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First Solar And GE Team Up For Next-Generation PV Power Plants

First Solar announced on their website on Wednesday that they were teaming up with GE’s Power Conversion business to combine their technologies and create the next generation of utility-scale PV power plants which will be more cost effective and energy efficient. Combining First Solar’s thin-film CdTe modules and GE’s new ProSolar 1500 Volt inverter/transformer system

First Solar And GE Team Up For Next-Generation PV Power Plants was originally published on: CleanTechnica.

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By Joshua S Hill | March 20, 2014 | Solar Energy |

Silicon Valley City Drives Down The Road Toward Sustainability

By Rachel DiFranco, Sustainability Coordinator, City of Fremont The City of Fremont has made a number of local headlines this month for reports on the high number of electric vehicle owners living within its boundaries. With a population of 221,986, Fremont holds 14.3 percent of Alameda County’s 1,554,720 residents.1 But with 3,870 electric vehicle rebates

Silicon Valley City Drives Down The Road Toward Sustainability was originally published on: CleanTechnica.

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By Guest Contributor | March 20, 2014 | Electric Cars |

First Solar Sets New Thin-Film Efficiency Record of 17%

First Solar announced on Wednesday that they had set a new world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) module conversion efficiency, reaching a record of 17%, up from its previous record of 16.1% efficiency. The most recent tests were performed by the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), nearly a year after the

First Solar Sets New Thin-Film Efficiency Record of 17% was originally published on: CleanTechnica.

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By Joshua S Hill | March 20, 2014 | Solar Energy |

UK Landmark Big Ben To Be Covered In Solar Panels?

When you think of the UK, or more specifically, of England, it’s very likely that an image of the iconic great clock tower known as Big Ben comes to mind. But what would you say if the image of that old clock tower in your mind — the real-life version was completed all the way

UK Landmark Big Ben To Be Covered In Solar Panels? was originally published on: CleanTechnica.

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By James Ayre | March 20, 2014 | Solar Energy |

First Solar and Shams Ma’an Consortium Sign 52 MW PPA

Originally published on First Solar. AMMAN, Jordan & TEMPE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) and Shams Ma’an Power Generation today announced the signing of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for a planned 52.5 megawatt (MWAC) solar power plant in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The PPA was signed with the National Electric Power Company (NEPCO), the country’s regulatory authority for

First Solar and Shams Ma’an Consortium Sign 52 MW PPA was originally published on: CleanTechnica.

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By Guest Contributor | March 20, 2014 | Solar Energy |

2015 BMW i8 PHEV Entering Production, Final Specs Released

Editor’s Note: Most of us will probably never even see this vehicle in the wild — the BMW i8 price before any incentives comes in at $135,700. Nonetheless, it’s one of the hottest electric cars on the market and gets plenty of attention… including from us here at CleanTechnica. It’s a nice car. BMW has

2015 BMW i8 PHEV Entering Production, Final Specs Released was originally published on: CleanTechnica.

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By James Ayre | March 19, 2014 | Electric Cars |

BMW i8 Specs

BMW i8 specs are out, demand is higher than initial planned production, and the price is still super high. The highly anticipated 2015 BMW i8 plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is nearly here — production on the first units of the hybrid vehicle began recently, with the pace expected to soon begin gearing up rapidly in preparation […]

BMW i8 Specs was originally published on EV Obsession.

By Nathan August | March 19, 2014 | Electric Cars | No Comments |

Technology Played Key Role In Wind Industry Growth

By American Wind Energy Association. Washington, D.C. — American wind energy generation has outpaced the growth in new wind power capacity thanks to innovative technological advancements. Over the past five years, U.S. wind energy capacity grew from 25,000 megawatts (MW) to over 61,000 MW, a 140 percent growth rate, yet electricity generated from these wind

Technology Played Key Role In Wind Industry Growth was originally published on: CleanTechnica.

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By AWEA | March 19, 2014 | Wind Energy |

Solar Industry Defeats ALEC Net Metering Attacks In Utah & Washington

In 2013, a national battle for energy choice commenced as utilities attacked solar net metering in California, Arizona, Louisiana, and Idaho. Net metering allows rooftop solar customers to use clean solar energy that they generate themselves, and then receive full retail credit for any excess electricity sent back to the grid. Utilities turn around and sell

Solar Industry Defeats ALEC Net Metering Attacks In Utah & Washington was originally published on: CleanTechnica.

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By The Alliance for Solar Choice (TASC) | March 19, 2014 | Solar Energy |

Nissan+Renault On Track To Surpass 2020 EV Sales Goal?

Editor’s Note: I’ve written about the exponential growth of disruptive technologies, which I am convinced electric cars will be, a number of times. I’ve also written about how electric car sales are doing much better than many give credit. Of course, the head of Renault & Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, initially had very large targets for

Nissan+Renault On Track To Surpass 2020 EV Sales Goal? was originally published on: CleanTechnica.

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By James Ayre | March 19, 2014 | Electric Cars |