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Science and Technology:

¶ A new conversion efficiency world-record for a full-size, thin-film solar module of 18.6% (aperture area efficiency) has been set by First Solar, according to a press release. The new cadmium-telluride PV module is the first the company has shown that outperforms “the best multi-crystalline module recorded.” [CleanTechnica]

¶ The International Energy Agency has revealed that global energy-related CO2 emissions stopped growing in 2014, halting at 32.2 Gt, unchanged from 2013. The IEA notes that, despite the global economy growing by about 3% across 2014, global energy-related CO2 emissions were able to remain unchanged. [CleanTechnica]

World:

¶ A solar farm that could power for 6,700 homes annually has been proposed for 102 acres of land outside Cirencester, a town not far from Bristol. Energy company Big60Million wants to build a 23.4MW Cirencester Solar near Witpit Lane, Preston and said the site would benefit…