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January 30, 2014

New Study Finds US Solar Jobs Grew 20% Last Year
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 29, 2014
The Solar Foundation (TSF), an independent nonprofit solar research and education organization, has released its fourth annual National Solar Jobs Census, which found that the U.S. solar industry employed 142,698 Americans in 2013. That figure includes the addition of 23,682 solar jobs over the previous year, representing 19.9 percent growth in employment since September 2012. Solar employment grew 10 times faster than the national average employment growth rate of 1.9 percent in the same period. ... read more

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				Canadian Solar to Power 4 New Utility Projects In Southern California Canadian Solar has announced it was selected by BELECTRIC Inc. ("BELECTRIC") to power four new solar power projects, totaling 7.8 MW, in San Bernadino County, Southern California. The projects ... more		Green Mountain Power Expands Community-Owned Solar in Vermont Vermont's largest utility, Green Mountain Power, and the nation's leading community solar developer, Clean Energy Collective (CEC), have announced details for another community-owned, utility-scale ... more

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Indian lawmaker group calls for boosting renewable electricity India has 7.5 million households without access to electricity, a new report by a group of Indian lawmakers says. ... more		Dutch Led Consortium To Develop New Generation BIPV Availability of longer life, higher efficiency, multifunctional solar photovoltaic (PV) modules, which also function as integrated building products, is one step closer to commercial reality as a Eu ... more		Half-billion-year-old parasite still threatens shellfish China increases lead in global remote sensing research as US share slips Robots gain guarded acceptance in elderly care if safety and trust align		Yingli Has a Strong Footprint in World's Leading Solar Markets China was the largest solar market in the world in 2013, besting a hotly contested field that included Japan, the United States and Germany, and Chinese manufacturer Yingli Green Energy was also the ... more
				New Software To Develop Best Rooftop Options The Berlin-based software company Valentin is launching its programme PV*SOL Expert 6.0 R7. The new software enables users to plan and visualise roof-integrated, roof-top and free-standing plants wi ... more		Kingspan launches fully-funded solar energy solution Kingspan Insulated Panels has launched Kingspan Energy, a fully-funded solar energy solution provider making low-carbon energy generation effortless for UK businesses. Kingspan Energy will enable mo ... more

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KYOCERA to Supply Solar Modules to Soccer Stadium in The Hague The Kyocera Group announced that it is supplying 725 kilowatts of solar modules for the KYOCERA Stadium in The Hague, Netherlands. On January 22, the signing of a letter of intent in The Hague signa ... more		US opens dumping probe on Chinese solar products The US Commerce Department on Thursday opened an investigation into whether China and Taiwan are dumping a certain class of solar cells into the US market at below fair market value. ... more		SpaceX to Acquire EchoStar AWS-3 Spectrum Licenses in $2.6 Billion Stock Deal Robotic exosuit designed to assist astronaut movement tested in simulated lunar mission OlmoEarth AI Platform Released to Expand Access to Planetary Data and Insights		From a carpet of nanorods to a thin film solar cell absorber within a few seconds Research teams at the HZB and at the University of Limerick, Ireland, have discovered a novel solid state reaction which lets kesterite grains grow within a few seconds and at relatively low tempera ... more
				Community Solar Gardens Coming to Massachusetts The popularity of solar energy is growing in Massachusetts, and Clean Energy Collective (CEC), the company responsible for introducing the community-owned solar model to consumers and utilities acro ... more		Major Energy Expands Into Solar Major Energy through its 99% equity stake in Palmer Solar LLC, has constructed a 2.5MW PV solar ground array in Palmer, Massachusetts, with the energy being sold to the University Of Massachusetts u ... more

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Australia's small-scale green energy installations reach 2 million

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China Sunergy Achieves Major Milestone of International Development

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Canadian Solar Connects its Tumushuke 30MW Solar Power Plant to the China State Grid

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