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Testing Verifies Long Lifetime for Flexible Organic Power Plastic Solar Cells from Konarka

Konarka Technologies, an innovator in development and commercialization of Power Plastic®, a material that converts light to energy, today announced that the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) has verified that the company’s flexible organic based photovoltaic (PV) solar cells demonstrate outstanding high lifetime after comprehensive environmental testing under accelerated conditions, including high temperature storage and prolonged illumination

24 Jun 2008

Applied Materials Rejects Accusation of Patent Infringement on Thin Film Solar Cell Technology

Applied Materials believes that its SunFab thin film solar tandem junction technology does not infringe European Patent No. EP 0 871 979 issued to the University of Neuchatel. Applied Materials' unique and proprietary manufacturing process and tandem junction cell structure are the result of substantial research and development

24 Jun 2008

DuPont Opens New Technical Center Boasting Solar Power

DuPont Microcircuit Materials, part of DuPont Electronic Technologies, recently celebrated the opening of a new technical center in Taoyuan, Taiwan. Powered in part by a 4.25 kilowatt solar panel, the center provides research, development and technical support for its customers in the photovoltaic (PV) solar energy industry who use DuPont Solamet thick film metallization pastes

24 Jun 2008

MIT and Bosch For Energy Research Collaboration to Explore New Materials and Energy Efficient Conversion and Storage

As part of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), MIT and Bosch, a leading global supplier of technology and services, are forming an energy research collaboration aimed at exploring new materials and concepts for efficient energy-conversion and energy-storage systems

24 Jun 2008

Announcement of UK Winners of World's Leading Green Energy Prize

The world has a new Energy Champion. At an Awards ceremony presided over by Nobel laureate Dr Wangari Maathai, it was announced that the title Energy Champion and a cash prize has been won by Technology Informatics Design Endeavour (TIDE)

24 Jun 2008

Scientists Mimic Nature to Harness Solar Energy the Same Way Plants Do

With gas and oil prices at all-time highs, it's only logical for scientists to try to harness some of that solar energy. To that end, three MIT researchers are building a device that mimics photosynthesis-the process plants use to capture and store the sun's vast energy.

22 Jun 2008

Prototype Solar Power System Has Potential to Revolutionise Global Energy Production

A team led by MIT students this week successfully tested a prototype of what may be the most cost-efficient solar power system in the world--one team members believe has the potential to revolutionize global energy production

19 Jun 2008

Australian Government Leaves Solar Industry Without Incentives for Consumers

With the Australian Labor government's first budget, an immediate restriction on the $8000 rebate incentive via a means test qualification was introduced, not to mention unrealistic time frames for implementation of this new rebate system. Many companies and customers have been left stranded, victims of the Labor government's overnight, instant effect, policy change

18 Jun 2008

DOW Chemical Delivers SYLTHERM Silicone Heat Transfer Fluids to Hemlock Semiconductor for Computer Chips and Photovoltaic Cells

More than 400,000 pounds of SYLTHERM Silicone Heat Transfer Fluids from The Dow Chemical Company were delivered to Hemlock Semiconductor. This large order will help enable the manufacture of high purity silicon wafers. These wafers will be used for computer chips and for photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight to electricity

18 Jun 2008

Climate Change Report Released by Suncor Energy

Suncor Energy Inc. today released its 14th annual climate change report, which shows that while greenhouse gas emissions climbed slightly during the past year, the company has reduced emission intensity at its oil sands operation by nearly half since 1990

18 Jun 2008