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Moser Baer to invest $1.5 bn in solar power
Economic Times – Gurgaon,Haryana,India
NEW DELHI: Betting big on power generation through solar energy, Moser Baer India is investing about $1.5 billion in increasing its thin-film photovoltaic …
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Is solar energy a viable solution to reducing oil dependence?
Helium – Andover,MA,USA
Most of my time that summer was spent unfreezing air conditioners and fixing the solar collectors that were used to heat the water for the hotel, …
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“You are better off just burning oil, coal and gas in generators.”
Seattle Times – United States
One has to grasp the vast energy demand of this country to realize that wind, wave and solar energy can only supply a token amount of the power we generate …
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Q&A: ‘There is no monogamy in energy‘
Times of India – India
I think an energy solution based on thorium is very important for India. Where then does India’s future lie in energy security? In solar energy, beyond …
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Germany’s First “Solar-Powered City”
Donga.com – Seoul,South Korea
Marburg in Hessen has become the first city in Germany to require all new buildings to install a solar energy heating system. House owners in Marburg, …
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Israel to hold tender for solar energy plants
Reuters UK – UK
The two solar energy plants will supply 250 megawatts of electricity, equal to 3 percent of Israel’s electricity consumption. The ministry is also planning …
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Plan to conserve energy solar power based lights for Pakistan …
Unique Pakistan – Karachi,Sindh,Pakistan
The government has decided to use solar energy-based lights on all important buildings, like Prime Minister House and Secretariat, as part of energy-saving …
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Work starts on Gulf ‘green city’
BBC News – UK
The city will be mostly powered by solar energy and residents will move in travel pods running on magnetic tracks. Abu Dhabi has one of the world’s biggest …
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Storing Energy Using Graphite
The Oil Drum – USA
The Canberra Times recently published an article, rather misleadingly entitled “Generating solar energy in the dark”, which looked at the use of purified …
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‘Green energy‘ myths are just holding us back
Daily Press – Newport News,VA,USA
Take concentrated solar energy — which uses massive lenses and mirrors to “concentrate” the sun’s rays to quickly produce cheap electricity. …
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New Law Offers Solar Savings
KHNL-TV/KHBC/KOGG – Honolulu,HI,USA
Councilmember Charles Djou spearheaded the measure, which adds to the savings already associated with buying photovoltaic solar energy systems. …
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Power Plays
Wall Street Journal – USA
By YULIYA CHERNOVA and JONATHAN SHIEBER Solar power has been one of the hottest areas of alternative-energy investment in recent weeks, …
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Crist in Town for Solar Power Project
WWSB – Sarasota,FL,USA
Crist is teaming up with FPL to initiate Florida’s largest solar power system. The system will collect energy from the sun, and convert it into 100% …
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XL Telecom focuses on export market of solar panels
Equity Bulls – Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
XL is focusing emerging Grid Connected Solar Solutions, which is growing at a fast pace recently as against conventional Stand alone Solar Power Systems. …
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Government to lift all corners of the country out of the dark
Jakarta Post – Jakarta,Indonesia
The second is through the use of renewable energy sources such as hydro and solar power, which are available everywhere. Those kinds of energy can be used …
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Vibrating raindrops may power our homes
ABC Science Online – Australia
It could also be used with solar power to scavenge as much energy from the environment as possible, or to power tiny, wireless sensors designed to monitor …
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Moser Baer to invest $1.5 bn in solar power
Economic Times – Gurgaon,Haryana,India
NEW DELHI: Betting big on power generation through solar energy, Moser Baer India is investing about $1.5 billion in increasing its thin-film photovoltaic …
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Red-Tape is Stifling Growth in the Solar Power Sector
RenewableEnergyAccess.com – Peterborough,NH,USA
They hear many stories about how well the solar power sector is doing in America. Unfortunately, when they take a peek, renewable energy is an expensive …
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Nuclear power regains respect among Ukrainians
Helium – Andover,MA,USA
Environmentalists fought for the alternative solar and wind plants. The solar power plant at Scholkino first generated electricity in September 1985, …
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Feb 09 K4RY Moves Station to Solar Power
ARRL – Hartford,CT,USA
Operating on alternative power sources such as generators, batteries and solar power is a useful skill, whether for fun or when Amateur Radio is pressed …
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Sunny Propositions
Northender (subscription) – Oyster Bay,NY,USA
According to them, technology has advanced to the point that solar power is now a workable energy alternative; and it is up to the public to make elected …
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Solar Power, Inc. to Present at the ROTH Capital Partners 20th …
Business Wire (press release) – San Francisco,CA,USA
Mr. Stephen Kircher, Chairman and CEO of Solar Power, Inc., will present on behalf of the Company. Management will discuss the Company’s business strategy, …
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Siberia: Solar Power’s Next Heartland?
