Solar Energy in the News

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Solar Energy News Monday March 5th 2007

Solar energy firm leaving county
(The Columbian: Fri, 02 Mar) Clark County will lose its connection to the global solar energy industry by the end of summer, SolarWorld AG announced Thursday. SolarWorld will shift its 95 employees to Hillsboro, Ore., where it plans to develop the largest integrated solar silicon wafer and solar cell factory in North America.

Big machines, big aspirations: Applied Materials goes solar
(Market Watch: Mon, 05 Mar) SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - For over 40 years, Applied Materials Inc. has helped electronics makers cut product costs. It's done it for computer-chip makers, flat-panel TV makers and consumer-electronics providers. Now, it's taking the same playbook to the growing solar market.

Solar power makers warmed by news
(The Sentinel: Sun, 04 Mar) PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pennsylvanians considering installing solar energy systems in their homes but put off by the high price could start singing "let the sun shine in" if a proposed energy initiative sees daylight.

Cheap Nano Solar Cells
(Technology Review: Mon, 05 Mar) Carbon nanotubes could help make nanoparticle-based solar cells more efficient and practical.

World's First Ideal Anti-reflection Coating Could Lead To More Efficient Solar Cells, Brighter LEDs
(Science Daily: Mon, 05 Mar) A team of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has created the world's first material that reflects virtually no light. Reporting in the March issue of Nature Photonics, they describe an optical coating made from the material that enables vastly improved control over the basic properties of light. The research could open the door to much brighter LEDs, more efficient solar cells, and ...

Envision Joins Kyocera to Market Shade and Solar Energy
(San Diego Business Journal: Thu, 01 Mar) Arizona-based Kyocera Solar Inc. said it has partnered with a fledgling San Diego business - Envision Solar LLC - to develop and commercialize solar energy-generating carports.

Solar home lets in the sun
(Orange County Register: Sat, 03 Mar) Builder uses solar power and other green features to dramatically lower energy bills in his own home.

Breaking news: Official urges solar energy for library
(Berkshire Eagle: Thu, 01 Mar) GREAT BARRINGTON - The superintendent of the public works department is asking the town for $25,000 to install energy-saving solar panels on the roof of the town's Senior Center next year.

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