Navigation On Topic Complete Directory About Us Add-site Link to Us MerchantStore Shopping	Advertisement 396 Business News - Oil, Gas and other Energies Resources Algae as a Biofuel Articles and videos of the latest techniques to produce Algae Oil View Source   Provides Information E Energy Tomorrow Demand for energy is rising around the world, according to the U.S. Department of Energy and the International Energy Administration. Data show global demand for oil and natural gas will likely grow 45% by 2030 compared with 2006. View Source   Provides Information Energy - Crude Oil Oil Makes Biggest One-day Gain Since Early August Oil futures kicked off the first day of September with their best one-day gain in nearly a month Wednesday, as a round of better global manufacturing data cast the demand picture in a brighter light. Oil for October delivery ended floor settlement on the New York Mercantile Exchange up $1.99, or 2.8%, at $73.91 a barrel. View Source September 1, 2010 Provides Information CPC Revises Up September Crude Shipments 5% To 2.7 Million Tons The Caspian Pipeline Consortium, or CPC, revised up its September crude oil exports through the pipeline by 5% to 2.70 million metric tons, or 661,000 barrels a day, from 2.58 million tons according to the revised loading program seen by Dow Jones Newswires Wednesday. View Source September 1, 2010 Provides Information Energy - Natural Gas Nat Gas Bucks Downward Pressure After EIA Report Natural gas futures added to gains after the Energy Information Administration Thursday showed a smaller-than-expected increase for the product in storages. The agency reported an increase of 27 billion cubic feet in storage for the week ended Aug. 13. Analysts polled by Platts had expected an increase of 28 to 32 billion cubic feet. Natural gas for September delivery added 3 cents, or 0.9%, to $4.28 per million British thermal units. View Source August 19, 2010 Provides Information Fuel Cells Can fuel cells power the future? Ventures work on ways to generate electricity more efficiently View Source August 23, 2010 Provides Information Scientists Create New Fuel Cell Catalyst Using Platinum Nanoparticles In the quest for efficient, cost-effective and commercially viable fuel cells, scientists at Cornell University's Energy Materials Center have discovered a catalyst and catalyst-support combination that could make fuel cells more stable, conk-out free, inexpensive and more resistant to carbon monoxide poisoning. (Journal of the American Chemical Society, July 12, 2010.) View Source August 3, 2010 Provides Information New catalyst of platinum nanoparticles could lead to conk-out free, stable fuel cells In the quest for efficient, cost-effective and commercially viable fuel cells, scientists at Cornell University's Energy Materials Center have discovered a catalyst and catalyst-support combination that could make fuel cells more stable, conk-out free, inexpensive and more resistant to carbon monoxide poisoning. View Source August 2, 2010 Provides Information New catalyst for hydrogen fuel cells resists CO contamination Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles promise faster refueling and the ability to travel longer distances before refueling than battery-powered cars, but they are susceptible to poisoning by carbon monoxide (CO). Now, scientists in the US and Japan have created new nanoparticles catalysts that enable hydrogen fuel cells to resist CO poisoning. View Source July 19, 2010 Provides Information Adding a bit of graphene to battery materials could dramatically cut the time it takes to recharge electronics New battery materials developed by the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Vorbeck Materials Corp. of Jessup, Md., could enable electric vehicles, power tools and even cell phones to recharge in minutes rather than hours. View Source July 14, 2010 Provides Information Particle Shape Analysis Throws New Light on Battery Performance Work undertaken in Japan and described in a new application note on the Malvern Instruments website, examines the influence of particle shape on the characteristics of coating film for battery electrodes. Using the Sysmex Flow Particle Image Analyzer FPIA-3000, available from Malvern Instruments, researchers at Hokkaido University looked at both the size and shape of graphite particles in coating films produced by different methods. View Source July 8, 2010 Provides Information Microsoft to License InstaLoad Battery Tech Software giant announces plans to bring to market a technology to simplify battery installation, eliminating the polarity issue that delineates positive from negative. View Source July 6, 2010 Provides Information Researchers Create New Compact, Energy Storage Material Using super-high pressures similar to those found deep in the Earth or on a giant planet, Washington State University researchers have created a compact, never-before-seen material capable of storing vast amounts of energy. View Source July 5, 2010 Provides Information Vendum Batteries Agrees MOU with Carbon Nanotube Manufacturer Thomas Swan Vendum Batteries, a US-based battery technology development company, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Thomas Swan, a leading nano-material company. View Source July 5, 2010 Provides Information Microsoft debuts bipolar battery technology, Duracell endorses The age old problem of putting batteries into electronics the wrong way is about to end if Microsoft has its way. The Redmond company on Thursday introduced InstaLoad, a technology aimed at making electronics work whichever way the battery is inserted. View Source July 1, 2010 Provides Information Solid oxide fuel cells getting closer to the market The Danish company Topsoe Fuel Cell A/S and Risø DTU have received a grant of 54.5 million DKK from the Danish Energy Agency's Programme for Energy Technology Development and Demonstration (EUDP). This will ensure that the current efforts within solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) will be continued, leading to prototypes in 2012 which meet market demands for efficiency, life time and price. View Source July 1, 2010 Provides Information C&D Technologies Awarded $5 Million Contract for Development of Advanced Lead-Carbon Energy Storage System for Renewable Energy Applications C&D Technologies, Inc., a leading producer and marketer of batteries, battery systems and integrated standby power systems, today announced that the company has been awarded a contract by the US Army for the development of an advanced energy storage system for renewable energy applications incorporating advanced lead carbon batteries. View Source June 29, 2010 Provides Information Study Shows That Nanoparticle Platinum Clusters Prove More Potential for Fuel Cells When it comes to metal catalysts, the platinum standard is, well, platinum! However, at about $2,000 an ounce, platinum is more expensive than gold. The high cost of the raw material presents major challenges for the future wide scale use of platinum in fuel cells. View Source June 29, 2010 Provides Information Altairnano Receives U.S. Patent for Unique Nanotechnology Manufacturing Process Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc., announced it had been granted a U.S. patent for the "Method of Producing Mixed Metal Oxides and Metal Oxide Compounds." This patent protects the unique nanotechnology manufacturing process for battery anodes and cathodes in lithium-ion batteries utilizing a wider range of metal oxides. View Source June 28, 2010 Provides Information For platinum catalysts, smaller may be better When it comes to metal catalysts, the platinum standard is, well, platinum! However, at about $2,000 an ounce, platinum is more expensive than gold. The high cost of the raw material presents major challenges for the future wide scale use of platinum in fuel cells. Research at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) suggests that one possible way to meet these challenges is to think small – really small. View Source June 28, 2010 Provides Information Altair Nanotechnologies Signs Long-Term Supply Agreement With Proterra Inc. Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. (Altairnano) has announced it has signed a long-term supply agreement with Proterra Inc. to supply advanced lithium-ion battery modules for incorporation into Proterra's all-electric and hybrid-electric buses. Altairnano's technology enables these buses to completely recharge in under 10 minutes, providing high levels of uptime and efficiency. Combined with industry-leading cycle life, these batteries are ideally suited for the challenging operating conditions experienced by commercial transit buses. View Source June 25, 2010 Provides Information ADA Receives Air Force Contract to Develop Nano-Based Li-Ion Batteries ADA Technologies, Inc. received a $100,000 contract from the U.S. Air Force for Phase I research into the development of advanced lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for military space satellite applications. View Source June 24, 2010 Provides Information Thin films show surprising reactivity, could lead to better fuel cells A surprising MIT laboratory finding about the behavior of a thin sheet of material -- less than a thousandth of the thickness of a human hair -- could lead to improved ways of studying the behavior of electrodes and perhaps ultimately to improvements in the rate of power production from one type of fuel cell, according to a report published this week. View Source June 24, 2010 Provides Information High oxygen production in thin-film materials could lead to greatly increased power production for fuel cells A surprising MIT laboratory finding about the behavior of a thin sheet of material — less than a thousandth of the thickness of a human hair — could lead to improved ways of studying the behavior of electrodes and perhaps ultimately to improvements in the rate of power production from one type of fuel cell, according to a report published this week ("Catalytic Activity Enhancement for Oxygen Reduction on Epitaxial Perovskite Thin Films for Solid-Oxide Fuel Cells"). View Source June 23, 2010 Provides Information Contour Energy Systems Establishes Limited Subsidiary in United Kingdom Contour Energy Systems, Inc. an innovative portable power company commercializing next-generation battery systems, today announced a new limited subsidiary in the United Kingdom that will provide the company a strategic presence in advance of the rollout of new commercial battery systems in Europe. The limited subsidiary, headquartered in the Midlands, UK, is headed by Simon Lee-Overy, who will serve as Managing Director. View Source June 21, 2010 Provides Information Angstron Materials and K2 Energy Solutions Selected by DOE to Develop Hybrid Nanomaterial for Lithium Ion-Batteries Angstron Materials Inc., has teamed with K2 Energy Solutions to participate in a Department of Energy (DOE) research project for the development of hybrid nano graphene platelet-based high-capacity anodes for Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries. The team will commercialize its new anode technology which has the capability to capture the high charge capacity allowed with silicon over extended charge/discharge life, using a network of highly conductive yet inexpensive nanoscale graphite filaments. View Source June 17, 2010 Provides Information Should Fuel Cells Power Your Data Center? Fuel cells are large containers that use hydrogen gas to generate power. Because they create no emissions, they also generate good publicity for companies concerned about their carbon footprints. At the First National Bank of Omaha, fuel cells provide high reliability and make a bold environmental statement to bank and credit card customers View Source June 16, 2010 Provides Information NanoeXa's Quantum Simulation Software and New Li-ion Battery Materials Deliver Key Benefits NanoeXa today announced additional partnering opportunities for Li-ion 160 cathode materials in Asia, 250 cathode materials in the US, and for development and application of Quantum Simulation Software (QSS) for battery materials solutions and possible future extensions to ultra capacitors, solar cells, fuel cells and other industries utilizing metal oxides. View Source June 15, 2010 Provides Information EcoloCap Enters LOI for Lithium X Battery Assembly and Distribution in Europe EcoloCap Solutions Inc., an integrated network of environmentally-focused technology companies that utilize nanotechnology to develop efficient alternative energy solutions, today announced that it has signed a Letter of Intent with MEGES BV of The Netherlands to form a joint venture, ECOS/MEGES, that will assemble and distribute Lithium X batteries to their existing clientele and open the rest of the Western European and Russian markets. View Source May 26, 2010 Provides Information mPhase's Smart NanoBattery to Be Spotlighted at Third Annual Nano Renewable Energy Summit mPhase Technologies, Inc., the developer of Power On Command™ battery technologies, said today that it will be speaking about its new approach to modernizing energy storage at the Third Annual Nano Renewable Energy Summit (http://www.nanoenergysummit.org/) being held May 24 and 25 at the University of Denver in Colorado. View Source May 24, 2010 Provides Information Brookhaven Lab chemists receive patents for fuel-cell catalysts Chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have received three patents for developing catalysts to accelerate chemical reactions in fuel cells. The newly patented catalysts, as well as a method for making a particular type of catalyst with a thin layer of platinum, could greatly reduce the cost and increase the use of fuel cells in electric vehicles. The catalysts and the technique are available for licensing. View Source May 20, 2010 Provides Information Chemists Receive Patents for Fuel-Cell Catalysts Chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have received three patents for developing catalysts to accelerate chemical reactions in fuel cells. The newly patented catalysts, as well as a method for making a particular type of catalyst with a thin layer of platinum, could greatly reduce the cost and increase the use of fuel cells in electric vehicles. The catalysts and the technique are available for licensing. View Source May 20, 2010 Provides Information Enersol to Support EcoloCap in Construction of Nano Lithium X Battery Production Facility EcoloCap Solutions Inc. today announced that the Company has retained Enersol Energy System Solutions, a leading battery and energy system consulting firm in the U.S., to finalize its plans to build a production facility in Seoul, Korea and begin manufacturing its proprietary Nano Lithium X Battery. View Source May 19, 2010 Provides Information EcoloCap Solutions Inc. Takes Important Step Towards Production of Its Nano Lithium X Battery EcoloCap Solutions Inc. today announced that the Company has retained Enersol Energy System Solutions, a leading battery and energy system consulting firm in the U.S., to finalize its plans to build a production facility in Seoul, Korea and begin manufacturing its proprietary Nano Lithium X Battery. View Source May 18, 2010 Provides Information New Lithium-Ion Battery Technology Based on NMR Spectroscopy Scientists at Cambridge have developed a simple, accurate way of "seeing" chemistry in action inside a lithium-ion battery. View Source May 17, 2010 Provides Information Fuel Cell Startup Emefcy Raises $5m Series A Financing UK investment fund Pond Venture Partners led the round, joined by current Emefcy investors Israel Cleantech Ventures Funds and Plan B Ventures, according to Globes and IVC Online. View Source May 12, 2010 Provides Information DOE funds to stretch solar power via salt storage The Department of Energy is funding a series of projects that marry concentrating solar power with storage, which offers the potential of solar power plants that operate 18 hours a day. View Source May 10, 2010 Provides Information Project to Develop Biomimetic Proton Conductive Membranes with Nanometer Thickness The goal of the MultiPlat project is to develop biomimetic proton conductive membranes with nanometer thickness (nanomembranes) through convergence of the number of fields. The primary application of this multipurpose nanotechnological platform is the next generation of fuel cells where it will replace the prevailing evolutionary modifications of the state of the art solutions. View Source May 10, 2010 Provides Information Cobalt catalysts for simple water splitting Researchers from UC Davis and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are studying how a simple cobalt catalyst can split water molecules. Such inexpensive catalysts could one day be used to convert sunlight into fuel that can run domestic fuel cells. View Source May 7, 2010 Provides Information Carbon nanotube based thermopower wave technology may lead to environmentally safe fuel cells MIT researchers are exploring a new technology funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and the National Science Foundation, which they call a thermopower wave, that may convert chemical energy to fuel cells for micro-machines, sensors and emergency communication beacons. View Source May 4, 2010 Provides Information Affordable Fuel Cells May Get Boost From Artificial Diamonds Using specialized cubic zirconia or artificial diamonds, scientists from Nanjing Normal University in China and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory designed a membrane that could allow solid oxide fuel cells to operate at lower temperatures and reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. This new membrane, created by adding scandium to cubic zirconia, passes oxygen faster and at temperatures far lower than the more common yttria-stabilized zirconia. View Source April 27, 2010 Provides Information NanoeXa Presents Li-ion Energy Storage Advanced Innovation at 3 Conferences NanoeXa today announced presentations on Advanced Energy Storage at 3 conferences in May and June, 2010. Dr. Deepak Srivastava, CTO, will outline how NanoeXa's proprietary Quantum Simulation Software (QSS) can advance the development of Li-ion batteries at the May 3-4 Electrochemical Energy Storage beyond Li-ion Conference at Argonne National Labs. View Source April 27, 2010 Provides Information Researchers Develop New Kind of Platinum to Make Cheaper Fuel Cells A new form of platinum that could be used to make cheaper, more efficient fuel cells has been created by researchers at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the University of Houston. View Source April 27, 2010 Provides Information Fuel cells get up to speed with a new kind of platinum A new form of platinum that could be used to make cheaper, more efficient fuel cells has been created by researchers at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the University of Houston. The process, described in the April 25th issue of Nature Chemistry, could help enable broader use of the devices, which produce emissions-free energy using hydrogen. View Source April 25, 2010 Provides Information Oak Ridge National Laboratory, industry to collaborate in advanced battery research Through new collaborations totaling $6.2 million, the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and American industry will tackle some of the most critical challenges facing lithium ion battery production. View Source April 20, 2010 Provides Information Battery of the future The wave of technological innovation over the last decade, from mobile phones, to laptops to hybrid cars has been shadowed by one problem – battery power. But a new composite material being developed at Imperial College London, with European partners including the Volvo car company, may unlock the door to a new wave of invention. The idea is that the material casing of a car, or a