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A cheap nanowire ink that can boost existing solar cell efficiency by 25%
2013-04-10 12:41:12| Extremetech
Sol Voltaics, a Swedish startup founded by nanotech master Lars Samuelson, has announced its first product: Solink -- an ink made from nanowires that, when slathered onto existing solar panels, can boost efficiency by 25%. Not only could this give solar power the efficiency boost needed to compete with other energy sources, such as fossil fuels, but the method in which the ink is created is also very exciting.
Warren Buffet may acquire solar panels maker Suntech Power
2013-04-10 10:00:00| Power Technology
Rumours that MidAmerican Energy, owned by billionaire Warren Buffet, is seeking to acquire Suntech Power has raised the solar panel maker's shares by 28%.
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Global solar photovoltaic industry is likely now a net energy producer
2013-04-09 23:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: The rapid growth of the solar power industry over the past decade may have exacerbated the global warming situation it was meant to soothe, simply because most of the energy used to manufacture the millions of solar panels came from burning fossil fuels. That irony, according to Stanford University researchers, is coming to an end. For the first time since the boom started, the electricity generated by all of the world's installed solar photovoltaic (PV) panels last year probably surpassed the...
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Fluor Awarded Operations and Maintenance Contract at Arizona Solar Power Facility
2013-04-09 21:47:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
Fluor Corp. recently announced that it was awarded a five-year operations and maintenance services contract by Arlington Valley Solar Energy II, LLC (AVSE II), a member of LS Power Group, for the companys new solar photovoltaic (PV) facility in Arizona read more
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Black & Veatch Chosen to Design and Build APS Arizona Solar PV Facility
2013-04-09 21:28:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
Arizona Public Service Co. (APS) has selected Black & Veatch to design and build a new solar photovoltaic (PV) facility the 32MW Gila Bend Solar Power Plant, part of the APS AZ Sun Program read more
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