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US: Solar industry poised to create 200,000 jobs 200,000 domestic jobs and 10 gigawatts (GW) of new solar installations could be created in the U.S. if the Department of Treasury Grant Program (TGP) was extended by two years and solar manufacturing was included in the industries’ existing tax credit, says the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).
pv magazine
May 25, 2010
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Saudi Arabian solar task force established A Saudi Arabian solar task force has been established following the countryÂ’s first Solar Communication and Coordination Workshop, held on May 16 in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Aramco, one of the worldÂ’s largest oil corporations, will assume a leading role.
Becky Beetz
May 24, 2010
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Markets & Policy
New energy efficiency Compendium of Best US Practices published ?? Three leading energy efficiency and renewable energy organizations have jointly released a “Compendium of Best Practices: Sharing Local and State Successes in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy from the United States”.
pv magazine
May 24, 2010
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Power grid could accommodate "large increase" in solar generation Large increases in solar and wind generation could be accommodated in the power grid, according to a new study published by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
pv magazine
May 24, 2010
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Applications & Installations
Production costs a key challenge for German PV companies Reducing production costs, maintaining and increasing margins, and gaining market share were highlighted as the three main challenges facing German photovoltaics (PV) companies this year.
Becky Beetz
May 24, 2010
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Markets & Policy
SEMI calls for new "Green Bank" to be established A call to establish a “Green Bank” has been made by SEMI’s North American Advisory Board and PV Group during the annual SEMI Washington Forum, held in Washington, D.C.
pv magazine
May 19, 2010
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Markets & Policy
PV Legal launches new database highlighting "bureaucratic barriers" to PV development The PV Legal consortium has launched an online database containing quantitative and qualitative data on project development processes and bureaucratic barriers that, they say, are hampering the set-up of photovoltaic (PV) systems.
pv magazine
May 17, 2010
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Research & Development
Stanford team wins MIT Clean Energy Prize with new solar material C3Nano, Inc., a company founded by Stanford University students, has won the 2010 MIT Clean Energy Prize for the development of a new transparent electrode material, which, it is claimed, will make photovoltaic solar panels both cheaper and more efficient.
pv magazine
May 13, 2010
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Research & Development
NREL, 3M launch technology partnership The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and 3M, the St. Paul, Minn.-based technology company, have embarked on research and development partnerships in three key areas of clean energy innovation: thin-film photovoltaics, concentrating solar power and biofuels.
Becky Beetz
May 06, 2010