mobile phone, would be able to store and conduct electricity, meaning there would be no need for bulky batteries. View Source April 16, 2010 Provides Information ITRI Founds High Safety Lithium Battery STOBA Consortium and Unveils the STOBA Trademark Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), which has been emphasizing the R&D of electric vehicles and green energy, announced the establishment of the High Safety Lithium Battery STOBA Consortium and also unveiled the STOBA logo to establish a new standard. View Source April 13, 2010 Provides Information Molten Metal Batteries Yield 20 Times More Current Than Lithium-Ion Molten metal may not be what you want in your smartphone battery, but it turns out to work great for larger grid-scale batteries. MIT engineers have created devices that can provide up to 20 times as much current as lithium-ion batteries with the same electrode area, according to New Scientist. View Source April 9, 2010 Provides Information Swapping Graphite Anodes For Silicon Improves Li-ion Battery Capacity Five Times Battery capacity is the main thing keeping our lifestyles tethered: to the wall socket, to the gas pump, etc. But while we can extend our batteries' charges with smarter, low-power tech, we're still leaving a good deal of capacity on the table within current lithium-ion technology. A group of researchers at Georgia Tech have devised a “bottom-up” self-assembling nano-composite technique that could tap into that extra capacity, allowing battery makers to swap inefficient graphite anodes for high-performance silicon structures that could increase capacities five-fold. View Source April 7, 2010 Provides Information Misc. - Numbers 200-fold boost in fuel cell efficiency advances 'personalized energy systems' The era of personalized energy systems -- in which individual homes and small businesses produce their own energy for heating, cooling and powering cars -- took another step toward reality today as scientists reported discovery of a powerful new catalyst that is a key element in such a system. They described the advance, which could help free homes and businesses from dependence on the electric company and the corner gasoline station, at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, being held this week. View Source August 23, 2010 Provides Information Misc. - A A nemesis for oil spills: Bacterial technology can clean up the oil that BP's cleaning crew leaves behind It's taken millions of dollars to cap it, and it could take billions more to clean it up. BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is acknowledged the environmental catastrophe of the century. But Tel Aviv University has a solution that may help "bioremediate" the remaining problems. View Source August 3, 2010 Provides Information ABF Develops SOEC Electrolytic Cell to Convert CO2 into Useful Fuel Lower CO2 emissions demand more renewable energy in the energy system. This calls for new solutions that take account of the considerable variations in the amount of wind energy, hydropower, solar energy etc. View Source April 27, 2010 Provides Information Aggreko Signs Bangladesh Temporary Power Deal Worth $50 Million/Year Aggreko PLC, a provider of temporary power and temperature control services, has signed an agreement with the Bangladesh Power Development Board, or BPDP, worth an estimated $150 million over three years, for the provision of 200 MW of temporary power. View Source April 20, 2010 Provides Information Altairnano Signs MOU with HNEI to Deliver 1 MW Energy Storage System Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. (Altairnano) today announced it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Hawai'i Natural Energy Institute (HNEI) of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa and the Hawai'i Electric Light Company to supply a one-megawatt ALTI-ESS energy storage system for a test of wind energy integration. View Source August 6, 2010 Provides Information America's Highest Power Bills The price of juice matters, but not as much as how often you crank up that air conditioner. View Source April 1, 2010 Provides Information Americans Using Less Energy, More Renewables Americans are using less energy overall and making more use of renewable energy resources. View Source August 24, 2010 Provides Information Analyst Sees No Production Loss At Mariner Energy Analysts at Houston research firm Tudor Pickering Holt said Friday a fire on an offshore platform from Mariner Energy won't significantly impact the company's oil or gas production. Analysts said they're expecting some down time for repairs. The fire that drew national attention on Thursday won't jeopordize Apache Corp.'s move to buy Mariner Energy by the end of the third quarter, analysts said. View Source September 3, 2010 Provides Information Applied Nanotech Announces Continuation of Sensor Research Contract Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. announced that it has been awarded an extension of its contract to develop a mercaptan sensor by the Northeast Gas Association (NGA). Mercaptans, also known as thiols, are the sulfur containing chemical compounds which are added to natural gas as a safety measure to give the gas its distinctive odor. View Source May 10, 2010 Provides Information Australia opens up offshore oil, gas exploration Australia on Monday said it would open more than 30 new offshore sites for oil and gas exploration, despite concerns from environmentalists that they could clash with marine sanctuaries. View Source May 17, 2010 Provides Information Misc. - B Berkeley Lab to receive $8.6 million funding for 'transformational' energy research projects The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has been awarded $8.6 million in Recovery Act funding for what the DOE calls “ambitious research projects that could fundamentally change the way the country uses and produces energy.” View Source May 4, 2010 Provides Information Bionic coating could help ships to economize on fuel The water fern salvinia molesta is extremely hydrophobic. If it is submerged and subsequently pulled out the liquid immediately drips off it. View Source May 4, 2010 Provides Information Biotech offers promise for producing fuel Fuel may be a messy business now, as the oil spill fouling the Gulf reminds us. But it might not always have to be. Scientists envision facilities that churn out black gold by enlisting engineered bacteria, yeast and algae to do all the dirty work. View Source August 9, 2010 Provides Information Blending wind and solar meets peak energy demands In parts of Texas and California, a good match between renewable energy production and peak energy demands could be obtained by combining wind power with solar power, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist. View Source August 13, 2010 Provides Information BP CEO to step down, join Russian venture Source says move will happen in October; American is likely successor View Source July 26, 2010 Provides Information BP Delays Libya Deep Water Drilling, But Insists It's Safe U.K. oil giant BP PLC has pushed back the start of its exploration for oil in deep water offshore Libya for an unspecified period of time to ensure all its plans are in order, but the company and the Libyan authorities insist the drilling will be safe. View Source August 11, 2010 Provides Information BP Dismisses Transocean Attacks Over Spill Data As 'Stunt' BP Plc is defending itself against attacks by Transocean Ltd., the owner of the Deepwater Horizon rig that accused BP of withholding valuable information about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. View Source August 20, 2010 Provides Information BP May Use Oil Production Payments As Collateral For $20 Billion Fund BP PLC may back up a $20 billion fund to compensate victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil catastrophe with payments from the company's U.S. oil production wells, according to a copy of an agreement released by the White House. View Source August 11, 2010 Provides Information BP oil spill costs hit $8 bln as ends rig probe BP Plc said the cost of dealingwith its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had risen to $8 billionas the oil giant prepared to release the findings of an internalprobe into the causes of the disaster. View Source September 3, 2010 Provides Information BP profits soar, investors eye oil spill BP Plc failed to reassure investors with a more than doubling of first-quarter net profits on Tuesday, as the oil major's shares fell on growing fears about the impact of a worsening oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. View Source April 27, 2010 Provides Information BP Says Gulf Oil Spill Reponse Cost Rises To $6.1 Billion Oil giant BP PLC said Monday the costs of compensating and cleaning up its massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico has now risen to $6.1 billion. View Source August 9, 2010 Provides Information BP Selling Some Malaysia Operations For $363 Mln Oil giant BP said Wednesday that it has agreed to sell its interests in ethylene and polyethylene production in Malaysia to state-owned company Petronas. BP said Petronas, which operates the businesses that BP holds stakes in, will pay $363 million in cash, inclusive of a balance sheet adjustment of $13 million and the repayment of a $53 million shareholder loan. View Source September 1, 2010 Provides Information BP spill health effects need to be tracked: experts Doctors in the Gulf Coast region need to be alert to both the short and long-term health effects of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, U.S. health experts said on Monday. View Source August 16, 2010 Provides Information BP's Internal Probe Faults its Own Engineers: Report BP Plc's internal probe of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has placed some of the blame on mistakes by its engineers while finishing the deep sea oil well, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with the report. View Source August 30, 2010 Provides Information Brazil Petrobras Optimizes Technology For Cellulosic Ethanol Brazilian state run energy company Petroleo Brasileiro, or Petrobras, signed a contract with KL Energy Corp., or KLE, to optimize KLE's proprietary cellulosic ethanol process technology for sugarcane bagasse feedstock. View Source August 26, 2010 Provides Information Misc. - C C3Nano Named Top Winner of MIT Clean Energy Prize C3Nano Inc., a team from Stanford University, was named the top winner of the MIT Clean Energy Prize for their revolutionary design that will increase the efficiency of solar photovoltaic panels. The national competition was founded by MIT, the U.S. Department of Energy and NSTAR to accelerate the pace of clean energy entrepreneurship. View Source May 13, 2010 Provides Information Carbon cap to spur nukes, gas, renewables About half of the electricity in the U.S. is made by burning coal, but a limit on carbon emissions from utilities would lead to a shift toward nuclear, natural gas, and renewable energy, according to a report. View Source July 15, 2010 Provides Information Cape Wind Wins Crucial State Court OK The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday voted 4-2 in favor of a case that would allow permits for the Cape Wind offshore wind turbine project, according to reports. The decision helps clear the way for construction of 130 turbines in Nantucket Sound as the first offshore wind project in the U.S. View Source August 31, 2010 Provides Information Cellulosic ethanol: Expanding options, identifying obstacles Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are figuring out how to turn wheat straw into ethanol "gold," and learning more about the bacteria that can "infect" ethanol plants and interfere with fuel production. View Source April 9, 2010 Provides Information Challenges Ahead For Gas Cartel Competition for market share is likely to restrain the Gas Exporting Countries Forum. View Source April 29, 2010 Provides Information Cheap hydrogen fuel from seawater may be a step closer A new catalyst has been developed to generate hydrogen from water cheaply, but the research was originally intended to make molecules that behaved like magnets. Hydrogen is a clean power source currently produced from natural gas, with carbon dioxide as a bi-product. Producing hydrogen from water produces oxygen as a bi-product instead. View Source April 29, 2010 Provides Information Cheap New Metal Catalyst Can Split Hydrogen Gas From Water at a Fraction of the Cost Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, but it can be difficult and costly to get at the raw gaseous stuff, at least in the kind of commercial volumes that could sustainably fuel a hydrogen economy. But researchers at the DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have made a substantial leap toward a hydrogen-based future by devising a cheap, metal catalyst that can split hydrogen gas from water. View Source May 3, 2010 Provides Information China coal imports to fall in H2 on slowing economy Thermal coal imports by China, the world's top producer and user of the fuel, are expected to fall sharply in the second half of 2010, hitting Asian benchmark prices, as Beijing attempts to cool the economy. View Source August 12, 2010 Provides Information China Natural Gas nears LNG plant construction completion, foresees start-up soon China Natural Gas, Inc. announced that as of today, installation at the Jingbian LNG Project of major domestic and imported equipment including the refrigerator, refrigerant compressor, BOG compressor, air recirculation compressor, nitrogen generator, dehydration equipment, ammonia generator, and cryogen pump is 80% completed. The Company eagerly awaits the completion of Phase I of the Jingbian LNG Project and is literally counting down the days until the plant is finished. The Company remains confident that the LNG plant will be completed and a test run conducted by June 30, 2010. View Source June 2, 2010 Provides Information China Surpasses U.S. as The World's Fastest-Growing Wind Energy Market The DOE released its 2009 Wind Technologies Market Report yesterday, and the results are a mixed bag of highs and lows for the U.S. Americans added 10 gigawatts of wind capacity last year, 40% more than in 2009. But alas, the U.S. is the world's wind power leader no more; China outpaced the U.S. in new wind capacity, stealing away a mantle America had owned for four years. View Source August 5, 2010 Provides Information Colombia's Coal Output To Rise To 144 Million Tons In 2019 - Government Colombia's coal output will rise to 144 million tons in 2019, up from about 72 million tons in 2009, the country's newly appointed Mines and Energy minister, Carlos Rodado, told reporters Friday. View Source August 13, 2010 Provides Information Colorado gets biorefinery from DOE grant ClearFuels Technology announced Thursday it signed a letter of cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy to build a biorefinery in Colorado. View Source April 15, 2010 Provides Information Misc. - D Devil is in Details of China's New Energy-Cutting Drive There might be less than meets the eye to Beijing's demand that more than 2,000 companies close down obsolete, energy-guzzling plants by the end of next month. View Source August 10, 2010 Provides Information DOE gives $8.5 million to grid infrastructure projects While not a very sexy topic in realm of politics or green tech news, electrical grid infrastructure is a critical, maybe the critical, component that could make or break a successful U.S. switch to using more renewable energy sources. View Source September 8, 2010 Provides Information Misc. - E Ener1 Inc., Partners With Federal Grid Company to Develop Energy Storage Opportunities on Russia's National Power Network American lithium-ion battery manufacturer Ener1, Inc. signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) today with Russia's Federal Grid Company to help develop new opportunities to use high-performance battery systems to improve the reliability and performance of the Russian electricity system, which is facing record setting demand on an aging grid. View Source June 21, 2010 Provides Information European Alliance targets separation technologies for sustainable energy systems The "European Inorganic Membrane Research Alliance" (EIMRA) aims to facilitate the transition from basic research to applications. In this way, EIMRA will contribute to the worldwide effort to enhance industrial efficiency and reduce carbon dioxide emissions. View Source May 12, 2010 Provides Information Exxon Mobil growing its algae biofuels program Exxon Mobil said Wednesday it opened a greenhouse facility to grow and test algae, the next step for its nascent biofuels program. View Source July 14, 2010 Provides Information Misc. - F Feds Launch Probe Into Mariner Energy Fire The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement said Friday it has launched an investigation into the fire on the Mariner Energy Vermillion 380 Platform. "We are all relieved that the 13 personnel on the platform were rescued safely," director Michael Bromwich said. View Source September 3, 2010 Provides Information Finland plans 'massive' renewable energy boost Finland's government on Tuesday outlined a plan to massively boost renewable energy production to meet European Union requirements on slashing greenhouse gas emissions. View Source April 20, 2010 Provides Information From bacteria to electricity: The future of green energy Showcasing its energy research initiatives for an Earth Day event on April 22 at the Pentagon, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) will highlight the microbial fuel cell, a device with the potential to revolutionize naval energy use by converting decomposed marine organisms into electricity. View Source April 19, 2010 Provides Information Fungus among us could become non-food source for biodiesel production In the quest for alternatives to soybeans, palm, and other edible oilseed plants as sources for biodiesel production, enter an unlikely new candidate: A fungus, or mold, that produces and socks away large amounts of oils that are suitable for low-cost, eco-friendly biodiesel. That's the topic of a study in ACS' journal Energy & Fuels. View Source June 9, 2010 Provides Information Misc. - G Gasoline from thin air? Enzyme found in roots of soybeans could be the key to cars that run on air View Source August 6, 2010 Provides Information Gazprom, Naftogaz To Start New Round Of Talks On Joint Venture Russia's OAO Gazprom and Ukraine's Naftogaz will begin a new round of talks on creating a joint venture, the Russian gas firm said Friday. View Source August 20, 2010 Provides Information Gazprom profit rises despite falling gas sales Russian gas monopoly Gazprom has reported a 3% rise in net profit for 2009, despite the company seeing gas sales decline. View Source April 29, 2010 Provides Information GE to test energy efficiency of smart homes General Electric will provide digital energy technology for a research project to test how energy-efficient homes can be with smart-grid products for consumers. View Source August 24, 2010 Provides Information German Government Report Says Age Of Renewable Energy Achievable By 2050 An expert report the German government has commissioned to help work out the country's future energy policy comes to the conclusion that most of Germany's energy demand can be met with renewable energy sources by 2050. View Source August 30, 2010 Provides Information Gulf of Mexico oil stoppage going well, BP says BP says it is encouraged by the first test data following its stoppage of the oil from its leaking Gulf of Mexico well. View Source July 16, 2010 Provides Information Misc. - H Halliburton to help develop Iraq oilfield Halliburton said Wednesday it has a been awarded a letter of intent to work with a Shell-led consortium developing the