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An Industrial Designer’s Desert Experiment with Solar Power

February 10, 2012

Here’s an amazing project dealing with solar energy: UK-based, German industrial designer Markus Kayser has created two devices to tap the power of the sun in harsh climates of the Egyptian desert. Technorati Tags: Markus Kayser, solar cutter, Solar power, solar printer Related Posts:New Record for High Concentration Phovoltaic Solar ModulesResearcher Finds Solar Power in [...]

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Gehrlicher Solar America Expands to Massachusetts

February 7, 2012

Gehrlicher Solar America has announced the completion of two additional commercial solar energy installations in the United States. The company completed a 151 kW ground-mounted system in North Dartmouth, intends to add another 5 MW of projects in the state over the course of 2012. Technorati Tags: Gehrlicher Solar America, Massachusetts, solar power US Related [...]

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New Record for High Concentration Phovoltaic Solar Modules

February 6, 2012

A new record has been set by the high concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar module industry. A module made by Semprius, a company in which Siemens invested as a strategic partner in June 2011, reached 33.9 percent, breaking the previous record of 32 per cent. The module was tested by the Instituto de Energía Solar at [...]

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Researcher Finds Solar Power in Agricultural Waste

February 5, 2012

Every now and then we catch wind of a new solar power breakthrough. Often they are miles away from being commercially viable and represent the first steps of a research that needs further work on. But they indicate how much scope there is for research in the solar power field. Technorati Tags: Andreas Mershin, MIT, [...]

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India’s Solar Power Revolution Could Have Global Effect

February 3, 2012

India has a Solar Mission to install 20,000 MW of solar power by 2022. Solar electricity is already cheaper than electricity produced with diesel generators. Technorati Tags: diesel generators, India solar power, solar panel prices, solar power prices Related Posts:Solar Power “Going Mainstream”

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