Tag: Solar
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The Month in Review: January 2013
Here are some of the top stories in eco news for the month of January, 2013. Fiscal Cliff Deal in United States Extends Biofuel Incentives In Green Car News, the United States Senate signed off on a budget agreement that was designed to avoid the “fiscal cliff” and has been the center of debate. For…
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Solectria Renewables’ Commercial Inverters Power 1.2MW Installation in Fort Myers, Florida at Fleamasters Market
Solectria Renewables, LLC, a U.S. PV inverter manufacturer, announced today that SolarOne Florida, LLC chose Solectria’s PVI 60-95KW inverters to power the 1.2MW solar PV installation at Fleamasters Market in Fort Myers, Florida.
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IKEA Plugs-in South Florida’s Largest Solar Energy System to Become State’s Largest Non-Utility Solar Owner
This installation represents the 35th completed solar project for IKEA in the U.S., with four more locations underway, making the eventual U.S. solar presence of IKEA nearly 90% of its U.S. locations with a total generation of 38 MW. IKEA owns and operates each of its solar PV energy systems atop its buildings – as…
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Up & Coming Solar PV Innovators Aim To Grow Markets & Drive Costs Even Lower
This story on solar innovators comes from Andrew at Clean Technica.
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Evolution Inspires More Efficient Solar Cell Design
Researchers at Northwestern University have now developed a new design for organic solar cells that could lead to more efficient, less expensive solar power. Instead of attempting to increase efficiency by altering the thickness of the solar cell’s polymer layer — a tactic that has previously garnered mixed results — the researchers sought to design…