Majnoon field in southern Iraq, one of the world's largest oilfields. View Source August 18, 2010 Provides Information Heusler materials: Goldmine for future technologies For many years, scientists at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in Germany have been world leaders in research on Heusler compounds, which are an important material class for the use in spintronic applications. Over the past few years, new application areas have emerged in the field of renewable energy, such as solar energy and thermoelectrics. And now Heusler compounds are also being considered for future technologies such as the quantum computer. View Source July 20, 2010 Provides Information Huge challenges in scaling up biofuels infrastructure Ramping up biofuels production to replace fossil fuels and provide a significant portion of the nation's energy will require nothing short of a transformation of the U.S. agricultural, transportation and energy sectors in the next few decades, according to a bioenergy expert in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences. View Source August 23, 2010 Provides Information Misc. - I imec Presents Several Large-Area Silicon Solar Cells with Conversion Efficiency Above 19 Percent At the 25th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference (Valencia, Spain), imec presents several large-area silicon solar cells with a conversion efficiency above 19%. Two types of cells were realized namely with Ag-screenprinted contacts and plated Cu-contacts. View Source September 6, 2010 Provides Information Indian court makes Reliance gas feud ruling India's Supreme Court has ruled in favour of billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries in a dispute with his brother over natural gas prices. View Source May 7, 2010 Provides Information Industrial Nanotech’s Nansulate Coating Recognized by Biofuel Industry Industrial Nanotech, Inc., an emerging global leader in nanoscience energy saving solutions, reported today that the Company's Nansulate® thermal insulation and corrosion resistant coatings provides effective insulation and protection for biofuel companies looking for insulation for fuel tanks and piping. View Source April 15, 2010 Provides Information Industrial production of biodiesel feasible within 15 years Within 10 to 15 years, it will be technically possible to produce sustainable and economically viable biodiesel from micro-algae on a large scale. Technological innovations during this period should extend the scale of production by a factor of three, while at the same time reducing production costs by 90%. Two researchers from Wageningen UR (University & Research Centre) believe this to be possible. In their article in Science (published 13 August), they provide a detailed explanation of the route that needs to be taken. View Source August 13, 2010 Provides Information Interior Department's Top Oil and Gas Official Quits in Wake of Gulf Oil Spill The head of the Interior Department's embattled oil and gas drilling program announced Monday he is retiring at the end of the month, a move that comes as the agency he runs faces a shake-up following the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. View Source May 17, 2010 Provides Information Misc. - K Kosmos Cancels Sale Of Ghana Oil Assets To Exxon Kosmos Energy LLC said Wednesday it has called off the sale of its Ghana oil assets to Exxon Mobil Corp., dealing a blow to the U.S. oil major's drive to tap a major new oil region in West Africa. View Source August 18, 2010 Provides Information Misc. - L London South Bank University receives EU grant for clean energy nanotechnology research Two teams of researchers lead by academics at London South Bank University have been awarded funding from the European Union to help develop innovative, environmentally friendly technology which will contribute towards the fight against climate change. View Source August 13, 2010 Provides Information Misc. - M M-Fuel System Testing to be Started Soon in India EcoloCap Solutions Inc., an integrated network of environmentally-focused technology companies utilizing nanotechnology to develop efficient alternative energy solutions, today announced that Michael Siegel President and CEO of Ecolocap Solutions, Inc. has held successful discussions with the Indian Joint Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Apruva Chandra IAS. This department of the Indian government sets all standards and policy for hydrocarbon applications. View Source August 11, 2010 Provides Information Massey Energy Jumps On Robust China Data Coal producer Massey Energy jumped 7.6% to $30.93 as one of the leading stocks in the S&P 500. Strong data on China's industrial sector helped lift the prospects for makers of metallurgical coal. A surprisingly strong rise in the August ISM manufacturing index in the U.S. also provided a lift. View Source September 1, 2010 Provides Information Microbe power as a green means to hydrogen production Scientists have been hard at work harnessing the power of microbes as an attractive source of clean energy. Now, Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University researcher Dr. Prathap Parameswaran and his colleagues have investigated a means for enhancing the efficiency of clean energy production by using specialized bacteria. View Source June 1, 2010 Provides Information MIT creates self-repairing solar cells With the quest for transferring our energy needs to renewable sources becoming ever more important, scientists are focusing on creating super efficient solar panels to harness the sun’s power. But there’s one area of solar power that often gets overlooked in the news and during development: lifespan. View Source September 6, 2010 Provides Information MIT uses nanotechnology to build autonomous oil-absorbing robot Using a cutting edge nanotechnology, researchers at MIT have created a robotic prototype that could autonomously navigate the surface of the ocean to collect surface oil and process it on site. View Source August 26, 2010 Provides Information Misc. - N Nanoparticle Suspension Enhances Algae Growth for Biofuel Production Scientists and engineers seek to meet three goals in the production of biofuels from non-edible sources such as microalgae: efficiency, economical production and ecological sustainability. View Source August 25, 2010 Provides Information Nanoscale imaging of cell walls aids in turning plants into biofuels By imaging the cell walls of a zinnia leaf down to the nanometer scale, energy researchers have a better idea about how to turn plants into biofuels. View Source July 19, 2010 Provides Information Nano-sized crystalline material for energy conservation A cover story in the September issue of Small, a prestigious nanotechnology journal, features a method developed by UConn chemistry professor Steven Suib for the production of a nano-sized crystalline material that will be used for energy conservation. View Source August 24, 2010 Provides Information Nanotech coatings produce 20 times more electricity from sewage Engineers at Oregon State University have made a significant advance toward producing electricity from sewage, by the use of new coatings on the anodes of microbial electrochemical cells that increased the electricity production about 20 times. View Source July 21, 2010 Provides Information Nanotechnology Means Big Business for Victoria Self cleaning paint, miniature sensors that detect disease in its early stages and next generation batteries are all revolutionary products that could result from research undertaken at the new $57 million Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication. View Source July 7, 2010 Provides Information Nanotechnology Study Wins $1 Million in Funding A University of Queensland-led global consortium that aims to produce environmentally friendly aviation fuel from algae is one of four UQ research projects awarded a total $6.48 million in State Government funding this week. View Source May 7, 2010 Provides Information New biofuels processing method for mobile facilities Chemical engineers at Purdue University have developed a new method to process agricultural waste and other biomass into biofuels, and they are proposing the creation of mobile processing plants that would rove the Midwest to produce the fuels. View Source July 7, 2010 Provides Information NZ carbon price system hikes household costs New carbon-trading laws intended to reduce climate-changing pollution emissions took effect Thursday in New Zealand, immediately sending gas prices higher. View Source July 1, 2010 Provides Information Misc. - O OGX: Natural Gas Find Could Fill 25% of Brazil's Consumption A natural gas find announced Thursday by Brazilian oil and gas company OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes SA (OGXP3.BR, OGXPY) could produce 25% of Brazil's current daily consumption, billionaire businessman Eike Batista said. View Source August 12, 2010 Provides Information Misc. - P Pennsylvania NanoMaterials Commercialization Center Awards $450,000 to Five Companies The Pennsylvania NanoMaterials Commercialization Center recently announced that it has provided $450,000 in funding to five companies located throughout the state of Pennsylvania in its seventh round of awards. This round of funding was focused on commercializing the application of nanomaterials for new energy solutions. View Source July 27, 2010 Provides Information Producing clean hydrogen by controlling lithium-water reaction Haoshen Zhou (Leader) and Yonggang Wang (Post-Doctoral Research Scientist) of Energy Interface Technology Group, the Energy Technology Research Institute of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), have developed the concept of a clean hydrogen production system based on controlled lithium-water electrochemical reactions and have successfully investigated the system. View Source July 7, 2010 Provides Information Misc. - R Refining cuts loom as $80 oil hammers margins The oil price rally above $80 a barrel is pinching refining margins and will prompt another round of run cuts in Europe and the United States, where demand for products is lacklustre coming out of the peak season. View Source August 9, 2010 Provides Information Renewables Account for 62 Percent of the New Electricity Generation Capacity Installed in the EU in 2009 The "Renewable Energy Snapshots" report, published by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre, shows that renewable energy sources accounted for 62 percent of the new electricity generation capacity installed in the EU27 in 2009. The share rose from 57 percent in 2008. In absolute terms, renewables produced 19.9 percent of Europe's electricity consumption last year. View Source July 5, 2010 Provides Information Republican firebrand Palin takes on Obama on energy Republican firebrand Sarah Palin fired up party loyalists on Friday with a biting critique of President Barack Obama's new plan for offshore oil and gas drilling as nothing more than "stall, baby, stall." View Source April 9, 2010 Provides Information Republicans Seek To Raise Oil Liability Cap Gulf-state Republican senators introduced legislation Friday that would raise the liability cap oil companies face from major spills, coming just a day after a similar attempt by Democrats failed. View Source May 14, 2010 Provides Information Researchers plan to utilize carbon dioxide as an energy source with the aid of sunlight Utilizing carbon dioxide as an energy source with the aid of sunlight is the goal being pursued in a new research project for recycling of greenhouse gases. Researchers from BASF, Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW), Heidelberg University and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are seeking to convert CO2 into a fuel for fuel cells or retrofitted internal combustion engines – a step towards implementing environmentally conscious mobility technologies and simultaneously an alternative to existing carbon dioxide storage plans. View Source April 8, 2010 Provides Information RWE Says Aim Is To Be 3rd Largest Offshore Operator By 2014 German utility RWE AG aims to become the third largest offshore wind operator in the world by 2014, Martin Skiba, head of RWE's offshore wind energy operations, said at a conference on renewable energy Tuesday. View Source August 31, 2010 Provides Information Misc. - S Sales Of German Oil Products Rise 7.3% On Year In July - MWV Total sales of oil products in Germany rose 7.3% in July on the year-earlier period to 6.59 million metric tons, according to provisional data from industry group MWV Monday. View Source August 16, 2010 Provides Information Scheme to 'pull electricity from the air' sparks debate Tiny charges gathered directly from humid air could be harnessed to generate electricity, researchers say. View Source August 27, 2010 Provides Information Scientist engineers E. coli to produce biodiesel One mention of E. coli conjures images of sickness and food poisoning, but the malevolent bacteria may also be the key to the future of renewable energy. View Source September 3, 2010 Provides Information Scottish Scientists Turn Whisky Into Biofuel File this under news you can raise a glass to: Researchers at Edinburgh Napier University have figured out how to turn the leftovers from one of Scotland’s biggest exports into biofuel. Made from byproducts of the whisky-making process, the scotch-derived biofuel is ready to run in ordinary automobile engines without requiring any modifications. View Source August 18, 2010 Provides Information Sempra announces startup of gas storage facility in Mississippi Sempra Pipelines & Storage, a unit of Sempra Energy which develops, builds and operates natural gas pipelines and storage facilities, has announced that its Mississippi hub natural gas storage facility is operational, as the first of its two caverns is placed in service. View Source August 30, 2010 Provides Information Shell, Cargill invest more in Virent for biogasoline Although electric vehicles are often the highlight of auto shows these days, work on advanced biofuels continues with at least some companies making progress on industry goals. View Source June 8, 2010 Provides Information Shell Says To Sell German Heide Refinery To Klesch Oil major Royal Dutch Shell PLC announced Friday a binding agreement for the sale of its 90,000-barrels-a-day Heide refinery in Germany, and its associated local infrastructure and businesses, to private equity firm Klesch & Co. Ltd. View Source August 20, 2010 Provides Information Sonoro Energy and IntelligentNano Secures Grant from NRC-IRAP The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, today announced contributions of $285,268 to Sonoro Energy Limited and $257,000 to IntelligentNano Incorporated from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP). View Source August 18, 2010 Provides Information Sunlight with cooling factor lthough it sounds like a contradiction in terms, using the power of the sun for refrigeration is proving to be an original energy concept. In Tunisia and Morocco, Fraunhofer research scientists are using solar energy to keep perishable foodstuffs such as milk, wine and fruit fresh. View Source May 3, 2010 Provides Information Misc. - T Table Of UK & Norway Oil, Gas Field Outage Schedules The following table lists unplanned and planned outages at U.K., Norwegian and Danish oil and natural gas fields in 2009 and 2010 as reported by Dow Jones Newswires from both official and unofficial sources. View Source August 16, 2010 Provides Information Thailand's National Nanotechnology Center studies triacetin methanolysis to develop biodiesel Researchers at Thailand's National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC), Nanoscale Simulation Laboratory are investigating the thermodynamic and kinetic aspects of the methanolysis and hydrolysis reactions of glycerol triacetate or triacetin, using Density Functional Theory (DFT). View Source July 9, 2010 Provides Information The Energy Entrepreneurs: Green power meets the bottom line A GlobalPost video series on renewable energy news and ideas that might just save the world. View Source July 14, 2010 Provides Information ‘This Is Brand New’ The CEO of Bloom Energy on a new way of powering the planet. View Source April 26, 2010 Provides Information Turning CO2 into fuel With new fossil fuel power stations being built every week, and the idea of burying CO2 [carbon sequestration] regarded by many scientists as unproven or even unworkable, coming up with an alternative solution to what to do with CO2 is more pressing than ever. View Source May 13, 2010 Provides Information Misc. - U UAlbany NanoCollege receives NSF award to fuel growth in green energy businesses The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") of the University at Albany announced today that it has been selected to receive a prestigious grant from the National Science Foundation ("NSF") for a new initiative that will support the growth of green energy jobs and businesses across New York State by advancing nanotechnology-enabled innovations in clean and renewable energy technologies. View Source April 13, 2010 Provides Information Ultrasharp nano-electrode harnesses electric current from plant cell In an electrifying first, Stanford scientists have plugged in to algae cells and harnessed a tiny electric current. They found it at the very source of energy production – photosynthesis, a plant's method of converting sunlight to chemical energy. It may be a first step toward generating "high efficiency" bioelectricity that doesn't give off carbon dioxide as a byproduct, the researchers say. View Source April 13, 2010 Provides Information U.S. electricity blackouts skyrocketing New York's Staten Island was broiling under a life-threatening heat wave and borough President James Molinaro was seriously concerned about the area's Little League baseball players. View Source August 9, 2010 Provides Information Urine could be used as renewable energy source A research team at Heriot-Watt University is investigating whether urine could be used as a source of renewable energy. View Source August 19, 2010 Provides Information US President Barack Obama 'to extend oil drilling ban' US President Barack Obama is set to extend a moratorium on deep-water offshore drilling for six months, the White House says. View Source May 27, 2010 Provides Information Using bacteria in oil wells to convert oil to natural gas Some bacteria destroy oil. Might those bacteria lead oil companies to change their methods of harvesting the energy of the oil while at the same time reducing the carbon dioxide that burning oil and gasoline discharges into the atmosphere? Steve Larter thinks that may be possible. View Source June 17, 2010 Provides Information Misc. - V Valeric fuels: a new generation of biogasoline and biodiesel from lignocellulose One of the most pressing problems of our time is the increasing demand for energy in the face of decreasing oil and natural gas reserves, which is also tied to the increasing release of the greenhouse gas CO2. Biofuels could be part of the solution to this problem. View Source May 10, 2010 Provides Information Misc. - Y Yingli Green Partners with Nano-Based Silicon Ink Technology Provider Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, a leading solar energy company and one of the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, which holds the brand "Yingli Solar," today announced that it has signed a technology, research and production collaboration agreement with Innovalight, Inc. ("Innovalight"), a privately-held firm selling a platform of silicon ink-based high efficiency solar cell materials and technology. View Source July 27, 2010 Provides Information Nuclear Energy Helping the NRC look below the surface Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are helping U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) experts