Energy Roundup: Oil Boosts Solar Shares (AP via Yahoo! Finance: Mon, 29 Oct) Following is a summary of top stories in the energy sector Monday afternoon. Oil Climbs on Weak Dollar and Mexico Shutdown
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Little Samples of Solar's Future (Washington Post: Mon, 29 Oct) They sure weren't the kind of homes that we're used to seeing around here. The 20 prototype solar-powered houses built on the Mall for the Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon earlier this month were models of all that is good and green.
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New solar plant proposed near Barstow (Desert Dispatch Online: Tue, 30 Oct) BARSTOW — More of the Mojave Desert sun’s rays could be harnessed for energy if a solar-powered power plant gets built.
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Yingli Green Energy Amends Supply Deal (AP via Yahoo! Finance: Mon, 29 Oct) Chinese solar product manufacturer Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. Ltd. on Monday said it signed new contracts to clarify pricing on its 1,232-ton polysilicon supply deal with Sichuan Xinguang Silicon Science and Technology Co.
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Solar power rebate program begins around Tahoe (Nevada Appeal: Tue, 30 Oct) SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. As the sun shines down on the solar panels newly installed on her roof, Elizabeth "Zib" Babbitt knows her home will benefit from the energy produced by the sun's rays.
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