Solar energy to power trans-Atlantic voyage (International Herald Tribune: Tue, 28 Nov) A Swiss catamaran is to depart from southern Spain on Wednesday in an attempt to make the first trans-Atlantic crossing in a boat powered entirely by solar energy.
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Suntech Announces Multi-year Solar Modules Supply Contract with a SunEdison Company (FinanzNachrichten: Thu, 30 Nov) WUXI, China and OLNEY, Md., Nov. 30 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ - Suntech Power Holdings Co., ( Nachrichten ) Ltd. , one of the world's leading manufacturers of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, has announced a multi-year contract to supply solar modules to a division of Sun Edison, LLC, North America's largest solar energy service provider.
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Solar energy pioneer charged with embezzlement in China (New Kerala: Tue, 28 Nov) Beijing, Nov 28: One of China's foremost experts on solar energy and associate professor with the prestigious Qinghua University here, Xue Zuqing has been accused of embezzling over 125,000 US dollars, the state media reported today.
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‘Why Solar, Wind Energy Hasn’t Been Deployed’ (This Day: Tue, 28 Nov) Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) has given reason why the abundance of solar and wind energy resources in the country may not translate into greater utilization for electricity generation in the country in the near future.
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Professor devises new form of solar cell (USA Today: Tue, 28 Nov) A University of Idaho professor is devising a new form of solar cell that would make solar energy commercially feasible. Chemist Pam Shapiro and colleagues are working on creating better materials and combining them in new ways that could more than double the efficiency of present solar cells.
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