model the movement of radioactive materials in the soil. Their findings can be used to fine-tune the risk assessment studies that are an essential component in the development of commercial nuclear facilities. View Source April 23, 2010 Provides Information Nanomaterial research could lead to more efficient nuclear reactor With renewed attention being given to nuclear power, a UT Dallas researcher has snagged an $875,000 Department of Energy (DOE) grant to explore a means to boost power plant efficiency and reduce nuclear waste. View Source July 19, 2010 Provides Information Stanford physicist: Americans should overcome doubts about nuclear power plants Stanford's Burton Richter, a Nobel laureate in physics, calls for construction of more nuclear power plants to counter climate change. View Source May 17, 2010 Provides Information Why Not Just Dispose of Nuclear Waste in the Sun? After FYI answered why dumping the world’s nuclear waste into a volcano would be a bad idea in March, our inbox was flooded with readers wondering, “Well, how about shooting it into the sun?” View Source April 13, 2010 Provides Information N NaturalGasStocks.com is an investor and industry news portal for the natural gas sector. View Source   Provides a Service Production Judge rules against U.S. government on oil drilling A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the U.S. government's request to dismiss an industry lawsuit challenging its deepwater oil and gas drilling moratorium, dealing another blow to the Obama administration. View Source September 1, 2010 Provides Information Shell To Shut Dutch Refinery For Partial Maintenance In Sep Royal Dutch Shell PLC's 400,000 barrels a day Pernis refinery in Rotterdam is scheduled to undergo partial maintenance in September, a source familiar with matter told Dow Jones Newswires Wednesday. View Source August 25, 2010 Provides Information Cairn Energy finds oil signs off Greenland Cairn Energy has discovered gas off the coast of Greenland, a sign that could lead to a possible oil discovery. View Source August 24, 2010 Provides Information Canadian Senate: No Offshore Drilling Ban Needed The risk of an oil spill in Canadian waters similar to the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is low enough that the government shouldn't ban offshore drilling, the Canadian Senate said Wednesday. View Source August 18, 2010 Provides Information Chile Northern Power Grid Costs Likely To Rise On Gas Shortage-Report Although no imminent danger of power cuts exists after two months of reduced energy supply from Argentina to Chile's northern SING grid, costs will likely increase as more expensive diesel-powered generation is used, daily newspaper Diario Financiero reported. View Source August 18, 2010 Provides Information China Coal: Confident Coal Output Will Reach 200 Million Tons In 2014 China Coal Energy Co., the country's second-largest coal producer by revenue after Shenhua Energy Co., said Tuesday it is confident it will be able to raise its coal output to 200 million metric tons in 2014, from the 108.56 million tons it produced last year. View Source August 17, 2010 Provides Information Feds to require environmental reviews for new deepwater projects Exemptions came under scrutiny after BP well in Gulf blew out View Source August 16, 2010 Provides Information OPEC sees slow demand, continued supply overhang A surplus of oil stocks will continue for many months as global demand remains sluggish, OPEC forecast on Friday. View Source August 13, 2010 Provides Information API Reports Slightly Smaller Oil Inventory Decline The American Petroleum Institute on Tuesday reported a decline of 2.18 million barrels of oil in the nation's stockpiles for the week ended August 6, slightly lower than expected. Analysts polled by Platts expected a decline of 2.4 million barrels. The Washington-based trade group also reported a decline of 1.5 million barrels in the stockpiles of gasoline, and an increase of 2.29 million barrels of distillates, which include heating oil and diesel. View Source August 10, 2010 Provides Information Renewables Account for 62 Percent of the New Electricity Generation Capacity Installed in the EU in 2009 The "Renewable Energy Snapshots" report, published by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre, shows that renewable energy sources accounted for 62 percent of the new electricity generation capacity installed in the EU27 in 2009. The share rose from 57 percent in 2008. In absolute terms, renewables produced 19.9 percent of Europe's electricity consumption last year. View Source July 5, 2010 Provides Information R Reliant -- Texas Energy Company Power your home or business with Reliant Energy and save on your energy bill today. Reliant is an electricity company based in Texas with electric plans to meet any need. View Source   Provides a Service Smart Grid - A A proposed flow battery for grid-scale storage gets $1.6 million from ARPA-E Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, known for having one of the top research programs in the country for batteries and fuel cells for vehicle applications, has decided to enter another area in the battery world. It has been granted $1.6 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to develop a novel storage device for the electric grid. View Source July 29, 2010 Provides Information Smart Grid - B Batteries have a place in the smart grid, too One of the most active categories in the recent Cleantech Group/Deloitte quarterly cleantech investment report was energy storage technology, which is seen as one missing link in helping get renewable energy alternatives off the ground. View Source April 2, 2010 Provides Information Smart Grid - C Cisco, Itron partner on smart grid networks Cisco and Itron, which makes smart meter systems, on Wednesday said they will partner to target smart grid systems. View Source September 1, 2010 Provides Information Cisco launches router, switch for smart grids If visions of the smart grid play out, utilities will really be running one big network. Cisco, seeing that trend, has launched a router and switch designed for the smart grid. View Source May 25, 2010 Provides Information Cisco Snags Arch Rock in Smart Grid Play Networking giant looks to advance its position in the burgeoning smart-grid market with the acquisition of Arch Rock, a firm specializing in wireless sensors that connect devices to a mesh network. View Source September 3, 2010 Provides Information Cisco's Chambers talks up smart grid opportunity Make no bones about it: Cisco is about to get a whole lot more aggressive with its business development activities surrounding smart grid infrastructure. Not only has the company made several very strategic hires in the past few months, the company’s chairman and CEO, John Chambers, describes this opportunity as tailor-made for Cisco’s strengths in standards and security. View Source April 30, 2010 Provides Information Consumers getting more attention in smart grid The role of consumers--the end point in the complex chain of the power grid--is coming into sharper focus, as the country tries to modernize its electrical infrastructure. View Source July 2, 2010 Provides Information Smart Grid - E Echelon overhauls smart grid tech, takes first order for same Apparently Echelon thinks the smart grid needs to get even smarter — by pushing some of the intelligent control features out to the edge of the grid. It is not enough for technology simply to tell us when there is a problem — such as an outage or the potential for an overload or even more common issues such as voltage fluctuations — technology should take action to thwart or address these problems. View Source September 8, 2010 Provides Information Experts: Smart Meters Face Image Problem Despite the U.S. government spending billions of dollars to encourage electric utilities to roll out the Internet-powered smart grid, the nation is at a critical stage for adoption of the next-generation electrical system and accompanying smart meters, some experts said Tuesday. View Source July 13, 2010 Provides Information Smart Grid - G GE Energy Eyes Partners, Buys For Smart Grid Business General Electric Co.'s energy division is studying potential partnerships to give it a greater range in the smart grid business and is also on the lookout for acquisition targets in that fast-growing field, a company executive said Monday. View Source August 23, 2010 Provides Information GE brings smart grid home with energy monitor, EV charger Can the consumer-friendly brand of GE put a face on the smart grid? View Source July 13, 2010 Provides Information Smart Grid - I Industrial Ethernet provider signs 5 partners in smart grid push Climate controlled data centers are one thing, electrical substations thousands of miles from nowhere in hostile climates are another matter entirely. Which means the usual suspects might not, in reality, be the best suspects. View Source April 12, 2010 Provides Information Smart Grid - J Joe Weiss, crusader for critical infrastructure security (Q&A) When Joe Weiss goes to cybersecurity conferences, he rubs elbows with world dignitaries, law enforcement officials, and large corporations, but usually he's the lone representative from the industrial critical infrastructures. View Source May 10, 2010 Provides Information Smart Grid - M Material Showing Melting While Cooling Leads to Applications in Solar Cells Like an ice cube on a warm day, most materials melt - that is, change from a solid to a liquid state - as they get warmer. But a few oddball materials do the reverse: They melt as they get cooler. Now a team of researchers at MIT has found that silicon, the most widely used material for computer chips and solar cells, can exhibit this strange property of “retrograde melting” when it contains high concentrations of certain metals dissolved in it. View Source August 2, 2010 Provides Information Mitsubishi Electric launches 'smart grid' pilot project Mitsubishi Electric launched Monday a "smart grid" pilot project that aims to boost the stability of electricity supplied from weather-dependent sources such as solar and wind power. View Source May 17, 2010 Provides Information Smart Grid - N Nanotechnology innovations for smart grid solutions get boost with $20M research center Crompton Greaves and CG Power ("CG"), a global leader in power transmission and distribution headquartered in India, and the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") of the University at Albany today announced a partnership to establish a world-class center at CNSE's Albany NanoTech Complex that will enable nanotechnology innovations for smart grid solutions, creating over 100 high-tech jobs in upstate New York and fueling development and use of clean and renewable energy technologies. View Source June 25, 2010 Provides Information New solar energy conversion process could revamp solar power production Stanford engineers have figured out how to simultaneously use the light and heat of the sun to generate electricity in a way that could make solar power production more than twice as efficient as existing methods and potentially cheap enough to compete with oil. View Source August 2, 2010 Provides Information Smart Grid - P PG&E admits to flaws in some smart meters California utility Pacific Gas & Electric has released a report acknowledging that thousands of its smart meters have had technical problems and that its customer service has been insufficient. View Source May 11, 2010 Provides Information Smart Grid - S Smart Grid backlash? Survey finds consumers leery of automated energy management plays This one crossed my inbox this morning, but my colleague Larry Dignan was quicker on the uptake. He’s got an article over at SmartPlanet about a new survey released by Accenture. The high-level results, which represent the opinions of about 9,000 consumers from all over the world, indicate that many people are skeptical of technologies that would automatically adjust their energy usage — unless there was a demonstrable cost-savings associated with letting this happen. View Source April 20, 2010 Provides Information Smart grid security to become multibillion-dollar industry Investment in security for smart electrical-grid systems will grow tremendously over the next five years, according to a report released Wednesday by Pike Research. View Source June 23, 2010 Provides Information Smart Grid Startup Raises $17.7 Million Consert Inc., a Raleigh, N.C.-based smart grid technology startup, has raised $17.7 million in new VC funding. Backers include Constellation Energy, GE Energy Financial Services, Qualcomm Ventures and Verizon Ventures. View Source June 29, 2010 Provides Information Smart Grid Startup Trilliant Raises $106 Million Trilliant Inc., a Redwood City, Calif.-based provider of smart grid solutions, has raised $106 million in new equity and debt funding. Equity participants on the Series B round included Investor Growth Capital, VantagePoint Venture Partners ABB, General Electric and return backers MissionPoint Capital Partners and Zouk Ventures. Deutsche Bank served as placement agent. The company previously raised $40 million. View Source July 15, 2010 Provides Information Smart-Grid Utility Start-Ups on M.&A. Radar Technology giants and conglomerates looking to expand into new growth markets are hunting for expertise and technology in the smart grid area, as power utilities move to upgrade the huge but aging electricity supply system, Reuters reported. View Source June 11, 2010 Provides Information Smart Planet: Who will pay for the smart grid? At the Nordic Green conference in Menlo Park, Calif., Mark Duvall, director of the Electric Power Research Institute, talks to Sven Thesen of Better Place about the economic model associated with deploying the smart grid for electric vehicles. Thesen believes ultimately, it will be cheaper to run EVs on the grid versus today’s current infrastructure, but costs will still be passed on to customers. View Source April 30, 2010 Provides Information SmartSynch, AuthenTec team up in strategic smart grid security relationship You could probably see this one coming, but now it’s official: Smart grid infrastructure player SmartSynch has signed a deal with AuthenTec to add what it is calling “carrier-grade” open security standards to its product line. View Source April 21, 2010 Provides Information Smart Grid - T The Smart Grid's Struggle New power services must manage risk and complexity, and demonstrate scalability. View Source August 13, 2010 Provides Information Smart Grid - W With Arch Rock acquisition, Cisco eyes IP wireless network tech for smart grid Cisco on Thursday announced that it intends to acquire San Francisco-based Arch Rock Corp., developer of IP wireless network technology for the smart grid. View Source September 2, 2010 Provides Information Solar - Numbers 1366 Technologies Announces NREL Program Completion for Direct Wafer Technology 1366 Technologies, a silicon photovoltaics (PV) equipment company, today announced it has completed its National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) PV Technology Pre-Incubator program six months ahead of schedule. View Source April 6, 2010 Provides Information Solar - A A Step Toward the Realization of New Hydrogen Production System Using Solar Light Kazuhiro Sayama, Yugo Miseki, et al. of Solar Light Energy Conversion Group, the Energy Technology Research Institute of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, developed a tungsten oxide (WO3) photocatalyst that provides a significantly higher quantum yield under visible light than conventional photocatalysts. View Source May 17, 2010 Provides Information Advance made in thin-film solar cell technology Researchers have made an important breakthrough in the use of continuous flow microreactors to produce thin film absorbers for solar cells - an innovative technology that could significantly reduce the cost of solar energy devices and reduce material waste. View Source April 20, 2010 Provides Information Agreement with Intevac a Major Step Towards Capitalizing on AQT's Breakthrough CIGS 2.0 Approach Applied Quantum Technology (AQT), a leading developer of low-cost CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-diselenide) thin-film solar cells and Intevac (NASDAQ:IVAC), a leader in high-productivity manufacturing equipment today announced that they have completed a business agreement in which Intevac will provide AQT with equipment for its current and future production needs. This announcement coincides with AQT's latest funding news, which was released separately today. View Source April 7, 2010 Provides Information ALD to Exhibit Multi-Crystalline Solar Wafer Production Systems at Intersolar 2010 ALD's SCU400plus is one of the most widely-spread and reliable production systems for Directional Solidification of multi-crystalline solar Silicon ingots (DSS) with leading wafer producers as customers all over the world. View Source June 17, 2010 Provides Information Alcan Specialty Sheet Launches New Solar Surface Selfclean Alcan Specialty Sheet, part of Alcan Engineered Products - a business unit of Rio Tinto - launches its new Solar Surface(R) Selfclean at the coming edition of the INTERSOLAR trade show in Munich, Germany, from 9th to 11th June 2010. This leading-edge technology fully enriches its market-proven Solar Surface(R) range of solutions. View Source June 10, 2010 Provides Information Amtech Announces $20 Million in New Solar Orders Amtech Systems, Inc., a global supplier of production and automation systems and related supplies for the manufacture of solar cells, semiconductors, and silicon wafers, today announced that its solar subsidiary, Tempress Systems, Inc., has received approximately $20 million in new solar orders for its diffusion processing systems from two new customers and several existing customers in Asia. Including these most recent orders, Amtech's solar orders in its fiscal 2010 third quarter total $35 million, and total solar orders to-date in fiscal 2010 have reached approximately $118 million. Amtech's fiscal 2010 began October 1, 2009. View Source July 1, 2010 Provides Information Amtech Announces $37 Million in New Solar Orders Amtech Systems, Inc., a global supplier of production and automation systems and related supplies for the manufacture of solar cells, semiconductors, and silicon wafers, today announced that its solar subsidiary, Tempress Systems, Inc., has received approximately $37 million in new solar orders for its diffusion processing systems from several new and existing customers in Asia. View Source September 2, 2010 Provides Information Apollo Solar to Construct Thin Film Solar Power Stations with CECS Apollo Solar Energy, Inc., a refiner and producer of high purity tellurium (Te), tellurium-based compounds and other metals for the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry and specific segments of the electronic materials market worldwide, today announced that the Company has entered into a non-binding collaboration agreement with China Energy Conservation Solar Energy Technologies, Inc. ("CECS" or "China Energy Conservation") to build scaled thin-film solar energy power stations. View Source May 31, 2010 Provides Information Applied Material to Focus on Crystalline Silicon Solar and Advanced Energy Technologies Applied Materials, Inc. today announced plans to restructure its Energy and Environmental Solutions segment to put a primary emphasis on opportunities in crystalline silicon solar and advanced energy, including light emitting diode technology. View Source July 22, 2010 Provides Information Applied Materials Sees Strong Demand for Esatto Double Print Technology for Manufacturing Higher Efficiency, Lower Cost Solar Cells Applied Materials, Inc. today announced at the SNEC 2010 PV Power Expo* that its Esatto Technology™ is expected to