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July 31, 2013

Australia to move ahead with massive solar project
Sydney (UPI) Jul 31, 2013
A $403 million solar power project in Australia, touted as the Southern Hemisphere's largest, is ready to move forward after receiving partial funding agreements, said its developer AGL energy. The 155-megawatt solar PV farm in the New South Wales outback consists of a 102-megawatt solar plant at Nyngan and a 53-megawatt solar plant at Broken Hill. Together the two sites will cover nearly 1,000 acres and require 2 million photovoltaic panels. Nearly $152 million will be funded by the fed ... read more

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KYOCERA and Century Tokyo To Operate Utility-Scale Solar Power Plants Kyocera has announced that Kyocera TCL Solar LLC, its joint venture with Century Tokyo Leasing Corporation, has begun operation of a 2.4 megawatt (MW) solar power plant in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. ... more		EU, China settle solar panel dispute The European Commission said Saturday it has reached an "amicable solution" with Beijing over imports of Chinese solar panels, a dispute that had threatened a full-blown trade war between two of the world's largest trading powers. ... more		OPERA satellite data sharpens US crop and water management Alen Space begins SATMAR satellite validation over Bay of Algeciras Deep Arctic gas hydrate mounds host ultra deep cold seep ecosystem		Suntech Powers Latin America with Largest Solar Field Suntech Power Holdings has announced that it is supplying the photovoltaic modules for the largest solar power plant in Latin America, a 30MW plant in La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. The ... more
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