LA ponders solar panel project at Owens Lake

San Jose Mercury News

Department of Water and Power commissioners on Tuesday approved a pilot program to cover 616 acres with solar panels . If the program succeeds, ...

Curing Dust-Bowl Blues with Solar Cooler Planet

Owens Lake as solar power plant? Los Angeles Times

LA inches toward solar with new Owens Lake proposal VentureBeat



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Values clash in Pitkin County's debate over solar -power panels

Fox 31 KDVR.com

(AP) Pitkin County, known for its environmental friendliness, is debating how high freestanding solar panels should be built. A staff recommendation to ...

Pitkin County holds line on solar panel height Aspen Times



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Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing Announces 23 Megawatts in New Solar Contracts

CNNMoney.com (press release)

The Company has currently filed 14 patents on its solar panel technology. Jimmy Wang, chief executive officer of Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing, ...

Untapped potential of solar energy nebusiness.co.uk



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Solar panels will provide clean energy to affordable housing developments

Cooler Planet

Solar panels are planned for four affordable housing communities in California to provide inexpensive electricity to low-income residents. ...

Real Goods Solar to Install Low Cost Solar Energy at Bay Area Affordable ... Benzinga



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Students trade their trash for treasure

TCU Daily Skiff

A portable solar panel was hooked up to a computer that played seasonal music. Hot chocolate and coffee were also available for traders and students passing ...



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New nano-material could lead to self-washing windows and solar panels

Gizmag

Such a coating could also improve the operation of solar panels , which can become up to 30% less efficient due to dust accumulating on their surface. ...

Solar - panel factory coming to Navy Yard

Philadelphia Inquirer

Rendell is expected to announce Monday that a Greek solar - panel manufacturing company intends to build a production facility at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, ...

Philly to get major new solar panel plant UPI.com



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A green industrial revolution calls

guardian.co.uk

As its balance sheet has become more leveraged due to its solar panel acquisitions, it will have less ability to borrow for other purposes. ...



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Saginaw hopes to lure solar panel plant, 500 jobs

Chicago Tribune

Saginaw officials are vying with a Texas community to land a California-based solar panel manufacturer that would create 500 new jobs within five years. ...

Another solar manufacturing company weighs locating in Saginaw, Michigan ... MLive.com



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Hot water for the Twalas, hot debate at Copenhagen

The Associated Press

... proposing a $200 million wind project north of its capital to supply 40 percent of its electricity, and a $10 million solar - panel project. ...



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Solar panels eyed for arena

WatertownDailyTimes.com

The city of Watertown is pursuing grant funding that, if approved, will be used to install solar panels on the roof of the Alex T. Duffy ...

The Irish Times - Friday, December 4, 2009

Irish Times

The dishes' solar panels would capture solar energy - which is at least five times stronger in space than on earth - and beam it down to the ground using ...

Proposed Solar Power Installation to Save New Jersey School $21000 Annually

Cooler Planet

The solar panel installation will cost more than $1.2 million, but is expected to save the school district $21768 yearly in utility costs from Public ...

'We're a shining example thanks to solar scheme' Teesdale Mercury



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Plastic Solar Breakthrough: Efficiency Record Broken by Solarmer

Treehugger

This technology has the potential of bringing the cost of solar energy down, and also to allow us to put solar panels in all kinds of places. ...

Inside the World's Most Advanced LCD Factory

PC World

Solar panels on the factory roofs supply 9 megawatts of power and there are plans to double this, while Sharp has also had a hand in constructing a nearby ...

Inside Sharp's Newest LCD Factory Gizmodo.com



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Solar panel supply glut past peak: research

Reuters

los angeles (Reuters) - The global glut of solar panels that has overwhelmed the industry for much of 2009 is past its peak as strong demand from Germany, ...

Market talk: German Solar Demand Easing Mkt Oversupply-Analyst Wall Street Journal

Solar panel demand finally catching up with supply VentureBeat

Solar glut is temporary, demand to catch up by 2012 Daily Finance (blog)

PV Society  - PV Tech

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Powering remote and wireless devices with solar panels

Control Engineering

In those situations where wired power isn't available or practical, solar panels can supply industrial wireless devices increasing the range and efficiency ...

Green Holiday shopping: Green charging solutions from under $5 to over $9000

TECH.BLORGE.com

It consists of a single solar panel and can be easily attached to a backpack, belt or fanny pack with the built in caribiner. It takes approximately 10 plus ...

Gift Beta - Compact Solar Charger OUTDOORSmagic



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Solar panel component production ramped up in western New York

Cooler Planet

Globe Specialty Metals, a producer of high-grade silicon for use in solar panels , announced this week that it is reopening a silicon plant in Niagara Falls. ...

Niagara falls: Paterson visit marks long-awaited Globe reopening Niagara Gazette

New York Highlights Globe Specialty Metals Reopens In Niagara Falls Gov Monitor

Reopened Falls Plant Focuses on Green Energy WNED

The Associated Press  - Greentech Media

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Solar gadgets for when you're on the go

CNN International

It has an energy-saving mode and an integrated solar panel on the back. While expecting the solar panel to instantly recharge the phone from a dead stop ...

Solar Research Hits the Sunshine State Greentech Media

Demand for solar energy subsidies puts stress on New York state program The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com

Wisconsin Leading Solar Energy Push Cooler Planet

Electric.co.uk  - Wall Street Journal  - Washington Times

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