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December 17, 2009
eSolar's Sierra SunTower Named Renewable Project Of The Year
Pasadena CA (SPX) Dec 16, 2009
Power Engineering announced the selection of eSolar's Sierra SunTower facility, a state-of-the-art solar thermal power plant, as the winner of "Best Renewable and Sustainable Project" at the 2009 Projects of the Year Awards. Each year, Power Engineering magazine editors recognize the world's best projects in four major categories: gas-fired, coal-fired, nuclear and renewable. ... read more

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New Home Green Materials Adds DECK Monitoring To Solar Line-Up
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Energy Conversion Devices Announces 3MW Rooftop Solar Project
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Buckman's Ski And Snowboard Shops Go Green
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Solar power unit does more with less sun
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Memory Foam Mattress Review & Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison

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Clean energy to grow into 1.6 trillion euros industry: WWF
Geneva (AFP) Dec 11, 2009
The clean energy technology sector will grow into a 1.6 trillion-euro (2.4 trillion-dollar) industry by 2020, becoming the third largest industrial sector after automobiles and electronics, WWF said Friday. The clean energy industry, which includes wind energy infrastructure, insulation, solar panels and bio-ethanol treatment production, generated 630 billion euros in revenues in 2007, a sum ... more

Solar Energy Powers Marines On Battlefield
Arlington VA (SPX) Dec 09, 2009
A year ago, U.S. Marines operating in the Arabian Desert only viewed the sun as the source of the region's relentless heat. Recently, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Advanced Power Generation Future Naval Capabilities program introduced technology that allows the Marines to harness some of that sunshine to help power their field equipment. Fueled by the sun, the Ground Renewable ... more

Large, Solar-Powered, Sustainably Built Affordable Housing
San Francisco CA (SPX) Dec 09, 2009
When it opens later this year, Ironhorse will offer 99 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments that will be affordable to families with annual incomes ranging from $18,000 to $50,000. Designed by architect David Baker + Partners, Ironhorse includes many sustainable building and landscaping measures, including: + Vegetated "green roofs" that last longer than standard roofs and provide ... more

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LA Installs Solar Powered LED Bus Stop Lighting


Pioneering solar-powered plane makes airborne hop


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Vietnam, Russia sign deals on defence, nuclear energy

Iran does not insist on uranium swap inside the country: FM

UN nuclear watchdog chief holds talks in Nigeria

Eyes of the world are on you, UN chief tells climate summit

Walkout heightens failure fears for climate marathon

Gore calls for July summit to finish climate treaty

Rural communities lead Nepal's green fightback

Chemical plant helps Dutch aubergine grower

Taiwan farmers potty-train pigs to curb pollution

New drug threatens India's endangered vultures

Discovery Of New Dinosaur Provides Insight To Early Evolution

DNA Study Sheds New Light On Horse Evolution

ATK Successfully Ground Tests New Castor 30 Upper Stage Solid Rocket Motor

Virgin spaceship to take visitors into suborbital space

Steering The Ares Rockets On A Straight Path

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China solar panel makers see boost from Copenhagen
Changzhou, China (AFP) Dec 3, 2009
In Trina Solar's brilliant white factory in eastern China, masked workers in lab coats turn silicon wafers into solar power cells capable of harnessing the sun's clean and limitless energy. China is now the world's top producer of the cells -- the tile-like engines of solar panels -- and firms like Trina see next week's climate talks as a potential key moment in the wider adoption of renewab ... more

Maryland's Largest Solar Farm
Silver Spring MD (SPX) Dec 03, 2009
CPV Renewable Energy (CPV REC) has announced plans for a 10 megawatt (MW) solar farm in southern Maryland to be co-located with the proposed natural gas combined-cycle CPV St. Charles Energy Center. The announcement was made as part of American Community Properties Trust (ACPT) 9,100 acre planned "Model Green City" in Charles County. Named the CPV Piney Reach Solar Farm, the planned ... more

Ameren Launches Major Solar Initiative In Illinois And Missouri
St. Louis MO (SPX) Dec 03, 2009
Ameren and its utility companies in Illinois and Missouri have launched a major solar energy initiative that will span both states. As a first step, the corporation is installing solar energy systems at its downtown St. Louis headquarters campus at 1901 Chouteau, while Ameren Illinois Utilities (AmerenCIPS, AmerenCILCO, AmerenIP) will install solar systems at one of its facilities in Illinois. ... more

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Global Concentrated PV Market Worth 266 Million Dollars By 2014


Small South Florida Company Helps Power World's Largest Cruise Ship


Go Green This Holiday Season With Solar-Powered Gifts
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S.Leone unemployed get work in Iraq, Afghanistan: official

'Death of Kyoto would be death of Africa': AU

African frustration erupts at UN climate talks

Beijing vehicles to exceed four million: state media

Toyota aims to roll out plug-in Prius in two years

China's BAIC agrees to buy some Saab assets

Galaxy Collision Switches On Black Hole

PHARAO Atomic Clock Agreement Signed By ESA And CNES

Scientist Uncovers Relics Of Ancient Cosmos

Russia To Launch MIM1 Module To ISS Next Year

Russia Plans To Send 10 Spacecraft To ISS Next Year

SpaceX Begins NASA Astronaut Training For Dragon Spacecraft COTS Program

Shuttle Endeavour readied for a space trip

Space shuttle Atlantis lands back on Earth

Atlantis Ready For Landing Friday

ATK Successfully Ground Tests New Castor 30 Upper Stage Solid Rocket Motor

Virgin spaceship to take visitors into suborbital space

Steering The Ares Rockets On A Straight Path

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Suniva Solar Cell Technology Powers India's First Large-Scale Solar Project

Leading Solar Cell Manufacturer Expands Production With SOLARIS

India plans solar power boost

Etrion And SunPower Partner On 4MW Italian Solar Power Plants

Battery Systems For Industrial, Solar, EV, Wind Power Apps

HelioPower And SunRun Offer California Homeowners Affordable Solar

SunPower Completes 1MW Solar Power System At Agilent HQ

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