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Utility scale parabolic trough solar concentrators harness the sun’s energy to make steam for electricity generation. 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In 2007 the company joined the EPA&#8217;s Climate Leaders Program and formalized a corporate goal to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) 20 percent by 2012. 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Dread  washing the windows? Imagine keeping dust and grime off objects spread  out over an area of 25 to 50 football fields. 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The Power  Inverter are designed to supply 2-3 times more power for short periods.  The 12VDC Sine Wave Inverters are all software-controlled, thereby  ensuring that batteries, the unit itself and associated applications are  utilised in an optimal manner.
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&#8220;We have now done performance testings of what we call our Beta [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://solarpowerengineering.com/2010/08/tidal-power-next-big-step-for-renewable-energy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Thin-Film CIGS Solar Cell Sets New Efficiency</title><link>http://solarpowerengineering.com/2010/08/thin-film-cigs-solar-cell-sets-new-efficiency/</link> <comments>http://solarpowerengineering.com/2010/08/thin-film-cigs-solar-cell-sets-new-efficiency/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:23:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Solar Power Engineering</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Cell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cells]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Concentrated]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photovoltaic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Solar Power Technologies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cigs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[high-efficiency]]></category> <category><![CDATA[solar cells]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://solarpowerengineering.com/?p=943</guid> <description><![CDATA[Researchers  from the Germany Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research (ZSW)  have broken a new efficiency record for thin-film copper indium gallium  diselenide solar cells.
The researchers produced a 20.3 percent efficient cell, only a  fraction less than the best multi-crystalline cells on the market.  However, producing a cell in [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://solarpowerengineering.com/2010/08/thin-film-cigs-solar-cell-sets-new-efficiency/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>President praises American manufacturing</title><link>http://solarpowerengineering.com/2010/08/president-praises-american-manufacturing/</link> <comments>http://solarpowerengineering.com/2010/08/president-praises-american-manufacturing/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:48:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>kzipp</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Industry News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[president praises american manufacturing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[zbb energy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://solarpowerengineering.com/?p=940</guid> <description><![CDATA[President Obama recently visited a Wisconsin manufacturer of large energy storage modules to learn more about renewable energy platforms, and highlight his clean energy policies. The President expressed praise for companies leading the way in clean energy manufacturing and helping the U.S. economy grow.
“For years, we’ve heard about manufacturing jobs disappearing overseas,” he said at the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://solarpowerengineering.com/2010/08/president-praises-american-manufacturing/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Controller Tracks the Sun for PV Panels</title><link>http://solarpowerengineering.com/2010/08/controller-tracks-the-sun-for-pv-panels/</link> <comments>http://solarpowerengineering.com/2010/08/controller-tracks-the-sun-for-pv-panels/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 20:43:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Solar Power Engineering</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Panels]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photovoltaic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Solar Power Technologies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[heliostats]]></category> <category><![CDATA[pv panels]]></category> <category><![CDATA[yokogawa]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://solarpowerengineering.com/?p=938</guid> <description><![CDATA[In  a solar thermal power generation system, sunlight is concentrated  onto  a receiver that uses the heat to turn water into steam, which  rotates a  turbine and generates electricity. By controlling the angle of  the  heliostat so it tracks the movement of the sun, it is possible to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://solarpowerengineering.com/2010/08/controller-tracks-the-sun-for-pv-panels/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Peacing together green communities</title><link>http://solarpowerengineering.com/2010/08/peacing-together-green-communities/</link> <comments>http://solarpowerengineering.com/2010/08/peacing-together-green-communities/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:41:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>kzipp</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Policies & Projects]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ecpa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[peace corps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[peacing together green communities]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://solarpowerengineering.com/?p=934</guid> <description><![CDATA[In support of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), a partnership of Western Hemisphere governments, the Department of State will provide $1 million to fund Peace Corps volunteer efforts that increase rural access to energy, put the effects of climate change in check, and support the use of renewable energy and energy-efficient [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://solarpowerengineering.com/2010/08/peacing-together-green-communities/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>PV Vision Sensor Identifies Smallest Solar Cell Inconsistencies</title><link>http://solarpowerengineering.com/2010/08/pv-vision-sensor-identifies-smallest-solar-cell-inconsistencies/</link> <comments>http://solarpowerengineering.com/2010/08/pv-vision-sensor-identifies-smallest-solar-cell-inconsistencies/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:58:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Solar Power Engineering</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Cell]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cells]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Concentrated]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Featured Solar Power Articles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photovoltaic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Solar Power Technologies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[sensopart]]></category> <category><![CDATA[silicon wafers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[solar cells]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://solarpowerengineering.com/?p=931</guid> <description><![CDATA[SensoPart Industriesensorik GmbH (Wieden, Germany) expanded its program of vision sensors by adding a solution for photovoltaics:  The new vision solar sensor FA 46 is the only sensor in its price  category available on the market that measures each individual cell and  is consequently able to identify the smallest bevel inconsistencies.  [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://solarpowerengineering.com/2010/08/pv-vision-sensor-identifies-smallest-solar-cell-inconsistencies/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss><!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-plugins/

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