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Solar Energy News Tuesday March 18th 2008



Convention Center to Use Solar EnergyConvention Center to Use Solar Energy
(KTAR 92.3 Phoenix: Mon, 17 Mar) Phoenix's convention center will soon be partially powered by solar energy. Crews will install peel & stick solar panels next month on roughly a third of the 2-acre roof on the Convention Center's west building.


ACT considers solar power stationACT considers solar power station
(ABC via Yahoo!7 News: Tue, 18 Mar) The ACT Government and energy provider ActewAGL will investigate a proposal to build a solar power station in Canberra.


DOE funds solar-cell projectsDOE funds solar-cell projects
(EETimes: Mon, 17 Mar) The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will invest up to $13.7 million for 11 university-led solar-cell projects over the next three years.



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Stunning Solar Building Will Generate More Power Than It NeedsStunning Solar Building Will Generate More Power Than It Needs
(Environmental News Network: Mon, 17 Mar) The Masdar Headquarters building will produce more power than it needs (an energy positive building). In fact, the solar roof (one of the largest in the world) will be constructed first, and it will power the construction of the rest of the building. The video link on this page has a great view of the sun-infused interior. The 1.4 million square foot building was designed by Chicago architecture ...


CTP Invest plans CZK 5bn solar energy projectCTP Invest plans CZK 5bn solar energy project
(Prague Daily Monitor: Mon, 17 Mar) Humpolec, March 14 (CTK) - CTP Invest will implement a project worth over EUR200m (Kc5bn) in the next two years within which solar panels with total capacity of some 60 megawatts will be placed on the roofs of buildings in CTP technology parks, CTP's PR agent Jiri Horcica told CTK Friday.


Bright ideas in solar energyBright ideas in solar energy
(Seattle Times: Mon, 17 Mar) Imagine a world where your cellphone or iPod never runs out of power and you can leave all your clunky chargers at home. I tested three solar-powered...


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