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Google News Alert for: Solar Power

Mart, SunPower install solar power at store
Guardian Unlimited – UK
NEW YORK, Jan 28 (Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc and SunPower Corp said on Monday that they have completed a 390-kilowatt solar power system installation at …
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Council has flare for solar power
24dash – Hereford,UK
Solar Panels being installed at Brent Town Hall will deliver 6000kW per annum towards the building’s electricity needs. Operating on a peak day it will …
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Wal-Mart Stores and SunPower Announce Solar Power Pilot Project in …
CNNMoney.com – USA
The store is the first of seven Wal-Mart facilities in California to receive high-efficiency SunPower solar power systems, totaling 4.6 megawatts, …
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SA power crisis ‘an emergency’, mines shut down
Namibian – Windhoek,Namibia
… subsidise solar water heaters, convert traffic lights to solar power, and order the hospitality industry to convert all water heating to solar power.
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Solar power to the richest
Los Angeles Daily News – Los Angeles,CA,USA
inequities will be addressed as part of a far-reaching plan to boost solar power through public-private partnerships, solar-powered public buildings and …
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Bank starts using solar power
Times of Malta – Valletta,Malta
Eleven solar panels have been installed on the roof of the Bank of Valletta branch in Marsascala, the first of the bank’s branches to start using solar …
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What the people say about…
Stabroek News – Georgetown,Guyana
I would prefer the solar power because it would give off more energy that the wind. I would still have the wind powered system as a back up though. …
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Google News Alert for: Solar Energy

Global Solar Energy is First CIGS Manufacturer to Achieve …
Business Wire (press release) – San Francisco,CA,USA
Global Solar Energy (GSE) is the leading manufacturer of Copper Indium Gallium diSelenide (CIGS) thin-film solar products. GSE is the only CIGS thin-film …
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Solar Power Marries Energy Efficiency
RenewableEnergyAccess.com – Peterborough,NH,USA
A California based company; Brobeck Solar Energy presents the Brobeck Solar Energy Debit Card, an innovative-patented approach using solar energy to provide …
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Stockwire.com: CHAT LIVE in the only dedicated CHAT ROOM for China …
Trading Markets (press release) – Los Angeles,CA,USA
About China Nuvo: China Nuvo Solar Energy, Inc. is a development stage company that has acquired a license for exclusive worldwide rights to a unique solar …
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Solar investors weigh economic concerns against solar energy …
cbs4denver.com – Denver,CO,USA
NEW YORK (AP) Investors weighed broader economic concerns with the outlook for solar energy on Monday, picking stocks that analysts say have more favorable …
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World’s darkest material comes to light
EETimes.com – USA
“This material will increase the absorption efficiency of light, as well as the overall radiation-to-electricity efficiency of solar-energy conservation,” …
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Telenor Deploys Solar Powered Repeater in Pakistan
Cellular-News – UK
Telenor Pakistan says that it has become the first operator in the country to use solar energy to power one of its repeater sites. …
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Homeowners linking together for solar savings
Toronto Star – Ontario, Canada
Back in the spring of 2006, a group of homeowners calling themselves the West Toronto Initiative for Solar Energy (WISE) began investigating how easy it …
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New approach may power future of solar
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
Plus, the silicon supply has tightened and prices have risen as solar energy has taken off. Current thin film surfaces generate less power in the same area …
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GSE claims solar-cell breakthrough
EETimes.com – USA
Amid a major expansion program, Global Solar Energy Inc. (GSE) claims to have achieved a breakthrough for solar cells based on copper indium gallium …
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Firm is helping Utah go green
Salt Lake Tribune – United States
A rooftop solar energy system is planned for the star shop this summer. That’s just the beginning. Legislation is afoot at the state Capitol to offer …
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Google News Alert for: Wind Power

