 Solar energy heats up Giffords’ agenda
(Northwest Explorer: Fri, 27 Apr) U.S. Rep Gabrielle Giffords, D-Tucson, will announce a plan today intended to cast Arizona as the “Silicon Valley of solar energy” by harnessing the state’s most abundant natural resource.
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 Ontario gets solar farm
(Reuters via Yahoo! News: Fri, 27 Apr) Work on North America's biggest solar power plant will start next year in Ontario, the Canadian province's energy minister said on Thursday.
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 Solar energy topic of free seminar
(Columbia Daily Herald: Thu, 26 Apr) NASHVILLE — Representatives from the Million Solar Roofs initiative will discuss the growth of solar power and sustainable energy practices at a free seminar from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at the Adventure Science Center, 8800 Fort Negley Blvd. in Nashville.
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 North America's largest solar 'farm' set for Ontario
(CNN.com: Fri, 27 Apr) TORONTO, Ontario (Reuters) -- The Ontario government has given a California company the green light to build North America's biggest solar-power station, a spokesman for the energy minister of the Canadian province said Thursday.
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 Another Chinese Solar Cell Maker Joins The Subsidized Fray
(Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News: Thu, 26 Apr) No question about it: Solar power is energy's latest "gold rush." New government subsidies in several countries have brought many new start-ups onto the market, where their stocks have exploded.
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 A solar-powered swimsuit debuts
(Moldova.org: Sat, 28 Apr) A German lingerie producer has designed a solar-powered bathing suit that can recharge an iPod while the wearer is sunbathing.Der Spiegel reported on the one-piece garment, which comes equipped with photovoltaic cells to capture energy from the sun, that can then be used to recharge an iPod or a phone.Triumph, the lingerie company, assured its customers that the swimsuit provides a perfect way to ...
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 Solar sales are heating up
(Small Business Times: Fri, 27 Apr) A Brookfield electrician has found that solar energy can be a major part of the future of his business.
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Govt banks on solar, wind energy to bridge power gap
