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Solar Energy News Thursday February 8th 2007

Costco's Solar Energy System Just the Start
(Progressive Grocer: Wed, 07 Feb) FEBRUARY 07, 2007 - ISSAQUAH, Wash. - Costco Wholesale Corp.'s installation of a solar-powered energy system at its Lake Elsinore, Calif. warehouse - its second such installation - is a preamble to the retailer's more expansive plans to use green technology.

China's JA Solar soars in U.S. market debut
(Reuters via Yahoo! News: Wed, 07 Feb) Stock of China's JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. , a maker of solar cells, rose as much as 30 percent in its U.S. market debut on Wednesday, boosted by a sunny outlook for alternative energy, analysts said.

Roofing company sets solar deals
(bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance: Wed, 07 Feb) Old Country Roofing, Northern California's largest roofing company, said Wednesday it signed agreements with Vancouver-based Xantrex Technology Inc. and San Jose-based Fat Spaniel Technologies to offer comprehensive solar energy conversions and monitoring to Old Country's customers.

Energy Conversion Forms Joint Venture
(AP via Yahoo! Finance: Wed, 07 Feb) United Solar Ovonic, a unit of Energy Conversion Devices Inc., and Chinese investment firm Tianjin Jinneng Investment Co. said Wednesday they formed a joint venture to make solar modules in China.

PUC OKs Xcel solar contract
(Denver Business Journal: Thu, 08 Feb) The Colorado Public Utilities Commission has formally approved a first-ever contract in Colorado approving Xcel Energy Inc.'s request to buy solar power from SunE Alamosa1 LLC.

Flannery should address solar-thermal power
(Scoop.co.nz: Thu, 08 Feb) "The recently chosen Australian of the Year Dr Tim Flannery, who yesterday on ABC Lateline argued that Australia will eventually have no other choice than to phase out the coal industry, forced by worldwide social responsibility pressures and "dirty energy tariffs", and who pointed to replace coal-fired power generation with solar-thermal and geothermal technologies, should be invited to address ...

MuniMae renewable energy business achieves 'milestone year'
(BizJournals: Wed, 07 Feb) MMA Renewable Ventures financed solar energy projects worth $39 million in the fourth quarter.

Senate approves renewable energy standards
(Minnesota Public Radio: Wed, 07 Feb) Minnesota's plan to pump more hydrogen, solar and wind electricity through its powerlines got overwhelming backing from the state Senate, where advocates touted it as the most aggressive renewable energy standard in the country.

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