available in toothpaste.

4 Feb 2011

Acciona Energy Chooses GE Stream Turbine Technology for its CSP Project in Spain

Acciona Energy’s concentrated solar power (CSP) project at Spain will deploy three 50 MW turbine units manufactured by GE Oil & Gas.

4 Feb 2011

Enbridge to buy Solar Power Projects from First Solar

Enbridge has inked deals to purchase two new solar power projects, the Amherstburg II Solar Project and the Tilbury Solar Project, from First Solar. Both the projects are located in Ontario, Canada, and have a total power production capacity of 20 MW.

4 Feb 2011