Solar Energy in the News

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Solar Energy News Thursday March 8th 2007

Energy official to announce solar funding
(Detroit Free Press: Wed, 07 Mar) U.S. Department of Energy Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Alexander Karsner is scheduled to visit United Solar Ovonic in Auburn Hills on Thursday to announce funding for President George W. Bush's Solar America Initiative.

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...

Conn. Lawmakers Mull Energy Reform Bill
(AP via Yahoo! Finance: Wed, 07 Mar) There is agreement at the state Capitol these days about the need to find ways to conserve electricity, encourage energy efficiency and promote renewable forms of energy such as solar and wind.

Energy Conversion Shares Jump
(AP via Yahoo! Finance: Wed, 07 Mar) Shares of Energy Conversion Devices Inc. got a boost Wednesday on word that two major chipmakers will market a new type of semiconductor for electronic gadgets - a technology area in which the solar cell and semiconductor company also competes.

Energy outfit plans to tap solar power
(The Deming Headlight: Wed, 07 Mar) A 200-unit demonstration site subdivision showcasing an affordable solar home, "mass urban-rural development concept," will be the pilot project for a group bringing jobs to Deming.

INTERVIEW - Italy Needs Solar Power Push - EU Expert Rubbia
(Planet Ark: Wed, 07 Mar) MILAN - Italy is lagging in the move to renewable energy sources and should look at new developments in solar power, said Carlo Rubbia, a Nobel prize winner in physics and now adviser on environmental issues for the Rome government.

Petition to PUC seeks hold on higher electric rates for customers installing solar
(Desert Sun: Wed, 07 Mar) A petition filed with the California Public Utilities Commission Tuesday could put a hold on a provision of the state's solar initiative that may actually raise summer energy bills for some Coachella Valley consumers installing solar panels on their homes or businesses.

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