be used in more than 2 gigawatts of annual cell manufacturing capacity in the next few months at customer sites in China, Taiwan and Europe. Customers have demonstrated 0.46% absolute cell efficiency gains with Esatto Technology, and up to a 14% reduction in consumption of silver printing paste. View Source May 5, 2010 Provides Information Applied Materials' SunFab Line Modules First to Meet Master Certification Program Requirements for the Solar Industry Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a world leader in safety testing and certification, announced today that photovoltaic modules produced by an Applied Materials SunFab Thin Film Line™ are the first to qualify for UL’s Master Certification Program for the solar industry. The program, introduced in 2009, is an enhanced service offering with streamlined testing and certification procedures intended to help photovoltaic (PV) module and production equipment manufacturers get products to market faster. View Source May 4, 2010 Provides Information Ascent Solar Adds New Series of Products to its BIPV/BAPV Product Portfolio Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a developer of flexible thin-film solar modules, announced today the launch of its new WaveSol™ series of five meter long modules to complement its current portfolio of building integrated (BIPV) and building applied (BAPV) photovoltaic product portfolio. View Source September 7, 2010 Provides Information Ascent Solar Chosen by Cambrios as PV Research Partner Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a developer of state of the art flexible thin-film solar modules, announced today that Cambrios Technologies Corporation, a firm that has developed innovative, wet-processed, transparent conductive films, has selected Ascent as their research partner to investigate how these films can be applied to lightweight, flexible copper-indium-gallium-selenium (CIGS) photovoltaics, which is a topic of a recently-awarded United States Army contract W911QY-BAA-09-11-1 from the U.S. Army's Natick research facility. View Source April 13, 2010 Provides Information Ascent Solar Recognized for Successsful Export of Flexible Thin-Film PV Modules Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a developer of state of the art flexible thin-film solar modules, announced today it received a federal Export Achievement Certificate for its success in exporting clean technology to various international markets. View Source July 15, 2010 Provides Information Ascent Solar’s Flexible CIGS Package Passes IEC Tests Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a developer of state of the art flexible thin-film solar modules, announced today that its packaging solution for flexible monolithically integrated CIGS modules has successfully passed a critical environmental testing milestone. View Source August 3, 2010 Provides Information Solar - B BASF Extends SELURIS Product Portfolio for the Manufacturing of Solar Cells With SELURIS® Clean, BASF is extending its range of process chemicals for the manufacture of solar cells with a new, environmentally-friendly cleaning solution. SELURIS® Clean, available immediately, offers advantages for the production of solar cells. View Source April 9, 2010 Provides Information Bayer MaterialScience Contributes Innovative Materials to Long-range Solar-powered Aircraft The Solar Impulse aircraft, which is powered only by solar energy, has triumphantly completed its first night flight. The ultralight aircraft was airborne for a total of 26 hours – from 7 am on July 7 until 9 am the following day – before finally landing as planned at Payerne airbase in Switzerland. It is now officially the first manned aircraft capable of flying day and night without fuel, powered entirely by solar energy. View Source July 9, 2010 Provides Information Bayer Materialscience Develops Customer-Specific Solutions with Higher Energy Efficiency and Lower Manufacturing Costs Bayer MaterialScience is committed to developing sustainable technologies and materials, particularly when it comes to utilizing energy from renewable sources such as the sun and wind. With photovoltaics (PV), for example, the focus is on customer-specific solutions featuring higher energy efficiency, lower manufacturing costs and a broader range of applications. View Source September 2, 2010 Provides Information Bloo Solar Selects CVD Equipment Corporation to Design and Manufacture Equipment for Transparent Conductive Oxide Coatings Bloo Solar, a West Sacramento renewable solar energy company, announced today the selection of CVD Equipment Corporation (CVD) to develop and manufacture the equipment for its unique 3rd generation three dimensional architecture, thin film solar module. View Source May 4, 2010 Provides Information Breakthrough in the use of continuous flow microreactors in thin-film solar cell technology Researchers have made an important breakthrough in the use of continuous flow microreactors to produce thin film absorbers for solar cells – an innovative technology that could significantly reduce the cost of solar energy devices and reduce material waste. View Source April 20, 2010 Provides Information Breakthrough in thin-film solar cells: New insights into the indium/gallium puzzle Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in Mainz have made a major breakthrough in their search for more efficient thin-film solar cells. Computer simulations designed to investigate the so-called indium/gallium puzzle have highlighted a new way of increasing the efficiency of CIGS thin-film solar cells. It has only proved possible to date to achieve an around 20% efficiency with CIGS cells although efficiency levels of 30% are theoretically possible. View Source July 19, 2010 Provides Information BrightView's In-line Metrology Solution Adopted by T-Solar BrightView Systems, a leading provider of in-line metrology-based process control and optimization tools for thin-film solar cell manufacturing received technical acceptance and announces deployment of its InSight-M at T-Solar’s thin film solar factory at Ourence, Spain. The tool will be utilized for capturing and analyzing process maps for 100% of the produced panels, a method that will dramatically enhance productivity, drive product improvements enable novel process optimization solutions that improve long term reliability and project bankability. View Source May 25, 2010 Provides Information Built-in solar struggles with costs, efficiency The market for solar modules that are designed to be integrated into buildings in the form of shingles or windows faces a tough challenge given their higher costs and lower efficiency than competing products. View Source August 11, 2010 Provides Information Solar - C California approves giant thermal solar plant California's energy regulatory agency on Wednesday approved plans to build a 250-megawatt solar thermal farm near the Mojave Desert. View Source August 26, 2010 Provides Information Cambrios Technologies Corporation Awarded Department of Defense Contract for Flexible Solar Cells Cambrios Technologies Corporation announced today that it has been awarded a DOD contract to produce lightweight, flexible, cost-effective solar energy photovoltaics (PV). Known for its development of ClearOhm™, a transparent, conductive, liquid material used in the manufacture of various electronics, this contract represents Cambrios’ first public announcement regarding the feasibility of using this material as the electrode of a photovoltaic cell. View Source April 12, 2010 Provides Information Canadian Scientists Advance Development of Quantum Dot Solar Cells One of the most promising technologies for making inexpensive but reasonably efficient solar photovoltaic cells just got much cheaper. Scientists at the University of Toronto in Canada have shown that inexpensive nickel can work just as well as gold for one of the critical electrical contacts that gather the electrical current produced by their colloidal quantum dot solar cells. View Source August 4, 2010 Provides Information Cheaper, better solar cell Is full of holes A new low-cost etching technique developed at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory can put a trillion holes in a silicon wafer the size of a compact disc. View Source September 3, 2010 Provides Information Cheaper solar concentrator design requires fewer photovoltaic cells A new solar concentrator design from an electrical engineering Ph.D. student at the University of California, San Diego could lead to solar concentrators that are less expensive and require fewer photovoltaic cells than existing solar concentrators. The graduate student, Jason Karp and his colleagues at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering presented the new solar concentrator in a paper in the January 2010 issue of the journal Optics Express ("Planar micro-optic solar concentrator"). View Source April 22, 2010 Provides Information Cheaper solar energy due to silicon nanosponges? In principle, solar energy is unlimitedly available. If it is to get rid of its status as the most expensive and highly subsidized kind of renewable energy, researchers have to bring about basic innovations. Expectations are particularly high with regard to the use of nano materials. The research center Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (FZD) coordinates an international team of researchers from science and industry investigating such third-generation solar cells. View Source May 25, 2010 Provides Information Chemists describe solar energy progress and challenges, including the 'artificial leaf' Scientists are making progress toward development of an "artificial leaf" that mimics a real leaf's chemical magic with photosynthesis — but instead converts sunlight and water into a liquid fuel such as methanol for cars and trucks. View Source November 5, 2009 Provides Information Closing in on a carbon-based solar cell To make large sheets of carbon available for light collection, Indiana University Bloomington chemists have devised an unusual solution -- attach what amounts to a 3-D bramble patch to each side of the carbon sheet. Using that method, the scientists say they were able to dissolve sheets containing as many as 168 carbon atoms, a first. View Source April 9, 2010 Provides Information Clouds gathering over German solar sector: study Germany's once innovative solar energy sector seems to have lost some of its lustre and is increasingly being put in the shade by rivals in China and the United States, a study said on Friday. View Source July 16, 2010 Provides Information Commercialization of new solar technology to boost solar efficiency A pioneer in solar power in the 1990s before it became "sexy," University of Houston Professor Alex Freundlich recently entered into a collaborative research agreement with U.K.-based start-up QuantaSol for the development of the next generation of super efficient solar cells. View Source November 9, 2009 Provides Information Solar - D DARPA Awards Ascent Solar Team Multi-Million Dollar Contract for High-Efficiency Low-Cost Portable Photovoltaics Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a developer of state of the art flexible thin-film solar modules, announced today that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected their team for an award under the Low-Cost Lightweight Portable Photovoltaics (PoP) solicitation. The ASTI-led program, entitled "Flexible High-performance Tandem-junction PV Array", consists of three gated phases, the first of which is 18 months and has an approximate contract value of $3.8M. View Source June 22, 2010 Provides Information DayStar is Pursuing Offshore Manufacturing of its CIGS Solar Modules DayStar Technologies, Inc., a developer of solar photovoltaic products based on CIGS thin-film deposition technology has announced it is pursuing a strategy for offshore manufacturing of its CIGS solar modules. View Source July 26, 2010 Provides Information Deal brings $100 million for home solar financing A deal between California utility Pacific Gas & Electric and solar company SunRun will eliminate the upfront cost of installing rooftop solar panels for 3,500 homes. View Source June 21, 2010 Provides Information DEK Solar's PV3000 Metallization Solution Honored by EM Asia Awards The fifth EM Asia Innovation Awards recently honored DEK Solar for the technology breakthrough represented by its PV3000 photovoltaic metallization solution. Celebrating the highest standards in manufacturing technologies, the prestigious industry accolade recognizes the significant role played by DEK Solar in the field of solar cell production. View Source May 18, 2010 Provides Information DEK Supplies Ningbo Solar With Even More Metallization Lines As a leading global supplier of high quality solar cells, Ningbo Solar has reinforced its commitment to driving business growth with the purchase of a further 50MW worth of photovoltaic metallization lines from DEK Solar. View Source April 12, 2010 Provides Information DEK to Showcase Advanced Solar Technologies at Photon Expo 2010 The DEK Solar team is preparing to take a selection of new and proven solar technologies to this year’s Photon exhibition, being held in Stuttgart from 27th – 29th April. Stand D32 will showcase technologies including the award-winning PVP1200 metallization platform, solar dryer and brand new hybrid stencil technologies. View Source April 1, 2010 Provides Information Developing More Efficient Solar Energy Cells Alexander Agrios and his engineering research team are probing ways to make inexpensive solar cells more energy efficient. View Source July 27, 2010 Provides Information Development of a low-cost metal substrate for CIGS solar cells Toyo Kohan Co., Ltd. and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) achieved high efficiency of CIGS solar cells employing a low-cost metal substrate. Expansion in demand for CIGS solar cells as the next generation solar cells is highly expected. Toyo Kohan aims at the commercial production of this newly developed metal substrate in around 2011. View Source April 9, 2010 Provides Information DKSH Korea and MOS Technology Taiwan Join LayTec's Distribution Network LayTec have announced the expansion of their distribution network. To meet the increasing interest in LayTec's in-line metrology systems for photovoltaic applications, the company will now cooperate with two new and highly qualified distribution partners in Asia. View Source June 24, 2010 Provides Information Do-it-yourself solar panel kit aims to slow meter In the world of solar power, there are panels small enough to charge a cell phone and bigger panels installed on a roof by professionals, but not much in between. Clarian Technologies is shooting for that space in the middle. View Source August 16, 2010 Provides Information Dow Corning and imec collaborate on high-efficiency, low-cost silicon solar cells Dow Corning, a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, signed a three-year contract with imec to perform joint research on next generations of crystalline silicon solar cells. In the framework of imec’s industrial affiliation program (IIAP) on silicon solar cells, Dow Corning has joined several program activities. View Source April 7, 2010 Provides Information Dow Corning and University of Toledo to Collaborate on Solar Research, Development Researchers at Dow Corning and The University of Toledo (UT) announced today that the organizations have signed a memorandum of understanding to engage in collaborative discussions on photovoltaic (PV) solar research and development efforts to help reduce the cost of solar energy to make it a viable and economically competitive energy option globally. View Source July 20, 2010 Provides Information Dow Corning Signs MOU with UT to Advance Thin Film Solar Technologies Researchers at Dow Corning and The University of Toledo (UT) announced today that the organizations have signed a memorandum of understanding to engage in collaborative discussions on photovoltaic (PV) solar research and development efforts to help reduce the cost of solar energy to make it a viable and economically competitive energy option globally. View Source July 21, 2010 Provides Information Dutch researchers raise energy yield of 'cheap' solar panels Researchers from TU Delft in the Netherlands have shown how the energy yield of relatively cheap solar panels, made of amorphous silicon, can be considerably raised: from around 7 percent to 9 percent. View Source July 6, 2010 Provides Information Dye (Grätzel) solar cell research in Aalto University The 2010 Millennium Technology Prize was awarded in June 2010 in Helsinki to Professor Michael Grätzel, who discovered dye-sensitized solar cells (DSC), also known as "Grätzel cells". The basic principle of the DSC resembles the photosynthesis of plants; and these cells have a major potential for mass production. The development of DSCs calls for a multidisciplinary research approach combining several fields of physics, chemistry, and material science. View Source June 30, 2010 Provides Information Solar - E Electronics players vie to juice solar panels' output With the solar industry growing, electronics companies are developing specialized hardware to boost the power output from solar arrays. View Source June 9, 2010 Provides Information Elkem Solar’s Production Methods Reduce Costs and Energy Consumption Elkem Solar, a Norwegian producer of solar-grade silicon, has combined basic and applied research to develop production methods that cut costs and consume less energy than conventional silicon production. View Source April 15, 2010 Provides Information Energy Dept. funds CO2 recycling, 'solar fuels' The Department of Energy announced two technology clean-energy research projects to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, the same day that the Senate dropped efforts to include carbon limits in an energy bill this summer. View Source July 23, 2010 Provides Information Energy Providers Invest in Sharp Solar Power Plants in Germany For the first time, Sharp Energy Solution Europe is building solar power plants for energy providers in Germany. It is a project in cooperation with EnBW Erneuerbare Energien GmbH on the one hand and a project for the PFALZWERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT through the partner EUROSOL on the other. View Source June 22, 2010 Provides Information Engineers find new way of utilizing solar farms at night New technology from The University of Western Ontario utilizing photovoltaic (PV) solar farms at night will help in connecting more renewable energy sources like wind turbines to Ontario's grid, increasing power transmission limits, and providing a low-cost way of improving grid voltages and system performance. View Source August 17, 2010 Provides Information EnSol, University of Leicester to Develop Thin Film Solar Cell Technology An international team of scientists and industrialists is to meet at the University of Leicester to develop of a revolutionary new technique for harnessing green energy. View Source August 10, 2010 Provides Information Environmental Visionaries: The Solar Roadrunner Highways basking in the hot sun are wasted energy. Scott Brusaw's solution? Make them out of solar panels View Source July 12, 2010 Provides Information EPFL Professor Michael Grätzel wins the Millennium Technology Prize A sum of 800,000 Euros, the Millennium Technology Prize was give today, the 9th of June, to EPFL professor Michael Grätzel. The jury in Helsinki has awarded the prize for the extraordinary career of the man whose dye-sensitized solar cells that bear his name. View Source June 9, 2010 Provides Information Solar - F First Solar Expands Thin Film PV Module Production Facility in Germany First Solar, Inc. announced its intent to expand its German manufacturing plant in Frankfurt an der Oder, doubling local production capacity