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The nation of Dubai announced at the Green Dubai World Forum late last month that the world’s largest manufacturing facility for solar cells will be built in Dubai. The company building the facility, Solar Technologies FZE, is also based in Dubai. They build cells made from thin film silicon on glass, at sizes [...]

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Future of Energy - Glen Hiemstra in The Economist

The current issue of The Economist, August 16-22, 2008, on news stands now, features a paid special section entitled “The Future of Energy: Sustainability Rules in 2030.” Comments from Futurist.com founder and futurist speaker Glen Hiemstra are prominently featured by the article author, writer Morey Stettner.
In this piece, sponsored by BP, the writer [...]

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Sun is Rising

In case you missed the news, Nanosolar shipped its first commercial thin-film, printed solar cells in December 2007, to a purchaser in Germany. This is a milestone in the production of solar, in which solar power becomes cheaper than coal. Not only that, but the Nanosolar production plant nearing completion will produce 430 [...]

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