Topic - solar power

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General news, Cleantech

First Solar to Unleash Monster Solar Plant

Once completed, it will be the largest photovoltaic power plant in North America, the company says.
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Solar From Space

Solaren may be channeling electricity from an unexpected locale: space. Just don’t expect it anytime soon.
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First Solar Has Produced 1,000 MW of Solar Panels

The solar superstar reaches a major milestone as it continues to drive down the cost of solar power.
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U.S. Energy Dept. Loans Solyndra $535M

The solar startup with a backlog of $1.2 billion in orders will use the loan from the Department of Energy to build a second manufacturing plant.
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GreenVolts: Record Solar Cell to Market

San Francisco startup will collaborate with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory to commercialize a solar cell designed by the lab that converts more light into energy than any other in the world.
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Applied Materials Saw Cuts Solar Costs

Technology giant develops a more efficient saw it claims slashes costs by slicing silicon ingots into thinner wafers.
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General news, Cleantech, Finance

PG&E Invests in Solar

California utility PG&E plans 500 megawatts of solar power by 2015.
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GroSolar Bags Borrego’s Residential Unit

Becomes the fourth-largest residential solar installer in the U.S.
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Solar Market: Dip in 2009, Rise by 2011

Declining solar prices will shrink the market in 2009, but by 2011 photovoltaic solar is expected to be cost-competitive enough to prime the industry for growth.
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Solar 2.0: After the Bubble

The solar industry is reeling, yet renewed growth is just around the corner for those companies that develop and install solar projects if they can stay alive.
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Borrego Solar Grabs $14M

The California solar company will expand into the Mid-Atlantic region and joins a small cadre of solar installers that have attracted venture capital.
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Cleantech, Finance

SolFocus Raises $47.5M

Solar company lands investments for its concentrating photovoltaic systems.
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SolFocus Heats Up in Europe

Just weeks after a $103M deal in Spain, the solar power startup inks another agreement in Europe, this time in the land of Helios.
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Konarka Lands $45M, R&D Deal With Chemical Makers

The organic solar cell startup pulls in more financing and makes “strategic alignment” with chemical companies as the firm readies to open up its first commercial plant.
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Oil Giant Texas to Swagger Over Solar?

Texas business leaders and politicians want the Lone Star state to resume its role as the “energy capital of the world.”
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Computers, General news, Cleantech

Computer Network Seeks Next-Gen Solar Material

The IBM-supported World Community Grid directs its 1 million-strong volunteer computers to find a new organic solar material
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Solyndra Inks $320M Contract

The solar system maker continues to release details about its $1.2 billion contractual backlog.
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Solar Stocks Dim on JA Solar Earnings

Tight credit, weakened euro put downward pressure on solar companies as JA Solar reduces guidance.
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General news, Cleantech, Finance

ICP Solar Snags Ibersolar Energia

The deal for Ibersolar, which boasts annual revenue of $150 million, strengthens ICP's European presence.
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General news, Cleantech

JinkoSolar Grabs $35M

Chinese-Israeli joint venture injects cash into Chinese solar wafer maker
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