Canada Reverses Climate Change Action
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Food Firms Bale Out of Japanese Whaling Industry
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Recycling Pays Off for Pennsylvania Communities
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Malta to Curb Hunters Who Kill Millions of Migrating Birds
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U.S. Immigration Law Could Harm Desert Animals
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Alaska Wolf-Kill Program Hits First Target Goal
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Firms Seek Ethics Amid Wariness of Drugs, GMOs
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SunPower Begins New Solar Panel Volume Shipments
SunPower (Nasdaq: SPWR) has begun volume shipments of its new line of solar panels. Rated at 220, 215 and 95 watts, the line is designed to maximize energy production from a limited solar array footprint in residential, commercial, and remote power applications. The solar panels offer efficiencies of up to 17.7 percent, producing up to 50 percent more power in a given roof area compared to conventional solar panels, while reducing installation costs per unit of power. The SPR-215 panel incorporates the company’s uniquel, all-black design that enhances the appearance of roof-mounted solar systems. The SPR-220 was recently listed by Photon Magazine as the highest efficiency panel available worldwide. “Our solar panels have historically offered a level of performance that far exceeds any other product on the market,” said Peter Aschenbrenner, vice president of marketing and sales for SunPower Corp. “SunPower’s new panels provide even higher efficiency while retaining the sleek look and feel that our customers highly value.” SunPower’s solar panels have no moving parts, creating pollution-free electricity with no noise and virtually no maintenance. In addition, due to SunPower’s all back-contact solar cell design, its high-tech, high-performance solar panels perform better than most other solar panels during cloudy […]
Spire Manufactures BIPV Modules for Kyocera
Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR) has announced that the Company is using its own SPI-LINE(TM) photovoltaic module production line to fabricate large-format, building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) modules for Kyocera Solar, Inc., demonstrating the capabilities of Spire’s manufacturing equipment. In 2005, Spire produced BIPV modules for Kyocera’s Solar Grove installation in San Diego, California. Spire’s module production line, located at the Company’s Bedford, MA headquarters, produces specialty photovoltaic modules for customers. This production line also enables Spire to better serve its equipment customers by providing a working laboratory to prototype and evaluate design enhancements to the machines, and to train customer staff. Roger G. Little, Chairman and CEO of Spire Corporation, said, “By designing, building, and producing modules from our own manufacturing equipment, Spire has developed expertise in module manufacture and design. As demonstrated in Kyocera’s Solar Grove, our production line is now providing the opportunity for other companies to offer niche module products, manufactured by Spire, enabling them to compete in new markets.” Website: http://www.spirecorp.com
First-of-Its-Kind Global Warming Bill
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