http://www.solarpowertalk.com/ Solar Power Talk en-us Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:38:47 GMT 1440 CPG-Nuke Dragonfly Solar Power Talk News http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.solarpowertalk.com/images/logo.gif http://www.solarpowertalk.com/ http://www.solarpowertalk.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=126 German Solar Industry Association BSW said Thursday the industry and German Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen have agreed on an extraordinary reduction of subsidies for new installations of photovoltaic solar facilities to contain the rapidly-rising costs for consumers. The association said subsidies for new solar installations, such as rooftop facilities, will be cut by 3%-15% depending on how much solar power production capacity will be added between March and May... More (WSJ) Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:38:47 GMT http://www.solarpowertalk.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=125 Ever wish you could just stick some solar panels on your roof? Yeah, not likely you have, but whether you have wished that or not, the truth is you can. Lumeta Inc. is one company that has developed “peel ‘n stick” solar panels that are available for use on homes or other building... More (CleanTechnica) Wed, 27 Oct 2010 09:46:13 GMT http://www.solarpowertalk.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=124 Sunlight is the world's most plentiful resource. That is, of course, why the United States has scrambled in recent years to supplant dirty, nonrenewable energy sources with ambitious solar projects. Below, we look at some of the most exciting solar projects--both existing and planned--in the country... More (Fast Company) Thu, 16 Sep 2010 17:33:02 GMT http://www.solarpowertalk.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=123 “SoloPower, a company that makes thin-film solar panels, has broken the mold with durable flexible panels. The company has received the first every UL Certification for their flexible, CIGS modules. SoloPower’s UL certification was a first for the PV solar industry,” as Summer Minor of Green Building Elements writes... More (CleanTechnica) Wed, 15 Sep 2010 09:10:14 GMT http://www.solarpowertalk.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=122 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... More (Daily Tech) Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:24:44 GMT http://www.solarpowertalk.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=121 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... More (CNET News) Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:42:28 GMT http://www.solarpowertalk.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=120 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... More (BBC) Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:43:39 GMT http://www.solarpowertalk.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=119 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)... More (Renewable Energy World) Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:06:39 GMT http://www.solarpowertalk.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=118 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... More (The Independent) Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:50:31 GMT http://www.solarpowertalk.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=117 The Dayton Power and Light Company (DP&L) hosted local and state representatives today to officially open a 1.1 megawatt solar array near its Yankee substation in Washington Township, Montgomery County, Ohio. Construction of the array began in December 2009... Wed, 23 Jun 2010 09:00:31 GMT