Friday, June 1, 2012

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Sky Factory Switches to Net-Zero Solar Power - Domestic Fuel

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 04:54 AM PDT


Sky Factory Switches to Net-Zero Solar Power
Domestic Fuel
The Sky Factory, a global fine art and technology company based in Fairfield, Iowa, will "flip the switch" to become Iowa's first net-zero solar powered business June 7. Designed and installed by Fairfield's Ideal Energy, the 3500 square foot ...

Solar Power to the People: Solar Schools Community Partnership in MA - Power Engineering Magazine

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 04:41 AM PDT


Solar Power to the People: Solar Schools Community Partnership in MA
Power Engineering Magazine
By working together, SolSolution and Next Step Living offer neighborhoods a unique opportunity to bring solar power to their homes and schools, establishing tightly-knit green communities. With this partnership, SolSolution will receive a donation for ...

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Solar: Industry feels effects of subsidy cuts - Financial Times

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 04:41 AM PDT


Financial Times
Solar: Industry feels effects of subsidy cuts
Financial Times
By Michael Kavanagh The rapid expansion of photovoltaic installations across Europe has made solar power not just a matter of political controversy, but a common feature of the landscape. A sharp reduction in subsidies for domestic and commercial PV ...

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Intersolar Europe: Madico Announcements - Solar Novus Today

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 04:36 AM PDT


Intersolar Europe: Madico Announcements
Solar Novus Today
Madico Inc., manufacturer of photovoltaic backsheets for the Solar Power industry, announced that it plans to make several announcements at Intersolar Europe, taking place in Munich, Germany 13 to 15 June. As a premier manufacturer of coated and ...

How green is our green energy? - Utility Products

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 04:28 AM PDT


How green is our green energy?
Utility Products
Nepal, June 1 -- As Nepal experiences energy crisis of unprecedented severity with eight to twelve hours of power cuts on a daily basis, urban areas have turned to alternative sources of energy, including fossil fuels like petroleum and solar power.

Supplier: Stute to commission a PET recycling line from Krones - BeverageManager .Net

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 04:11 AM PDT


Supplier: Stute to commission a PET recycling line from Krones
BeverageManager .Net
After investing in three wind farms, a biogas system and several solar power installations that together cover more than 30 per cent of Stute's own energy requirements, this privately owned company will in future also be able to completely recycle PET ...

Xcel's rebate changes a mixed bag for solar sellers - Denver Business Journal

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 03:09 AM PDT


Xcel's rebate changes a mixed bag for solar sellers
Denver Business Journal
Solar industry representatives aren't happy they may lose customers because Xcel Energy Inc. has reduced incentives from its rebate program for installing solar-power systems in Colorado. They say it does help to know what to expect for the next two ...

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Romney claims Solyndra is Obama's 'Symbol of Failure' - msnbc.com (blog)

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 02:55 AM PDT


msnbc.com (blog)
Romney claims Solyndra is Obama's 'Symbol of Failure'
msnbc.com (blog)
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks during news conference in front the shuttered Solyndra solar power company's manufacturing facility Thursday. By NBC's Garrett Haake SAN DIEGO -- The Romney campaign has moved quickly to exploit the ...

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June 1st, 2012 by Blair Reedy - The Japan Times (blog)

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 02:16 AM PDT


June 1st, 2012 by Blair Reedy
The Japan Times (blog)
City of Kitakyushu Starts Test of Tidal Power Generation (from JapanFS): Solar power is so last decade. Check out how the city of Kitakyushu is looking to harvest the power of the moon by generating electricity from the tides. Political kabuki in Japan ...

Governor brings energy to ceremony for Cummings Center's solar panels - The Salem News

Posted: 01 Jun 2012 02:14 AM PDT


Governor brings energy to ceremony for Cummings Center's solar panels
The Salem News
Deval Patrick went to the top floor of the West Garage of the Cummings Center yesterday afternoon to cut the ribbon on a 366-kilowatt solar power installation. Touting the state's investments in clean energy and life sciences, the governor spoke before ...