Wall Street Journal – USA
Nitol Solar wants to become one of the world’s biggest producers of high-purity silicon, the main ingredient of solar cells. That’s pretty ambitious, …
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The pros and cons of solar power
BBC News – UK
By Maggie Ayre Even in grey, overcast Britain, some householders are managing to use solar power to meet their energy needs. …
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EMCORE Corporation Announces 2008 Revenue Guidance and Preliminary …
CNNMoney.com – USA
This annual increase was primarily related to increased SG&A spending in our new Terrestrial Solar Power Systems division, as well as in our other divisions …
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Long Beach Community Solar Program Extended
PR Newswire (press release) – New York,NY,USA
7 /PRNewswire/ — Long Beach homeowners are so hungry for solar power that they successfully lobbied leading installer SolarCity to extend its Community …
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Saratoga Country Club to Deploy 166kW Solar Power System,
RenewableEnergyAccess.com – Peterborough,NH,USA
“We selected REgrid Power to design and deploy our solar power system because of their expertise, quality and reliability,” added Burton. …
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Masdar tests solar power
ArabianBusiness.com – Dubai,Umm al Qaiwain,United Arab Emirates
PV is a solar power technology that uses solar cells, either made from silicon or thin film, to convert sunlight directly into electricity. …
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Alaska ‘energy guy’ says solar power is worthwhile
Kodiak Daily Mirror – Kodiak,AK,USA
By MISTY MAYNARD A four-hour course on integrating solar energy into Alaska homes proved to be a popular event, Tuesday night. The room at Kodiak College …
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Xantrex inverters used at utility-scale Alamosa solar installation
RenewableEnergyAccess.com – Peterborough,NH,USA
SunEdison financed, built and maintains the Alamosa solar plant under a Solar Power Services Agreement (SPSA) with Xcel Energy. Under the SPSA, utility Xcel …
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Bulk purchase of solar panels makes green energy more viable
insideTORONTO.com – Toronto,Ontario,Canada
BY CYNTHIA REASON It’s been nearly a year and a half since the Downtown West Solar Energy Project (DWSEP) first embarked on its mission to provide a sunny …
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Solar Decathletes Prep For 2009 Contest
InformationWeek – Manhasset,NY,USA
Students will spend the next two years designing and building 800-square-foot homes that are powered entirely by solar energy. Homes must be net-zero-energy …
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Energy Conversion Devices Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results
CNNMoney.com – USA
Enfinity will use the UNI-SOLAR products for rooftop installations in Europe. — An agreement with SunEdison, North America’s largest solar energy service …
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PM calls for review of energy pricing policies
Deccan Herald – Bangalore,India
… RK Pachauri said the government could consider shifting the subsidies on kerosene to solar lighting in order to promote solar energy in the country. …
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Township warms to using solar energy
The Express Times – Easton,PA,USA
… costs but is earning money through energy credits. The large highway, road and bridge construction company facility has more than just a solar system. …
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City makes strides on solar energy plan
Ypsilanti Courier – Ypsilanti,MI,USA
“Solar panel power generation is a good idea for everyone involved,” he stated. “To visibly embrace renewable energy, to be the first city hall in Michigan …
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Helping the World’s Oceans Begins at Home With Solar Energy
FOXBusiness – USA
BOULDER, Colo., Feb 05, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Bella Energy, a Boulder based solar energy company that installs and maintains solar energy systems …
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Alternative energy
GulfNews – Dubai,United Arab Emirates
Among his top holdings in solar energy are Suntech and Q-Cells, while Vestas and Gamesa are favourites in wind turbines. Among alternative energy resources, …
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Shedding Some Light on Solar Power
Barron’s – USA
We are not suggesting that renewable resources like solar photovoltaics could be used to run energy-intensive industries like mining and metal refining. …
