April 2 (Bloomberg) — Suntech Power Holdings Co. Chief Executive Officer Shi Zhengrong talks about the duties imposed by the US on imports of Chinese solar-energy equipment, their implications for the industry and his company’s business outlook. Shi speaks at the Boao Forum for Asia with Stephen Engle on Bloomberg Television’s “First Up.” (Source: Bloomberg)
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Suntech’s Shi Says US Duties `Bad’ for Solar Industry
Experiments and numerical simulations demonstrate the benefits of arranging photovoltaic panels into macroscopic three dimensional structures. Article can be found here: www.quantumday.com
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Solar energy generation in three dimensions
Visit 3blmedia.com for the latest sustainability and CSR headlines. Darden Restaurants has turned on a solar panel installation on the roof of its Restaurant Support Center in Orlando. The largest private solar unit in Florida, the system generates enough power to produce 15 to 20 percent of the RSC’s annual usage. Darden’s RSC facility is the largest building in Florida to receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification for New Construction. Darden’s brands include Red Lobster, Olive Garden, and LongHorn Steakhouse. National Grid is sponsoring “Energy Savings Investigation,” an education and fundraising program for K through eighth grade students. The program offers interactive lessons that provide information about energy efficiency, and fundraising kits which include CFL light bulbs and advanced power strips provided at no cost by National Grid. Students sell the products and all proceeds from sales are kept by participating schools. The program is open to elementary schools and not for profit youth organizations. For more information on these and other stories, go to www.csrminute.com. The CSR Minute is produced for 3BL Media by Video4Good www.video4good.com
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Darden Turns On Solar Power; National Grid School "Energy Savings" Fundraiser – CSR Minute 3/19/12
Solar power from silver 'fractal trees'. Fractal silver structures grown by electrochemical reduction of silver nitrate on a fluorine-doped tin oxide film. These structures could be the basis of a new type of solar cell. (Credit: Frank …
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Futurity.org – Solar power from silver 'fractal trees'
The amount of solar capacity installed in the United States last year was more than double the 2010 level, but a slowdown may be in the offing for because crucial tax incentives have expired.
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New Solar Panels Blossomed Despite a Tough Year for the Industry …
Virginia reports on an Australian designed solar light making a difference in developing countries, a solar power enabled transportable office made from from a shipping container, an NRG and Bill Clinton initiative bringing solar to Haiti and the Seiko Astron, a solar powered watch with GPS. For further details of these stories and more, visit www.energymatters.com.au
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Energy Matters Video News – Episode 61 – March 14, 2012
Solar -powered electricity prices could soon approach those of power from coal or natural gas thanks to collaborative research with solar start-up Ampulse Corporation at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National …
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Solar -powered electricity prices could soon approach those of power from coal or natural gas thanks to collaborative research with solar start-up Ampulse Corporation at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National …
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Solar Power – NREL
HONOLULU – The Hawaii Solar Energy Association (HSEA) today announced its newly elected board of directors for 2012. The board will lead the association in its efforts to improve the solar industry in Hawaii, including …
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Hawaii Solar Energy Association Elects New Board …
A cutting edge Israeli company demonstrates the reality of solar power on a large scale. Yishai Fleisher, JewishPress.com Managing Editor, visits Arava Power in Kibbutz Ketura 50 km north of Eilat in Southern Israel. He interviews Yosef Abramowitz (President of Arava Power). Arava Power has built Israel’s first commercial solar field which is also the first solar power farm array in the Middle East. This solar field will soon be ramping up to a gigantic 40 megawatts of power which will meet a full third of the power needs of the city of Eilat. Eilat uses 120 megawatts at peak energy (all air conditioners on in every house and every hotel). Music by RebbeSoul: rebbesoul.com
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Israeli Solar Power: Renewable Light To The Nations