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DuPont Shines at World's Largest Solar Energy Exhibition

DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DPVS) recently highlighted solar energy initiatives at the 24th Annual European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference & Exhibition in Hamburg, Germany. More than 40,000 people attended the event

26 Oct 2009

Applied Materials Contributes Printing Line to Motech Solar Manufacturing Plant

Applied Materials, Inc. announced today that Motech Solar, one of the world's leading producers of crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells, has installed and qualified an Applied Baccini back-end line for double printing applications at its volume production facility in Tainan, Taiwan

20 Oct 2009

Researchers Study Use of Nanotubes for Solar Cells

University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers are studying how to create inexpensive, efficient solar cells from carbon nanotubes, which are sheets of carbon rolled into seamless cylinders 1-nanometer in diameter

20 Oct 2009

$50 Million Equity Line for Chinese Solar Power Company

Shanghai China, Smart Ventures acts as a gatekeeper for a Philanthropy Green Energy Fund in providing USD $50 million equity line to Chinese Solar company - New China Solar Corporation

20 Oct 2009

Enzyme Identified That Could Have Biofuel Crops Growing in Harsh Environments

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have identified a novel enzyme responsible for the formation of suberin — the woody, waxy, cell-wall substance found in cork. Adjusting the permeability of plant tissues by genetically manipulating the expression of this enzyme could lead to easier agricultural production of crops used for biofuels

19 Oct 2009

Space Technology Being Used to Make Solar Power More Efficient

A new system from an Italian company uses weather satellite data to estimate the potential of solar cell power plants and monitor their performance. The approach helps to give a faster return on investments in clean solar energy

19 Oct 2009

Solar Decathlon Winners Announced

U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman today announced the winners of the 2009 Department of Energy Solar Competition

18 Oct 2009

Innovative New Wind Turbine to get Power Conversion System From Parker Hannifin

Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, is providing power conversion systems and generators for a new innovation in wind turbine design from Green Energy Technologies

18 Oct 2009