Solar World: Size matters in solar (UPI: Thu, 01 Feb) TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 1 (UPI) - It's no longer enough for corporations to install solar energy systems at their facilities - companies like Google, Staples and the supermarket chain Tesco USA are crowing that they've installed the biggest solar energy systems.
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Governor Culver Pushes Renewable Energy (KWWL Iowa: Thu, 01 Feb) Governor Chet Culver was in eastern Iowa today to push for renewable energy. It's one of Culver's top priorities as governor. Culver toured the Solar Power Project in southeast Cedar Rapids today.
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Conergy shares jump after ETI Solar takeover (Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News: Thu, 01 Feb) Shares in German solar energy company Conergy jumped almost 10 percent after the firm said on Thursday it took over Canadian solar firm ETI Solar to strengthen its presence in North America.
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UD to get almost $900,000 in grants for energy research (The News Journal: Thu, 01 Feb) Two separate grants totaling almost $900,000 in federal funding were announced Wednesday for research into alternative sources of energy at the University of Delaware. Funding in the amount of $450,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy will go towards research of nanomagnetism and $449,223 will go towards solar cell research. The $449,223, to be distributed over the next three years, will fund a ...
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Eskom looks at solar power solution to crisis (Independent Online: Fri, 02 Feb) Eskom is working on plans to offer an incentive to households and businesses to install solar water heaters as one solution to South Africa's electricity crisis.
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More tax benefits sought for green energy (The Economic Times: Thu, 01 Feb) NEW DELHI: The energy sector may see more than just a shade of green this year. The new and renewable energy ministry has asked the finance ministry to extend sops for the wind, solar and biofuel sectors in the Budget 2007-08.
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India should achieve energy independence by 2030: Kalam (With India-Science/Health-Kalam: Thu, 01 Feb) Hyderabad, Feb 1 (AINS) President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Thursday said India should achieve energy independence by 2030 through hydel capacity, nuclear power and non-conventional energy sources like solar and wind power besides thermal power.
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