Selections Named for U.S.-India Joint Energy Center

The Energy Department on April 13 announced the selection of three consortia that will make up the $125 million U.S.-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center. The consortia are led in the United States by DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, as well as the University of Florida. They will bring together experts from national laboratories, universities, and industry in both the United States and India. Consortia researchers will leverage their expertise and resources in solar technology, advanced biofuels, and building efficiency to unlock the potential of clean energy technologies that can reduce energy use, cut dependence on foreign oil, and accelerate the deployment of renewable energy sources.

The three lead U.S. institutions have partnered with three lead Indian institutions: the Indian Institute of Science-Bangalore, the Indian Institute of Chemical Technology-Hyderabad, and CEPT University-Ahmedabad. The Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center is part of the U.S.-India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy.

As part of a planned five-year initiative, DOE will make $5 million available in fiscal year 2012. The Energy Department plans to request as much as an additional $20 million of Congress over the next four years, subject to available appropriations, to support research conducted by U.S. institutions and individuals. The Indian Government also committed to funding $25 million over five years that will be used to support work by Indian institutions and individuals. In addition, U.S. and Indian consortia members have pledged more than $75 million in matching funds, for a combined funding total of more than $125 million for joint research and development in solar energy, advanced biofuels, and building energy efficiency. See the DOE press release.

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Sun Center Studios takes heart in Pennsylvania with 216kW solar system

Press release Source: Sun Center Studios on Friday May 27, 2010, 8:00 am EDT

CHESTER TOWNSHIP, PA, 27 May 2011/PRNewswire /-Center tanning salons, latest and most awaited possibility dedicated help Pennsylvania as a haven for film-making, just a solar system 216 kilowatt (kW), so some of the leading Hollywood movie studios join in the commitment to sustainability and renewable energy sources presented. The system is the largest solar project in Delaware County, PA and belongs in the top 1% of all solar projects from the Pennsylvania sunshine solar rebate program funded. Mercury solar systems Philadelphia Office develops and installs the system with the help of the IBEW local 654 electrician and Pusey electric in March 2011.

"Sun Center Studios commitment to sustainability extends over the entire system of the efficient design of new buildings of the campus and storm water management, our use of organic and locally grown foods when possible, our participation in"Smart Grid"technology programs through integrated demand response and the installation of electric car charging stations with a fleet of hybrid for our production customers", "commented Adam Rotwitt, Senior Vice President of Sun Center Studios." "We believe that our Studio serves as a model for other local Pennsylvania companies and companies in the film and television industry."

The solar system to 19 average size enough energy to supply houses and reduce 270,626 pounds of carbon dioxide to produce annually. This corresponds to the recycling of 4.2 million cans soda, take 21 HA trees plants and each year 27 cars off the road.

"We see continued strong demand from companies looking to invest in solar energy because of the environment benefits, but also because of the significant cost savings, which will see over the lifetime of the system", said Andrew Kleeman, Senior Vice President of mercury solar systems.

David Richman, commercial sales for mercury solar systems further commented, "that solar are incentives in Pennsylvania and New Jersey some of the most generous in the country, so this invest an optimum time." "We commend solar tanning salons Center to include in their State-of-the art facility."

About Sun Center Studios

Tanning salons Center is Pennsylvania's first specially developed new building sound stage system and campus specifically for the production activities of the large budget feature films and episodic television programs. The State-of-the-art film and television production studios are based in Chester Township, Delaware County. For more information, visit www.suncenterstudios.com.

About mercury solar systems

Mercury solar systems is one of the leading solaren integrators on the East Coast and Inc500's "10th of fastest-growing energy company". The company developed and installed solar panels and solar energy systems for commercial and residential market and has until today more than 1,500 solar systems of 20 MW installed power. Mercury solar systems is a subsidiary of mercury energy, a leading provider of solar systems in the United States. For more information, see Www.MercurySolarSystems.com.

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Adam B. Rotwitt
Sun Center Studios
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S DLE Center to increase the durability, service life of solar power plants

Newswise-case Western Reserve University and industry are combined with the productive life of the solar energy technologies, improve energy-efficient lighting, roofing, building exteriors, and more.

The effort got a boost from the State this week, when the Ohio third frontier Commission grant $ 2.88 million to finance the solar durability and service life extension Center at case Western Reserve recommended. Under the third frontier Wright awarded projects program, will include the S-DLE Center of application testing and a Sun farm on campus.

Such Center fills a critical need cited by the US Department of energy. Service life and reduce says science for advanced energy the Energy Ministry to the definition and implementation and energy efficiency products, especially early in the development, is crucial for U.S. competitiveness.

Case Western Reserve and its partners offer to require companies with the indoor and outdoor laboratory equipment and evaluate materials, components and products under sunlight by up to 1,000 Suns and under extreme temperature, humidity, freezing and thawing cycles and other environmental factors.

"The facilities and equipment users identify, which can impact of 25 years of exposure to sunlight and the environment in much less time,", said Roger H. French, F. Alex Nason Professor in materials science and technology, macromolecular science and physics at the University.

French, the S-DLE Center be Director. The commercialization is also the University, Alexis Abramson Director and Frank Ernst and co-investigators are Ken singer Dave Schiraldi.

The standards and protocols designed to withstand a quarter-century of the weathering are ultimately enable companies to accelerate and reduce the cost of product development, provide long-lasting products with improved product warranties and lower cost of ownership for the consumer.

Western is the S-DLE Center on case reserve project with Replex plastics, a company in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, development mirrors the increasing light intensity on, and power output of photovoltaic modules and systems. French and Replex are that she can check service life and durability of the mirror added PV systems, such as this approach to reduce the cost of solar energy. The third frontier Commission awarded, that project a $900,000 grant in February.

The Ohio third frontier is grant supplemented by the 3 million dollar cost share commitment to the center of case Western Reserve and the S DLE industrial partners: DuPont photovoltaic solutions, Underwriters Laboratories and Ohio-based Q-Lab, eQED and Xunlight26.

The public funding allows the installation of a dozen solar Tracker - essentially a post topped with a motorized platform that is GPS used to automatically follow the Sun (the "Sun farm"), indoor Solar Simulators, producing the Sun intensity up to 1000 times, and a wide range of environmental test chambers. The Center offer to evaluate a variety of devices exposed optical, surface tension, Thermo mechanical and electrical properties of materials, components and products for the items to the tracker or in the laboratories.

The equipment shall be available to other industrial and academic users. The Centre is in discussions with 11 other companies, who would pay for access and services.

To provide broader service, is the S-DLE Center exchange programs with the national renewable energy laboratory in Golden, Colorado, and industry partners Q-Lab testing facilities in Arizona and Florida, materials and products in the different environments has to establish.

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