Solar school is a shining example
April 27th, 2012
A solar-powered internet classroom is on a road trip through Africa selling a new way of learning.
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Solar Power Buzz: DIY Solar Panel Warning
April 27th, 2012
Solar Energy House – Warnings Regarding DIY Solar Panels By Philip Paine It you are keen to create your own Solar Energy House you may well have considered DIY solar panels . Well, while I applaud your desire to have a …
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Some Object to Certain Solar Panel Installations
April 26th, 2012
Clearing trees to make way for solar panels? It may sound ironic but that’s what happened recently in Moonachie at a private lot owned by LPS Industries. Company officials declined to comment, but mayor Dennis Vaccaro says the company has received most of the approvals necessary to proceed with its plan to install 3100 solar panels on its property. And while he understands the benefits of solar power, the mayor says the wooded lot helped to curb flooding and provided an important buffer for residents living near the LPS package manufacturing facility. For more New Jersey news, visit NJ Today at www.njtvonline.org
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Govt looks for new ways of using solar energy
April 19th, 2012
Even as Indian power plants run short of coal, scientists at the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy are experimenting with new ways of using the sun to generate energy. These are purely experimental right now – there are no plans to roll them out commercially at affordable rates yet. ibnlive.com
Solar energy blooms in India — Cleantech News and Analysis
April 18th, 2012
The Indian state of Gujarat — a hot bed of solar power development over the past year — will throw a big party on Thursday to celebrate the commissioning of 600 MW of solar energy projects over just one year.
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US Marines harness solar power 16.04.12
April 17th, 2012
US Marines in Afghanistan are using the sun’s energy to power vital equipment. Troops at a US Marine Command Operation Centre are trialing the Ground Renewable Expeditionary Energy Network System (GREENS) as an alternative to diesel generators. The $500000 system generates 1000W and can run the centre for between six and eight hours. Solar power has provided electricity for the Marines’ phones, laptops, televisions and air conditioning for almost two months. British Forces are also testing a solar generator which will soon be tested at patrol bases in Helmand.
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AORA’s Tulip Solar Power System
April 13th, 2012
Company installs 1500 solar panels on rooftop
April 11th, 2012
History was made in the Worcester County town of West Brookfield Tuesday morning, as c lean energy firm Soltas Energy opened their first solar facility in Massachusetts.
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Energy Matters Video News – Episode 64 – April 11, 2012
April 11th, 2012
Virginia reports on Australia’s top solar postcodes, a solar powered reactor for creating hydrogen currently undergoing testing, AGL dumps on small-scale solar energy (again) and the development of solar cells thinner than spider silk. For further details of these stories and more, visit www.energymatters.com.au
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Energy Matters Video News – Episode 64 – April 11, 2012
Lessons Apple Could Teach Solar-Power Bulls
April 9th, 2012
It took Apple to make the mouse ubiquitous. The warning—first movers don’t always end up dominating a particular field—applies to another hot technology: solar power, Liam Denning reports on Markets Hub.
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