
Solar energy-saving solutions on the horizon (The Myrtle Beach Sun News: Sun, 13 Jan) 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 ago when first conceived. ...
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Bills aim to boost solar energy (Rocky Mountain News: Thu, 10 Jan) "Go Solar." That's the mantra of Democratic lawmakers as they prepare to introduce a slew of bills to boost solar energy in Colorado.
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Solar bill needs teeth (Rocky Mountain News: Sat, 12 Jan) Regarding the Jan. 4 article "Measures aim to boost solar energy": That's all fine and good, but if homeowners cannot install solar systems because Homeowners Associations are not willing to let them for fear they'll look terrible (they won't), then this legislation will do no good.
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Utility seeks bids for solar-power facility (Rocky Mountain News: Sat, 12 Jan) Xcel Energy announced Friday it is seeking bids for 25 megawatts of solar-power generation as part of its compliance with the Colorado Renewable Energy Standard.
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Hurricane-Resistant Solar Panels Power Broward County Building (Multi-Housing News: Sat, 12 Jan) Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-- Advanced Green Technologies, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based company that provides sustainable building solutions and renewable energy products for residential and commercial applications officially opened its 10,000-sq.-ft. building topped by hurricane-resistant solar panels.
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Ocean State solar contractor buys Springfield firm (BizJournals: Fri, 11 Jan) SolarWrights Inc., a renewable energy design and installation firm based in Bristol, R.I., has acquired Kosmo Solar Inc., a Springfield alternative energy systems provider, according to executives.
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