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Four-junction, four-terminal solar cell boasts 43.9% efficiency

By : Sustainability ..., May 2, 2014

 Semprius Inc. has developed what it says is the first four-junction, four-terminal stacked solar cell capable of achieving a efficiency level of 43.9 per cent by using the company's proprietary micro transfer printing process.

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Subject Tags: Semprius Inc. , Technology

Indian solar equipment manufacturing industry demands 35% anti-dumping duty on solar cell imports

By : Sustainability ..., May 2, 2014

 Demanding an anti-dumping duty to the tune of 30 to 35% on import of solar cells, the Indian solar equipment manufacturing industry said that they have suffered a loss of Rs 1,000 crore due to below market priced import of photovoltaic cells.

"The thin-film and...

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Uttarakhand report: Time to rethink our development models

By : Sustainability ..., May 1, 2014

The June 2013 disaster in Uttarakhand had taken many — including the state administration — by surprise. But it should not have been so because it was a tragedy waiting to happen. The immediate reason may have been a natural cause — the state was hit by its heaviest rainfall...

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Polluted water: HC issues notice to DJB, DDA

By : Sustainability ..., May 1, 2014

New Delhi, Apr 30 (PTI) Delhi High Court today sought response from Delhi Jal Board and Delhi Development Authority on a petition, which has alleged that birds and animals in Tughlakabad forest area were dying due to polluted water released from nearby illegal factories....

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Subject Tags: Technology

Alstom India shares surge 12% as parent firm weighs GE offer

By : Sustainability ..., May 1, 2014

 MUMBAI: Shares of Alstom IndiaBSE 11.87 % surged almost 12 per cent today after its parent French firm said it is considering an offer of more than 12 billion euros from US-based General Electric for its power business and has reviewed a declaration of interest from Siemens...

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MIT awards the Wind Data Generator (WDG) software “innovation of the year”

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 30, 2014

 The prestigious MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - unveiled on April 9th 2014 at l’Atelier BNP-Paribas in Paris the list of award winners for its annual international innovation competition (TR35). The wind energy sector was on the spotlight for this 2014 edition...

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China fuels highest solar silicon demand since 2011

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 30, 2014

 The polysilicon industry is headed for its biggest boom since a price war started three years ago. It can thank a burst of solar-panel orders in China and Japan.

Demand for the commodity used to make photovoltaic cells will jump 15 per cent this year, the most since...

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How CdCl treatment improves solar cell efficiency

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 29, 2014

 A team of researchers from the USA's Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the University of Toledo and DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory, has claimed to have found the answer to a thin-film solar cell mystery boggle. The mystery points to why...

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Subject Tags: Technology

India and Bhutan agree to new hydro development

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 29, 2014

 India and Bhutan have signed an agreement that will see the countries jointly develop four hydropower projects in Bhutan with a combined capacity of 2120MW.

The intergovernmental agreement was signed on 22 April and allows development to commence on the projects,...

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Subject Tags: Bhutan , India , Technology

Thin film on path to greater growth by 2020

By : Sustainability ..., Apr 29, 2014

A recent study by the Global Industry Analysts (GIA) estimate that the thin film PV market is set to reach $22.8bn by the year 2020, and indicates that the rise of solar power as an alternative to fossil fuels is set to continue.

The report concludes that there are...

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Subject Tags: Technology