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Mars Rover Opportunity Positioned at Candidate Site for WinterPasadena CA (JPL) Dec 31, 2011 Opportunity is positioned at a candidate site for Mars' southern hemisphere winter. The rover is at the north end of 'Cape York' on the rim of Endeavour Crater, tilted about 15 degrees to the north for favorable solar energy production. Opportunity experienced anomalously high current in the right-front wheel on Sol 2808 (Dec. 17, 2011). Diagnostics on Sols 2810 and 2812 (Dec. 20 and 22, 2011) indicated a nominal wheel and drive actuator with the terrain being the indicated explanation for t ... read more |
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  EU grows renewable-supplied energy share Europe modestly grew the share of renewables in its total energy consumption to 12.4 percent n 2010, an industry report released this week in Paris revealed. ... more | .. |
 2012 Global Solar Market Outlook According to the current development, EnergyTrend, TrendForce's green energy division expects 2012 to be the year for the global solar industry to face an arduous challenge and weed out the weak. ... more | .. |
 SPI Solar Awarded EPC Contract to build Utility-Scale Project in New Jersey SPI Solar has announced that it has been awarded an EPC contract by Seashore Solar Development. As EPC contractor, SPI will design, engineer and construct an 11.3 megawatt fixed ground mount solar e ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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 Solar industry faces months of 'paralysis' The embattled solar industry faces months of "paralysis" unless the Government gets its act together quickly, according to a leading renewable energy company. The double whammy of the High Cou ... more | .. |
 Solar Industry Cheers PUC Ruling The Public Utilities Commission of the State of Hawai'i (PUC) recently issued an order denying several proposals by Hawai'i's investor-owned utilities that would have raised barriers to homes and bu ... more | .. |
 Nottingham Businessman Hits Out At Government Cuts To Feed In Tariffs A local businessman has hit out at Government plans to amend feed in tariffs (FIT's) for solar installations this week and has pledged to start a campaign in a bid to prevent such cuts going ahead. ... more | .. |
 Solar Power Goes Viral Catching a nasty virus certainly isn't on anyone's holiday wish list, but for solar power it might be just what the doctor ordered. With the help of a genetically modified virus, materials researche ... more |
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 SunMaxx Solar and Johnson Controls Install Solar Thermal Systems in Texas SunMaxx Solar is pleased to announce the installation of a solar thermal system at Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. The project was conducted in conjunction with Johnson Controls and Intelligent Green S ... more | .. |
 PowerStream Solar Awards Carmanah Solar PV Contract Carmanah Technologies has been awarded a contract by PowerStream Inc, to supply and install a 350 kW rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system for the Thornhill Community Centre located in Markham, Ont ... more | .. |
 Solar power use expands in S. America Latin America is investing more in solar power but, in line with International Energy Agency warnings, needs to do so intelligently and without multiplying costs. ... more | .. |
 Notre Dame researchers develop paint-on solar cells Imagine if the next coat of paint you put on the outside of your home generates electricity from light-electricity that can be used to power the appliances and equipment on the inside. A team of res ... more |
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 Arizona YMCA's Go Solar Centrosolar America and Scout Solar have announced plans to activate solar PV projects at four 'Valley of the Sun YMCA' branches. The solar arrays will be installed at YMCA branches in the Tempe, Ch ... more | .. |
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 Recurrent Energy Secures $250M Financing For 200MW of Solar PV Projects Recurrent Energy has announced that it has secured a four-year construction revolver credit facility of $250 million from Mizuho Corporate Bank. The facility will support the construction of 20 sola ... more | .. |
Government 'strangling' homeowners' efforts to go solar The Government has been accused of "strangling" homeowners' attempts to harness renewable energy after it emerged they will have to shell out thousands of pounds in order to qualify for solar panel ... more |
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Florida Space Coast set to break yearly launch record this week
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 Discovery of a 'dark state' could mean a brighter future for solar energy The efficiency of conventional solar cells could be significantly increased, according to new research on the mechanisms of solar energy conversion led by chemist Xiaoyang Zhu at The University of T ... more | .. |
 Google turns up investment in solar power Google on Tuesday ramped up its investment in clean energy by backing the construction of solar panels that will feed electricity to California's power grid. ... more | .. |
 Opportunity at One of its Two Winter Spots Opportunity is positioned at one of the candidate sites for winter, on the north end of "Cape York" on the rim of Endeavour Crater. There are two candidate sites for winter havens that indicate suff ... more | .. |
 Home Solar Program Lights Way for Energy Savings in California and Abroad HelioPower and Power to the People have announced "Help for the Holidays," a joint campaign to help households in California and Nicaragua secure affordable solar energy. Sponsored by Canadian Solar ... more |
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 US Solar Energy Industry Sets Record for Installations The U.S. solar energy industry achieved a new record for installations and growth in the third quarter of 2011 thanks to utility-scale project completions, a strong residential market, effective pol ... more | .. |
 ESA Renewables Announces Construction of Rooftop Solar Array ESA Renewables (ESA) has announced it has begun construction on a 1.3 MW commercial rooftop solar project in the city of New Bern in Craven County, North Carolina. This project is one of the largest ... more | .. |
 Renewable Energy to be Fastest Growing Market in Malaysia Global Information (GII) presents "Global Solar Power Market" by Frost and Sullivan. The implementation of feed-in-tariff (FiT) policy will bring the required momentum to accelerate solar PV market ... more | .. |
 IHS iSuppli Teardown Analysis of Solar Inverter In its first-ever dissection of a solar power inverter, IHS has determined the bill of materials (BOM) of a major manufacturer's product, providing a path-setting benchmark for cost reduction in a m ... more |
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 Solar power development in US Southwest could threaten wildlife Government agencies are considering scores of applications to develop utility-scale solar power installations in the desert Southwest of the United States, but too little is known to judge their lik ... more | .. |
 Breakthrough design will produce conversion efficiency far in excess of current solar technology Solar3D has announced the results of a simulated test of its new solar cell design that projects the conversion efficiency to be in excess of 25%. The test results indicate that the company's innova ... more | .. |
 Cool Solar Installation New Jersey solar energy installer SolarGen and solar manufacturer Centrosolar America has announced the completion of a 102 kW rooftop solar power installation at the Salerno-Duane Infiniti car deal ... more | .. |
 True South Renewables To Commission 10MW Solar Power Project True South Renewables has announced that it has been selected to oversee the commissioning of a 10 megawatt (MW) solar power plant in eastern Ontario, south of Ottawa. The 10 MW site is part o ... more |
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Italy Set to Surpass Germany as World's Leading Solar Market This Year After two years at the top, Germany this year is likely to lose its place as the world's top photovoltaic (PV) solar market, slipping to No. 2 behind former runner-up Italy, according to an IHS iSup ... more | .. |
 Soltecture produces first 100 Watt solar modules Soltecture has announced new records in solar efficiency: the first 100 Watt solar modules have been produced by the production line in Berlin Adelsdorf, a reading that equates to a 13.4 percent eff ... more | .. |
 World's Most Efficient Rooftop Solar Hot Air Heater Enerconcept Technologies has introduced the new Luba GL, the world's most efficient, inexpensive and lightweight rooftop solar hot air collector for supplemental outside air heating in commercial, i ... more | .. |
 Garrigill lays claim to be Britain's solar panel capital A tiny village in Cumbria is laying claim to be Britain's solar panel capital. At least half a dozen residents out of just 200 in Garrigill have had panels installed - beating by days the Government ... more |
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