 Electron Solar Energy launches new installation program
(Energy Business Review: Mon, 15 Oct) Electron Solar Energy has launched a new professional installation program that provides its customers in nearly 20 countries with custom fabrication and installation services on all solar panel systems.
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 Alternative Energy from Space Solar Panels
(NPR: Sun, 14 Oct) As concerns about global warming and dependence on foreign oil have increased, so has the interest in exploring alternative energy sources. Here's one idea -- put solar panels out in space and beam the energy back to Earth.
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 Forward Electronics to invest in Apollo Solar
(Digi Times: Tue, 16 Oct) Forward Electronics, a Tatung subsidiary, which had earlier announced it would establish a solar cell/module company in China, posted a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on October 16 announcing plans to invest in a Taiwan-based solar module maker, Apollo Solar Energy.
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 Space-based solar power back in play
(Toronto Star: Mon, 15 Oct) High oil prices, energy security fears and the potentially devastating effects of climate change have prompted the U.S. government to again explore the idea of placing millions of solar panels in orbit to beam immense amounts of clean power back to Earth. Seriously.
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 Va. Tech, Investor Aim To Cut Area Energy Use
(Washington Post: Tue, 16 Oct) Virginia Tech officials announced plans yesterday to give some of the Washington area's buildings a sweeping green makeover, using $500 million from an investor to pay for energy-saving upgrades at 100 or more properties throughout the region.
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 HOMING IN ON SOLAR POWER:
(Gulf Times: Mon, 15 Oct) Visitors walk through the 2007 Solar Decathlon on the National Mall in Washington, DC. The competition, sponsored by the US Department of Energy, challenged 20 teams from colleges and universities worldwide to design, build and operate the most attractive and energy-efficient house using only solar power.
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Reflective mirrors: raising solar potential
Andy Karsner, the U.S. assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy, at the Solar Decathlon in ...
