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Opportunity Targets Amboy Rock For Extra Study Ahead of WinterPasadena CA (JPL) Jan 16, 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 conducting in-situ (contact) science investigations of the rock target, "Amboy." The Mossbauer spectrometer has been in place for several sols on Amboy. On Sol 2829 (Jan. 8, 2012), the Microscopic Imager was used to make additional surveys of the target with the Mossbauer being placed again ... read more |
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  Private investments in renweables jump Renewable energy is in a "transformative" period as 2012 begins, with booming private investments but lagging public policies, a U.N. conference was told. ... more | .. |
 Here comes the sun Just outside Seville, in the desert region of Andalucia, Spain, sits an oasis-like sight: a 100-meter-high pillar surrounded by rows of giant mirrors rippling outward. More than 600 of these mirrors ... more | .. |
 Philippines pushes renewable energy Philippine President Benigno Aquino III called for boosting renewable energy to tackle climate change. ... 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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 New solar farm being developed in Arizona PSEG Solar Source has completed the acquisition of a 25.2 MW DC (19 MW AC) solar project developed by juwi solar Inc. The PSEG Queen Creek Solar Farm is expected to begin construction in January 201 ... more | .. |
 Ameresco Marks Completion of Solar Panel Installations Ameresco has joined with Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan to recognize the completion of the first phase of a multi-phase energy efficiency initiative and renewable energy project. During a ribb ... more | .. |
 SOLON Installs Solar Capacity at Biosphere 2 SOLON has announced the installation of a 10 kilowatt (kW) pilot project of the SOLquick commercial rooftop solution at Biosphere 2, a unique ecological research and teaching facility located north ... more | .. |
 OCI Solar Power and CPS Energy negotiate largest solar development in US OCI Solar Power has announced a partnership with CPS Energy in San Antonio, Texas to enter into negotiations to produce 400 megawatts of power, making it one of the largest solar power development p ... more |
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Chimpanzees Use Medicinal Plants for Wound Care and Hygiene in Ugandan Forests
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 Trina Solar Announces Complete Large Rooftop Solar Solution Trina Solar has announced the offering of a three-pronged service solution featuring complimentary design services, newly available high performance 'Honey' modules and the rapid install Trinamount ... more | .. |
 More Utility Commitment for Solar Gardens Clean Energy Collective-innovator of community-based clean energy facilities-has finalized the power purchase agreement (PPA) with southern Colorado's San Miguel Power Association (SMPA) for all the ... more | .. |
 Activ Solar Completes 100-Plus MW Perovo Solar PV Station Austria's Activ Solar has announced the completion and commissioning of one of the world's largest solar photovoltaic plants, the 100-megawatt (MW) Perovo Solar Power Station in Ukraine's Crimea. Bu ... more | .. |
 OPEL Solar Supplies GES USA with PV Tracker Systems OPEL Solar and OPEL Technologies has announced that it has completed delivery of 4.6 Megawatts ("MW") of its TF-850 market leading solar trackers to Global Energy Service U.S.A. ("GES"). This is OPE ... more |
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 'Greeley Haven' is Winter Workplace for Mars Rover NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity will spend the next several months at a site informally named "Greeley Haven." The name is a tribute to planetary geologist Ronald Greeley (1939-2011), who ... 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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 Opportunity Well Positioned For Another Winter On Mars 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. Op ... 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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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 | .. |
 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 |
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