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June 01, 2015

Solar Impulse 2 over Sea of Japan, day after take-off
Hong Kong (AFP) May 31, 2015
The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft flew over the Sea of Japan Monday, almost 24 hours after it set off on the most ambitious leg of its quest to circumnavigate the globe powered only by the sun. Pilot Andre Borschberg, 62, was flying between North Korea and Japan at about 1600 GMT, according to a tweet posted by his team, marking nearly the first full day on a six-day, six-night flight that will take him over the Pacific Ocean. Borschberg's compatriot and fellow Solar Impulse 2 pilot Bertrand Piccard ... read more

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Hanwha Q CELLS puts two solar power plants into operation in the UK Hanwha Q CELLS and its development partner Golden Square Energy (GSE) have put two solar power plants in operation near Cambridge in the United Kingdom. After having received planning consent for th ... more		SunPower and Surfrider Foundation Partnership Makes Waves At a time when clean energy and water sources are critical to the health of our planet, SunPower and the Surfrider Foundation are jointly empowering U.S. homeowners to create a more sustainable futu ... more		Third phase of Dalton Solar Plant now online Leaders from Georgia Power, Southern Wholesale Energy, United Renewable Energy LLC and Dalton Utilities gathered this past week for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the latest expansion of the Dalt ... more		New Solar Market Databases Identify High Value ZIP Codes Across the US Jackson Associates (JA) has announced the first ZIP-area solar market databases designed to assist solar equipment providers in evaluating and identifying promising ZIP-area market opportunities acr ... more

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