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Mortenson Construction to build 2.4 MW Solar Project in North Carolina
Minneapolis MN (SPX) Jan 25, 2012
Mortenson Construction has announced their selection as EPC contractor by San Francisco-based MP2 Capital, a leading developer, financier and operator of solar facilities throughout North America, to construct the largest photovoltaic (PV) solar array to be built in Scotland County. Located on a 12 acre site in the Sandhills region, the 2.4 megawatt (MW) system is expected to generate approximately 3.5 million kilowatt hours (kWhs) of clean electricity on an annual basis--the equivalent of electri ... read more

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DuPont and Yingli Collaborate on High Efficiency Solar
DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DuPont) and Yingli Green Energy Holding are collaborating to advance technology for higher efficiency solar cells, new module manufacturing processes and innovative co ... more
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Southern Energy Management Builds Large Solar Array For IDEAL Fastener
Southern Energy Management (SEM) is helping the world's second largest zipper manufacturer with sustainability efforts by installing its first solar array. IDEAL Fastener Corporation hired SEM to de ... more
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In Solar Cells, Tweaking the Tiniest of Parts Yields Big Jump in Efficiency
By tweaking the smallest of parts, a trio of University at Buffalo engineers is hoping to dramatically increase the amount of sunlight that solar cells convert into electricity. With military ... more
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MARSDAILY

Adjusting Robotic Arm on Amboy Rock
Opportunity is positioned on the north end of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour Crater with an approximate 15-degree northerly tilt for favorable solar energy production. Opportunity is conduc ... more
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WATER WORLD

Climate balancing: Sea-level rise vs. surface temperature change rates
Engineering our way out of global climate warming may not be as easy as simply reducing the incoming solar energy, according to a team of University of Bristol and Penn State climate scientists. Des ... more
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New Solar Shingle Mount Requires No Trimming
TTi has announced the next generation of its leading residential solar roof mount, the patented TTi Flat Jack Comp Shingle Mount. As the most durable and reliable mount for installing photovoltaic ( ... more
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Green Roofs Embrace Renewable Solar Energy
Green Roof Technology has announced the "Sun-Root" solar-living roof system, the first fully integrated, non-penetrative solar and extensive green roof system in North America. The "Sun-Root" ... more
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A Shade Greener Aim to Supply 35,000 Families with Free Solar by 2015
Free solar panel installer A Shade Greener has announced that they will install 35,000 free solar installations in the UK by 2015. This will mean lower electricity bills for 35,000 families en ... more
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New Solar-Energy System Generating Power at W and L
Virginia's largest solar-energy system is now up and running at Washington and Lee University, and visitors to the University's website can watch it working in real time. "We've been generatin ... more
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Abound Solar and Solarsis Announce Commissioning of Solar Plant in India
Abound Solar and Solar Integration Systems India Private Limited (Solarsis) has announced the commissioning of a 1MW solar photovoltaic plant in Kadiri, Andhra Pradesh, India. The commissionin ... more
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Solar Industry Remains In Crisis As Government Battles For Right To Appeal
The solar industry remains in "total limbo" after a day of legal argument failed to determine if the Government has the right to appeal in the row over feed-in-tariff incentives. David Hunt, a ... more
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MARSDAILY

Opportunity Targets Amboy Rock For Extra Study Ahead of Winter
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
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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
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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
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Philippines pushes renewable energy
Philippine President Benigno Aquino III called for boosting renewable energy to tackle climate change. ... more
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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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MARSDAILY

'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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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MARSDAILY

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
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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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