A Quick Guide to Solar Energy Stocks (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance: Tue, 05 Dec) Stockerblog submits: The Democrats capture of a majority of both the House and Senate in the last election has led some analysts to believe that solar energy companies should do well.
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Major Solar Cell Breakthrough Announced (TechWeb via Yahoo! News: Wed, 06 Dec) The Department of Energy says Boeing-Spectrolab has created a solar cell with 40.7% sunlight-to-energy conversion efficiency.
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New World Record Achieved In Solar Cell Technology (Science Daily: Thu, 07 Dec) A concentrator solar cell funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and produced by Boeing-Spectrolab has recently achieved a world-record conversion efficiency of 40.7 percent, establishing a new milestone in sunlight-to-electricity performance. This breakthrough may lead to systems with an installation cost of only $3 per watt, producing electricity at a cost of 8-10 cents per kilowatt/hour,
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Solar power could join Kittitas wind farm (Yakima Herald-Republic: Thu, 07 Dec) No stranger to renewable energy, Kittitas County could become home to the state's first large-scale solar-powered generating facility next year.
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UT Team Building Solar House (KXAN 36 Austin: Thu, 07 Dec) While Austin has been in the forefront of pushing solar energy, there's no full-scale solar house in the city. About 30 UT students and faculty are trying to make that a reality.
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Uganda: Thais to Construct Solar Plant (AllAfrica.com: Thu, 07 Dec) THE Government has donated over 20 acres of land to Thai investors to construct a solar assembly plant. The plant is expected to ease the current energy problem.
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