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July 12, 2010
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Pennsylvania Invests 18 Million Dollars To Support Alternative Energy Projects
Harrisburg PA (SPX) Jul 12, 2010
Pennsylvania is expanding its commitment to advancing clean, solar energy with the investment of $18 million in 37 projects in 16 counties, Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary Austin Burke said. "These new projects are creating jobs while helping to make the development and deployment of solar technology more affordable," Burke said after the projects were approved by the Commonwealth Financing Authority. "Ultimately, this means substantial energy savings for families, ... read more

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Third In Series Of Italian Solar Power Plants Now Operational
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Understanding Solar PV Cost And Financing Estimators
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Yingli Green Energy Announces Initial Production Of 400 Mw Capacity Expansions
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Abound Solar Receieves Conditional Commitment For Loan Guarantee By US DoE
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Carmanah Awarded Solar PV Contract By Town Of Markham
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Swiss solar plane makes history with round-the-clock flight
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Solar plane takes pioneering step of flying into the night
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Solar Powered Agriculture Pump System
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Green vision drives solar powered flight
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Suniva Increases Manufacturing Capacity To 170 Megawatts
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Xcel Energy's First-Ever Solar-Coal Project Is Running
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Sol Ventus Partners Announces First Large Solar Array For Ohio Schools
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Conditional Federal Loan Guarantees For Abengoa Solar
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 07, 2010
President Obama has announced in his weekly video address that DOE has offered a conditional commitment for a $1.45 billion loan guarantee to Abengoa Solar, Inc. The loan will support the construction and start-up of Solana, a 250 net megawatt (MW) concentrating solar power (CSP) plant in Arizona. "After years of watching companies build things and create jobs overseas, it's good news that ... more

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Opportunity Keeps On Driving To Endeavour Crater
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jul 05, 2010
Opportunity continues to make good progress toward Endeavour crater as solar energy levels improve. On Sol 2281 (June 24, 2010), the rover completed over 70 meters (230 feet), driving east/southeast. On Sol 2283 (June 26, 2010), the rover headed 57 meters (187 feet) to the northeast to avoid some large ripples. The rover drove again on Sol 2286 (June 29, 2010), covering over 70 ... more

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Solar power could create fuel for cars
Albuquerque (UPI) Jul 2, 2010
Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could soon be used to create fuel to drive the word's cars and trucks, a U.S. researcher says. Solar-powered technology could be used to "photosynthesize" hydrocarbon fuels that present-day vehicles could run on without major modifications, The Daily Telegraph reported Friday. Solar reactors can take carbon dioxide and turn it into carbon monoxide ... more

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Blue Jeans And Ink Dye Molecules May Lead To More Efficient Solar Cells

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Envision Solar Announces The LifeVillage


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Recipes For Renegade Planets

First Directly Imaged Planet Confirmed Around Sun-Like Star

VLT Detects First Superstorm On Exoplanet

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Facebook deal means virtual 'credits' can be bought in shops

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Apple to issue patch for iPhone 4 antenna woes

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New System Helps Locate Car Park Spaces

Skyhook Wireless Partners With Samsung Electronics For Leading Location System

Telogis Expands Reach Into Construction And Heavy Lifting Sectors

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China Contributes To Space-Based Information Access A Lot

China Sends Research Satellite Into Space

China eyes Argentina for space antenna

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Russia And Europe May Join Forces To Protect Earth From Asteroids

The Walt Whitman Meteor Mystery

Australian scientists find Timor Sea meteorite crater

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Rosetta Spacecraft Returns Unique Glimpses Of Asteroid Lutetia

Rockbreaking In Space

European probe Rosetta successfully flies by asteroid: ESA

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Spire Receives DOE Grant To Develop LED Based Solar Simulator
Bedford MA (SPX) Jul 06, 2010
Spire has announced it has been selected by the Department of Energy (DOE) as the recipient of a Small Business Innovation Research grant to develop a light emitting diode (LED) based solar simulator. Spire is a major producer of solar simulators using pulsed light lamp light sources; this project will develop a next generation solar simulator, based on LED technology. An LED based system could provide advantages of accuracy, reliability, versatility and cost. Spectral, intensity and spatial ... read more

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Biofuels Sustainability

Yield Projections For Switchgrass As A Biofuel Crop

Philippines gets funding for green energy

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Iran unveils human-like robot: report

Thermal-Powered, Insectlike Robot Crawls Into Microrobot Contenders' Ring

Three Legged Dogs Boost Robot Research

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Study Shows Stability And Utility Of Floating Wind Turbines

Leading French Wind Farm Developer Says Yes To Triton

Floating ocean wind turbines proposed

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Strike over at Honda plant in China

Peugeot Citroen posts record sales, looks to China, India

Kongsberg signs deal with Renault

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Obama loses drilling moratorium appeal

A few patches of tar empty Biloxi's white sand beaches

Oil companies reeling from drilling moratorium uncertainty

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