Solar Energy in the News

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Solar Energy News Wednesday March 21st 2007

GE To Step Up Solar Energy Research; NCSU, Georgia Tech Are Partners
(Local Tech Wire: Tue, 20 Mar) NEWARK, Del. "" General Electric plans to step up its solar energy research program, and North Carolina State University could be one of the beneficiaries.

Solar-Energy Company Faces Skepticism
(NPR: Mon, 19 Mar) A company called Citizenre says it can bring affordable solar energy to the mass market by year's end. It wants to build solar-energy systems on a large scale and lease them to customers. Industry insiders question the company's financial model.

San Francisco ballpark gets solar power system
(Reuters via Yahoo! News: Tue, 20 Mar) California utility Pacific Gas & Electric Co. will install a solar energy system at the San Francisco Giants' AT&T Park, believed to be the first solar power plant at a major league baseball park.

Using solar energy to keep homes cool
(CNET: Tue, 20 Mar) SolCool's air conditioner can be run directly from solar panels, existing wiring or even, in a pinch, batteries. Photo: Keeping cool from the sun

NYMEX to offer clean energy futures
(CNN Money: Tue, 20 Mar) The weighted indexes will incorporate biomass, wind and solar companies as well as firms in energy efficiency and environmental controls.

Applied Materials furnishes solar production line to Spain
(EETimes: Tue, 20 Mar) Applied Materials has received an order to provide Spanish solar energy company T-Solar with an integrated production line for thin-film solar panels. With the production line, T-Solar plans to achieve a production capacity of 40 megawatts per year.

China Solar Expects Conversion Efficiency to Improve
(Planet Ark: Tue, 20 Mar) TAIPEI - China Solar Energy Holdings Ltd., which sells equipment for making solar panels, said on Tuesday it expects light conversion efficiency of its solar products to improve, based on a thin-film technology.

More help needed, solar advocate says
(The News Journal: Tue, 20 Mar) President Bush's solar energy initiative is a good start, but to encourage people to go solar, the federal government needs to reduce the cost of installation, a leading advocate of solar power said.

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