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Solar Energy News Tuesday January 23rd 2007

LI Elementary School Installs Solar Power System
(WCBS-TV New York: Tue, 23 Jan) A solar power system has been installed on an elementary school in Carle Place, Long Island. The district's Superintendent says the 50 kilowatt system will save close to eleven thousand dollars a year in electricity costs. Carle Place Superintendent W. Michael Mahoney adds the solar system will be used to teach children about alternative energy - and fighting global warming by reducing ...

Plextronics Inc. receives funding to develop solar technology
(WFMJ Youngstown: Tue, 23 Jan) PITTSBURGH Nanotechnology startup Plextronics Incorporated says it has received 750-thousand dollars from the Sustainable Energy Fund of Central Eastern Pennsylvania to further development of technology for organic solar cells.

Plextronics Receives $750,000 in Funding to Further Development of Plexcore(TM) PV for Organic Solar Cells
(U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News: Tue, 23 Jan) Plextronics, a world leader in developing active layer technology for printed electronic devices, announced it has received $750,000 in funding from the Sustainable Energy Fund (SEF) of Central Eastern Pennsylvania to further development of Plexcore(TM) PV technology for organic solar cells.

Surf club makes energy the lifesaver
(Tenterfield Star: Mon, 22 Jan) TATHRA: Wind and solar energy are the latest recruits for the Tathra Surf Life Saving Club. In what is hoped will become a national pilot scheme, the Tathra Club is the first in the country to be totally powered from renewable sources.

Study: Geothermal energy could meet large part of U.S. power need
(USA Today: Tue, 23 Jan) The nation could generate a large part of the electricity it will need in the future by tapping the enormous amounts of heat energy locked up in hard rock below the earth's surface, a new Massachusetts Institute of Technology-led study indicated Monday.

Solar hall-of-famer
(Gainesville Sun: Mon, 22 Jan) Tom Lane entered the solar energy profession in 1977 in the midst of the nation's second oil crisis, which led to what he called a rebirth of the solar industry.

Opening Doors for Alternative Energy
(SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance: Tue, 23 Jan) Tim Hussar submits: Earlier this month, I touched on solar energy investments. Despite the big plunge in crude oil prices, the voices calling out for us to explore alternative energy sources are just as loud as they were in the early summer.

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