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Scientific American interviews Fthenakis on solar technologies:
- On Solyndra PV, Oct 12, 2011
- On new dye-sensitized cells, Nov 3, 2011

2nd CAES Conference and Workshop, sponsored by NYSERDA - Oct. 20- 21, 2010

Proceedings
Photos from workshop dinner

2nd International PV Recycling Conference, Madrid, Spain, Jan. 25, 2011

"Completing the NF3 puzzle", Article at the "Chemical & Engineering News" by Nancy Garcia

"Environmental Aspects of Thin-Film Module Production and Product Lifetime", Invited Plenary Presentation, 25th EUPV, Valencia - Sept. 2010

Van Haaren R., GIS-based wind farm site selection using spatial multi-criteria analysis (SMCA): Evaluating the case for New York State, Presentation at NEARC 2011 Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY, November 15, 2011

"Mathematical Modeling for Cost Optimization of PV Recycling", Presentation, 25th EUPV, Valencia - Sept. 2010

"Supply and Economics in Thin-film PV Materials" Invited Presentation, IEEE PVSC 35, Hawaii - June 21, 2010

1st International PV Recycling workshop, Berlin - Jan. 2010

CAES Workshop, sponsored by NYSERDA- - Oct. 21-22, 2008

Proceedings
Speaker photographs

PV manufacturing topics covered at EHS symposium held in San Francisco, California.

"Solar Power Lightens Up with Thin-Film Technology ", by David Biello, Scientific American

The Solar Grand Plan attracts interest in Germany Spektrum (attached file) Spiegel.

"Solar Panel Much More Economical", Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad, translated to English by Rob van der Meulen.

"Solar Energy Firms Leave Waste Behind in China", by Ariana Eunjung Cha, The Washington Post.

"Photovoltaic Cells Are Still Very Green, Comparative Test Shows", by Henry Fountain, New York Times.

In the cover story of Scientific American "A grand plan for solar energy" Fthenakis and colleagues Zweibel and Mason, show how solar energy can satisfy all the energy needs of the United States. "A Solar Grand Plan", by Ken Zweibel, James Mason and Vasilis Fthenakis

Professor Fthenakis is quoted in Scientific American, Environmental Science & Technology and IEEE Spectrum, for current research on Life Cycle Analysis on Photovoltaics.

" Dark Side of Solar Cells Brightens", by David Biello

"New photovoltaics change solar costs" by Naomi Lubick

"How Free is Solar Energy?",by Sandra Upson

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