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SunShot initiative funds $9m of solar data projects
The U.S. Department of Energy's SunShot solar initiative has awarded another $9 million of funding to seven data projects.
Solar Bankers plans 300 MW production of its new concentrated solar module
U.S.-based Solar Bankers LLC and Germany’s Apollon GmbH & Co. KG have unveiled a new concentrated solar module using holographic foil, which they claim can be produced at costs lower than other manufacturers. They aim to...
Latin America: A PV opportunity in 2013
With 8.4 GW of new solar projects announced in Latin America and the Caribbean over the past 12 months, market research provider GTM Research is predicting that 450 MW of new grid connected capacity will come online this year.
US makes $12m available for solar cell research
As part of the U.S. Department of Energy's ongoing attempts to reach the theoretical maximum efficiency of solar cells, the department's SunShot initiative is making available another US$12 million of funding.
PV manufacturers' roadmap goes international
The latest edition of the International Technology Roadmap for PV (ITRPV) will be presented in Berlin in March.
Upgrading grids "our lifeline" – TÜV Rheinland chief
The CEO of solar testing company TÜV Rheinland has called on politicians in Germany and the European Union to make a huge effort to upgrade grids because, he told an audience at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern, "our...
US losing its share of $1tn global solar revenues
A report into the future of the U.S. clean energy industry has called upon President Obama and Congress to introduce measures to ensure the country does not fall further behind in the global renewable energy revolution.
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