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Newly designed solar cells can be screen-printed in a wide array of colors and patterns to allow them to be attractively incorporated into building design. The solar cells can also be integrated into windows, providing shading from glare while generating electricity. The key component of the new modules is an organic dye which in combination with nanoparticles converts sunlight into electricity. Due to the small size of the nanoparticles, the modules are semi-transparent.

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28.01.2008 The first World Future Energy Summit, held in the United Arab Emirate of Abu Dhabi, has just ended. The emirate aims to become an alternative energy hub, by boosting research in this field. The summit brought together all sectors involved in the development of clean energies. Credit Suisse was the summit’s main sponsor.

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By Olena Rubin
One of the nation’s largest retailers is taking steps now to reduce its dependency on oil.
Wal-Mart decided to launch the pilot program right here in Hawaii. This program is the first installation of its kind, with three more Hawaii locations expected by the end of the year.

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MADRID (Thomson Financial) - Abengoa SA unit Abengoa-Solar expects solar panels to be available for every Spanish home within 5-10 years, Santiago Seage, director of strategy for Abengoa and chairman of the solar unit said.

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SA power crisis ‘an emergency’, mines shut down
MARIETTE LE ROUX
CAPE TOWN - The South African government labelled crippling electricity shortages a national emergency Friday, warning of price hikes and quotas to steady supply ahead of the 2010 football World Cup.
Three of the country’s top gold producers suspended production at all their mines in the country [...]

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Brobeck Solar Energy LLC proudly introduces the Brobeck Energy Debit Card; The Path to U.S. Energy Independence
Press Release from Brobeck Solar Energy LLC
A California based company; Brobeck Solar Energy presents the Brobeck Solar Energy Debit Card, an innovative-patented approach using solar energy to provide energy efficiency benefits and to reduce homeowners and businesses energy expenses. [...]

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An increasing number of people use wind or solar energy as a power source, and at times, they have extra power available that could be sold to the electricity grid. A new system allows this externally generated energy to be better stored and transferred.

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The odometer of a low emission hybrid electric test vehicle recently reached 100,000 miles as the car circled a track in the UK using the power of an advanced CSIRO battery system. The UltraBattery combines a supercapacitor and a lead acid battery in a single unit, creating a hybrid car battery that lasts longer, costs less and is more powerful than current technologies used in hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs).

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After 5 years of product development, Palo Alto, Calif.-based Nanosolar Inc has shipped its first product. The lucky winner was a local power plant installation in Eastern Germany — lucky because the company’s products are sold out till 2009.

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Scientists have fabricated a solvent-free dye-sensitized solar cell based on a binary ionic liquid electrolyte. These devices show a light-conversion efficiency of 7.6 percent under simulated sunlight conditions, which sets a new record for a solvent-free device.

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