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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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
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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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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Jericho to use solar-powered electricity
April 6th, 2012
One of the world’s oldest cities is set to use one of the most advanced methods to receive electricity. About 20000 residents of the West Bank city of Jericho will be supplied with solar-powered electricity after the construction of a plant is completed. Jericho experiences year-round sunlight which, according to some, makes it an ideal location for the Japanese-funded project. Also, the project aims to make Palestinians in Jericho self-sufficient with electricity, as they currently depend on Israel’s national grid for supply. “The solar plant is going to generate 350 kilowatts per hour every day, this will be used to operate the main building in the industrial city, which is one thousand square meters,” plant engineer Alla Melhem said. “Also there will be a water treatment plant in Jericho, which will be operated by the solar plant. I can get electricity from the solar plant that operates the water treatment plant at about 150 kilowatts per hour each day,” he said. The Japanese government also plans to create a $6.7 million agro-industrial park, which will allow the Palestinian territories to produce crops such as oranges and tomatoes to be sold in neighboring Jordan. In recent years, the Palestinian territories have experienced serious water and electricity shortages, and Jericho Mayor Hasan Saleh is optimistic about the plant and its benefits. By Noora Faraj Al Arabiya with Agencies
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Darden Turns On Solar Power; National Grid School "Energy Savings" Fundraiser – CSR Minute 3/19/12
March 19th, 2012
Visit 3blmedia.com for the latest sustainability and CSR headlines. Darden Restaurants has turned on a solar panel installation on the roof of its Restaurant Support Center in Orlando. The largest private solar unit in Florida, the system generates enough power to produce 15 to 20 percent of the RSC’s annual usage. Darden’s RSC facility is the largest building in Florida to receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification for New Construction. Darden’s brands include Red Lobster, Olive Garden, and LongHorn Steakhouse. National Grid is sponsoring “Energy Savings Investigation,” an education and fundraising program for K through eighth grade students. The program offers interactive lessons that provide information about energy efficiency, and fundraising kits which include CFL light bulbs and advanced power strips provided at no cost by National Grid. Students sell the products and all proceeds from sales are kept by participating schools. The program is open to elementary schools and not for profit youth organizations. For more information on these and other stories, go to www.csrminute.com. The CSR Minute is produced for 3BL Media by Video4Good www.video4good.com
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Entergy Says Solar Power is in High Demand
March 15th, 2012
The number of homes that wants to power up using the sun is up 3000% in the past five years.
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Israeli Solar Power: Renewable Light To The Nations
February 27th, 2012
A cutting edge Israeli company demonstrates the reality of solar power on a large scale. Yishai Fleisher, JewishPress.com Managing Editor, visits Arava Power in Kibbutz Ketura 50 km north of Eilat in Southern Israel. He interviews Yosef Abramowitz (President of Arava Power). Arava Power has built Israel’s first commercial solar field which is also the first solar power farm array in the Middle East. This solar field will soon be ramping up to a gigantic 40 megawatts of power which will meet a full third of the power needs of the city of Eilat. Eilat uses 120 megawatts at peak energy (all air conditioners on in every house and every hotel). Music by RebbeSoul: rebbesoul.com
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Solar Energy’s Dark 2012
February 23rd, 2012
WSJ ‘Ahead of the Tape’ columnist Spencer Jakab makes a stop on Mean Street to point out that solar energy companies, coming off a down year in 2011, are facing challenges in 2012 because of cuts in subsidies.
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