1 Solar power's time to shine in Florida?
Jacque Wirth was a local pioneer in getting consumers interested in harnessing the sun for electricity. It was more than three decades ago that she opened Solar Energy Systems of Brevard. Source: Florida Today
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2 Tiny Solar Cells Can Rebuild Themselves [Solar]
# solar Minuscule solar cells that can fix themselves using the same building blocks as plant cells have been demonstrated, with our old friend the carbon nanotube one of the key components that holds these self-healing power units together. More » Source: Gizmodo
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3 Solar Power Moves Ahead in California
Solar power continues to expand its presence as the California Commission gave the go-ahead for a 250-megawatt solar-thermal project. Source: Renewable Energy World
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4 Solar power land idle
ROACH DRY LAKE, Nev. — Not a light bulb’s worth of solar electricity has been produced on the millions of acres of public desert set aside for it. Not one project to build glimmering solar farms has even broken ground. Instead, five years after federal land managers opened up stretches of the Southwest to developers, vast tracts still sit idle. Source: Times Leader
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5 Solar panels to replace roof top of the Salt Palace
The roof top of the Salt Palace will soon be replaced with about 600,000 square feet of solar panels. "It's approximately 25 percent of the power the Salt Palace uses will be replaced with the power generated by the solar panels," said Jeff Altman. Mayor Peter Corroon said the project will essentially "break even" in costs but the energy efficiency savings will be about $175,000 per year. Source: FOX 13 Utah
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6 Benicia solar array hinges on site deal with Valero refinery
BENICIA -- The city's solar energy project may not turn a profit without the Valero oil refinery's cooperation, officials say.The project still would break even and meet the city's renewable energy goals. But a key 427-kilowatt solar array that could generate surplus power Source: Vallejo Times-Herald
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7 Solar Power: Obama Gets Solar Panel Offers
Solar power at the White House could become a reality, as several solar power enthusiasts and firms have approached President Barack Obama to install panels on the building. Source: The Epoch Times
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8 France Needs More Cuts to Solar Power Subsidies, Government Study Says
New installations should be capped at 300 to 500 megawatts a year, wrote Jean-Michel Charpin in a report published on the finance ministry’s website Sept. 3. France is on track to surpass its 2020 target for installed solar capacity by 2013 as companies rush to profit from inflated tariffs, he said. Source: Bloomberg
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9 USIBC Convenes Solar Power Task Force
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) announced the launch of a major new initiative to promote U.S.-India trade and investment in the burgeoning solar power sector. Comprised of private-sector companies, the USIBC Solar Power Task Force will help to bridge the United States’ aspirations to export leading technologies, while furthering India’s goal of ... Source: Business Wire
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10 Solar Power Gets Green Light in California
Solar power is getting the green light in California. Pun intended. Earlier this week the California Energy Commission approved a 250-megawatt solar thermal project. The Beacon Solar Energy project, to be built on the western edge of the Mojave Desert, will rely on long rows of curved mirrors that will collect energy from the sun and heat tubes filled with fluid to help run a steam turbine ... Source: ThirdAge
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