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test2 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:40:32 +0000

The cost-effectiveness of solar power in the developing world has made these two solar energy stocks very attractive.

125 MW solar power plant to land in Arizona by end of 2013

test2 — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:01:32 +0000

Fluor Corporation has announced plans to build a 125 MW photovoltaic solar power plant in Maricopa County, Arizona by the end of 2013.

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Israel’s Negev great for Solar Energy: Arava Power’s Ketura Sun generates renewable electricity

test2 — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:30:25 +0000

American Yossi Abramowitz, Kibbutz Ketura member Ed Hoflind, and their US-based partner David Rosenblatt have built Ketura Sun, Israel’s first commercial solar energy field. On these twenty acres of land in the Negev desert, 18500 photo-voltaic plates convert the sun’s energy into electricity. Only 1% of Israel’s electricity currently comes from renewable energy sources, but entrepreneurs like Abramowitz hope to change that. With funding from Siemens, Ketura Sun began operating last June, and it now generates nearly five megawatts for the national grid at peak performance. Although it’s a fraction of Israeli’s daily peak usage of 11000 megawatts, the Arava Power Company plans to build 50 more solar fields in the next five years. This is expected to greatly alleviate Eilat’s dependence on diesel. Israel has a national goal to generate 10% of its electricity using renewable sources by 2020, which will be 2.76 gigawatts. There is also an interim goal of 1.6 gigawatts by 2014, and the government expects 460 megawatts from solar power. Arava has plans for 500 megawatts capacity, and competitors are expected to add a further 1000 megawatts. This puts the country largely on schedule for the 2014 and 2020 targets, although some say the government is not doing enough. However, solar energy is still more expensive than natural gas, and analysts say removing restrictions on solar energy fields could result in price increases for consumers. SOT Arava Power Company President Yossi …

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9 Questions To Ask Before Buying Solar Panels | Care2 Causes

test — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:57:16 +0000

To help homeowners and landlords better understand their options, here are nine essential factors to consider when seeking energy independence through solar power .

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Solyndra caught destroying it’s own parts

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:40:26 +0000

FREMONT (CBS 5) — After filing for bankruptcy last year, Fremont solar company Solyndra still owes American taxpayers half a billion dollars. But CBS 5 caught them destroying millions of dollars worth of parts. At Solyndra’s sprawling complex in Fremont, workers in white jumpsuits were unwrapping brand new glass tubes used in solar panels last week. They are the latest, most cutting-edge solar technology, and they are being thrown into dumpsters. Forklifts brought one pallet after another piled high with the carefully packaged glass. Slowly but surely it all ended up shattered. And it’s not a few loads. Hundreds of thousands of tubes on shrink-wrapped pallets will meet a similar demise. Solyndra paid at least $2 million for the specialized glass. A CBS 5 crew found one piece lying in the parking lot. Solyndra still owes the German company that made the tubes close to another $8 million. So why is a bankrupt company that owes a fortune to creditors, including American taxpayers, throwing away millions of dollars worth of assets? Solyndra is not commenting. But court documents reveal the company received permission from the bankruptcy trustee to abandon the high grade glass, the court agreeing that it was of “inconsequential value” because the cost of storing them exceeds their value. An employee for Heritage Global Partners, the company in charge of selling Solyndra’s assets, told CBS 5 they conducted an exhaustive search for buyers but no one wanted them. But how …

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Gov. Christie Proposes Alternative To Solar Energy … – CBS New York

test2 — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:39:02 +0000

The bill, which passed committee but failed to come to a vote before the end of the legislative term, would more than double the solar output from utilities by 2014.

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Gov. Christie Proposes Alternative To Solar Energy … – CBS New York

test — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:39:02 +0000

The bill, which passed committee but failed to come to a vote before the end of the legislative term, would more than double the solar output from utilities by 2014.

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Solar Panels Cause Controversy

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Solar Panels Cause Controversy

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Solar Panels Cause Controversy

admin — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:51:29 +0000

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Mars Rover Opportunity Heads to Greeley Haven

test2 — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 01:28:12 +0000

Correction: NASA’s Spirit Rover has not been active since 2010. The video suggested the rover was still active. If you want to catch rays on Mars, you have to head to a site called Greeley Haven. That’s where NASA’s rover Opportunity will spend the Martian winter, in hopes of recharging its batteries. The electricity-generating solar panels on Opportunity are now covered in so much dust that NASA needs to maximize the space vehicle’s time in the sun between now and the southern winter solstice when days begin to lengthen. The sunny winter site is named after Ronald Greeley, one of the planetary geologists on the Mars rover team. Opportunity and its fellow rover Spirit both completed their primary missions in 2004 but are carrying on their exploration of the red planet. As Opportunity “winters” in Greeley Haven, it will be gathering data about wobbles in Mars’ rotation, in hopes of helping better understand more about the planet’s core.

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