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Researchers develop new technology for cheaper, more efficient solar cells The sun provides more than enough energy for all our needs, if only we could harness it cheaply and efficiently. Solar energy could provide a clean alternative to fossil fuels, but the high cost of solar cells has been a major barrier to their widespread [...]

Spire Semiconductor Awarded Contract to Develop High Efficiency Solar Cells for Space Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR), an American global solar company providing capital equipment and turnkey production lines to manufacture photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Spire Semiconductor, LLC has been awarded a contract from the Missile Defense Agency [...]

Samsung to Invest US$21 Billion in Solar Cells, LEDs, More Samsung Electronics plans to invest a massive amount of money to develop new businesses ranging from green energy to healthcare, such as solar cells and biopharmaceuticals. Read more on PC World via Yahoo! News

Frost & Sullivan Acknowledges AZUR SPACE’s World-Class Solar Cells Based on its recent analysis of the solar power industry, Frost & Sullivan recognizes AZUR SPACE Solar Power GmbH with the “2009 World Solar Power Industry Growth Leadership Award.”