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Solar Energy News Sunday January 21st 2007

State report touts solar energy's bright future
(Arizona Daily Star: Sat, 20 Jan) Arizona could generate up to 1,000 megawatts of solar electricity and create 3,000 jobs by 2020 by supporting solar-energy technologies and boosting the state's solar-electric industry, a state report says.

Solar energy gets affordable
(Idaho State Journal: Sat, 20 Jan) There's a company that wants to throw solar panels on your house and reduce your electricity bill - for free. Yeah, we didn't believe it at first, either. But Citizenre, a renewable energy corporation based in Delaware, looks like the real deal.

Carbondale pursues solar power, but unsure how much
(Glenwood Springs Post Independent: Sat, 20 Jan) CARBONDALE, Colo. - Last November, ballot question 2F asked Carbondale voters to approve up to $1.8 million in Clean Renewable Energy Bonds (CREBs) to fund two large solar energy systems, including one that would be the largest in Western Colorado.

In new light: The inequitable gender connection of solar energy
(The Economic Times: Thu, 18 Jan) NEW DELHI: The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has advertised its intent to provide free solar lanterns to under-privileged girls living in unelectrified villages/hamlets of special category states and union territories.

Todd Energy Buys Stake in New Zealand Solar Water Heater Maker
(Bloomberg.com: Wed, 17 Jan) Jan. 18 (Bloomberg) - Todd Energy Ltd., the largest New Zealand-based oil and gas producer, acquired a 75 percent stake in Sola 60, the country's biggest maker of solar-powered hot water systems.

State report: solar power advances could add 3,000 jobs by 2020
(BizJournals: Fri, 19 Jan) The state could create more 3,000 jobs and significantly reduce emissions if the public and private sector adopt new solar energy technologies, according to the Solar Roadmap Study released Friday by the Arizona Department of Commerce.

Hilton Head students find easier way to learn about renewable energy
(The Times and Democrat: Sat, 20 Jan) HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - Think your job is tough? Try getting a classroom full of sixth graders excited about renewable energy. You can tell the 11- and 12-year-olds to pull out their calculators to help explain how solar cells convert light into electricity, but that example only goes so far.

Solar Power Eliminates Utility Bills in U.S. Home
(Slashdot: Fri, 19 Jan) skyhawker writes "Yahoo! News is running an article about a New Jersey home that uses solar power to provide 100% of its energy needs, including fuel for the owner's hydrogen fuel cell-powered automobile. From the article: 'Strizki runs the 3,000-square-foot house with electricity generated by a 1,000-square-foot roof full of photovoltaic cells on a nearby building, an electrolyzer that uses the ...

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