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Solar Energy News Thursday January 3rd 2008



CUNY signs on with Solar Energy ConsortiumCUNY signs on with Solar Energy Consortium
(Kingston Daily Freeman: Wed, 02 Jan) NEW YORK - The City University of New York is partnering with The Solar Energy Consortium, allowing research and development conducted by the Ulster County-based consortium to be delivered and implemented in the New York City market, according to U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey.


Sunnyvale group encourages residents to promote solar energy useSunnyvale group encourages residents to promote solar energy use
(San Jose Mercury News: Thu, 03 Jan) A group of residents is trying to put the sun in Sunnyvale and turn the city into a sea of rooftop photovoltaic panels and solar water heaters with a grassroots group-buy program.


Australia falls behind in switch to solar energyAustralia falls behind in switch to solar energy
(Tenterfield Star: Tue, 01 Jan) CANBERRA: Solar energy is the world's fastest-growing energy source, with production of photovoltaics, or solar cells, doubling every two years, a new report says.


Akeena Solar Gets LitAkeena Solar Gets Lit
(Forbes: Wed, 02 Jan) Investors cheered as the solar energy company penned licensing deal with Suntech Power Holdings.



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Hamilton Sundstrand in Solar Power DealHamilton Sundstrand in Solar Power Deal
(AP via Yahoo! Finance: Wed, 02 Jan) An aerospace manufacturer is developing a way to use molten salt to store solar energy that could produce enough electricity to power 250,000 to 500,000 homes a year.


Incentives announced for solar power generationIncentives announced for solar power generation
(Indian Express via Yahoo! India News: Wed, 02 Jan) India is fast becoming a solar panel manufacturing hub, with some of the major manufacturers feeding solar power-generation markets in Europe. And now, in view of its vast untapped solar energy potential, the Centre has announced an incentive scheme for solar power generation in India. At present, renewable energy accounts for about 7.5 per cent of India's installed generation capacity of ...


Hamilton Sundstrand in deal to provide solar powerHamilton Sundstrand in deal to provide solar power
(WTNH-TV New Haven: Thu, 03 Jan) Windsor Locks (AP, Jan. 2, 2007 9:20 PM) _ Hamilton Sundstrand is using aerospace technology to develop a method for storing solar energy that could produce enough electricity to power 250,000 to 500,000 homes a year.


Roads used to capture solar energyRoads used to capture solar energy
(Wisconsin State Journal: Wed, 02 Jan) SCHARWOUDE, Netherlands — If you've ever blistered your bare feet on a hot road, you know that asphalt absorbs the sun's energy. A Dutch company is now siphoning heat from roads and parking lots to heat homes and offices. As climate change rises on the international agenda, the system built by the civil engineering firm, Ooms Avenhorn Holding BV, doesn't look as wacky as it might have 10 years ...


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