and creating several hundred new jobs. View Source June 9, 2010 Provides Information Flexible CIGS solar cell submodule achieves record energy conversion efficiency of 15.9% Scientists of the Research Center for Photovoltaics at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) have demonstrated the world's highest photovoltaic energy conversion efficiency among monolithically integrated flexible solar cell submodules (independently certified efficiency) of 15.9 % (aperture area: 75.7 cm2) using a CIGS thin film (a solar cell material). View Source April 5, 2010 Provides Information Fraunhofer Researchers Develop Metamorphic Triple-Junction Solar Cell Solar energy will play a crucial role in the energy mix of tomorrow as solar energy is available in unlimited quantities. With the aid of concentrator solar cells, even more sunlight can be converted into electricity. View Source May 19, 2010 Provides Information Solar - G GCL Selects GT Solar’s Crystalline Growth System for New Wafer Plant GT Solar International, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOLR), a global provider of polysilicon production technology, crystalline ingot growth systems and related PV manufacturing services for the solar industry, today announced that it has begun installation of its new DSS450HP™ crystalline growth systems at GCL’s new wafer manufacturing facility. The new high performance crystalline growth systems are part of a large GCL purchase agreement reflected in the company’s FY2010 year-ending backlog. View Source July 8, 2010 Provides Information Global Market Analysis on Thin-Film Solar Panels Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report isavailable in its catalogue: Global Solar Panels industry View Source May 19, 2010 Provides Information Global Solar rolls out stick-on solar panels Solar company Global Solar on Tuesday introduced a line of flexible solar modules that are designed for flat commercial rooftop buildings. View Source August 31, 2010 Provides Information GT Solar Holder Plans To Offer Up to 25 Million Shares GT Solar International Inc. said its controlling holder plans to sell one-third of its stake, putting the amount below 50%, amid a recent runup in the solar-equipment manufacturer's share price. View Source September 7, 2010 Provides Information GT Solar Receives $23.4 Million Follow-on Order from OCI for Polysilicon Production Equipment GT Solar International, Inc., a global provider of polysilicon production technology, and sapphire and silicon crystalline growth systems for the solar, LED and other specialty markets, today announced that it has received a $23.4 million follow-on order from South Korea-based polysilicon producer OCI Company, Ltd. for its newest SDR™ 400 CVD reactors and other equipment to support OCI's polysilicon plant expansion. View Source August 3, 2010 Provides Information Solar - H High-energy project in high desert The sprawling solar installations gobbling up California's deserts have a new competitor, one that claims to generate more energy at lower costs while using less open space. Known as concentrator photovoltaics, or CPV, the technology is featured in an installation that will be revealed Tuesday at Victor Valley College. View Source May 25, 2010 Provides Information High Performance Solutions for Thin Film PV Energy Applications from H.C. Starck Inc. Through research and product innovation, H.C. Starck Inc., Fabricated Products Group has developed sputtering targets offering superior sputtering performance for thin films PV (TFPV) energy applications. View Source April 15, 2010 Provides Information Hydro to Deploy Ascent Solar’s CIGS Thin-Film PV Modules at Beta Test Site in Spain Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. and Hydro announced today, after rigorous internal product development and testing, the CIGS laminated modules from Ascent Solar are ready for beta test deployment at one of Hydro’s aluminium building systems product development sites. View Source June 9, 2010 Provides Information Solar - I IBM, Saudis to open solar desalination plant IBM and Saudi Arabia's national research group are opening a solar-powered desalination plant in the city of Al-Khafji. View Source April 8, 2010 Provides Information Imec significantly reduces cost of germanium-based thermophotovoltaic cells Imec presents an improved processing technique for germanium-based thermophotovoltaic (TPV) cells resulting in significant reduction of cell cost, an essential step to develop a market for thermophotovoltaic applications. Imec's newly developed TPV cells are fabricated on germanium substrates with an optimized surface, specifically designed and manufactured for this application. View Source June 8, 2010 Provides Information Inexpensive fiber-based solar cells could double energy production of today's flat cells Wake Forest University has received the first patent for a new solar cell technology that can double the energy production of today's flat cells at a fraction of the cost. View Source April 7, 2010 Provides Information Intevac Receives Order for Its Lean Solar Deposition System Intevac, Inc. announced today it has received an order for a LEAN SOLAR™ deposition system for shipment in the first quarter of 2011. View Source August 13, 2010 Provides Information Inventor of Photosynthesis-Based Solar Cells Wins Millennium Tech Prize A Switzerland-based chemist who invented solar cells that mimic photosynthesis is the winner of a million-dollar technology prize announced Wednesday. View Source June 9, 2010 Provides Information Solar - J JA Solar posts profit, raises sales forecast JA Solar Holdings Co posted a quarterly profit, meeting Wall Street estimates, and raised its full-year sales forecast. View Source August 10, 2010 Provides Information JA Solar Signs Strategic Agreements with Innovalight for Joint Development of High Efficiency Solar Cells JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of high-performance solar power products, today announced that it has signed strategic agreements with Innovalight, Inc. View Source July 13, 2010 Provides Information Japanese firm wants to transform the Moon into a giant solar power plant The Shimizu Corporation, a Japanese construction firm, has recently proposed a plan to harness solar energy on a larger scale than almost any previously proposed concept. Their ambitious plan involves building a belt of solar cells around the Moon’s 6,800-mile (11,000-kilometer) equator, converting the electricity to powerful microwaves and lasers to be beamed at Earth, and finally converting the beams back to electricity at terrestrial power stations. The Luna Ring concept, the company says, could meet the entire world's energy needs. View Source June 2, 2010 Provides Information Solar - K KLA-Tencor Announces 1000th Delivery of Solar Wafer Inspection Solutions KLA-Tencor Corporation®, the world's leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related industries, today announced the 1000th shipment of its automated in-line inspection products for solar wafers and cells. View Source July 12, 2010 Provides Information Solar - L Large solar cell module based on organic solar cells Scientists of the Fraunhofer IPMS succeeded in fabricating a large solar cell module (80 x 20 cm²) based on organic solar cells, which will be presented for the first time at the EU PVSEC 2010. The organic solar cells made and developed by the Fraunhofer IPMS are based on organic molecules, evaporated under high vacuum conditions. View Source August 24, 2010 Provides Information LDK Achieves Milestone of 2.0 GW Capacity at its Solar Wafer Plant LDK Solar Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of multicrystalline solar wafers and PV products, today announced that it reached the milestone of 2.0 gigawatts (GW) annualized capacity at its wafer plant. View Source April 19, 2010 Provides Information Life of plastic solar cell jumps from hours to 8 months A team of researchers from the University of Alberta and the National Institute for Nanotechnology has extended the operating life of an unsealed plastic solar cell, from mere hours to eight months. View Source June 21, 2010 Provides Information Lightweight Solar Panels That Mimic Wall-Crawling Ivy Solar panels are a common sight on rooftops but rare on vertical walls, which, being more or less parallel to the noonday sun, get less solar energy. Hoping to take advantage of this unused space, design start-up SMIT looked at how ivy plants nonetheless thrive on the sides of buildings. The company’s upcoming solar-energy system takes inspiration from the way a vine’s many leaves individually maximize their sun exposure. View Source August 31, 2010 Provides Information Solar - M Magnolia to Develop Quantum Dot Solar Cells for Defense Market Magnolia Solar Corporation, a developer of high-performance, thin-film photovoltaic modules for defense and commercial applications, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Magnolia Solar, Inc., recently received a second Phase I SBIR / STTR Program from the United States Air Force. View Source August 6, 2010 Provides Information Major hurdle cleared for organic solar cells Solar energy is an environmentally-friendly way of producing electricity and is considered to be one of the most appealing options for the future. View Source August 17, 2010 Provides Information Manz to Deliver Integrated Production Line for Thin-Film Solar Modules Manz Automation AG and Würth Solar GmbH & Co. KG provided background information on their strategic alliance in the field of CIGS production technology. View Source July 30, 2010 Provides Information Mars technology creates self-dusting solar panels Self-cleaning technology developed for lunar and Mars missions could be used to keep terrestrial solar panels dust free View Source August 23, 2010 Provides Information Materials with potential / Growing through holes Silicon carbide is an up-and-coming semiconductor material. In a thesis project, the qualities of the crystals and the epitaxial layers underwent precise analysis. Another project combines the advantages of crystalline thin-film solar cells with a back contact structure. View Source May 19, 2010 Provides Information Mass production of polymer solar cells is within reach Ten years of intensive research and development at Risø DTU is now materialized in a fully operational production line for polymer solar cells at the Danish company Mekoprint A/S. Polymer solar cells which is an inexpensive alternative to silicon solar cells, has a significant industrial potential. View Source July 1, 2010 Provides Information MiaSole Enters CIGS Thin-Film PV Modules Supply Agreements with juwi Solar MiaSole, the leading manufacturer of Copper Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic solar panels, today announced purchase agreements to supply juwi Solar GmbH with CIGS photovoltaic modules. View Source August 25, 2010 Provides Information MiaSole Installs Thin Film Modules at ProLogis’ Rooftop PV Test Site MiaSolé, the leading manufacturer of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic solar panels, today announced its participation and installation of MiaSolé modules at ProLogis Renewable Energy’s rooftop photovoltaic test site in Denver, Colorado. View Source May 19, 2010 Provides Information MiaSole’s Thin-Film Solar Modules Achieve 13% Efficiency MiaSole, the leading manufacturer of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic solar panels, today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) independently confirmed the 13.8% efficiency of its large area production modules (one square meter in size). View Source June 11, 2010 Provides Information Molecules typically found in blue jean and ink dyes may lead to more efficient solar cells Making better solar cells: Cornell University researchers have discovered a simple process – employing molecules typically used in blue jean and ink dyes – for building an organic framework that could lead to economical, flexible and versatile solar cells. The discovery is reported in the journal Nature Chemistry ("Lewis acid-catalysed formation of two-dimensional phthalocyanine covalent organic frameworks"). View Source June 29, 2010 Provides Information Multi-source, multi-component spray coating technique for solar cells The high cost of silicon solar cells and their complex production process has generated interest in developing alternative photovoltaic technologies. Compared to silicon-based devices, polymer solar cells are lightweight, – which is important for small autonomous sensors – disposable, inexpensive to fabricate, flexible, designable on the molecular level, and have little potential for negative environmental impact. View Source August 13, 2010 Provides Information Solar - N N.J. county going solar with unique financing Morris County, N.J., plans to install 3.2 megawatts of solar panels on county property roofs with the help of some creative financing, the Morris County Improvement Authority (MCIA) announced Wednesday. View Source June 24, 2010 Provides Information Nano-Based Silicon Ink Producer Opens New Sales Office in China Innovalight, Inc., a privately-held company selling silicon ink and advanced solar cell process technology, today announced the opening of a sales and support office in Shanghai, China. View Source August 26, 2010 Provides Information Nanorods Can Improve Performance of Hybrid Solar Cells, Study Propelled by aggressive R&D activities, third generation photovoltaics (PVs) are poised to take a huge leap forward. The exploratory mass production of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC)-powered consumer durables is likely to alter the future course of research in this segment. View Source July 29, 2010 Provides Information Nanotechnology-enabled solar energy harvesting: Building the supply chain The Technology Strategy Board and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council in the UK have jointly allocated up to £7m to invest in highly innovative, collaborative research projects looking at the use of novel nanoscale technologies to enable the next generation of solar energy harvesting. Up to £2m will be invested by the Technology Strategy Board and up to £5m by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. View Source September 2, 2010 Provides Information Natcore Achieves Key Breakthrough Toward Bridging Economic Gap Between Solar and Conventional Power Natcore Technology Inc. is pleased to announce that its research program at Rice University, under the direction of Prof. Andrew Barron, has successfully encapsulated silicon quantum dots with a uniform coating of silicon dioxide. View Source July 14, 2010 Provides Information Natcore’s Director to Demonstrate Nanoenergy Capabilities and Their Applications Natcore Technology Inc., which in June formed a joint venture in Hunan Province that could make solar energy cost-competitive with conventional power, has accepted an invitation to return to China in order to present some of its other technology at a conference in Shandong Province. View Source August 19, 2010 Provides Information National Semi develops chip for 'smart' solar panel The company said Tuesday said that it is making its SolarMagic technology available as a chipset that can be integrated into the junction boxes of solar panels. Until now, the power optimizer hardware, first introduced a year ago, was available as an add-on product. View Source June 1, 2010 Provides Information New Additional Qauntum Dot Solar Concentrator Patent Applications Filed by Shrink Nanotechnologies Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc., an innovative nanotechnology company developing products and licensing opportunities in the solar energy production, medical diagnostics and sensors and biotechnology research and development tools businesses, announced today that in addition to the solar concentrator application which was filed by its major California public university licensor, Shrink has filed new additional patent applications on its landmark solar concentrator technology. View Source May 3, 2010 Provides Information New Breakthrough Increases Solar Cell Conversion Efficiency to 66% Researchers from the University of Texas in Austin and the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis have discovered a process that can be used to increase the conversion efficiency of solar cells up to 66%. The process transfers hot electrons from quantum dots to an electron acceptor. In typical semiconductor solar cells, photons with energies above the semiconductor's bandgap generate hot electrons, and much of the energy from the hot electrons is lost through heat before it can be captured and used for electricity. View Source June 24, 2010 Provides Information New Energy to Unveil World's First-of-Its-Kind See-Thru Glass SolarWindow Capable of Generating Electricity New Energy Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce that researchers developing its proprietary SolarWindow™ technology have achieved major scientific and technical breakthroughs, allowing the Company to unveil a working prototype of the world's first-ever glass window capable of generating electricity in the upcoming weeks. View Source July 20, 2010 Provides Information New Energy’s SolarWindow Outperforms Current Thin-Film Technologies New Energy Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce that researchers developing its proprietary SolarWindow™ technology have achieved major scientific and technical breakthroughs, allowing the Company to unveil a working prototype of the world’s first-ever glass window capable of generating electricity in the upcoming weeks. View Source July 21, 2010 Provides Information New iLS-X1 System from BT Imaging Inspects 3,600 Solar Wafers Per Hour BT Imaging Pty Ltd, the world's leading supplier of luminescence-based inspection and quality control systems for the photovoltaic manufacturing industry, today announced the iLS-X1 inspection system that is specifically designed for cost-effective inline monitoring of solar photovoltaic electrical process quality. View Source September 7, 2010 Provides Information New inexpensive solar cell design One of the most promising technologies for making inexpensive but reasonably efficient solar photovoltaic cells just got much cheaper. Scientists at the University of Toronto in Canada have shown that inexpensive nickel can work just as well as gold for one of the critical electrical contacts that gather the electrical current produced by their colloidal quantum dot solar cells. The change to nickel can reduce the cell's already low material costs by 40 to 80 percent, says Lukasz Brzozowski, the director of the Photovoltaics Research Program in Professor Ted Sargent's group. View Source August 3, 2010 Provides Information New Nanotechnology Breakthrough Could Drastically Reduce Solar Costs Evolution Solar applauded the news that Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have successfully coated paper with a solar cell, part of a suite of research projects aimed at energy breakthroughs. The paper solar cells are one of many avenues being pursued around nanoscale materials at the Eni-MIT Solar Frontiers Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. View Source May 6, 2010 Provides Information New Process Using Quantum Dots Enhance Solar Cell Efficiency Up to 66% Evolution Solar. Researchers from the University of Texas in Austin and the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis have discovered a process that can be used to increase the conversion efficiency of solar cells up to 66%. The process transfers hot electrons from quantum dots to an electron acceptor. View Source June 25, 2010 Provides Information New Report on Global Thin-Film Photovoltaic Market MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of GBI Research's new report, "Thin-Film Photovoltaic (PV) Cells