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July 13, 2010
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Energy From The Desert
Cologne, Germany (SPX) Jul 13, 2010
Prof. Hans Muller-Steinhagen of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has been elected to chair the International Advisory Committee of the Desertec Industry Initiative (Dii). The panel will support Dii in establishing sustainable power generation capacity in the desert in northern Africa and in the Middle East. In an interview, Prof. Muller-Steinhagen explains why he believes in this project. Dii was founded in October 2009, and it established a framew ... read more

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Plan To Dry Cool Plant Announced
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UL Listing For Innovative Commercial Rooftop Solar Systems
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Renewable Energy Act Amendments Shift Demand
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Pennsylvania Invests 18 Million Dollars To Support Alternative Energy Projects
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Solar For All Design Contest
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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
Norcross GA (SPX) Jul 08, 2010
Suniva has announced that it has expanded its manufacturing capacity to 170 MW from 96 MW by adding a third cell line at its metro-Atlanta plant. The new solar cell manufacturing line is now in production and will help the company meet continually increasing worldwide demand for its product. Suniva has also expanded its workforce recently, creating more clean energy jobs in the U.S. ... more

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Xcel Energy's First-Ever Solar-Coal Project Is Running
Denver, Colorado (SPX) Jul 07, 2010
Xcel Energy is now operating a first-of-its-kind demonstration of a hybrid solar-coal approach, using parabolic-trough solar technology integrated with a coal-fired power plant. The project, located at Xcel Energy's Cameo Generating Station near Grand Junction, Colo., is designed to increase the plant's efficiency, decrease the use of coal, test the commercial viability of concentrating solar po ... more

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Sol Ventus Partners Announces First Large Solar Array For Ohio Schools
Cincinnati OH (SPX) Jul 07, 2010
A turnkey method for schools to save money while tapping the sun's energy is underway in Ohio. David Chrestensen, CEO of Sol Ventus Partners, LLC announced today the company will construct and operate two solar power systems for the Adams County/Ohio Valley School District, delivering energy savings, conserving energy resources and helping kids understand the environmental benefits of solar ener ... more

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AEROSPACE
Recipes For Renegade Planets

First Directly Imaged Planet Confirmed Around Sun-Like Star

VLT Detects First Superstorm On Exoplanet

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Google tool aims to make it easy to create Android programs

EchoStar XV Satellite Successfully Performs Post-Launch Maneuvers

Japan's DoCoMo plans new app platform for phones

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Tracking System Leads Rescuers To Birds Caught In Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill

New System Helps Locate Car Park Spaces

Skyhook Wireless Partners With Samsung Electronics For Leading Location System

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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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MARSDAILY
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 meters (230 feet) to the east. As of Sol 2286 (June 29, 2010), solar array energy production has improv ... read more

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Transportation And Aviation Leaders Launch Sustainable Biofuels Initiative

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Yield Projections For Switchgrass As A Biofuel Crop

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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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PetroChina says open to closer ties with BP: report

Strike over at Honda plant in China

Peugeot Citroen posts record sales, looks to China, India

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US imposes new freeze on deepwater drilling

BP fixes new cap to finally stem Gulf oil disaster

Obama loses drilling moratorium appeal

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