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Solar Energy News Tuesday April 15th 2008



New Ways to Store Solar Energy for Nighttime and Cloudy DaysNew Ways to Store Solar Energy for Nighttime and Cloudy Days
(New York Times: Mon, 14 Apr) Solar thermal systems are built to gather heat from the sun and then store the heat for hours or even days, like water behind a dam.


San Antonio dentist tapping solar energy to power his officeSan Antonio dentist tapping solar energy to power his office
(BizJournals: Mon, 14 Apr) A San Antonio orthodontist has completed a solar energy project at his office to ensure the practice is operated completely with renewable energy.


Solar Energy: Popcorn-ball Design Doubles Efficiency Of Dye-sensitized Solar CellsSolar Energy: Popcorn-ball Design Doubles Efficiency Of Dye-sensitized Solar Cells
(Science Daily: Tue, 15 Apr) By using a popcorn-ball design -- tiny kernels clumped into much larger porous spheres -- engineers can more than double the efficiency of a type of solar cell at converting the sun's rays to electricity.


Solar Energy Has Sunny FutureSolar Energy Has Sunny Future
(NBC 10 Providence: Mon, 14 Apr) BOSTON - Despite its long winters, Massachusetts has a sunny future in solar power. That's the word from environmentalists and state officials who say solar energy is key to the state's energy independence.



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M.T.A. to Tap Solar Power for Electricity at Some BuildingsM.T.A. to Tap Solar Power for Electricity at Some Buildings
(New York Times: Tue, 15 Apr) The tranist authority’s solar project is a step toward its goal of using renewable energy sources to generate 7 percent of its total electricity needs by 2015.


Semisouth Laboratories Announces Efficiency Improvement In Solar Inverter With SiC JFETSemisouth Laboratories Announces Efficiency Improvement In Solar Inverter With SiC JFET
(TestandMeasurement.com: Tue, 15 Apr) SemiSouth Laboratories, Inc. and the Center for Advanced Vehicle Systems (CAVS) at Mississippi State University announced recently that SemiSouth's enhancement-mode silicon carbide (SiC) Junction Field Effect Transistor (JFET) significantly improved the efficiency of an off-the-shelf inverter commonly used in residential and commercial solar power energy systems


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