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Software for Solar Design

January 23, 2011 by Paul Carey

Free downloadable programs for properly designing a solar array and other renewable energy projects. compared to commercial software, CPFTools, Ongrid or PVsyst, you’ll be surprised at how much they offer!

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Solar Energy Storage Without Batteries

January 20, 2011 by Paul Carey

Storing the energy produced by a concentrating solar power array has been a long-standing challenge. Read how this can be accomplished without batteries.

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Solar CPV Efficiency 40.9% and on the Rise

January 11, 2011 by Paul Carey

Solar Junction’s Concentrating Photovoltaics reaching NREL certified efficiencies of up to 40.9% on in-house manufactured triple junction cells

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Photovoltaic PV at 30% Efficiency and Less then $.50/watt

January 5, 2011 by Paul Carey

Alta Devices leasing 115,000 square feet to begin production of cells or modules with ultra-high efficiency and extreme low cost

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