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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif., Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LightManufacturing's heliostats (sun tracking mirrors) keep reflected sunlight on a target, providing heat and light for buildings and industry without the use of fossil fuels. The firm's H1 heliostat is marketed as the 'lowest cost per reflected watt' heliostat available, in part due to the use of a tensioned reflective membrane instead of glass. The firm sells the H1 heliostat as a stand-alone product, and as part of solar...

April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online According to the latest issue of Tracking the Sun, the installed price of solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems in the United States fell substantially in 2011 and through the first half of 2012. Tracking the Sun is an annual PV cost-tracking report produced by the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkley Lab), funded by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Program of the Office...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The concept is a simple one, borrowing from some very elementary principles. For instance, everyone knows the best way to capture and contain the most of an element or substance is with a funnel. These cones make it easier to put oil in our cars or fill small glass shakers from a larger bag of sugar. Now, some MIT engineers have worked out a computational model which shows how solar energy can be more or less funneled before...

Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online The most abundant form of energy ever known has always been there. Through the course of human history, the Sun has offered, without cost, its light and heat for the benefit of every living organism on this rock we call Earth. The Sun is responsible for helping plants to grow, affecting temperatures in differing regions and producing winds. Our ability to harness these energies could help us to realize a future that is devoid of...

ATLANTA, Nov. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Georgia Solar Energy Association (GSEA) commends the Public Service Commission for its bold vision in voting to advance solar development in Georgia. The commission voted unanimously Tuesday, Nov. 20, to authorize an additional 210 megawatts of solar energy to the Georgia Power portfolio. Best of all, 90 megawatts will be allocated to small, medium and residential solar projects in addition to utility-scale development. "The...

ONTARIO, Nov. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company" or "Canadian Solar") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar companies, delivered solar modules for an exceptional solar project in Poland. On the roof of a catholic church in Skoczow-Pogorze in Upper Silesia, the Polish project developer, RenSan Energy, implemented a PV-system in less than three weeks with a total performance of 37 kW. This makes the church a solar pioneer in the region...

ATLANTA, Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) today in a 5-0 vote approved Georgia Power's new solar initiative -- the Georgia Power Advanced Solar Initiative ("GPASI"). The initiative creates the largest voluntarily developed solar portfolio from an investor-owned utility. Through GPASI, Georgia Power will acquire 210 megawatts of additional solar capacity through long term contracts over a two-year period. (Logo:...

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ET Solar Group Corp. ("ET Solar"), a leading solar one-stop solution provider, today announces a supply agreement of more than 7600 300W PV modules to a 2.3 MW project in Colorado, USA. The PV plant, located in north of Denver, Colorado, is notable as a 1000-Volt system, and is expected to be completed by the end of 2012. The project is designed and built by Samuel Engineering Inc. of Greenwood Village, Colorado, a full service,...

[WATCH VIDEO: Creating Solar Steam With Nanoparticles] Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Scientists from Rice University have created a new technology which can harness the power of the sun and transform it into steam. This new method can even produce steam from icy cold water, making nearly any body of water, large or small, hot or cold, a potential energy source. The details of this new technology have been published in today’s online edition of ACS...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Array Technologies, Inc., a USA-based manufacturer and leading supplier of solar tracking systems and related products for utility, commercial and residential PV customers worldwide, has announced it has been selected to supply its DuraTrack(TM) horizontal, single-axis solar trackers for one of the world's largest photovoltaic plants. The utility plant will be located in California's Imperial Valley and will have an installed capacity...