Market Analysis to 2020 -- CIGS (Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide) to Emerge as the Major Technology by 2020," to their collection of Energy market reports. View Source August 3, 2010 Provides Information New Ricoh Eco Board in Times Square Features Thin-Film PV Solar Modules Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment and advanced document management solutions and services, today announced the completion of its 100 percent solar powered electronic billboard, the Ricoh Eco Board, located at 3 Times Square at the corner of 7th Avenue and 42nd Street. View Source June 3, 2010 Provides Information New Solution for Development of Affordable Solar Cells Thanks to two technologies developed by Professor Benoît Marsan and his team at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) Chemistry Department, the scientific and commercial future of solar cells could be totally transformed. View Source April 7, 2010 Provides Information New Way to Optimize CIGS Thin-Film Solar Cells Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) in Mainz have made a major breakthrough in their search for more efficient thin-film solar cells. Computer simulations designed to investigate the so-called indium/gallium puzzle have highlighted a new way of increasing the efficiency of CIGS thin-film solar cells. View Source July 19, 2010 Provides Information Nils Brinkmann Awarded for New Solar Cell Research Silicon carbide (4H-SiC) is the ideal semiconductor material for power electronics. View Source May 20, 2010 Provides Information NJRCEV to Install New Thin-Film Solar System at CertainTeed’s Facility NJR Clean Energy Ventures, a subsidiary of New Jersey Resources (NYSE: NJR), today announced an agreement with CertainTeed Corporation, North America’s leading manufacturer of building products, to lease space atop its fiberglass insulation distribution facility in Berlin, New Jersey, for a rooftop solar system. View Source July 30, 2010 Provides Information Nordic Capital Acquires Stake in Solar Wafer Industry Supplier zouk ventures (“zouk”) is pleased to announce the completion of its partial exit from SiC Processing AG (“SiC Processing”), a leading supplier of wire-saw slurry used in silicon wafer production for solar photovoltaic cells. View Source August 16, 2010 Provides Information Solar - O Oerlikon Solar Breaking Two World Records: Lowest Module Production Cost and Highest Lab Cell Efficiency Oerlikon Solar launched today the new production line "ThinFab" for manufacturing thin film silicon modules, which will achieve record breaking production costs of € 0.50 per Watt peak (Wp). Furthermore, Oerlikon Solar developed a new champion Micromorph® lab cell in cooperation with Corning Incorporated with 11.9 percent stabilized efficiency confirmed by the honorable U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). View Source September 7, 2010 Provides Information Oerlikon Solar Joins Global Zero Emissions Race Oerlikon Solar, the world's leading supplier of thin film silicon photovoltaic (PV) production equipment, is the main sponsor of the Oerlikon Solar Racing Team participating in the Zero Emissions Race with its Zerotracer electric vehicle. The Zero Emissions Race promotes sustainable mobility and transport, and aims to generate popular enthusiasm for the use of renewable energy sources for vehicles and set the highest environmental standards for the future. View Source August 11, 2010 Provides Information Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology Wins Contract for Five Module Cluster Tool from Robert Bosch Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT) has just won a contract for a five module cluster tool from Robert Bosch, one of the world's leading manufacturers of solar cells. View Source April 1, 2010 Provides Information Solar - P Phoenix Solar AG and MiaSole Sign Multi-Year Framework Agreement for the Delivery of Thin-Film Solar Modules Phoenix Solar AG, a leading photovoltaic system integrator, has signed a framework agreement with MiaSole, a leading manufacturer of copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic solar panels based in Santa Clara, California. The agreement, which runs until 2013, enables Phoenix Solar to extend its product portfolio with another quality supplier capable of highly cost-efficient manufacturing. In the context of this agreement, Phoenix Solar has placed an order for an initial 4.5 MWp of thin-film modules from MiaSole for delivery in the second quarter of 2010. View Source April 27, 2010 Provides Information Portable Photovoltaics Project Focuses on Advancing Thin-Film Flexible Solar Cells The University of Delaware Institute of Energy Conversion (IEC) is part of an industry-academic team that has been awarded $3.8 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the research and development office of the U.S. Department of Defense, to demonstrate solar cells that can stand up to battle conditions and environmental extremes. View Source June 23, 2010 Provides Information Purdue University will lead a new research center to improve photovoltaic solar cells Purdue University will lead a new research center to improve photovoltaic solar cells as part of a national effort to bring alternative energy technologies to the marketplace. View Source July 27, 2010 Provides Information Solar - Q Quantum dot research could lead to highly efficient solar cells Conventional solar cell efficiency could be increased from the current limit of 30 percent to more than 60 percent, suggests new research on semiconductor nanocrystals, or quantum dots, led by chemist Xiaoyang Zhu at The University of Texas at Austin. Zhu and his colleagues report their results in this week's Science. View Source June 17, 2010 Provides Information Solar - R Race to build best solar house opens in Madrid Students representing 17 universities from around world began a 10-day competition in Madrid Friday to design and build the best house run only by solar energy. View Source June 18, 2010 Provides Information Record efficiencies for large-area epitaxial thin-film silicon solar cells Imec realized large-area (70cm2) epitaxial solar cells with efficiencies of up to 16.3% on high-quality substrates. And efficiencies of up to 14.7% were achieved on large-area low-quality substrates, showing the potential of thin-film epitaxial solar cells for industrial manufacturing. View Source July 13, 2010 Provides Information Rehm Thermal Systems Shows Solar Equipment for Metallization Lines at EU PVSEC 2010 Rehm Thermal Systems presents an advanced new series of drying systems and firing systems for solar cell metallization at EU PVSEC in Valencia, September 6-9, 2010. These Systems offer a range of advanced process features and thermal control that enable PV manufacturers to move their processes to an entirely new level of efficiency and yield. View Source August 13, 2010 Provides Information Researchers clear major hurdle in road to high-efficiency solar cells A team of University of Minnesota-led researchers has cleared a major hurdle in the drive to build solar cells with potential efficiencies up to twice as high as current levels, which rarely exceed 30 percent. View Source June 18, 2010 Provides Information Researchers create much cheaper recipe for making solar cells The Dichtel group in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology at Cornell University has developed a method to organize organic dyes into stacked sheets that are porous for incorporation into flexible solar cells. The process could revolutionize the way solar cells are made by lowering costs dramatically, while creating highly-efficient and easy-to-manufacture solar cells. View Source July 1, 2010 Provides Information Researchers Discover Photovoltaic Effect at Nanoscale in Multiferroic Ceramic Material A newly discovered path for the conversion of sunlight to electricity could brighten the future for photovoltaic technology. View Source April 1, 2010 Provides Information Researchers Find Potentiality in Blue Jean Molecules for Making Flexible Solar Cells Making better solar cells: Cornell University researchers have discovered a simple process – employing molecules typically used in blue jean and ink dyes – for building an organic framework that could lead to economical, flexible and versatile solar cells. The discovery is reported in the journal Nature Chemistry. View Source June 30, 2010 Provides Information Researchers solve two 20-year old problems that could transform solar cell technology The Earth receives more solar energy in one hour than the entire planet currently consumes in a year! Unfortunately, despite this enormous potential, solar energy is barely exploited. The electricity produced by conventional solar cells, composed of semiconductor materials like silicon, is 5 or 6 times more expensive than from traditional energy sources, such as fossil fuels or hydropower. View Source April 6, 2010 Provides Information Roller painting plastic solar cells Solar cells that convert sunlight to electric power traditionally have been dominated by solid state junction devices, often made of silicon wafers. Thanks to nanotechnology, this silicon-based production technology has been challenged by the development of a new generation of solar cells based on thin film materials, nanocrystalline materials and conducting polymeric films. These offer the prospects of cheaper materials, higher efficiency and flexible features. Even the mass production of polymer solar cells is now within reach. View Source August 4, 2010 Provides Information RoseStreet Lab Scientists Announce Breakthrough Multiband Solar Cell Technology RoseStreet Labs Energy, Inc. (RSLE) announced a breakthrough laboratory demonstration of the first known multiband photovoltaic device featuring three distinct light absorption regions integrated into a single layer thin film device. This breakthrough is based on RSLE's IBand™ technology and is the first known intermediate band solar cell reduced to practice in a laboratory demonstration. This technology illustrates great promise for high efficiency thin film solar efficiencies above 35% by potentially capturing the full spectrum of the sun's spectrum. View Source June 30, 2010 Provides Information Solar - S Saint-Gobain to Construct New Thin-Film PV Module Production Facility in Germany As part of its solar power growth strategy, Saint-Gobain has announced that its subsidiary Avancis, will be building a new plant to produce photovoltaic (PV) modules to cover the roofs of residential, industrial and commercial buildings as well as solar plants. View Source June 8, 2010 Provides Information San Diego schools to be over 10 percent solar The standby "pool on the roof" prank so often played on gullible incoming students will no longer be possible at schools in San Diego. View Source August 10, 2010 Provides Information Scientists Create Zinc Oxide Nanostructures for PV Applications Empa researchers have succeeded in growing sea-urchin shaped nanostructures from minute balls of polystyrene beads using a simple electrochemical process. View Source July 29, 2010 Provides Information Selenium makes more efficient solar cells Call it the anti-sunscreen. That's more or less the description of what many solar energy researchers would like to find -- light-catching substances that could be added to photovoltaic materials in order to convert more of the sun's energy into carbon-free electricity. View Source August 3, 2010 Provides Information Semiconductor Manufacturing Technique Holds Promise for Solar Energy Thanks to a new semiconductor manufacturing method pioneered at the University of Illinois, the future of solar energy just got brighter. View Source May 24, 2010 Provides Information Semilab to Acquire Wafer Inspection Business from basler Basler AG, one of the leading companies in the Vision Technology sector worldwide, and Semilab Zrt, a leading Supplier for Photo-Voltaic Metrology and Inspection, are pleased to announce, that they have closed the deal to transfer all intellectual properties and all assets including all activities of sales, marketing, R&D, production and service associated with the Solar Wafer Inspection Business of Basler AG, Ahrensburg, to Semilab Zrt., Budapest, as of May 12, 2010. View Source July 9, 2010 Provides Information Shrink Files Patent Applications for Use of Rapid Prototyping System to Develop Lab-on-a-Chip Devices Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc., an innovative nanotechnology company developing products and licensing opportunities in the solar energy production, medical diagnostics and sensors, and biotechnology research and development tools businesses, announced today that patent applications related to its rapid prototyping system for the manufacture of microfluidic chips, or Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC) devices, have been filed. View Source May 25, 2010 Provides Information Shrink Nanotechnologies Acquires PowerSkin Trademark Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc., an innovative nanotechnology company developing products and licensing opportunities in the solar energy production, medical diagnostics and sensors and biotechnology research and development tools businesses, announced today that it has received notification that it has purchased the PowerSkin™ trademarks from the bankruptcy estate associated with the Millennium Cell. View Source May 3, 2010 Provides Information Shrink Nanotechnologies Forms New Subsidiary Named Shrink Solar Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc., an innovative nanotechnology company developing products and licensing opportunities in the solar energy production, medical diagnostics and sensors and biotechnology research and development tools businesses, announced today the formation of a new wholly owned subsidiary called Shrink Solar LLC, which is focused on commercializing its solar technologies. View Source April 30, 2010 Provides Information Shrink Nanotechnologies, Science and Engineering Public University in California Enter Research Agreement Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc., an innovative nanotechnology company developing products and licensing opportunities in the solar energy production, medical diagnostics and sensors and biotechnology research and development tools businesses, announced today that it has entered into a three-year sponsored research agreement with a leading science and engineering campus within the largest public university system in the state of California. View Source May 7, 2010 Provides Information Shrink Solar Launches New Generation Solar Concentrator Technology Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc., an innovative nanotechnology company developing products and licensing opportunities in the solar energy production, medical diagnostics and sensors and biotechnology research and development tools businesses, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, View Source May 11, 2010 Provides Information Shrink Solar LLC Unveils 5th Generation Solar Concentrator Technology in Prototype Device Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc., an innovative nanotechnology company developing products and licensing opportunities in the solar energy production, medical diagnostics and sensors and biotechnology research and development tools businesses, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Shrink Solar LLC, is pleased to unveil the fifth generation of its solar concentrator technology, which is based on the Company's proprietary NanoShrink™ material and its unique photovoltaic quantum dot composition. View Source May 10, 2010 Provides Information Shrink Solar to Commercialize Nano-structured Solar Film Technology Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc., an innovative nanotechnology company developing products and licensing opportunities in the solar energy production, medical diagnostics and sensors and biotechnology research and development tools businesses, announced today the formation of a new wholly owned subsidiary called Shrink Solar LLC, which is focused on commercializing its solar technologies. View Source April 29, 2010 Provides Information Shrink Solar's Quantum Dot Technology Achieves 12.6% Optical Efficiency Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc. (“Shrink”), an innovative nanotechnology company developing products and licensing opportunities in the solar energy production, medical diagnostics and sensors and biotechnology research and development tools businesses, is pleased to announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Shrink Solar's patent-pending Quantum Dot Solar Concentrator technology has demonstrated the ability to boost solar power absorption by silicon cells by nearly twice that of other leading photovoltaic materials. View Source May 17, 2010 Provides Information Shinsung Holdings Selects Applied Materials' SmartFactory Solution to Optimize Production of High-Efficiency Solar Cells Applied Materials, Inc. today announced that Shinsung Holdings Corp., a fast-growing manufacturer of high-efficiency solar photovoltaic cells and other high-technology products, has selected Applied's SmartFactory™ manufacturing automation solution to optimize productivity and drive down costs as they ramp production across all their solar manufacturing operations in Korea. View Source September 3, 2010 Provides Information SiGen Develops Kerf-Free Solar Wafers Using PolyMax Production System Silicon Genesis, a leader in process and technology for engineered substrates announced today that it has started production of solar wafers using its new high volume manufacturing PolyMax system. View Source September 3, 2010 Provides Information Smart thermostat connects to solar panel app While you're adjusting the thermostat when you get home at night, why not check in on your solar panels? View Source July 14, 2010 Provides Information SoloPower to Display New Thin Film SFX1-i PV Module at InterSolar 2010 SoloPower, a California-based manufacturer of flexible, thin-film solar photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, today announced the launch of its debut CIGS-based, thin-film, lightweight, flexible SFX1-i Photovoltaic module. View Source July 12, 2010 Provides Information Solar cells made of carbon only are becoming a possibility A few days ago we reported on how graphene is being explored, among many other uses, as a replacement material for silicon in photonic devices to expand the wavelength range of operation and to improve performance ("Graphene photodetectors for high-speed optical communications"). Another area where graphene potentially could replace silicon and could have a huge impact is as light-absorbing material in solar cells. View Source April 14, 2010 Provides Information Solar Energy Generation Using Organic Polymers Solar energy is an environmentally-friendly way of producing electricity and is considered to be one of the most appealing options for the future. View Source August 18, 2010 Provides Information Solar energy production has enormous potential in southeastern Ontario: study Solar power in southeastern Ontario has the potential to produce almost the same amount of power as all the nuclear reactors in the United States, according to two studies conducted by the Queen's University Applied Sustainability Research Group located in Kingston, Canada. View Source April 14, 2010 Provides Information Solar panel plant to start up in Windsor Facility could employ 500 within 3 years View Source May 12, 2010 Provides Information Solar panels that actually look nice While many green connoisseurs relish the solar panels on their homes for their eco-friendly use, many architectural connoisseurs would rather be caught dead than put the awkward-looking devices on any part of a building they're associated with. View Source June 3, 2010 