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Thursday, May 31, 2012

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The Market Case for Solar in Developing Countries - Solar Novus Today

Posted: 31 May 2012 04:24 AM PDT


Solar Novus Today
The Market Case for Solar in Developing Countries
Solar Novus Today
While supplying solar power in under-developed areas is a good thing to do, socially and environmentally, it's also good for the economic growth of the industry. "One of the biggest challenges of rural electrification through renewable energies is ...

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New HP data centre technology goes easy on the grid with solar power - CIO UK

Posted: 31 May 2012 04:21 AM PDT


New HP data centre technology goes easy on the grid with solar power
CIO UK
By Jon Gold | Published: 12:15 GMT, 31 May 12 | Network World US HP said a combination of solar power and carefully automated management should let data centres have a net grid impact of zero, as the comopany announced its new data centre ...

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Solar power pioneer wins global green energy award - NewsMaker (press release)

Posted: 31 May 2012 04:16 AM PDT


Solar power pioneer wins global green energy award
NewsMaker (press release)
A company specialising in providing affordable solar power products to remote rural communities has won a coveted Ashden Award for its work in Africa. Barefoot Power was awarded some £20000 in prize money at a prestigious ceremony in London this ...

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London-UK: East Africa-based solar power pioneer wins global green energy award - Afrique en Ligue

Posted: 31 May 2012 04:01 AM PDT


London-UK: East Africa-based solar power pioneer wins global green energy award
Afrique en Ligue
Green energy award - A company specialising in providing affordable solar power products to remote rural communities has won a coveted Ashden Award for its work in Africa. Barefoot Power was awarded some 20000 pounds in prize money at a prestigious ...

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Biggest solar plant to shine in Lucerne - World Radio Switzerland

Posted: 31 May 2012 03:47 AM PDT


Biggest solar plant to shine in Lucerne
World Radio Switzerland
The Central Swiss Energy Service provider CKW has unveiled plans for what will be Switzerland biggest solar power station yet. It is one of six projects likely to take root in the canton of Lucerne, supplying power for 17000 households.

Globally 1 in 5 do not have electricity; enter the "Eradication of Darkness ... - Democratic Underground

Posted: 31 May 2012 03:29 AM PDT


Globally 1 in 5 do not have electricity; enter the "Eradication of Darkness ...
Democratic Underground
Through the program, SunEdison will design, install and manage distributed-generation solar power plants, to provide energy to Indian villages that have never before had access to electricity. According to the United Nations, one in five people in the ...

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Feature: the battle for the solar systems - Solar Power Portal

Posted: 31 May 2012 03:03 AM PDT


Solar Power Portal
Feature: the battle for the solar systems
Solar Power Portal
Just about every government in the world recognises the importance of solar power in the emerging renewable energy market. What is clear is that some governments are putting up a fight in order to maintain growth in their market share.

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Future of solar energy storage industry is bright - pv magazine (press release)

Posted: 31 May 2012 03:03 AM PDT


Future of solar energy storage industry is bright
pv magazine (press release)
Has the solar-power industry settled into a stagnant pattern of boom and bust? Presumably so. Government subsidies fuelled the global installed capacity of solar-photovoltaic (PV) modules and dramatically cut prices inducing new producers, ...

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H2O Overdrive SUP Cup Series(TM) Evolves Into the H2O Overdrive Summer Series ... - Review seeker (press release)

Posted: 31 May 2012 02:41 AM PDT


H2O Overdrive SUP Cup Series(TM) Evolves Into the H2O Overdrive Summer Series ...
Review seeker (press release)
By marketwire SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- (Marketwire) -- 05/30/12 -- Adding several new events, the H2O Overdrive SUP Cup Series™ has expanded to become the H2O Overdrive Summer Series™, an exciting weekend packed with summer sport competition and sizzling ...

HP attempts to build zero net energy data centre - TechEye

Posted: 31 May 2012 02:33 AM PDT


HP attempts to build zero net energy data centre
TechEye
The maker of expensive printer ink, HP, is attempting to build a data centre which runs on solar power. HP wants to develop what is called a "net zero" data centre that requires no net energy from utility power grids. The concept is being tested at a ...

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

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SunEdison Announces Eradication of Darkness Program Using Solar Power To Bring ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Posted: 30 May 2012 05:03 AM PDT


SunEdison Announces Eradication of Darkness Program Using Solar Power To Bring ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Through the program, SunEdison will design, install and manage distributed-generation solar power plants, to provide energy to Indian villages that have never before had access to electricity. According to the United Nations, one in five people in the ...

