FAQ: A concentrated power boost for solar energy (CNET: Wed, 01 Aug) Using very different designs, several companies are focusing the sun's energy onto solar cells to lower the cost of solar electricity. Photos: More solar bang for the buck
Researchers Think Pink To Produce 'Green' Solar Energy (Science Daily: Thu, 02 Aug) When it comes to producing earth-friendly solar energy, pink may be the new green. Scientists here have developed new dye-sensitized solar cells, that get their pink color from a mixture of red dye and white metal oxide powder in materials that capture light.
SPX to Design and Manufacture State-of-the-Art Equipment for Solar Energy Market (The San Francisco Examiner: Tue, 31 Jul) CHARLOTTE, N.C. ( Map ) - SPX Corporation (NYSE: SPW ) today announced its Kayex business was awarded a contract to design and manufacture state-of-the-art crystal growing equipment to support the rapid growth of the silicon-based solar energy market.
TEP wins grant to assess solar energy's viability (Arizona Daily Star: Tue, 31 Jul) Tucson Electric Power Co. has won a $100,000 federal grant to evaluate whether solar energy systems could be an effective replacement for other power sources.
TEP gets $100K grant for solar energy study (Tucson Citizen: Tue, 31 Jul) Tucson Electric Power Co. has received a $100,000 federal grant to develop ways to evaluate if solar energy systems can replace traditional power generating sources effectively.
Businesses prefer solar power (Financial Times: Thu, 02 Aug) Despite the lack of sunshine so far this summer, solar power is the favoured option for companies seeking to generate some of their own energy.
San Miguel eyeing solar power as alternative energy for facilities (ABS-CBNNEWS.com: Tue, 31 Jul) San Miguel Corp., Southeast Asia's largest food and beverage firm, said Tuesday it was studying its options on how it could possibly utilize solar power as an alternative source of energy in running its manufacturing plants and other facilities across the region.
Tucson gets Energy Dept. solar grant (UPI: Mon, 30 Jul) Arizona's Tucson Electric Power was awarded a federal grant to develop new methods to evaluate solar energy systems.
FAQ: A concentrated power boost for solar energy
Researchers Think Pink To Produce 'Green' Solar Energy
SPX to Design and Manufacture State-of-the-Art Equipment for Solar Energy Market
TEP wins grant to assess solar energy's viability
TEP gets $100K grant for solar energy study
Businesses prefer solar power
San Miguel eyeing solar power as alternative energy for facilities
Tucson gets Energy Dept. solar grant
