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Solar Energy News Monday June 18th 2007



Cantwell Says U.S. Needs Energy Law Overhaul, More EfficiencyCantwell Says U.S. Needs Energy Law Overhaul, More Efficiency
(Bloomberg via Yahoo! News: Sat, 16 Jun) June 16 (Bloomberg) -- Congress needs to pass an energy overhaul law that eliminates tax breaks for oil companies and requires utilities to use more alternative energy sources such as wind and solar power, Senator Maria Cantwell said.


Solar energy brightens up eastern GermanySolar energy brightens up eastern Germany
(IANS via Yahoo! India News: Fri, 15 Jun) Freiberg (Germany), June 15 (DPA) Lying in the middle of what was once communist East Germany and shrouded for months under a leaden grey wintry sky, the small 800-year-old town of Freiberg would appear to be an unlikely new centre for the burgeoning global solar energy industry.


Technical guidelines on solar water heatingTechnical guidelines on solar water heating
(Times of Malta: Sun, 17 Jun) The Malta University Services (MUS) has teamed up with the Institute for Energy Technology of the University of Malta to launch a new course on solar water heating technologies.


Spanish Solar Pwr Co Solaria Energia Seeks To Be IPO SuccessSpanish Solar Pwr Co Solaria Energia Seeks To Be IPO Success
(Nasdaq: Mon, 18 Jun) MADRID -(Dow Jones)- Solaria Energia SA, a Spanish solar-power company that expects to become a public company Tuesday, wants to become the latest success story in a sector that is responsible for some of Europe's most successful listings in the past two years.



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Dems push for energy tax changeDems push for energy tax change
(UPI: Mon, 18 Jun) U.S. Senate Democrats are pushing for a major change in energy tax policies that would take billions from large oil companies to benefit alternative fuels.


RETA will create veins, arteries for renewable energyRETA will create veins, arteries for renewable energy
(BizJournals: Mon, 18 Jun) Solar power soon could flow from New Mexico to its neighbors.


Rebate program for solar switch taking holdRebate program for solar switch taking hold
(North County Times: Mon, 18 Jun) NORTH COUNTY ---- After a confusing start for the California Solar Initiative this spring, more homeowners in San Diego County have been applying in the last few months for the rewards that come from installing solar panels.


China To Clean Energy For 2008 GamesChina To Clean Energy For 2008 Games
(GamesBids.com: Sat, 16 Jun) Prensa Latina reports that China will power its stadiums during the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympic Games with about 500 KW of solar energy and has pledged to cut dependence from pollutants like coal and oil.


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