Conergy Builds 1.5-Megawatt Solar-Power Plant at German Prison - Bloomberg

Posted: 30 May 2012 05:03 AM PDT


Conergy Builds 1.5-Megawatt Solar-Power Plant at German Prison
Bloomberg
Conergy AG (CGYK), a Hamburg-based solar panel maker, is building a 1.5-megawatt solar plant at a prison at Brandenburg an der Havel outside Berlin. Conergy and BATEG Energy GmbH, the park's contractor, will connect the plant that uses 6700 Conergy ...

Vivint Solar Expands Energy and Cost Saving Residential Solar Service to Hawaii - MarketWatch (press release)

Posted: 30 May 2012 05:02 AM PDT


Vivint Solar Expands Energy and Cost Saving Residential Solar Service to Hawaii
MarketWatch (press release)
Vivint Solar(TM) today announced the availability of its simple, affordable consumer solar power system to residents in Hawaii. Vivint Solar has created a solution that combines innovative technology with an unparalleled service model in order to ...

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JA Solar Responds to US Department of Commerce's Preliminary Decision on ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Posted: 30 May 2012 05:02 AM PDT


JA Solar Responds to US Department of Commerce's Preliminary Decision on ...
MarketWatch (press release)
SHANGHAI, China, May 30, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd., (NASDAQ:JASO) ("JA Solar" or the "Company"), one of the world's largest manufacturers of high-performance solar power products, today responded to the preliminary ...

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Germany's renewable energy revolution leaves UK in the shade - The Guardian

Posted: 30 May 2012 04:37 AM PDT


Germany's renewable energy revolution leaves UK in the shade
The Guardian
The blazing blue skies that Germany baked under last weekend added a fresh gleam to the nation's renewable energy revolution: a new world record for solar power generation, equivalent to 20 nuclear power stations. It is the battle between nuclear, ...

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H2O Overdrive SUP Cup Series(TM) Evolves Into the H2O Overdrive Summer Series ... - Equities.com

Posted: 30 May 2012 04:08 AM PDT


H2O Overdrive SUP Cup Series(TM) Evolves Into the H2O Overdrive Summer Series ...
Equities.com
Innovators in portable solar power, Goal Zero is powering the entire weekend with 100 percent solar energy, keeping things pristine for decades of exciting events to come. "Solar power is just the beginning of our expansion," said Olshen.

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OxBlue Offers Upgrade Incentives to Existing Customers - Send2Press Newswire (press release)

Posted: 30 May 2012 04:00 AM PDT


Send2Press Newswire (press release)
OxBlue Offers Upgrade Incentives to Existing Customers
Send2Press Newswire (press release)
Upgrade their camera to use solar power at no charge when purchasing a solar power station. * Refurbish their existing OxBlue construction camera system, often at no cost at all. * A client could upgrade from a 4- to a 6-megapixel system, ...

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Germany supplies record 50% electricity from solar power - Energy Efficiency News

Posted: 30 May 2012 03:59 AM PDT


Germany supplies record 50% electricity from solar power
Energy Efficiency News
Germany hit a new world record in solar power last weekend reaching 50% of electricity supply, according to a Reuters reports. On Friday and Saturday, the country achieved 22 GW of solar energy per hour, which is equivalent to 20 nuclear plants.

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SunEdison launches rural electrification plan - Hindu Business Line

Posted: 30 May 2012 03:55 AM PDT


SunEdison launches rural electrification plan
Hindu Business Line
SunEdison plans to design, install and manage distributed-generation solar power plants to provide electricity to Indian villages that have never before had access to electricity. Quoting the UN, the company said that one in five people in the world do ...

Green news roundup: Lost bumblebee, shale gas and 'ethical' veal - The Guardian

Posted: 30 May 2012 03:42 AM PDT


The Guardian
Green news roundup: Lost bumblebee, shale gas and 'ethical' veal
The Guardian
• 'Golden age of gas' threatens renewable energy, IEA warns • Gas rebranded as green energy by EU • Bumblebee lost to UK makes comeback on Dungeness shingle • EU greenhouse gas emissions rise despite climate change policies • Solar power generation ...

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