Sydney, Australia, Gives Go Ahead On A$12.3 Million Non-Residential Solar Project

The  City Council of the City of Sydney, AU, has given the go ahead for one of the largest non-residential solar installation projects that the country has ever seen. This is a long-term project under which solar panels will be installed on 30 city properties over a period of the next five years.

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Maryland Company Promises To Turn Windows In To Solar Panels

A new technology developed by a company based in Maryland , US, promises to turn windows in to solar panels without any new construction work. That means all existing windows are now potential solar panels, saving re-investment costs.

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Obama Urged To Put Solar Back On White House Top

Bill MacKibben

The pressure on US president to re-install solar panels on top of the White House is about to intensify as a group of activists get ready to make a road trip to Washington to return a solar panel to him. This solar panel used to be a part of a solar installation at Unity College at Maine. The panel was punt in place by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and was removed President Reagan in 1986, after which it was put into storage.

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MIT Researchers Build Self-Healing Solar Cells Mimicking Plant Life

A Plant cell

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of technology (MIT) have found a way to battle a common problem that the solar industry is facing. When a solar panel is developed in the laboratory, the efficiency levels can be very high. But as soon as they are introduced in to the real world sun shine, they deteriorate very fast and lower the efficiency rating. The MIT folks have found a way to make the solar cells heal themselves automatically and maintain the original efficiency level.

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