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CALIFORNIA NEWS
Riverside Dreams Big in Going Green
“We want to be the model clean and green city in the inland area and the model solar city in Southern California,” Loveridge said.
Despite Apparent Defeat of Measure B, Outlook for Solar Projects is Still Bright
Officials are already looking at ways to develop a similar program within the Department of Water and Power without the need for voter approval.
SolFocus and Samaras Expand Greek Solar CPV Project
Originally announced in November 2008 as a 1.6MWp deployment between SolFocus and Samaras Group, a new agreement increases the size of the project to 10MWp in recognition of the distinct financial and energy generation advantages for CPV in the geographic region.
San Jose Explores Solar Energy Farms
The city of San Jose is exploring the development of solar farms as its next solution to powering the city government’s energy needs.
NATIONAL NEWS
Other States Eclipse Arizona’s Efforts to Lure Solar Industry
Business experts say the state needs to use some of the tax credits and other tools used by those other states to diversify its housing-dependent economy and deliver the state high-paying manufacturing jobs.
Con Edison Eyes Solar For Homes, Businesses
Con Edison has filed a proposal with the Public Service Commission (PSC) for an 18-month solar energy pilot program encompassing homes, businesses, and the company’s own facilities, with the goal of generating 12 megawatts (MW) of solar electricity by 2011.
District 70 Solar Panel Plan Stalled: The Boar Wants to See What Other Firms Can Do
The Pueblo County School District 70 board of education temporarily halted a plan to put solar panel systems at three district schools.
Bella Energy Trains Green Jobs Crews to Install Solar Systems
Bella Energy, a Boulder-based solar energy client, trained workers learning green construction skills as part of a Boulder County Green Jobs Pipeline Program.
UTILITY INDUSTRY & REGULATORY NEWS
Smart Grid Will Need More Federal Power: GE Exec
The United States needs bolder legislation to ensure a transmission grid can be built to carry wind and solar energy from remote areas into cities.
Home-Grown Power
For a clean energy future, we need a smart grid and we need more renewable energy. Beyond that, what we need is a level playing field that enables energy providers to compete fairly with one another.
MARKETS & MARKET RESEARCH
Report: Korea’s Solar Industry on the Rise
Displaybank’s market research showed that South Korea installed 274 megawatts worth of PV systems in 2008, making the country the fourth largest market in the world.
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
Team Obama Wants to Pursue High-Risk, High-Reward Initiatives on Energy
The goal is to pump money into high-risk, high-reward research to pursue breakthroughs in areas such as batteries for hybrid vehicles, advanced biofuels and cheaper, more powerful solar panels.
Walking the Green Walk
What are the new president’s appointees, and others in Washington, doing personally to protect the environment and reduce energy use?
TECHNOLOGY
Spire Offers a Module Engineering Platform
New platform designed to enable universities, companies, government and corporate research and development organizations to evaluate new materials and designs for producing solar modules.
Silicon Genesis Produces Kerf-free PV Foil
The 125 mm square monocrystalline silicon (mono c-Si) foils were found to be robust and highly flexible.
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The san jose exploring solar energy farms was an interesting article, I can’t believe in the modern world this is seen as something remarkable…it ought to be the norm by now.