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Solar Energy News Saturday February 16th 2008



Project Energy: Future Of Solar Power Looks BrightProject Energy: Future Of Solar Power Looks Bright
(WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul: Sat, 16 Feb) Homegrown energy isn't just good for our environment; it can actually be a moneymaker for our families.


Boffins break solar energy conversion recordBoffins break solar energy conversion record
(iTNews: Thu, 14 Feb) Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories and Stirling Energy Systems have set a new record for solar energy conversion with a solar-to-grid system net conversion efficiency of 31.25 percent..


ADRs in Focus: Emerging Markets SolarADRs in Focus: Emerging Markets Solar
(AP via Yahoo! Finance: Fri, 15 Feb) Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. helped pull down shares of other Chinese solar companies on an index of emerging markets solar ADRs Friday afternoon after its profit dropped compared with the previous quarter.


Local firm joins ranks of solar energy usersLocal firm joins ranks of solar energy users
(Tallahassee Democrat: Thu, 14 Feb) Notary Public Underwriters unveils its new 25-kilowatt solar energy installation this afternoon at the firm's office on Apalachee Parkway.



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Yingli Green Energy 4Q Profit SoarsYingli Green Energy 4Q Profit Soars
(AP via Yahoo! Finance: Fri, 15 Feb) Chinese solar-cell maker Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. said Friday its fourth-quarter earnings soared from a year earlier, as rising European sales offset impacts from higher expenses and a loss on foreign currency exchange.


First Solar Q4 Shines, Pumping New Energy To Ailing Green SectorFirst Solar Q4 Shines, Pumping New Energy To Ailing Green Sector
(Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News: Wed, 13 Feb) Beaten-down solar stocks got back some of their mojo Wednesday after market-leader First Solar crushed fourth-quarter estimates and raised its 2008 outlook.


Solar Companies Beat Economic SlumpSolar Companies Beat Economic Slump
(ABC News: Fri, 15 Feb) First Solar and SunPower ride high on solar energy, despite bleak economy.


Sandia, Stirling Energy Systems Set New World Record for Solar-to-Grid Conversion EfficiencySandia, Stirling Energy Systems Set New World Record for Solar-to-Grid Conversion Efficiency
(Newswise: Wed, 13 Feb) Sandia National Laboratories and Stirling Energy Systems (SES) have set a new solar-to-grid system conversion efficiency record by achieving a 31.25 percent net efficiency rate. The old 1984 record of 29.4 percent was toppled Jan. 31 on SES's "Serial #3" solar dish Stirling system at Sandia's National Solar Thermal Test Facility.


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