Expansion Will Double Solar Panel Output ||

First Solar, which is presently the largest manufacturer of solar panels in the United States, has officially begun construction of its new and highly-touted manufacturing facility in Lake Township, Ohio - just south of Toledo. The plant, which is less than 10 miles from a current facility in Perrysburg, is expected to be up and running by late next year. The $400 million plant will be capable of producing solar modules with a total of 1.2 GW of annual capacity.

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Signs suggest recent dramatic drop in price for solar panels:

Factors that have led to the low price quotes include incentives for work in China and the high number of sunny days typically found in Dubai, but industry analysts have suggested that the lower prices are a signal that prices for solar panels are significantly lower than they have ever been & some have suggested that the drop is likely to continue. 



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In the quest for sustainable alternative energy and fuel sources |

Through photosynthesis, plants convert sunlight, water, and CO2 into sugars, multicarbon molecules that fuel cellular processes. CO2 is thus both the precursor

to the fossil fuels that are central to modern life as well as the by-product of burning those fuels. The ability to generate synthetic liquid fuels from stable, oxygenated carbon precursors such as CO2 and carbon monoxide (CO) is reminiscent of photosynthesis in nature and is a transformation that is desirable in artificial systems. In the quest for sustainable alternative energy and fuel sources, one viable solution may be the conversion of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) into liquid fuels.

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Photosynthetic Power Cells May Be the Green Energy Source for the Next Generation |

A team of researchers from the Optical Bio Microsystem lab at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, have invented and developed micro-photosynthetic cell technology that can harness electrical power from the photosynthesis and respiration of blue-green algae. This novel, scalable technology enables economical ways of generating clean energy, and may be the superlative, carbon-free power source of the future .. 

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Oct 7, 2015 | Forests and oceans naturally take carbon out of the air, but CNN's Rachel Crane finds engineers are trying to copy Mother Nature's work.

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Wind may supply a third of the USA's electricity by Twenty Fifty | *Report

Since President Obama took office, wind electricity has increased threefold, and from 2009 to 2013 wind represented 30 percent of new electricity generation in the United States, according to a White House summary of the report. The U.S. ranks first in the world in wind power generation with 4.5 percent of total electricity—enough energy to power 16 million homes. Utility-scale wind energy plants are located in 39 states, supporting more than 50,000 jobs.

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First round-the-world solar flight takes off from UAE |

The plane is only as heavy as a family car (2,300 kg, 5,100 pounds) but has a wingspan as wide as the largest passenger airliner. Its journey will span approximately 25 flight days broken up into 12 legs at speeds between 50 and 100 km (30 to 60 miles) per hour.
Read more | As it circles the world, aiming to arrive back in Abu Dhabi in July, its progress can be monitored via live video streaming at www.solarimpulse.com.

A study from the financial advisory and asset management firm Lazard show cost-competitive gains for wind and solar |

Critics wanting to curb the enthusiasm of supporters of alternative energy have held up production cost as proof that coal and natural gas cannot be rivaled. Now there is a sign that the story changed. Diane Cardwell, reporter-covering energy for The New York Times, said that solar and wind energy are starting to win on price versus conventional fuels. Read more at: