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While duffers frolic and pros birdie and par, Evergreen Solar Inc. said that some of its solar panels will be showcased at the Deutsche Bank Championship, a PGA golf tour event.
According to Evergreen Solar, its installation is part of a Deutsche Bank Championship "greening initiative" that seeks to ensure that this golf tournament is the "only carbon-neutral event on the PGA TOUR."
The Evergreen Solar installation will not only help "offset our power consumption" throughout the tournament, but it will also help demonstrate the benefits of solar power, the Deutsche Bank Championship's director said in a statement included in Evergreen Solar's press release.
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Another new record for solar power
BioSolar, inc. focuses on using renewable energy sources that could potentially replace other, more harmful products that are attached to the backs of different solar panels. It will also be available for public purchase in the second half of 2009 (Bio BackSheet) and they have other products that are in the works for full production cycles. Their main goal is to make a product that is "100% green." That will be a tough hurdle to clear but Dr. David Lee (chairman and CEO of BioSolar) is confident that it will happen in the near future.
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BioSolar is positioning itself for the future
The title explains it all and this is a fascinating article and really shows how technology is exploding right now in the solar technology industry. Bertrand Piccard is the genius behind this invention and he wants to have the first plane fly around the world that is solely operated on solar power. Construction is currently taking place in Switzerland and their target date is in the year 2011. Piccard is also the first man to travel around the world in a balloon so he will definitely have some expertise in this area. The main plan behind all of this is to promote renewable energies on a global scale.
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1st was a solar plane to fly, 2nd was a solar plane to fly around the world, maybe next we will have a solar space shuttle?
This is an article about the first operational solar facility in the United States. This plant will also be able to directly power 4,000 homes. Idealab is also backed by Steven Spielberg and Michael Douglas. Investment in firms like this increased by 73% last quarter and the predictions are that it will only go but up. They've also raised over 130 million in dollars that will be used for future labs.
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This plant gives investors confidence and should increase production of solar friendly plants
Solar cells soon could be painted onto the sides of buildings or rooftops with nanoparticle inks. Testing is still in the process of getting it to be able to convert 10 percent of the sunlight into electricity before it has the potential to be commercialized.
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If this is really possible, in three to five years everyone will be using solar energy.
This was an interesting interview conducted by Marie Eckstein (vice president and general manager of Advanced Technologies and Ventures) and Murray Cameron (vice-president of the European Photovoltaics Industry Association (EPIA) and chief operating officer at Phönix SonnenStrom AG). They went back and forth and expressed their different views on where they think the industry is going and so on. They both think that the technology is getting better for a couple of factors but they both point out that it is becoming economically feasible and there are also more places that are developing the technology.They are also both adamant in that this will be one of the only forces of technology for the forseeable future. There are many different reasons why but there are so many different economic reasons and health reasons for this to happen. It is also the most efficient renewable energy source that exists today. A couple challenges that face them are the big price tags that come along with the equipment and countries making it a big focus.
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Lots of economic and health reasons to go solar.
Fifteen flower-shaped solar panels have been installed in an open space between a highway and a retail lot in Austin, Texas.
They not only provide a green source of energy, but also bring a fresh look to solar panel design.
They collect power from the sun by day, and use that energy to power their blue LEDs at night.
Up to 15 kilowatts of surplus power is sent back to the grid as payment for any maintenance fees the SunFlowers incur.
Cool new design for a great product.
