{"id":479,"date":"2008-02-14T07:59:46","date_gmt":"2008-02-14T07:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/solar-power-energizes-financial-markets\/"},"modified":"2017-09-05T17:54:51","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T21:54:51","slug":"solar-power-energizes-financial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/solar-power-energizes-financial\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar power energizes financial markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"left off\" src=\"http:\/\/www.energyrefuge.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/07\/solar-roof.gif\">The big news today on the renewable energy front is that the solar power industry is surging in financial markets, with several companies posting earnings. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessweek.com\/ap\/financialnews\/D8UPOVFO1.htm\">Business Week<\/a> mentions a roster of solar power companies that have posted positive returns, including First Solar Inc. and Yingli Green Energy Holding Co.. Consequently, share prices have soared.<\/p>\n<p>Behind the financial success is technological innovation and efficiency improvement. Here&#8217;s an example: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2008\/02\/080213172955.htm\">Science Daily<\/a> reports that Sandia National Laboratories and Stirling Energy Systems set a new solar-to-grid system conversion efficiency record by achieving a 31.25 percent net efficiency rate. The previous record, set in 1984, was 29.4 percent. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Gaining two whole points of conversion efficiency in this type of system is phenomenal,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d says Bruce Osborn, SES president and CEO. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153This is a significant advancement that takes our dish engine systems well beyond the capacities of any other solar dish collectors and one step closer to commercializing an affordable system.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!--adsense--><\/p>\n<h3 class='related_post_title'>Related Posts:<\/h3><ul class='related_post'><li>No Related Posts Found! Go find some...<\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The big news today on the renewable energy front is that the solar power industry is surging in financial markets, with several companies posting earnings. Business Week mentions a roster of solar power companies that have posted positive returns, including First Solar Inc. and Yingli Green Energy Holding Co.. 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