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Solar Energy News Saturday November 17th 2007



Green Energy breaks ground for solar wafer plantGreen Energy breaks ground for solar wafer plant
(Taipei Times: Fri, 16 Nov) Green Energy Technology Inc (綠能科技) held a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday for a new solar wafer plant that will produce amorphous silicon thin-film modules.


California solar program to aid low-income homeownersCalifornia solar program to aid low-income homeowners
(San Francisco Chronicle: Sat, 17 Nov) Low-income families rarely have the option of going solar. California energy regulators want to change that. The California Public Utilities Commission on Friday adopted a $108 million incentive program for low-income homeowners who want to install solar...


Solar Agreement: Inovateus Development LLC Partners With 1 Star Energy to Deliver Turnkey Solar to Businesses Going ...Solar Agreement: Inovateus Development LLC Partners With 1 Star Energy to Deliver Turnkey Solar to Businesses Going ...
(CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance: Thu, 15 Nov) Inovateus Development of South Bend, Indiana has teamed up with 1 Star Energy, one of North America's leading commercial/industrial integrators of solar electrical systems with offices in Texas, California, Florida, Indiana, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.


Solar Grant Leaves CESC in the ColdSolar Grant Leaves CESC in the Cold
(Berkeley Daily Planet: Fri, 16 Nov) The question of who will implement the East Bay Smart Solar Program, funded by the Depart-ment of Energy with matching city money, brings to the fore the question of how government engages nonprofits and other organizations—for better or worse—to do work it cannot or will not do.



World Population

Lots of sun and roofs: Why can't we go solar?Lots of sun and roofs: Why can't we go solar?
(Taipei Times: Fri, 16 Nov) In response to growing international calls for renewable energy, Council for Economic Planning and Development Minister Ho Mei-yueh ( 何美玥 ) has proposed that farmers install solar panels in their fields.


Big solar generator proposed by XcelBig solar generator proposed by Xcel
(Denver Post: Fri, 16 Nov) Xcel Energy is proposing to develop a utility-scale solar-power plant that would be among the first of its kind in the nation.


New Chinese provincial government construction policy to boost solar energy demandNew Chinese provincial government construction policy to boost solar energy demand
(Digi Times: Fri, 16 Nov) With a newly established regulation in the Chinese province of Jiangsu that requires new buildings with a height of 12 floors or lower to install a solar-power water heating system, Taiwan solar cell/module industry players are believed will see benefits from the policy.


Municipal buildings draw heat from solar powerMunicipal buildings draw heat from solar power
(Toronto Star: Fri, 16 Nov) City council is expected to approve an ambitious plan next week that will see up to 20 government buildings around Toronto get their heat from a new kind of energy provider: the solar utility.


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