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Spire Offers Thin Film PV Production Line

Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR) has introduced a starter production line for the development of both organic and inorganic thin film photovoltaic modules. The development of thin film photovoltaic materials is accelerating, partly because of the worldwide shortage of polysilicon, a crucial ingredient for traditional, crystalline silicon solar cells. As a global leader in photovoltaic equipment development and sales, Spire has over 30 years of experience providing the production tools for building solar modules, and has been developing machines to address the specific needs of the new generation of thin film materials. Spire’s thin film production line uses customer-supplied thin film plates. Spire equipment is used to laminate, frame, test, and add electrical junction box connections to the thin film modules. The production line can be fitted with automation options to meet customer requirements. One component of this new thin film production line is Spire’s Single-Long Pulse Simulator, which is used to test photovoltaic modules. Earlier this year, Spire introduced an enhanced feature option for Spire’s line of solar simulators that incorporates a very stable, single long-pulse (SLP) of light during which the entire I-V measurement is performed. This feature is key to testing thin film modules accurately. Mr. Little said, […]

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Report: Off-Shore Wind Farm Impacts on Wildlife

The results of an 8-year study on the impacts of off-shore wind farms on wildlife have been released. The study examined the impacts of two offshore wind farms, Horns Rev and Nysted, on birds, fish, seals and benthic life. According to the study, waterbirds tend to change their flight direction to avoid wind farms by flying several kilometers away. Birds that fly through a wind farm tend to alter altitude to avoid collisions. Some fish avoid the area while others seem to be attracted to it, depending on the species. The Danish Energy Authority, Danish Forest and Nature Agency, Dong Energy and Vattenfall commissioned the report. Download the study, “Danish Offshore Wind – Key Environmental Issues”: Website: [sorry this link is no longer available]     

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Dell Completes Implementation of Global Free Recycling

Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) has launched free recycling in several additional markets worldwide, meeting a timetable set in June to provide free recycling of any Dell-branded product for consumers worldwide. Dell is the only computer manufacturer to offer such a program. Dell recently expanded recycling services into several markets to meet its goal, including Brazil, China, India, South Korea, Mexico, and Taiwan. Recycling services for consumers were either added or enhanced in Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and Thailand. “With today’s announcement, our efforts to make recycling free and easy are global. We remain focused on raising consumer awareness about the importance of recycling and increasing the volume of products we recover from consumers,” said Eric Gates, Dell’s worldwide manager of asset recovery services. Dell supports a policy that would make all producers responsible for offering recovery and recycling services for their own brand products from consumers at no charge. Dell also believes the marketplace is best positioned to increase efficiency in collection, recycling and design of products, and any legislation should not include fees or creation of new government infrastructure for collecting and recycling electronics. History of Dell Recycling Efforts Dell has offered U.S. consumers no-charge recycling of any brand of […]

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