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Recurrent Energy Signs Solar PV Module Supply Agreements with …
Business Wire (press release) – San Francisco,CA,USA
Recurrent Energy builds, owns, and operates solar power systems — providing Solar as a Service to REITs and institutional property owners at …
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Heliotronics Develops Solar Learning Lab Software
Associated Construction Publications – Norcross,GA,USA
By Joanne Ray Exciting news hits Hingham, Mass., when middle school science teacher Andrea Stuart finds a simple way to introduce solar power to her …
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Spanish power
Scenta.co.uk – London,England,UK
Giant auto manufacturer SEAT has pledged to become one of the world’s largest solar power generators by powering a manufacturing plant with solar energy. …
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SEAT to generate 11.2 GWh of solar power at Martorell plant
EEMS – Energy Efficient Motorsport – UK
… with the firm’s factory at Martorell to see the large-scale installation of solar panels generating enough renewable power to avoid the emission of more …
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Convert Any Cell Phone to Solar Power
Mobile Magazine – USA
As such, lugging around an extra battery usually isn’t a bad idea… unless you want the infinite power of the sun. A nifty solar charger has been developed …
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One solar power program mostly benefits wealthy people
Goat – Paonia,CO,USA
They can afford to invest in expensive energy hardware like solar panels and better insulation and efficient appliances and windows. It’s ironic too, …
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New Solar Panels That Work At Night
Inhabitat – USA
by Emily Pilloton Despite the enormous untapped potential of solar energy, one thing is for sure- photovoltaics are only as good as the sun’s rays shining …
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FSU accepting applications for wind and solar energy education program
Cumberland Times-News – Cumberland,MD,USA
FROSTBURG – Applications are being accepted for the new wind and solar energy certified education program at Frostburg State University. …
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Qatar trumps Abu Dhabi with world’s biggest solar energy complex
Business Intelligence Middle East (press release) – United Arab Emirates
In Egypt, the New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA), a subsidiary of the Ministry of Electricity, has put into construction the first Integrated Solar …
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Do sun-powered homes sell faster in a slow market?
Los Angeles Times – CA,USA
That is up from 1% in 2004, but well below the 50% the Million Solar Roofs program aims for by 2017. If you’re interested in solar power for your home (my …
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PSE Invites Schools to Apply for Solar-Power Installation
Business Wire (press release) – San Francisco,CA,USA
1, 2008, issued a request for proposals (RFP) to provide up to five schools in PSE’s service area each a 1 kilowatt to 5 kilowatt photovoltaic solar system. …
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Solar power for town hall
Wembley and Kingsbury Times – London,England,UK
by Brian Le May Council chiefs have taken a further step towards a greener borough by installing 40 solar panels on the town hall. On a peak day, …
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Solar powered warm pints – it’sa good thing
Greenbang – London,England,UK
One brewer in the US has put solar power to work for its brewing, says Oregon Live. Portland’s first commercial-scale batch of solar powered beer starts …
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US Pulls Plug on Low-CO2 Powerplant Project
Slashdot – USA
The world’s total solar power capacity is roughly equivalent to one unit of your average coal-fired power station. And while solar cells are large …
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Tax money buys tickets to special events, too
Las Vegas Sun – Las Vegas,NV,USA
Well, the county is experimenting with solar power. Commissioners will accept a $148320 check from Nevada Power as part of the utility’s Solar Generations …
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Delhi will provide solar power to Saarc villages
The Statesman – Kolkata,India
The Solar Home Lighting System (SHS) is an indoor lighting system, consisting of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) module of 40 watt power and a storage …
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