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Solar firms that lease panels see business grow - San Francisco Chronicle


Solar firms that lease panels see business grow
San Francisco Chronicle
The residential market for solar is still nascent, with less than 0.1 percent of US homes outfitted with panels. That number could climb to 2.4 percent by 2020, estimates Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Prices for solar cells fell 51 percent in 2011, ...


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New solar cell could boost efficiency by 25 percent - Chicago Tribune


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New solar cell could boost efficiency by 25 percent
Chicago Tribune
LONDON (Reuters) - A new type of solar cell which could boost the efficiency of solar panels by over 25 percent compared to silicon-based cells has been developed by British scientists, but they need another two or three years to assess whether it is ...
Cambridge-developed solar cells could harness 25% more sunCambridge First
Here comes the sunIndustrial Laser Solutions Magazine
Blue photon discovery offers huge solar efficiency boostTechEye

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Alta Devices Solar Panel NREL-certified at 23.5 Percent Efficient - EnergyBoom


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Alta Devices Solar Panel NREL-certified at 23.5 Percent Efficient
EnergyBoom
In this case, the company is Alta Devices of Santa Clara, California, and the efficiency rating – of 23.5 percent – is for its solar panels made from gallium arsenide (GaAs) on thin-film. The previous honorable mention was in January, to First Solar.
Solar start-ups set new efficiency recordsPhysOrg.com

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Flexible Electronics & Solar Cells Showcased at FlexTech Conference - Examiner.com


Flexible Electronics & Solar Cells Showcased at FlexTech Conference
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OPV panels, categorized as plastics or polymers, are flexible and lightweight and are able to generate low-cost clean energy from the sun. In addition, they have the advantage of being more customizable than conventional cells and are aiming to drive ...

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European research project to boost solar cell efficiency - Power Management Design Line


European research project to boost solar cell efficiency
Power Management Design Line
The project partners will also research novel power-management techniques for silicon-cell panels that track the maximum power point to boost output from solar arrays and improve power-conversion efficiency at the module and segment levels.
EU Project Aims to Increase Solar UseSolar Novus Today

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Where the US Solar Industry Is Shining - BusinessWeek


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Where the US Solar Industry Is Shining
BusinessWeek
The residential market for solar is still nascent, with less than 0.1 percent of US homes outfitted with panels. That number could climb to 2.4 percent by 2020, estimates Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Prices for solar cells fell 51 percent in 2011, ...
Solar power: Will the sun save the polar bears?Daily Mail
The Basics About Solar Power In Your Sacramento HomeCBS Local
An Introduction To Solar PowerMotley Fool UK
MarketWatch (press release)
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Highest Solar Panel Efficiency Achieved - TPM


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Highest Solar Panel Efficiency Achieved
TPM
The highest efficiency for a solar panel has been achieved by Alta Devices, the California-based solar company proudly announced on Monday. The efficiency rating of 23.5 percent, meaning that the panels are able to convert 23.5 percent of energy ...
Alta Devices Announces Solar Panel Efficiency RecordEnergy Matters
Solar Panel Startup Achieves Amazing 33.9% EfficiencyEcoGeek
Alta Devices Solar Panel Receives NREL Verification of 23.5% EfficiencyMarketWatch (press release)
CNET -PV-Tech
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SolarWorld Solar Panels Power Advanced Space and Military Communications Center - MarketWatch (press release)


SolarWorld Solar Panels Power Advanced Space and Military Communications Center
MarketWatch (press release)
HILLSBORO, Ore., Feb 09, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) complex, a headquarters for high-tech military command, communications and surveillance in San Diego, now hosts 1.3 megawatts of solar panels from ...

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California company pushes limits of solar efficiency - GetSolar.com


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California company pushes limits of solar efficiency
GetSolar.com
The new solar panel that the company innovated used technology that was already proven to produce record solar cell conversion efficiencies, thanks to groundbreaking discoveries in harnessing gallium arsenide in an affordable way.
Gallium Arsenide Solar Panel Breaks Efficiency RecordIEEE Spectrum
Semprius Sets Solar Panel Efficiency RecordTechWeekEurope UK
Two US startups break records for solar efficiencyVatorNews
Greentech Media (blog) -Engadget
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New solar cell could boost efficiency by 25% - Edmonton Journal


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New solar cell could boost efficiency by 25%
Edmonton Journal
A new type of solar cell which could boost the efficiency of solar panels by more than 25 per cent compared with silicon-based cells has been developed by British scientists, but they need another two or three years to assess whether it is commercially ...
New Solar Cell Grabs More Of The Sun's EnergyRedOrbit
Team beefs up solar cell efficiencyTG Daily
University of Cambridge develops hybrid PV cell with up to 44% efficiencysolarserver.com

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