Delmarva Power is seeking bids from onshore windpower
Cape Gazette – Lewes,DE,USA
By Leah Hoenen Delmarva Power is taking advantage of the stall in the state’s charge toward offshore wind power to pursue contract bids with onshore wind …
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Wind turbine inquiry will go ahead
Halifax Evening Courier – UK
By Michael Peel A PUBLIC inquiry is to be held in Halifax into controversial plans to put five huge wind turbines on the moors overlooking Todmorden. …
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DA’s 6 point plan to solve SA’s electricity crisis
Moneyweb – Johannesburg,South Africa
To make better use of South Africa’s wind power, the government and Eskom must, among other things, expand the Klipheuwel wind power programme to other …
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Grid deal could help wind power
Sioux Falls Argus Leader – Sioux Falls,SD,USA
Building transmission lines to move wind power out of South Dakota to markets that can use it remains almost as large an impediment to developing the …
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Don’t let Ohio miss the opportunity to develop wind and solar power
The Morning Journal – Lorain,OH,USA
In a job-starved area like Lorain County, which sits on the windy shore of Lake Erie, the creation of a wind power industry could mean hundreds of new jobs. …
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Wind energy official sees a chance to have impact
Marshall Independent – Marshall,MN,USA
A wind turbine is an entire power facility, Krug said. “It’s an energy facility all packed into one,” said Krug. “It’s like a Big Stone type plant all …
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A Snapshot of the US Wind Industry
GreenBiz – Oakland,CA,USA
At a recent Capitol Hill hearing I was surprised to learn that it was far from common knowledge just how competitive wind power has become. …
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Western Isles wind farms cannot take on such energy requirements
The Herald – Glasgow,Scotland,UK
The SNP have spent the last few months telling us we don’t need nuclear energy as Scotland is ideally placed to take advantage of wind power and other …
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Wind power in India: preparing for gusty future
Navhind Times – Panjim,India
by Radhakrishna Rao Right now, the country is the fourth largest generator of wind power in the world after Germany, Spain and United States. …
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Family’s 40ft turbine plan
Bolton News – Bolton,England,UK
The family want to use the wind turbine to power their home and send surplus electricity to the National Grid for redistribution. …
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Google News Alert for: Geothermal Energy

Alaska Resort Thrives on Geothermal Energy
Inventorspot – USA
The resort consists of an ice museum, a greenhouse, and a few tourist buildings – all of which are powered by geothermal energy. The ice museum is the only …
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Northwest may harness volcanoes’ energy
Mid Columbia Tri City Herald – Kennewick,WA,USA
King said no one has really looked at the state’s geothermal potential since the 1990s. He also cautions geothermal energy companies might be overly …
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Race against the Wind
Cape Cod Today – South Dennis,MA,USA
One source that has been used in Iceland is “geothermal energy“, and has proven successful. The biggest challege for this resource is location. …
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Australian Geothermal Hot Dry Rock Technology Drilling
Technology News Daily – Scottsdale,AZ,USA
Hot dry rock technology was invented to draw energy from deep underground areas where geothermal heat is abundant, but no water exists to carry the heat to …
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Google News Alert for: Renewable Energy

Renewable energy: Where there’s a wind . . .
Denver Post – Denver,CO,USA
While the measure isn’t likely to induce a surge of new wind projects, it sends a message that Denver is ready to embrace more renewable energy, …
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Renewable energy is not an end in itself
Financial Times – London,England,UK
Production of renewable energy is good as long it replaces fossil fuels, but it is not an end in itself. It is better for the environment to save energy …
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Keep solar shining
Arizona Republic – Phoenix,AZ,USA
Last year, nearly 6000 megawatts of renewable energy came on line. That injected $20 billion into the economy by industry calculations. …
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Militants march to U-Belt vs energy summit
GMA news.tv – Quezon City,Metro Manila,Philippines
Surrendering these energy sources to foreign business interests will strategically weaken the energy security of the country and make even renewable energy …
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Crop ready to grow into renewable energy role
Irish Examiner – Cork,Ireland
By Ray Ryan, Agribusiness Correspondent MISCANTHUS biomass, a crop that is set to play a key role in the renewable energy sector, has been used for the …
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The Week in Cleantech (Jan. 20 to Jan. 26) – Renewable Energy Is …
Alternative Energy Stocks – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
The Iberdrola Renovables IPO did indeed mark a turning point in the world of public alternative energy firms – the emergence of pure play renewable energy …
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Backers want renewable energy incentives in stimulus bill
AXcess News – Georgetown,KY,USA
But there is a fight over the best way to provide energy, for the economy as well as the environment. The renewable energy industries – solar, wind, …
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Letter: Let’s push renewable energy
Vero Beach Press-Journal (subscription) – Vero Beach,FL,USA
The prospect of renewable energy in the form of wind turbines on the Treasure Coast is very exciting. However, placing these structures on barrier island …
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CC receives renewable energy grant
The Casper Star Tribune – Casper,WY,USA
Barbara Cubin, R-Wyo., to launch a new program in renewable energy, according to a release from the school. The new program will be offered in partnership …
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Energy crisis challenges everyone
Portsmouth Herald News – Portsmouth,NH,USA
But one of the important features of energy efficiency and most renewable energy choices is that they are local — the changes have to take place at customer …
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