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Solar Energy News Friday September 28th 2007



Clean Energy Pledges May Lead to Solar-Thermal Power Plant in NevadaClean Energy Pledges May Lead to Solar-Thermal Power Plant in Nevada
(Canadian Business: Fri, 28 Sep) CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Clean-energy pledges made Thursday at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York include one from a company that's looking at Nevada as a possible site for a big solar-thermal power plant.


Kohl's to use solar energy to fuel its California storesKohl's to use solar energy to fuel its California stores
(Small Business Times: Thu, 27 Sep) Kohl's Corp. flipped the switch on a rooftop solar energy system Wednesday at its store in Laguna Niguel, Calif., beginning the largest planned photovoltaic solar rollout in the nation to date.


FPL Group to put $2.4B toward solar energyFPL Group to put $2.4B toward solar energy
(bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance: Wed, 26 Sep) FPL Group said it will invest $2.4 billion to increase U.S. solar thermal energy output and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.


Crist joins Bill Clinton to tout solar energy projectCrist joins Bill Clinton to tout solar energy project
(Bradenton Herald: Thu, 27 Sep) Pushing politics aside, Republican Gov. Charlie Crist and former Democratic President Bill Clinton took the stage together to announce that Florida Power & Light will build a solar power plant in Florida as part of a $2.4 billion clean energy program.



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FPL to build solar-energy plant in FloridaFPL to build solar-energy plant in Florida
(The Palm Beach Post: Wed, 26 Sep) FPL Group Inc. said today it will spend $2.4 billion on new alternative-energy and conservation projects, including about $900 million to build a solar-energy plant in Florida.


ADDING MULTIMEDIA FPL Group Plans to Boost U.S. Solar Energy ProductionADDING MULTIMEDIA FPL Group Plans to Boost U.S. Solar Energy Production
(FinanzNachrichten: Wed, 26 Sep) FPL Group, ( Nachrichten ) Inc. (NYSE:FPL), one of the country ' s leading generators of renewable electric power, today announced a $2.4 billion investment program aimed at increasing U.S. solar thermal energy output and reducing carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming.


Green energy: Solar's Big BoomGreen energy: Solar's Big Boom
(San Jose Mercury News: Wed, 26 Sep) California's push for energy from the sun could turn the Golden State into the Saudi Arabia of the solar power industry.


Podcast Discusses How Nanotechnology Could Make Solar Energy as Easy and Cheap as Growing GrassPodcast Discusses How Nanotechnology Could Make Solar Energy as Easy and Cheap as Growing Grass
(BuildingOnline: Wed, 26 Sep) Researchers are envisioning embedding tiny nanoparticles into house paint and roof tiles that could harness the sun's energy for homes and buildings. They would replace the current bulky solar panels. A new podcast with nanotechnology expert Nate Lewis explores the possibilities.


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