Solar World: Europe's solar week (UPI: Thu, 05 Jul) Two important announcements for the solar energy industry came this week from Europe, already a world leader in the market.
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Ghana to set up solar testing and training centres (africast.com: Thu, 05 Jul) ACCRA, July 05 -- The Government in collaboration with the Japanese government is to set up solar testing and training centres for the implementation of Ghana’s solar energy Master Plan.
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Alternative-energy firms don't sweat higher prices (Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Thu, 05 Jul) Higher energy prices are good for some businesses. Selling solar photovoltaics. Pumping biofuel. Building a better wind turbine or designing hydrogen fuel cells. And if you can build a house that holds the heat and keeps its cool — you, too, get a boost, despite a deepening sag in the real estate market.
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NASA Mars Exploration Rover Status: Spirit's Solar Power Levels Continue to Rise (SpaceRef: Thu, 05 Jul) Spring cleaning continued on NASA's Spirit rover, as atmospheric turbulence on Mars cleared away more dust from the solar panels on the rover's 1,233rd sol, or Martian day, of exploration (June 22, 2007). As a result of this most recent dust-clearing event, Spirit out-produced the electrical energy of Spirit's twin, the Opportunity rover on the opposite side of Mars, by about 50 watt-hours.
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DRI Energy, Fat Spaniel Technologies Partner to Deliver Integrated Solar Solution (ThomasNet: Tue, 03 Jul) SAN FRANCISCO, May 30 / - DRI Energy, a leading California provider of roof integrated solar energy installation services, and Fat Spaniel Technologies, the premier provider of critical information services for distributed energy generation systems, today announced the formation of a strategic alliance to offer a one-stop solution for builders and building owners seeking solar powered roofs and ...
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Local News Solar power project planned for city (Thunder Bay Post: Thu, 05 Jul) A Toronto-based company has announced a significant energy investment in Thunder Bay that could create 50 construction jobs. SkyPower Corporation has announced it is building a 10 megawatt solar project off Bowlker Road near Broadway Avenue.
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