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 New Delhi (UPI) Nov 24, 2009 
India announced Monday a plan to increase solar power to 20,000 megawatts by 2022. Farooq Abdullah, India's minister for new and renewable energy, cited the country's increased energy demand, crippling electricity shortages and high rates for electricity in announcing the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, named after the nation's first prime minister. The plan will adopt ... read more
San Jose CA (SPX) Nov 24, 2009Etrion and SunPower have announced an agreement to build four solar power plants, totaling four megawatts, in the Puglia region of southern Italy. SunPower will design and construct the plants, and provide operations and maintenance services. Etrion CEO Marco Northland commented, "Solar power generation will play an increasingly vital role in our efforts to build more renewable, clean ... 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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San Diego CA (SPX) Nov 24, 2009Flux Power has introduced its new safe lithium batteries as well as its new 12-450v ruggedized and environmentally protected AC-DC charger. These high power products are meant to serve as backbone technology for the EV, Solar, Wind, Industrial and Peak-Shaving industries. "I'm excited we are launching the most advanced and complete power system we've seen in the energy industry. ... more 
Murrieta CA (SPX) Nov 24, 2009HelioPower has announced that it is partnering with SunRun to bring affordable solar financing and service to its California residential customers. SunRun is the nation's #1 provider of home solar service. The company provides a smart, affordable alternative to traditional electricity. HelioPower, through its California offices, will offer SunRun to homeowners in the state. "Our team ... more 
San Jose CA (SPX) Nov 24, 2009SunPower has announced the completion of a 1-megawatt solar power rooftop system on three buildings at Agilent's headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. This is SunPower's second project with Agilent, following the design and installation of a 1-megawatt solar tracking system at Agilent's Santa Rosa, Calif., campus last year. Agilent expects to save $3.5 million in energy costs in the first 10 ... more |
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Bonn, Germany (SPX) Nov 11, 2009At the German Aerospace Center facility in Lampoldshausen, a new solar water-cleaning system (Solare Wasserreinigungsanlage Lampoldshausen; SOWARLA) is using sunlight to remove organic and inorganic contamination, which is rather difficult to break down, from waste water. The heart of the system is a new type of solar receiver that obtains the energy required for the removal of a variety o ... more 
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 11, 2009New scientific discoveries are moving society toward the era of "personalized solar energy," in which the focus of electricity production shifts from huge central generating stations to individuals in their own homes and communities. That's the topic of a report by an international expert on solar energy scheduled for ACS' Inorganic Chemistry, a bi-weekly journal. It describes a long ... more 
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 8, 2009It may sound like a sci-fi vision, but Japan's space agency is dead serious: by 2030 it wants to collect solar power in space and zap it down to Earth, using laser beams or microwaves. The government has just picked a group of companies and a team of researchers tasked with turning the ambitious, multi-billion-dollar dream of unlimited clean energy into reality in coming decades. With fe ... more |
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