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Opportunity Well Positioned For Another Winter On MarsPasadena CA (JPL) Jan 06, 2012 Opportunity is positioned for winter on the north end of "Cape York" on the rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is tilted about 15 degrees to the north for favorable solar energy production. Opportunity is in position to conduct contact science investigations of surface targets reachable by the instruments on the robotic arm. On Sol 2819 (Dec. 29, 2011), the robotic arm was used to collect a set of Microscopic Imager mosaics of a target called "Amboy." This was followed by the placement ... read more |
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  Investment in African Renewable Energy Reaches $3.6 Billion in 2011 First, the bad news. Although Africa has vast fossil and renewable energy sources, only twenty percent of its population has direct access to electricity and in some rural areas, four out of five pe ... more | .. |
 Sofics PowerQubic Tech Used to Protect Solar Panel IC from Electrical Overstress Sofics has announced that its PowerQubic EOS technology has been chosen by eSilicon Corporation, the largest independent semiconductor value chain producer, for a high-voltage solar power applicatio ... more | .. |
 Carmanah Announces Outdoor Illumination Order in Mexico Representing the largest order to date for Carmanah's solar outdoor lighting, valued at nearly $1M USD, Mexican officials have selected the EG-series solar LED outdoor lighting system for an outdoor ... 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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 SEIA and the Solar Alliance Merge to Drive Effective Policy for Solar The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade association for the solar energy industry, has announced that it has officially merged with the Solar Alliance, an advocacy organiz ... more | .. |
 German jobs boom in renewable energy questioned Optimistic predictions that Germany's decision to turn its back on nuclear energy will lead to the creation of hundreds of thousands of jobs in the renewable energy sector have met with scepticism. ... more | .. |
 Tecta Solar Installs 541.8-kWp Solar Photovoltaic System Tecta Solar, a division of Tecta America Corporation, recently completed the installation of a 541.8-kWp rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system for Shop Solar LLC in Whitinsville, Mass. The sy ... more | .. |
 Solar Array at Neuse River Wastewater Treatment Plant Energized The 1.3 megawatt solar voltaic array at the City of Raleigh's Neuse River Wastewater Treatment Plant was energized in December. The 10-acre site is located at the intersection of Battlebridge ... more |
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 AORA Solar Completes Construction of its Second Hybrid Micro CSP Power Station AORA Solar has announced that it has completed construction on its second gas turbine solar thermal power station. The station, built in Almeria, Spain, is now undergoing commissioning and certifica ... 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 Mars Rover Opportunity Positioned at Candidate Site for Winter 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 ... more | .. |
 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 |
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Australian-made rocket set for historic space launch
3D Printing Technologies Pave the Way for Moon and Mars Construction
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  Algal protein gives boost to electrochemical water splitting Water splitting in photo-electrochemical cells to yield hydrogen is a promising way to sustainable fuels. A team of Swiss and US scientists now made major progress in developing highly efficient ele ... more | .. |
 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 |
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Kremlin blasts potential EU deployment of French nuclear bombers
Macron warns of new sanctions, Europe talks nukes; Lula commits to push Putin
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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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 |
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