South Korea eyes growing solar energy market (Electronic Engineering Times Asia: Sun, 27 Jan) South Korea Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy said the country is ready to take a bite into the growing solar energy market with its steady technological gains and improvements in manufacturing.
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Solar energy breakthrough (Pretoria News: Sun, 27 Jan) There is light at the end of the tunnel - and it's not being generated by Eskom but rather by revolutionary solar-powered technology developed by University of Johannesburg professor Vivian Alberts.
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Patrick administration pushing solar panels for property owners (The Daily Comet: Sun, 27 Jan) BOSTON The Patrick administration has some advice for businesses and homeowners struggling with rising energy costs: Let the sunshine in. The administration is launching a new program offering rebates to companies and individuals who install solar panels on their roofs.
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Little energy behind state solar plant efforts (Los Angeles Times: Fri, 25 Jan) Audit finds that any such projects would face major bureaucratic and economic hurdles. Despite state goals to encourage alternative energy, no application to build a large solar power plant in California has been approved in 18 years, and new projects could face significant delays in the bureaucracy, the state auditor said Thursday.
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Public can tour site of proposed solar power plant (The San Luis Obispo Tribune: Sun, 27 Jan) The public will have an opportunity to tour the site of a proposed solar energy plant on the Carrizo Plain when the California Energy Commission holds an informational hearing on the project Tuesday. The tour is the first in a series of local events the commission will hold as it considers whether to issue a license to build the 177-megawatt facility. In December, the commission agreed to ...
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SolFocus showcases Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV: Sun, 27 Jan) SolFocus, Inc., whose mission is to enable solar energy generation at cost parity with fossil fuels, announced its first major launch into the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region with its exhibit at the Future World Energy Summit 2008 in Abu Dhabi.
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