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Michigan Solar Panel Factory’s Labor-Intensive Assembly Tasks Moved To Mexico

ECD, 5.6 kw UNI-SOLAR® product installation example in Heilbrunn Germany. Image credit:ECD UNI-SOLAR® products web page . Energy Conversion Devices of Auburn Hills MI recently received a $13 million stimulus tax credit to upgrade operations to produce a new, more efficient line of solar cells. The focus would be on mechanical and chemical engineering innovations, I assume. That government supported plan is still on course, apparently, although on a delayed schedule. That’s the … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Lumenhaus From Virginia Tech Wins Solar Decathlon Europe

image via inhabitat inhabitat cheers USA! USA! as Virginia Tech wins the Solar Decathlon over some tough competition. It is a surprising win for a number of reasons; the unit was in the Solar Decathlon 2009 and did not win there. To my eye, it was over-teched, with its aerogel walls electrochromic glass and ground source heat pump for an 800 square foot unit- serious engineering overkill. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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University of Florida’s Entry At Solar Decathlon Mixes Old Ideas, New Technology

Images from University of Florida, from site or via designboom We always say that one of the ways we can design new buildings to use a lot less energy is to design them like old buildings, that Everything New is Old Again , particularly when it comes to getting rid of air condition… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Solar-Assisted Air Conditioning Comes To Market

Solar powered air conditioning makes so much sense; it is hottest when the sun shines. So all the blogs are excited about LG’s new “eco-friendly solar hybrid air conditioner”. Slapping a 70 watt solar panel on top of a thousand watt air conditioner is certainly a help, but hardly the holy grail… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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