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March 20, 2013

Storing the Sun for a Rainy Day
Dusseldorf, Germany (SPX) Mar 20, 2013
It's been a miserable winter in Germany. Parts of the country have had 60% fewer sunshine hours than normal. A series of cold snaps have swept the country, reminding all just how expensive heating has become. Germany's 'Energiewende' (Energy Transition) policy - an intent to be 60% reliable on renewable energy sources for the country's total energy consumption by 2050 - is helping cut costs. In electricity supply alone, the government is aiming for 80% by 2050, with wind, photovoltaic, bio a ... read more

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PermaCity First to Join Program Aiming to Accelerate Solar PV Projects Panasonic Eco Solutions North America (Panasonic) and Coronal Management, LLC (Coronal) have announced that PermaCity Solar, located in Los Angeles, is the first charter member to join a new solar p ... more		Abengoa Aand BrightSource To Build World's Largest Solar Power Towers Abengoa and BrightSource Energy have signed an agreement to jointly develop, build and operate the world's two largest solar power towers in California. As joint partners, the two pioneers in ... more		Imec offers Fully Integrated Silicon Photonics Platform in a Multi-Project Wafer Service Imec has announced the launch of its fully integrated silicon photonics platform through a cost-sharing Multi-Project Wafer (MPW) service via ePIXfab. The platform enables cost-effective R and D of ... more
				U.S. sets record in solar installations The United States experienced record growth in solar installations, an industry report says. ... more		Solar giant Suntech defaults on debt Chinese solar panel giant Suntech Power announced Monday that it was in default on its debt after failing to make a payment on $541 million worth of bonds. ... more

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SolarCity Powers Eight Barstow Unified School District Schools SolarCity has announced a 1.5-megawatt (MW) solar power project that will bring renewable energy to eight Barstow Unified School District (BUSD) schools and facilities. The solar installations are e ... more		Sempra US Gas and Power Dedicates Nevada's Newest Solar Power Project Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval and Boulder City Mayor Roger Tobler have joined Sempra U.S. Gas and Power officials and community leaders to dedicate the state's newest solar energy project, the 92-megaw ... more		Under CERES watch Earth radiation budget record reaches 25 years Multi core wildfire soot particles found to boost global warming impact Wildland fires estimated to release more organic air pollutants		Revolution Energy and Dynamic Energy announce completion of Solar Project Dynamic Energy Solutions, LLC and Revolution Energy, LLC are pleased to announce the completion of a 1.6 MW portfolio of solar projects in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Most recently, Dynamic E ... more
				Advanced Energy Solar Inverters Used In Award-Winning Solar Farm In Pennsylvania Advanced Energy Industries has announced that its utility-scale AE 500NX-HE solar inverters were used for the Keystone Solar Project in Pennsylvania, which was one of three projects picked by the So ... more		India's solar mission drives manufacturing India's solar market is expected to reach $2.05 billion in 2015, nearly double the $1.05 billion market of 2012, market research firm Frost and Sullivan says. ... more

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HEMOS Technology Presents World First Remote Controlled Solar Panel Leto Solar Corporation is presenting the exclusive world premiere of HEMOS Technology at this year's Solar Power Finance and Investment Summit in San Diego, California. HEMOS is a groundbreaki ... more		Sun Number Reduces Cost of Customer Acquisition, Shortens Sales Cycle for Solar Installers Sun Number, LLC is making it easier, faster and less expensive for solar companies to analyze the solar potential of properties and to close sales with customers using a new tool developed with supp ... more		Fly through Webbs cosmic vistas celebrates four years of James Webb discoveries China harnesses nationwide system to drive spaceflight and satellite navigation advances Do Hormones Behave Differently in Microgravity		Obama defends green energy push after budget cuts US President Barack Obama defended green energy research spending Friday, two weeks after budget cuts kicked in, warning that those reductions would leave America trailing its global rivals. ... more
				UAE opens world's largest CSP solar power plant Oil-rich Abu Dhabi on Sunday officially opened the world's largest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant, which cost $600 million to build and will provide electricity to 20,000 homes. ... more		Bringing Solar Power To Multi-Family Housing in Chicago Kyocera Solar has announced that it is supplying Kyocera solar modules and MyGen Pro installation systems to VGI Energy for affordable, multi-family housing units in urban Chicago. VGI's retrofitted ... more

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	Dublin School breaks ground on MAGE SOLAR PV-System MAGE SOLAR, a turn-key provider of optimally coordinated PV-system solutions announced that the company will provide a 1.1 MW solar PV system to Dublin City High School. The 4898 module system ... more		Solis Partners Completes Solar Installation at NJ Distribution Center Solis Partners recently completed a 1.82 MW rooftop solar electric system at Freeze's manufacturing and distribution facility in Dayton, NJ. Solis Partners designed, engineered and constructed ... more		Government Mulling Club Of Nations To Promote Exchange Of Solar Technology India is looking forward to establishing a club of nations blessed with sufficient sunlight and harness energy to promote solar power as a substitute to the conventional form of energy, Union minist ... more		Advanced Energy Selected For Historic Federal Building Solar Installation Advanced Energy Industries has announced that its AE 75TX solar inverters have been selected by First Power and Light for a 147 kW solar energy system at the Mary Switzer Building, which when comple ... more

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