Solar Energy in the News

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Solar Energy News Wednesday March 7th 2007

Solar Energy Conversion Offers A Solution To Help Mitigate Global Warming
(PollutionOnline: Tue, 06 Mar) Solar energy has the power to reduce greenhouse gases and provide increased energy efficiency, says a scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, in a report published in the March issue of Physics Today.

Unlocking clean, cheap energy / California scientists look to ethanol, solar arrays and 1800s engine for answers
(San Francisco Chronicle: Tue, 06 Mar) California scientists are playing key roles in developing new energy technologies to counteract the effects of global warming. Nanotech solar cells, the world's largest planned solar-electricity plant and new technologies for breeding biofuels like...

China nomads on energy's cutting edge
(USA Today: Tue, 06 Mar) In China, coal is the main source of energy. It also contributes to polluted skies and respiratory disease. As the government works to get 15% of China's energy from renewables by 2020, it is beginning with villages. With a government subsidy, a photovoltaic solar unit is affordable for inhabitants.

Solar San Antonio: Here comes the sun
(San Antonio Express-News: Wed, 07 Mar) San Antonio is blessed with sunshine most days of the year, yet solar energy gets no respect here. Longtime civic leader Bill Sinkin has been trying to change that since 1999, when he founded the non-profit Solar San Antonio, which advocates wider use of solar power.

Biofuels power 'clean energy' boom
(CNET: Tue, 06 Mar) Transportation, followed by wind and solar power, is biggest sector of rapidly changing energy industry.

SPG Solar, Western Wine Services Unveil Record Setting 827 Kilowatt Solar Energy System In Napa
(ElectricNet: Mon, 05 Mar) SPG Solar, Inc. announced recently the completion of Phase III of the 827 kilowatt (kW) DC photovoltaic (solar energy) system for Western Wine Services in Napa Valley, California

Lawmakers try to craft energy reform bill, disagreements remain
(Boston Globe: Wed, 07 Mar) There is agreement at the state Capitol these days about the need to finds ways to conserve electricity, encourage energy efficiency and promote renewable forms of energy such as solar and wind.

Governor looks to clean energy economy
(Ashland Daily Tidings: Tue, 06 Mar) SALEM - Oregonians could be drawing 25 percent of their electricity from windmills, solar panels, energy capturing wave buoys and other renewable energy sources by 2025, if a bill proposed by Gov. Ted Kulongoski passes in the state legislature.

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