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| Self-Cleaning Panel Tech Could up Solar Power Yields by 40 Percent |
 When you think of hot climates, images of deserts often pop into your mind. Indeed, many of the world's sunniest regions (near the equator) are also home to large deserts...Unfortunately, the soil of deserts poses a critical problem. Sandy dust clings to panels, dramatically reducing their output...
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Posted by solarpowertalk on Tuesday, August 24, 2010 (10:24:44) (18 reads)
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| Do-it-yourself solar panel kit aims to slow meter |
In the world of solar power, there are panels small enough to charge a cell phone and bigger panels installed on a roof by professionals, but not much in between. Clarian Technologies is shooting for that space in the middle. The Seattle-area start-up is developing a kit that lets you dip your toe into solar-generated electricity without having to pay the hefty cost of a full array. Called the Sunfish, the product package is designed to let a homeowner install up to three solar panels and get them generating juice in about an hour...
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Posted by solarpowertalk on Monday, August 16, 2010 (21:42:28) (32 reads)
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| US to provide nearly $2bn for two solar energy projects |
Nearly $2bn (£1.3bn) in loan guarantees will be given to two companies to kick-start the US solar energy industry, President Barack Obama has announced. One of the firms, Abengoa Solar, says that it is planning to build the largest solar power plant in the world in Arizona...
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Posted by Jamie on Sunday, July 04, 2010 (15:43:39) (46 reads)
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| SunPower Sets Solar Cell Efficiency Record at 24.2% |
SunPower Corp. has produced a full-scale solar cell with a sunlight to electricity conversion efficiency of 24.2 percent at its manufacturing plant in the Philippines. This is a new world record for large area silicon wafers, and has been confirmed by the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)...
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Posted by Jamie on Friday, June 25, 2010 (10:06:39) (67 reads)
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| Sahara-based solar power project could help power Europe within 5 years |
European project Desertec could power Europe within five years as solar technology in walls and curtains comes closer to being commercially viable. The European energy commissioner recently announced that Europe could draw clean energy from solar panels constructed in the Saharan desert within five years, half the initial 10-year estimate...
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Posted by Jamie on Thursday, June 24, 2010 (09:50:31) (69 reads)
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