New solar energy home business open in Grand Cane (The Shreveport Times: Sat, 21 Apr) The sky is the limit when it comes to living green and cutting energy costs, and Matt Roberts -- owner of One Planet Solar -- is on a mission help people conserve energy and save money on utility bills. Today?s Topic Is Solar Energy Systems (New York Times: Thu, 19 Apr) Sharp Electronics has embarked on a six-month campaign to teach homeowners how solar energy works. News: Nanoscale 'Trees' Improve Efficiency of Cheap Plastic Solar Cells (Scientific American: Sat, 21 Apr) Solar cells made from cheap, plastic polymer barely capture the energy in sunlight. Photons reflect off the plastic and it is too thin to absorb much, giving the polymers color. Energy authority urges consumers to switch over hot water systems (ABC via Yahoo!7 Finance: Sun, 22 Apr) Energy Australia says it is making it easier for customers to switch their hot water systems from electric to gas or solar powered. World Population

World Bank funds Morocco clean-energy plan (UPI: Fri, 20 Apr) The World Bank is stepping up global efforts to promote renewable energy. The international lending group will provide $43.2 million to be invested in a solar combined cycle power project in Morocco. Solar-powered home (Southeast Missourian: Sun, 22 Apr) OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Jim Maginel likes to think his solar-powered home is a glimpse into the future. The surroundings at Maginel's rural Olive Branch home are peaceful. The house sits at the edge of... Chinese entrepreneur rides clean-energy boom to riches (The Standard-Times: Sun, 22 Apr) SHANGHAI, China — Physicist Shi Zhengrong spent the 1990s in an Australian lab studying solar power, a field he picked by chance. He expected to devote his life to science. Analysis: 'Green' energy boom in Germany (EARTHtimes.org: Fri, 20 Apr) As early as 2020, sales from wind and solar energy companies will surpass those of automobile and machinery companies, right now among the largest industry sectors in Germany, according to a study from international consulting firm Roland Berger.

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