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Solar Energy News Sunday July 29th 2007



Questions and answers about New Jersey's solar energy programQuestions and answers about New Jersey's solar energy program
(phillyburbs.com: Fri, 27 Jul) Here are some questions and answers about solar energy and New Jersey:


Oregon gives businesses incentives for solar energyOregon gives businesses incentives for solar energy
(The World: Sat, 28 Jul) PORTLAND - The Public Utility Commission has given Oregon businesses a bigger incentive to put solar panels on the roofs of their factories, warehouses and offices under new rules that went into effect Friday.


Energy rebate formula faultedEnergy rebate formula faulted
(The Republican: Sun, 29 Jul) NORTHAMPTON - The engineer for a solar heating project at River Run Condominiums is petitioning the state to apply guidelines that would make it easier to receive rebates from utility companies for alternative energy projects.


Farming the future in solarFarming the future in solar
(The Fresno Bee: Sat, 28 Jul) It's a tall order: Build and finance the most massive solar energy farm in the world -- one large enough to cover an entire square mile of the central San Joaquin Valley.



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PG&E To Buy 553 Mw of Solar Thermal EnergyPG&E To Buy 553 Mw of Solar Thermal Energy
(GreenBiz: Thu, 26 Jul) SAN FRANCISCO, July 26, 2007 -- In what will likely be the first deal of many, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. announced Wednesday it signed a contract to buy 553 megawatts of solar thermal energy from Solel-MSP-1.


San Jose school district unveils massive solar energy projectSan Jose school district unveils massive solar energy project
(San Jose Mercury News: Wed, 25 Jul) Joining a growing trend to "go green," San Jose Unified School District today unveiled a solar-school project expected to save the district at least $20 million in energy costs over 25 years.


Energy Dept. team finds solar efficienciesEnergy Dept. team finds solar efficiencies
(UPI: Wed, 25 Jul) U.S. Energy Department researchers and Innovalight Inc. have found that quantum dot materials may improve efficiency of silicon solar cells.


N.J. Seeks To Expand Solar Power SuccessN.J. Seeks To Expand Solar Power Success
(WCBS-TV New York: Fri, 27 Jul) When it comes to the environment, New Jersey's image is one of a gloomy, chemical, toxic mess -- a polluted wasteland where it would be easy for Tony Soprano to dispose of a body. The reality is that New Jersey is one of the country's most successful states when it comes to environmentally friendly solar energy, second only to super-sunny California in electricity generated from panels installed ...


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