 Solar thermal plants go back to the future
(ZDNet: Mon, 10 Sep) Start-up Ausra nabs $40 million in venture capital to build utility-scale solar power plants, an idea that is again gaining traction. Solar thermal technology, which uses heat to generate electricity, is on its comeback tour. Like a rock band that took an extended hiatus, solar thermal technology was...
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 BrightSource Energy Files Solar AFC In California Since 1989
(ElectricNet: Fri, 07 Sep) BrightSource Energy, Inc., a utility scale solar thermal company, announced recently that it has filed an Application For Construction (AFC) with the California Energy Commission (CEC) for development of a 400 MW solar power plant site. This is the first AFC to be filed in California since 1989 for the construction of solar power plants
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 New Low Cost Solar Panels Ready for Mass Production
(Industry Week: Mon, 10 Sep) Sept. 10, 2007 -- Colorado State University's method for manufacturing low-cost, high-efficiency solar panels is nearing mass production. AVA Solar Inc. will start production by the end of next year on the technology developed by mechanical engineering Professor W.S. Sampath at Colorado State.
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 Mitsubishi Motors's Electric Car Can Use Solar and Wind Power
(The Auto Channel: Mon, 10 Sep) Tokyo, Sept 7, 2007; Jiji Press reported that Mitsubishi Motors Corp. on Friday unveiled a concept electric vehicle model that makes use of both solar and wind power, for exhibiting at the Tokyo Motor Show this autumn.
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 Companies to Become More Involved in Energy Decisions
(Industry Week: Mon, 10 Sep) Sept. 10, 2007 -- The consumerization of energy will have a positive impact on energy consumption and carbon emissions, according to Gartner, Inc. At the World Economic Forum's inaugural annual meeting in Dalian, China last week, Gartner analysts predict that by 2010 climate change regulation will force energy utilities to embrace consumer-driven energy efficiency technology and consumer-deployed ...
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 Indium Corporation Exhibits at European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference
(ThomasNet: Thu, 06 Sep) Date: August 9, 2007 Indium Corporation will be exhibiting at the 22nd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition in Milano, Italy, September 3-7, 2007. At the show, Indium Corporation will launch several new products including, OnSpec® CIG Sputtering Targets, Metallization Paste for thin film solar cells (CIGS, CdTe, and a-Si), and Metallization Pastes for crystalline silicon ...
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 NTUST launches solar energy education drive
(Central News Agency: Thu, 06 Sep) Taipei, Sept. 6 (CNA) National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST) launched a solar energy education drive Thursday to promote the idea of using "green" energy to elementary and junior high school pupils.
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Third Sun's revenue line is rising with interest in renewable energy
