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Solar Energy News Sunday December 24th 2006

Renewable Energy in America, Part 2: Solar Powered Homes
(E-Commerce Times: Sat, 23 Dec) With the introduction of the California Solar Initiative - due to go into effect January 1 - solar photovoltaic industry firms are scrambling to adjust to changes in application processes, rebate pricing, and energy efficiency and metering requirements. Some are using California as a test bed for new renewable energy projects

California regulators issue solar energy guide
(Reuters via Yahoo! News: Thu, 21 Dec) The California Pubic Utilities Commission on Thursday issued requirements and other details for a new energy program that aims to make the state one of the world's biggest producers of solar energy.

European Commission OKs aid for German solar energy plant
(Energy Business Review: Fri, 22 Dec) The European Commission has authorized E76 million of aid, which the German government intends to grant to Conergy over three years to construct a new production plant for solar energy modules in Frankfurt (Oder).

Chinese solar energy firm lists on NYSE
(People's Daily: Thu, 21 Dec) Trina Solar Limited has become the second Chinese solar energy firm to have its shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange.

Solar Energy Could Power Chicken Houses
(WBOC 16: Thu, 21 Dec) MILTON - The University of Delaware is experimenting with solar energy in chicken houses.

NASA's Twin Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatories Send Back First Solar Images
(Science Daily: Sun, 24 Dec) NASA's twin Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatories (STEREO) sent back their first images of the sun this week and with them a view into the sun's mounting activity.

Can alternative energy spur job growth?
(USA Today: Sat, 23 Dec) The Apollo Alliance, a coalition of labor unions and environmental advocates, is advocating a $300 billion, 10-year public-private program to create "clean energy" industries. The group projects the program would create 3.3 million new jobs and free the United States from imported oil. But is that a realistic goal?

Interactive Mapping Site Shows Solar Energy Contractors Across the U.S.
(BuildingOnline: Thu, 21 Dec) Attention solar energy enthusiasts: MapMuse.com has recently introduced interactive mapping of solar energy contractors across the US. There are presently over 700 solar energy contractors located on the MapMuse maps.

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