Provides Information Solar Power Generation Using Selenium-Embedded Oxide Materials Call it the anti-sunscreen. That's more or less the description of what many solar energy researchers would like to find -- light-catching substances that could be added to photovoltaic materials in order to convert more of the sun's energy into carbon-free electricity. View Source August 4, 2010 Provides Information Solar power manufacturing makes good business sense for governments: study Canadian and provincial governments could spend $2.4 billion to build a large scale solar photovoltaic manufacturing plant and then give it away for free and still earn a profit in the long run, according to a financial analysis conducted by the Queen's University Applied Sustainability Research Group in Kingston, Canada. View Source May 20, 2010 Provides Information SolarCity buys into home energy efficiency Solar installer SolarCity on Wednesday said it has acquired Building Solutions, a move which will allow it to combine home energy-efficiency services with solar. View Source May 12, 2010 Provides Information SolarWorld Opens New Solar Wafer Production in Germany Yesterday, SolarWorld AG inaugurated its new solar wafer production in the presence of Germany´s Federal Environment Minister Röttgen at the German location in Freiberg. As a result the group will have a total production capacity of 750 Megawatt worth of crystalline solar wafers in Germany by the end of the year. These in turn will be the blanks for the production of highly efficient crystalline solar cells. Buildings and infrastructure are already in place for the further expansion to 1,000 Megawatt. View Source June 1, 2010 Provides Information Solco Chosen as Exclusive Distributor of Astronergy’s Thin Film PV Modules Leading Chinese solar company, Astronergy (also known as Chint Solar), has today announced an exclusive agreement with Solco Ltd., headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. Solco will be the exclusive distributor of Astronergy solar modules for Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Nauru, and other Oceania nations, and Astronergy will be the premier Chinese module supplier to the Australian company. View Source August 3, 2010 Provides Information Solexant funded to print thin-film solar cells Silicon Valley solar company Solexant has raised $41.5 million to pursue technology it says can slice the costs of solar power with a printing-like manufacturing process. View Source June 4, 2010 Provides Information Solexant to Build Its First Nanocrystal Manufacturing Plant in Oregon Solexant Corp., developer of third-generation ultrathin-film PV technology, today announced the selection of the city of Gresham, Oregon for the location of its first commercial-scale nanocrystal manufacturing facility. Upon completion, the 100MW plant will be Oregon's first thin film solar manufacturing plant and the largest nanotechnology manufacturing facility in the world. Solexant expects to receive a $25 million SELP loan from the Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE), the largest loan bestowed in the 30-year history of the state energy loan program. View Source July 21, 2010 Provides Information Solexant's Nanocrystal Solar Technology Lands $41.5M Series C Round Solexant Corp., developer of third-generation ultrathin-film PV technology, today announced the $41.5M first close of a Series C financing round following the successful completion of a 2MW pilot line operating at the company's headquarters. View Source June 8, 2010 Provides Information Solterra Partners With JETRO To Introduce Highly Efficient Tetrapod Quantum Dot Solar Cell Technologies to Japan Solterra Renewable Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quantum Materials Corporation, today announced its participation in the Japanese External Trade Organization's program for bringing businesses to Japan. Building upon its tetrapod quantum dots and tetrapod quantum dot solar cells being developed in North America, Solterra has been selected to use JETRO's services and will be able to access potential business partners, recruitment companies, legal advisors and temporary office spaces in Japan. View Source May 12, 2010 Provides Information Solterra Selects JETRO to Bring Tetrapod Quantum Dots Business to Japan Solterra Renewable Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quantum Materials Corporation, today announced its participation in the Japanese External Trade Organization's program for bringing businesses to Japan. View Source May 13, 2010 Provides Information Spray-On Paint Could Turn Windows into Solar Panels Every home has at least one window, so why not turn that window into an energy-attracting solar panel? So goes the thinking of Norwegian company EnSol, which has patented a spray-on film that turns windows into solar panels. View Source August 18, 2010 Provides Information Stanford's New Solar Cells Are The First to Produce Electricity From Both Light and Heat Exploiting both types of radiation could be the key to making solar power competitive with fossil fuels View Source August 3, 2010 Provides Information Study Finds Pbs Quantum Dots as Viable Materials for Use in Solar Concentrators Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc. (“Shrink”), an innovative nanotechnology company developing products and licensing opportunities in the solar energy production, medical diagnostics and sensors and biotechnology research and development tools businesses, is pleased to announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Shrink Solar's patent-pending Quantum Dot Solar Concentrator technology has demonstrated the ability to boost solar power absorption by silicon cells by nearly twice that of other leading photovoltaic materials. View Source May 17, 2010 Provides Information Study Shows Power Grid can Accommodate Large Increase in Wind and Solar Generation The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) today released an initial study assessing the operational impacts and economics of increased contributions from wind and solar energy producers on the power grid. View Source May 20, 2010 Provides Information Sulfurcell Receives New Orders for Thin-Film Solar Modules in India and China Sulfurcell GmbH, one of the leading manufacturers of CIS thin-film solar modules, has concluded supply agreements with new customers in India and China in excess of 16 megawatts (MW). View Source July 29, 2010 Provides Information Sulfurcell to Launch New Thin-Film PV Module Prototypes with 10.7% Efficiency At this year’s EU PVSEC, Sulfurcell Solartechnik GmbH will be unveiling the prototypes for its new product line: 1.25 m x 0.65 m modules with a considerably increased efficiency of 10.7 per cent and a peak output of 86.8 watts. View Source September 8, 2010 Provides Information Sunny forecast rises for solar panel start-up in Perrysburg Top executives of a touted Perrysburg solar start-up said Thursday the company will begin mass producing solar panels by Jan. 1, adding hundreds of workers to its payroll, thanks to financial assistance from the state of Ohio. View Source July 23, 2010 Provides Information SunPower to Establish Fab 3 JV with AUO SunPower Corp., a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced a definitive agreement to form a joint venture (JV) with AU Optronics Corp., a leading global manufacturer of thin-film transistor liquid-crystal displays (TFT-LCD) based in Taiwan. View Source May 31, 2010 Provides Information SunPower unveils more efficient solar panels SunPower, a Silicon Valley manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, panels, and systems, announced Monday the debut of its its new SunPower E19 Series solar panels, a product lineup that offers an efficiency of 19 percent or greater. View Source May 3, 2010 Provides Information Swinburne and Suntech Launch Advanced Solar Facility in Melbourne The Victoria-Suntech Advanced Solar Facility (VSASF) was officially launched today in Melbourne, with the Victorian Minister for Environment and Climate Change, and Innovation, Gavin Jennings MLC, on hand to commemorate the event. The facility, a collaborative venture between Swinburne University of Technology and Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd, one of the world's leading producers of solar panels, has been partially funded by a AUD3 million grant under the Victorian Science Agenda Investment Fund. View Source June 1, 2010 Provides Information Solar - T T-Solar Deploys BrightView’s InSight-M Tool at Thin Film Solar Factory in Spain BrightView Systems, a leading provider of in-line metrology-based process control and optimization tools for thin-film solar cell manufacturing received technical acceptance and announces deployment of its InSight-M at T-Solar's thin film solar factory at Ourence, Spain. View Source May 25, 2010 Provides Information Tandem organic solar cells offer a path to higher efficiencies Imec has fabricated tandem organic solar cells with peak conversion efficiencies of 5.15%. This was achieved by stacking two different planar heterojunction devices, each with a high open-circuit voltage (Voc). The universal nature of the interconnection scheme makes it easy to incorporate new promising materials in the tandem configuration. The screening of candidate materials is ongoing at imec, with the focus on materials with absorption spectra extended to higher wavelengths. The goal is to combine these new materials with the current tandem set, creating a stack of 3 or more cells that will result in an even broader coverage of the solar spectrum and in higher efficiencies. View Source August 19, 2010 Provides Information Technology Insights Publishes Article on Shrink's Nanotechnology-Based Solar Concentrator Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc., an innovative nanotechnology company developing products and licensing opportunities in the solar energy production, medical diagnostics and sensors and biotechnology research and development tools businesses, announced today that Frost & Sullivan's Technology Insights has issued an independent report entitled “Nanotech Technology Alert” on the OptiSol™ Solar Concentrator technology, a proprietary and disruptive nanotechnology-based solar energy concentrator that is being commercialized by wholly-owned subsidiary Shrink Solar LLC, an operating subsidiary of Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc. View Source May 3, 2010 Provides Information Test laboratory for solar technology in New Mexico As part of a joint venture with the VDE Institute and the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Group, Fraunhofer has joined in laying the cornerstone for a new international test laboratory for photovoltaic modules. A city in one of the sunniest states in the US, Albuquerque, New Mexico, was selected to serve as the site of the new facility. View Source July 1, 2010 Provides Information Thin Film Solar Module Production Expected to Grow 24% Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Thin - Film Photovoltaic (PV) Cells Market Analysis to 2020 - CIGS (Copper Indium Gallium Diselenide) to Emerge as the Major Technology by 2020" report to their offering. View Source July 16, 2010 Provides Information Thin Film Solar Module Production to Reach 22,214 MW by 2020 Hybrid Energy Holdings, Inc. has increased its income projections and market valuation of it core Solar assets, citing GBI Research's new report, "Thin -- Film Photovoltaic (PV) Cells Market Analysis to 2020 -- CIGS to Emerge as the Major Technology by 2020." View Source July 29, 2010 Provides Information Thin Film PV Panel Market Share Rises to 22% in 2009 Global photovoltaic cell production last year grew by 51%, from 7.1 gigawatts (GW) in 2008 to 10.7 GW in 2009, according to a research note published by GTM Research. PV panel production also increased by 41% over 2008 to 8.9 GW. View Source June 3, 2010 Provides Information Thin Film Solar Panel Manufacturer Collaborates with TSMC Stion, a manufacturer of high-efficiency thin-film solar panels, announced today a production partnership with TSMC of Taiwan. Stion will commence a 100 MW expansion of its San Jose, Calif. facility following the close of its $70 million Series D financing. Stion had previously raised $44.6 million in equity financing. View Source June 18, 2010 Provides Information Towards nanowire solar cells with a 65-percent efficiency TU/e researchers want to develop solar cells with an efficiency of over 65 percent by means of nanotechnology. In Southern Europe and North Africa these new solar cells can generate a substantial portion of the European demand for electricity. The Dutch government reserves EUR 1.2 million for the research. View Source June 16, 2010 Provides Information Trina Solar Joins SERIS to Develop High-Efficiency Silicon Wafer Solar Cell Trina Solar Limited, a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, today announced its research agreement with the Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore ("SERIS") to develop an all-back-contact high-efficiency silicon wafer solar cell using Trina Solar's monocrystalline wafers. View Source June 2, 2010 Provides Information TruMicro Lasers from TRUMPF Ideal for Thin-Film Solar Cell Processing "The laser as an industrial tool is a key technology in the photovoltaics industry," said Jürgen Stollhof, Program Manager Micro Processing at TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, USA. In his presentation "New lasertechnology to enhance the performance of photovoltaic cells," which was delivered at the trade fair Intersolar North America, July 2010 in San Francisco, he stated that new laser technologies, such as ultra-short pulsed lasers, for example, make new production methods possible. View Source August 3, 2010 Provides Information Solar - U UAE Announces Plans for World's Largest Solar Plant One of the world's hottest, sunniest spots will soon be home to the world's largest concentrated solar power plant, helping an oil-rich emirate achieve its renewable energy goals. View Source June 9, 2010 Provides Information UAlbany NanoCollege and Technic Partner to Enhance Efficiency of Solar Cells Technic Inc. and the The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (“CNSE”) of the University at Albany today announced a research and development partnership that is designed to enable critical improvements in manufacturing processes for solar cells. View Source April 5, 2010 Provides Information Upstarts work toward greener, more efficient solar technology Have had conversations in the past few weeks with two very different companies that actually have a pretty similar mission, if you dig deeper: Making solar technology as green and energy-efficient as possible. I’m sure there are many more companies like these in the wings, so I’ll make it a point to keep an eye out for them. If you’re one of these companies, reach out. View Source April 20, 2010 Provides Information Unidym and Tokyo Electron to Jointly Develop Large Scale Manufacturing Equipment for Printable Carbon Nanotube-Based Displays and Solar Cells Unidym, a majority owned subsidiary of Arrowhead Research announced today that it has finalized an agreement with Tokyo Electron (TEL) to develop manufacturing equipment for carbon nanotube based displays and solar cells. TEL is the second largest semiconductor production equipment manufacturer in the world. View Source June 4, 2010 Provides Information United Solar to Supply Thin-Film Solar Laminates to NJRCEV and Adler United Solar, a leading global manufacturer of building-integrated and rooftop photovoltaics under its UNI-SOLAR® brand – and a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Conversion Devices – today announced it has signed an agreement to supply 3.9 megawatts of solar laminates to New Jersey Resources Clean Energy Ventures (NJRCEV) and Adler Development of Edison, NJ. View Source July 22, 2010 Provides Information U.S. launch for DEK Solar's New Eclipse PV Metallization Technology at Solar Power International 2010 DEK Solar, a leading solar cell manufacturing technology specialist, is preparing to launch its brand new photovoltaic metallization platform in the US at this year's Solar Power International exhibition. Showcasing new Eclipse technology from October 12th – 14th on Booth 853, the DEK Solar team will unveil a new, scalable PV production advantage to visitors in Los Angeles. View Source September 7, 2010 Provides Information Solar - V Veeco Awarded $800K in Matching Funds from Minnesota for Solar Technology Veeco Instruments Inc. announced today that its St. Paul operations was awarded $800,000 in matching funds by the Minnesota Department of Commerce's Office of Energy Security provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support emerging renewable energy technology. View Source June 28, 2010 Provides Information VSASF Venture Helps to Commercialize Nanoplasmonic Solar Cell Technology The Victoria-Suntech Advanced Solar Facility (VSASF) was officially launched today in Melbourne, with the Victorian Minister for Environment and Climate Change, and Innovation, Gavin Jennings MLC, on hand to commemorate the event. View Source June 1, 2010 Provides Information Solar - W Worldwide Analysis on CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Industry Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "2010 Deep Research Report on Global and China CdTe Thin Film Solar Cell Industry" report to their offering. View Source May 24, 2010 Provides Information World's Highest Photovoltaic Energy Conversion Efficiency Among Monolithically Integrated Flexible Solar Cells Shigeru Niki, Shogo Ishizuka et al., of the Thin Film Compound Semiconductor Team, Research Center for Photovoltaics, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology have demonstrated the world's highest photovoltaic energy conversion efficiency among monolithically integrated flexible solar cell submodules (independently certified efficiency) of 15.9 % (aperture area: 75.7 cm2) using a CIGS thin film (a solar cell material). View Source April 5, 2010 Provides Information Solar - X Xiris Develops New Tool for Inspecting Flexible Thin Film PV Cells Xiris Automation Inc., a 20 year veteran in the machine vision industry, has developed TFI-FLEX, an inspection system used for detecting defects in Flexible Thin Film Photovoltaic Cells. Designed for in-line quality control use by manufacturers of Flexible Thin Film Cells, TFI-FLEX is capable of detecting defects in surface quality and chemical deposition of cells at multiple points along a production line. View Source June 25, 2010 Provides Information XsunX Announces Favorable Study Results of CIGSolar Technology XsunX, Inc., the developer of advanced, thin-film photovoltaic solar cell technologies and manufacturing processes, announced today the favorable results from a study done by IBIS Associates, Inc., a technology strategy and business development consulting company specializing in advanced materials and manufacturing technologies, regarding the potential impact of XsunX's hybrid solar technology, CIGSolar™, on the global solar photovoltaic (PV) market in terms of efficiency and savings. View Source August 5, 2010 Provides Information Solar - Y Yingli Green Energy And Innovalight to Collaborate on Boosting Multicrystalline Cell Efficiency Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, a leading solar energy company and one of the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic manufacturers, which holds the brand "Yingli Solar," today announced that it has signed a technology, research and production collaboration agreement with Innovalight, Inc. ("Innovalight"), a privately-held firm selling a platform of silicon ink-based high efficiency solar cell materials and technology. View Source July 26, 2010 Provides Information
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