DOE Has Announced 12 Projects To Receive Federal Funding
March 5, 2010 by Solar Power Engineering
Filed under Hot Solar Power Topics, Policies & Projects
Excerpt: The U.S. Department of Energy's Loan Guarantee Program paves the way for federal support of clean energy projects that use innovative technologies, and spurs further investment in these advanced technologies. A principal purpose of the Loan Guarantee Program is to encourage early commercial us …
World’s Largest Solar Project Receives $1.37B From DOE
February 24, 2010 by Solar Power Engineering
Filed under Hot Solar Power Topics, Industry News, Policies & Projects
Excerpt: Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced conditional commitments for more than $1.37 billion in loan guarantees under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to BrightSource Energy, Inc. to support the construction and start-up of three utility-scale concentrated solar power plants. The ne …
Mexico To Receive Solar Farms With Capacity Of 45 MW
February 19, 2010 by Solar Power Engineering
Filed under Hot Solar Power Topics, Industry News, Policies & Projects
Excerpt: The Governor of the State of Durango (Mexico) and President of the National Conference of Governors CONAGO, Ismael Hernández Deras, and representatives of the Board of OPDE, Alejandro Chávez and Gustavo Carrero, have signed a collaboration agreement whereby the Spanish solar photovoltaic multinat …
XRF Management Tool Measures PV Thickness
February 19, 2010 by Solar Power Engineering
Filed under Cell, Cells, Concentrated, Hot Solar Power Topics, Photovoltaic, Policies & Projects, Solar Power Technologies
Excerpt: Solar Metrology expanded its SMX XRF tool portfolio for film composition and thickness measurement of CIGS photovoltaic depositions with the addition of the System SMX-Remote static head ILH.Solar Metrology’s System SMX-ILH is atmospheric in-line x-ray fluorescence (XRF) metrology tool plat …
France Recieves Its Largest PV Solar Power Facility
February 16, 2010 by Solar Power Engineering
Filed under Hot Solar Power Topics, Policies & Projects
Excerpt: GDF SUEZ and its joint venture partners together with the Mayor of Curbans, France, Daniel Rolland, signed an agreement to build France’s largest photovoltaic solar power facility in Curbans (south east of France). The project is part of the Group’s strategy by the year 2013 to have a divers …
Prestigious Italian Building Integrates Solar Laminates
February 9, 2010 by Solar Power Engineering
Filed under Hot Solar Power Topics, Industry News, Policies & Projects
Excerpt: Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., announced that its UNI-SOLAR® laminates have been uniquely integrated into a prestigious architectural Italian building by Mario Botta in Piazza San Lorenzo. The Mario Botta building, which accommodates retail, offices, and apartments, is distinguished by its curved …
Dept. Of Energy Gives $20.5M To Community Projects
February 9, 2010 by Solar Power Engineering
Filed under Hot Solar Power Topics, Industry News, Policies & Projects
Excerpt: Steven Chu, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary, announced that five projects will receive a combined US $20.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support deployment of community-based renewable energy projects which include biomass, wind and solar installations.The …
Siemens To Invest More Than €250M In India
February 8, 2010 by Solar Power Engineering
Filed under Hot Solar Power Topics, Industry News, Policies & Projects
Excerpt: As it profits from ongoing growth in the emerging nations, Siemens is seeking to significantly expand its investment in India. Experts forecast that the Indian economy, for example, will grow seven percent in 2010 and eight percent the following year. Over the next three fiscal years through 2012, S …
Bill Could Increase PV Rooftop Panels & Hot Water to 10M
February 8, 2010 by Solar Power Engineering
Filed under Featured Solar Power Articles, Hot Solar Power Topics, Industry News, Policies & Projects
Excerpt:Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) introduced the 10 Million Solar Roofs and 10 Million Gallons of Solar Water Heating Act of 2010 on Capitol Hill today. This bill, modeled on California’s Million Solar Roofs initiative, would deploy photovoltaic solar pa …
Scientists Create First-Ever Circuit Powered By Light
February 5, 2010 by Solar Power Engineering
Filed under Hot Solar Power Topics, Industry News, Policies & Projects
Excerpt: For the first time, scientists have created a circuit that can power itself, as long as it's left in a beam of sunshine. Created by scientists from the University of Pennsylvania, the world's first photovoltaic circuit could eventually power a new line of consumer devices or even model the human bra …



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