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March 16, 2016

China's ambition after space station
Beijing (XNA) Mar 08, 2016
China will manage to exploit the space between earth and the moon for solar power and other resources after it builds a space station in 2020, Lt Gen. Zhang Yulin, said Monday. The deputy chief of the armament development department of the Central Military Commission said preliminary work on the program had already begun. "The earth-moon space will be strategically important for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation," said the national lawmaker. China's military authority is one ... read more

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Eltek Passes 10,000 Hybrid-Solar Telecom Sites Installed Eltek has announced it has installed more than 10,000 hybrid solar-grid power systems to remote telecom sites since it first launched hybrid-solar products in 2008. Solar power for telecom sit ... more		Philippines gets novel lending support for renewables The Asian Development Bank announced it issued its first-ever bond initiative to help back geothermal energy in the emerging Philippines market. ... more		Landmark Community Solar Initiative Moves Forward In Maryland Aiming to be a leader in clean energy access, utility regulators in Maryland has voted to advance a set of forward-thinking proposed policies that will help remove barriers to renewable energy under ... more		Chemically storing solar power Nature shows us how it is done: Plants can absorb sunlight and store its energy chemically. Imitating this on large industrial scale, however, is difficult. Photovoltaics convert sunlight to electri ... more

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