Photovoltaics

Electricians: go green or go obsolete

February 19, 2010

Image via Wikipedia “In the next ten to twenty years, ‘electrical contractor’ will no longer be a suitable job title for electricians. They will transition into “energy contractors” to support the fast-growing green construction market”, says Houston Neal in a must-read article for Software Advice. Technorati Tags: American Solar Energy Society, Energy, Green building, Photovoltaics, [...]

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Energy-saving refrigerators against global warming

December 16, 2009

Energy-efficient refrigerators can save more energy than all the wind, solar thermal and solar photovoltaics in the United States can produce. Thus spoke Steven Chu, the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) Secretary during his Copenhagen presentation on Monday. Chu used the event to announce Climate REDI (Renewables and Efficiency Employment Initiative), a $350 million international [...]

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Ernst & Young report says China has moved up renewable energy stakes

December 11, 2009

Image via Wikipedia As the COP15 rages on, a news release has reached the Energy Refuge wires stating that China is now one of the top two most attractive places in the world in which to invest in renewable energy projects. The finding was published in the latest Ernst & Young’s renewable energy country attractiveness [...]

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Germans predict solar energy market expansion

November 28, 2009

The German solar industry interest group BSW-Solar predicts that “demand for solar power systems will grow this year in Germany and in several important foreign markets, despite the financial and economic crisis”. The organization’s latest business climate index noticed a recovery in business in the second semester after a weak first half of the year [...]

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New photovoltaic system is “foldable, concealed and mobile”

November 16, 2009

It won’t replace silicon PV cells any time soon but it could expand the possibilities of producing solar energy. Technorati Tags: Georgia Institute of Technology, Photovoltaics, Solar cell, Solar power, Sunlight Related Posts:Innovative Solar Company Featured on Fox TVGermans predict solar energy market expansionSolar Power Case for IpadWestford Solar Park: Largest Private Solar Park in [...]

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