
Solar energy ‘revolution’ brings green power closer (Great News Network: Sun, 13 Jan) Silicon Vlley, California, USA - The holy grail of renewable energy came a step closer yesterday as thousands of mass-produced, wafer-thin solar cells printed on aluminium film rolled off a production line in California, heralding what British scientists called "a revolution" in generating electricity.
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Senate Passes Energy Bill Without House Tax Package (Washington Post: Mon, 14 Jan) The Senate passed an energy bill with overwhelming bipartisan support last night but only after a Republican filibuster threat forced Democratic leaders to ditch the bill's tax package, which would have extended tax breaks for wind and solar projects while reducing breaks for the biggest oil and gas...
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Senate Republicans Block Energy Bill (Washington Post: Mon, 14 Jan) By a narrow margin, the Senate today failed again to block a Republican-led filibuster on an energy bill as GOP leaders made a stand against a $21.8 billion, 10-year tax package that would have extended incentives for wind and solar energy and reduced some tax breaks for oil companies.
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Solargiga Energy plans up to $292 mln HK IPO- source (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News: Sun, 13 Jan) HONG KONG, Jan 14 - China's solar wafer maker Solargiga Energy Holdings Ltd, plans to raise up to US$292 million from its Hong Kong initial public offering, a source familiar with the deal said on Monday.
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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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