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In early June, the “Nevada Solar One” parabolic trough power plant located in Boulder City, near Las Vegas, Nevada (USA), will begin supplying power to the grid.
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What was an industrial brownfields site, became a role model for environmentally compatible conversion in the fall of 2006.
Xinhua Far East China Ratings  ("Xinhua Far East") today placed the BB+ issuer credit rating of Fuyao  Group Glass Industry Co Ltd ("Fuyao" or "the company", SH A 600660) on  review for a possible upgrade.
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At the annual Dell-Winston School Solar Car Challenge in Texas, the largest solar race of its kind in the U.S.A., the Sundancer team from Houston, Mississippi, was victorious for the sixth time in a row.
Until now, the view from the plateau of the Grand Canyon down to the Colorado River far below has definitely not been for the faint-hearted.
Today's automobiles feature electronic systems that keep us comfortable, safe and connected. CPFilms, the world's largest manufacturer of window film and a business unit of Solutia Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SOLUQ), has introduced a new…
JIANGSU, CHINA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- March 20, 2007 -- Canadian Solar Inc. ("the Company," "CSI," or "we") (NASDAQ: CSIQ) today announced that it won a contract to supply a building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) solar…
Attractive reflective, solar control and thermal insulation properties yield maximum efficiency and energy saving.
CPFilms eliminated 39 hourly production jobs on Thursday as part of its company-wide review of operations, its president said.
Within the past two months, the former Pilkington has opened a facility in Germany to meet demand from solar manufacturers there and elsewhere in Europe.
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District, SMUD, and Lennar Homes have signed an agreement that represents the largest solar new homes partnership in the United States.
Reflectiv of France, a specialist in adhesive polyester films for glass, is currently looking for local distributors of its expanded product range in the UK and across Northern Europe.
The Club of Rome has introduced an initiative aimed at bringing Europe, the Middle East and North Africa together in building solar thermal power plants.
Solar thermal power plants make use of direct solar radiation that is not dispersed by clouds and concentrate it using mirrors.
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Photovoltaic panels produced by the new joint venture company AVANCIS will use an innovative film coating and glass processing technology.
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The main limitation of solar power right now is cost, because the crystalline silicon used to make most solar photovoltaic (PV) cells is very expensive.