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CALIFORNIA NEWS
Solar Installation Class Churns Out Grads
This is part of the Silicon Valley Solar Industry-Driven Regional Collaborative, which is funded by a two-year, $650,000 grant fice. It includes De Anza, SJ City, Cabrillo and other colleges, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group’s SolarTech organization and the North Valley Job Training Consortium in Sunnyvale.
San Jose Mayor to Announce San Jose Prize for Green Vision Innovation Recipients
S an Jose Mayor Chuck Reed will announce the recipients of the inaugural San Jose Prize for Green Vision Innovation.
West Basin’s System Performs Beyond Expectation In First Year
In the first year of operation, the system produced 11% more electricity than expected.
NATIONAL NEWS
A Green New Deal?
Obama’s commitment to solving climate change is welcomed. There is also a case for boosting the economy through government spending. But combining the two by subsidizing renewable energy is, like many easy answers, the wrong solution.
Nevadans Apply for 9.3MW of Solar Electricity
NV Energy received 962 applications statewide for the rebate program. 896 of these were for solar, 86 for wind and 7 for hydroelectric power.
Does Green Energy Add 5 Million Jobs? Potent Pitch, but Numbers Are Squishy
Calls for a clean-energy system in the U.S. have long met with sticker shock. Now, the cost of making the transition — hundreds of billions of dollars — is being touted as a selling point.
World Energy Supply and Use Are Unsustainable
The world’s energy system will need substantial investments to meet demand, the International Energy Agency said Thursday while warning that urgent action is required to curb carbon emissions that cause global warming.
Solar Panels Installed at Middle School; City Focuses on Energy
The two 99-panel arrays Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School’s roof, paid for by a $340,000 grant from the MA Technology Collaborative, will generate 5% of the electricity used by the building each year.
UTILITY INDUSTRY & REGULATORY NEWS
LA Solar Plan Could Raise DWP Rates 2% to 8% through 2012
The City Council is placing a measure on the March 3 ballot that would force the DWP to put solar panels on government buildings. Critics say DWP officials should have been consulted first
Public Utilities Questioned in Washington
Wise says a county-owned and controlled PUD could pump $5 million to $6 million into the local economy through new jobs and add another $6 million to $7 million of capital assets to the county’s balance sheet.
FINANCIAL NEWS & MARKETS
Akeena Solar Announces Third Quarter Results
“Akeena bounced back in the third quarter with our second best revenue quarter ever,” said CEO Barry Cinnamon.
ICF Steps Up Support for Solar Energy in China
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is investing in ENN Solar Energy Co Ltd, part of China’s XinAo Group, in an effort to help drive down global prices for solar-generated electricity.
Clean Technology in the Downturn
The economic slowdown casts a shadow over the prospects for clean technology.
Intel capital Invests US $20M in Trony Solar
Trony plans to use the investments to enhance its solar cell production capacity to 105 MW, to serve a broad base of customers and to strengthen its research and development capabilities.
PG&E Corporation Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
As you can see from the results we released this morning, we are showing solid performance despite the economy and the difficult conditions in the capital markets. We are pleased to report that earnings for the quarter came in at $0.83 per share compared with $0.77 a year ago.
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
Al Gore Group Urges Obama to Create U.S. Power Grid
Al Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection has advice for the incoming Obama administration: focus on energy efficiency and renewable resources, and create a unified U.S. power grid.
Obama Win May Bring Good Times for Sustainability
Barack Obama’s historic election as president brings with it the likelihood of more government involvement in business and the reeling economy.
TECHNOLOGY
New Spray-on Solar Cells Invented
An inch-long array of some of the tiniest solar cells ever built has been successfully tested as a power source for microscopic machines, a new study reports.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
T-Solar Inaugurates 30MW Solar Plant
Soon after having opened Europe’s largest thin film manufacturing plant, T?Solar has inaugurated one of the biggest solar farms in the world, with 30 MWn of power, located in Arnedo (Spain)
How Solar Technology Adapts to Legislation
Eurener has just launched solar sets that adapt to the Spanish solar legislation?s limit of 20 kW, and include inverters and structures, thus making it easier to take full advantage of the support scheme.
Phoenix Solar Builds 2.3MW Rooftop PV Plant
The solar power plant on EvoBus GmbH’s production facilities in Germany is Phoenix Solar’s biggest roof-mounted system to date.
LG Electronics and Conergy End Joint Venture Negotiations
Due to the financial crisis and changes in strategic direction, LG Electronics does not wish to proceed with the acquisition of a majority stake in Conergy’s solar module production in Frankfurt.
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