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 Sydney (AFP) Oct 25, 2009 
A 3,000-kilometre (1,860-mile) solar car race across Australia's desert heartland began in the northern city of Darwin Sunday, organisers said. The cars left Darwin in hot and humid weather at about 8:30 am (2300 GMT Saturday) on the journey that is expected to end mid-week in the South Australian city of Adelaide. "We had 32 vehicles start this morning," Mike Drewer, a spokesman for the ... read more
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 23, 2009For more than 100 Indian villages cut off from grid electricity, life no longer comes to an end after dark thanks to an innovative solar-powered lantern that offers hope to the nation's rural poor. While cooking, farming and studying after sunset were once a struggle using inefficient kerosene or paraffin lamps, the solar lantern now provides a cheap and practical source of light. ... more
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Heavy rain, snow disrupts transport in Spain Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags Vietnam says parched Red River at record low Philippine volcano darkens New Year for 50,000 villagers Shocked residents survey Australia wildfire wreckage Honduras declares state of emergency amid drought Residents flee terrifying Australian wildfires Sarkozy scrambles to salvage carbon tax Thrill-seeking tourists flock to Philippine volcano 
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Washington DC (SPX) Oct 22, 2009The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the availability of a new online resource for local governments that assists community leaders and local stakeholders in building sustainable local solar markets. The online publication, Solar Powering Your Community: A Guide for Local Governments, provides local governments with proven best practices enabling them to drive economic development ... more 
Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Oct 22, 2009Helios Technology of Kerself Group has come up with some innovative solutions, committed to total respect for the environment. As explained by Mr. Andrea Ragni, Helios Technology's Plant Manager during the 24th edition of the PV Conference in Hamburg, this is achieved thanks to integrated treatment with zero drainage of waste water (cell manufacturing process) that avoids all releases into the ... more 
Berkeley CA (SPX) Oct 22, 2009Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) released a new study on the installed costs of solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems in the U.S., showing that the average cost of these systems declined by more than 30 percent from 1998 to 2008. Within the last year of this period, costs fell by more than 4 percent. The number of solar PV ... more |
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Wuxi, China (SPX) Oct 19, 2009Suntech Power Holdings has announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Pakistan's Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) to work towards the widespread use of solar energy technologies to meet the energy shortage in Pakistan. The objective of the MOU is to facilitate cooperation between Suntech and the public sector and private companies in Pakistan ... more 
Berlin (AFP) Oct 15, 2009German conglomerate Siemens announced a major acquisition Thursday with the purchase of Solel Solar Systems, a maker of panels used in power plants harnessing the Sun's rays to generate electricity. The German industrial giant said it was buying Israel-based Solel for 418 million dollars from current majority owners, British-based investment firm Ecofin and another unnamed shareholder. ... more 
Spanish Fork UT (SPX) Oct 14, 2009The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will award GOAL0, a renewable energy company for outdoor lifestyles, the 600,000th design patent for the technology behind its new portable solar energy product. The event will take place on October 14 in Alexandria, Va. at the National Inventors Hall of Fame. The patent was awarded for the development of state-of-the-art technology ... more |
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