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The renowned California Academy of Science, the fourth largest Natural History Museum in the United States and home to the Steinhart Aquarium and Morrison Planetarium will soon also be the home to the largest photovoltaic (PV), solar energy glass…
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XsunX Launches Design and Development of Mass Production System for Solar Electric Transparent Films
XsunX, Inc., developer of Power Glass(tm) -- an innovative solar technology that allows glass windows to produce electricity from the power of the sun, announced today that as part of its Phase III development plan the Company has begun the design…
RenewableEnergyStocks.com (RES), an investor and industry news portal for the renewable energy sector, reports on the rise of 'green building' and the increased adoption, implementation and growing popularity of environmentally conscious…
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The newest - and second - addition to Pilkington North America's self-cleaning glass family is being introduced at the International Builders' Show, Las Vegas, Jan. 19-22, 2004.
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