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Solar Energy News Friday February 9th 2007

Costco's Solar Energy System Just the Start
(Progressive Grocer: Thu, 08 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.

Nigeria: FG Urges Agencies, States on Use of Solar Energy
(AllAfrica.com: Thu, 08 Feb) The federal government yesterday in Abuja urged its agencies and state government to begin to use solar energy to power public facilities like street lights and for preservation of agriculture produce.

Energy Conversion Posts Smaller 2Q Loss
(AP via Yahoo! Finance: Thu, 08 Feb) Energy Conversion Devices Inc., which makes rechargeable batteries and thin-film materials used in solar-powered devices, said on Thursday its second-quarter loss narrowed, but revenue fell 5 percent, missing Wall Street forecasts.

Ameresco Commits $20,000 to Solar Car Racers
(The Auto Channel: Thu, 08 Feb) NEWBURGH, N.Y.-Ameresco, an energy services company with offices across North America has made a $20,000 donation to rebuild a solar powered car that students at Newburgh Free Academy (NFA) in Newburgh, New York will race across the country next summer.

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.

Solar World: Climate reports support solar
(UPI: Thu, 08 Feb) TEL AVIV, Israel, Feb. 8 (UPI) - Two recently released reports on climate change bring good news for the solar energy industry: The world needs solar.

Xcel wins OK to build solar facility
(Denver Post: Thu, 08 Feb) The Colorado Public Utilities Commission approved Wednesday a $60 million solar-energy facility in southern Colorado, even as it determined that Xcel Energy failed to fully comply with state bidding rules.

Cloudy outlook for China's solar industry
(AFP via Yahoo! News: Fri, 09 Feb) Solar power has the potential to be a growth industry in China but the nation's government does not seem keen on providing the support the sector needs, according to observers.

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