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The Many Fates Of Former Solar Decathlon Houses
Like the students’ continual career evolution after participating in one of the most rigorous and comprehensive university competitions, the houses that have competed in the seven U.S.-based Solar Decathlons continue to find new purposes and opportunities all over the worl
Intersolar Q&A with Kristan Kirsh, NEXTracker
NEXTracker is thrilled to launch our latest product innovation, TrueCaptureâ„¢. TrueCaptureâ„¢ is a revolutionary new software-as-a-service (SaaS) plus hardware offering.
This Paint May Pick Up Where Solar Panels Leave Off
Katherine Lin for NBC News MACH: A team of researchers in Australia have created an experimental paint that attracts water molecules from the air and chops them up to produce hydrogen.
Capturing Energy with Nanotechnology
One goal of nanotechnology is to improve photovoltaic solar electricity generation. The thermodynamic limit of 80% productivity is well beyond the capabilities of current photovoltaic technologies, whose performance now is only about 43%.
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AltEnergyMag.com - Special Tradeshow Coverage of Intersolar & EES
Intersolar & EES North America run July 10th - 13th in San Francisco, California. This AltEnergyMag.com Special Tradeshow report aims to bring you news, articles and products from this years events.
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Report: U.S. solar demand could drop 66 percent if trade case succeeds:
Nichola Groom for Reuters: The U.S. solar industry would see two-thirds of expected demand dry up over the next five years if a trade case aimed at propping up the domestic panel manufacturing industry is successful, a new report said on Monday.
Panasonic Joins Push to Put Photovoltaics on More Car Roofs
By Chisaki Watanabe, Emi Nobuhiro, and Kevin Buckland for Bloomberg: The tech giant thinks solar roof panels are the future for hybrids and EVs.
New Biofuel Could Work in Regular Diesel Engines
Edd Gent for Scientific American: The need for specially designed engines to run biodiesel is holding back the technology
Solar panels to be fitted on 250 trains in India
Climate Action UN: According to local reports, Indian Railways will install flexible solar panels and batteries to power lights and fans on board 250 of the network’s trains.
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Intersolar - EcoFasten Solar to Debut Four New Systems at Intersolar N.A.
EcoFasten Solar will present four new solar roof mount and rail-free racking systems to the solar industry at booth #9433, Intersolar North America in San Francisco, July 11-13, 2017.
eMotorWerks New Solar Charging Capability Enables Electric Vehicle Drivers to Charge their Vehicles from PV Generation
JuiceNet Solar saves drivers money and advances the decarbonization of the grid through advanced algorithms and second-by-second charging coordination with solar production
TMEIC Introduces Next Generation SOLAR WARE SAMURAIâ„¢ 3.2MW Inverter
Built on decades of engineering experience with power electronics, SOLAR WARE SAMURAIâ„¢ inverters offer the industry's most advanced grid management in an efficient, compact footprint. The new inverters will be available in mid-2017.
1366 Technologies and IHI Corporation Mark Completion of First Commercial Solar Installation to Feature Direct Wafer® Products
The world's first commercial solar installation to feature Direct Wafer products has begun commercial operation.
GE Energy Financial Services Raises Largest* Solar Fund in Japan with Development Bank of Japan as Anchor Investor
-Fund represents a new renewable energy investment vehicle led by GE for the Japan market
-The fund is targeted at JPY 75 billion and has the potential to grow to JPY 90 billion
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