Solar Energy in the News

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Solar Energy News Tuesday January 30th 2007

Japan plans to raise goal for clean energy
(International Herald Tribune: Mon, 29 Jan) The Japanese government said Monday that it wants to expand the amount of electricity that Tokyo Electric Power and other utilities must generate from solar power and other renewable energy sources.

Cowen Group sets up alternative-energy unit
(Market Watch: Mon, 29 Jan) NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - Cowen Group Inc. moved to strengthen its hand Monday in the alternative-energy sector, with the investment bank betting on growth in solar, biofuels and other technologies despite downward pressure on oil prices.

Lawmaker Moves Into Solar-Powered House
(Environmental News Network: Mon, 29 Jan) Senator Frank Wagner is staying warm at his temporary address, even in below-freezing weather and without a traditional power supply or fireplace. The Virginia Beach Republican, a proponent of alternative energy sources, is living for a week outside the Science Museum of Virginia in a solar-powered house designed and built by Virginia Tech students.

PG&E and The San Francisco LGBT Community Center 'Rays The Roof' With a New Solar Installation
(PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance: Mon, 29 Jan) Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the San Francisco LGBT Community Center today celebrated the unveiling of The Center's new state of the art solar energy system.

Sacramento solar company heads south
(BizJournals: Mon, 29 Jan) SunTechnics Energy Systems Inc., a subsidiary of a German solar power company that has its U.S. headquarters in Sacramento, has opened an office in Carlsbad to push into the Southern California market.

Austin will not meet 2007 solar goal
(Austin American-Statesman: Mon, 29 Jan) New plans in the works to boost use of solar power. The high price of harnessing the sun's rays means that Austin Energy will not reach an early milestone in its long-term solar power plan.

U.K. Must Encourage Local Energy Production, Lawmakers Say
(Bloomberg.com: Tue, 30 Jan) Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) - The U.K. government and local authorities should use more tax breaks and subsidies to promote low-carbon energy production, a group of British lawmakers said.

Scrap curbs on solar panels, MPs urge
(Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News: Tue, 30 Jan) The government should scrap barriers to home energy generation if the sector is to play its full part in the fight against global warming, a parliamentary report said on Tuesday.

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