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CALIFORNIA NEWS
Resident Relies on the Sun in Lesson to Son
For Verdugo Woodlands resident Robert Hess, going solar has been an easier-than-expected venture.
Department of Energy Awards More than $9M to Bay Area Solar Companies
Five Bay Area solar energy businesses were awarded a total of $9.26 million in U.S. Department of Energy grants.
NATIONAL NEWS
groSolar’s Financing Program Bears Fruit
The Lorings are the first Massachusetts residents to take advantage of a new solar power purchasing agreement (PPA), offered by groSolar in partnership with solar service provider, SunRun.
Solar Project Meets Bigger Foe than Cloudy Skies: The Air Force
Opposition to Plant Highlights Hurdles Facing Renewable Energy.
Orlando Still After Solar Company
Orlando puts together an incentive package to lure a company to town. The company’s current hometown begs them to stay. Suddenly, the company is faced with deciding which lucrative incentive package to accept.
Solar’s Sunny Side
With tax breaks and incentives making solar more accessible, installations in the area are soaring. Solar’s increasing popularity may have the power to re-ignite our economy.
Old Problems for New Energy
Western governors, animated by President Obama’s goal of doubling renewable energy production in the U.S. within three years, have identified dozens of areas rich in “new energy” sources. However, they’re now facing some of the same “old energy” obstacles to getting the projects moving.
Arizona Solar Power Society Offering NABCEP Training
APT administers the NABCEP entry-level certification test on the last day of class.
Alexion Extends its Commitment to a Greener Footprint through its Ambitious New Solar Energy System
Alexion’s PV system comprises 1,738 photovoltaic solar panels, mounted on the rooftop of the Company’s 125,000-square-foot facility in Cheshire, CT.
UTILITY INDUSTRY & REGULATORY NEWS
Can We Meet Our Energy Needs with Solar?
Theoretically, we could get all of our energy from the sun. But is it realistically feasible?
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
SEIA Statement on Confirmation of Cathy Soi as DOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Cathy Zoi has been confirmed as Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
TECHNOLOGY
Organic Photovoltaics with Intel Inside?
Intel has research underway to try and improve the efficiency of organic photovoltaic cells, which could be very cheap to manufacture but lack the efficiencies in converting sunlight to electricity – so far.
Custom-Bilt Metals Shines With FusionSolar
Custom-Bilt Metals has launched its new FusionSolar system, a more-affordable, turn-key rooftop solar power system.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
AU Optronics to Purchase Stake in M.Setek
AU Optronics Corporation today announced its decision to subscribe new shares to be issued by M.Setek, which is a major polysilicon and monocrystal silicon wafers manufacturer in Japan.
Statkraft Builds Solar Park in Italy
The power plant is being constructed in the Latina region, 60 kilometres to the south of Rome, and will be completed in 2009.
Queensland Set to be Solar Powerhouse
The Queensland government will launch a $1 million feasibility study for a large scale solar power plant that could potentially power up to 300,000 homes as part of its renewable energy plan.
Solar Electricity Goes Mainstream
David Egles, one of Canada’s leading authorities on the solar industry, applauds the Green Energy Act passed in Ontario.
Europe Looks to Africa for Solar Power
It aims to harvest the sun’s energy — using a method known as concentrating solar power, or C.S.P. — from the vast North African desert and deliver it as electricity, via high-voltage transmission lines, to markets in Europe.
