 PSE&G, state agree to solar energy plan
(The Record: Wed, 19 Mar) Public Service Electric and Gas Co. and the state's rate counsel have reached a compromise agreement that paves the way for the Newark-based utility company to launch a $100 million solar energy pilot program.
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 Bicycle Maker Goes Green by Using Solar Energy
(1010 WINS New York: Tue, 18 Mar) Bicycles are environment-friendly and now a bike mmanufacturer in Queens is using solar energy to make the bikes. Worksman Cycles manufactures heavy-duty bicycles for delivery services, and adult tricyles that pull hot dog carts.
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 Convention 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.
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 PSE&G to offer solar energy loans
(The Star-Ledger: Wed, 19 Mar) Public Service Electric & Gas, the state's largest utility, may soon be in the business of financing the installation of solar panels for homes and businesses.
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 Toward The Next Generation Of High-efficiency Plastic Solar Cells
(Science Daily: Wed, 19 Mar) Researchers report an advance toward the next generation of plastic solar cells, which are widely heralded as a low cost, environmentally-friendly alternative to inorganic solar cells for meeting rising energy demands. Plastic solar cells, fabricated from bulk heterojunction materials comprising semiconducting polymers and fullerenes, have already demonstrated promising performance. ...
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 Timminco says demand for solar-grade silicon will drive growth in '08
(Canadian Business: Tue, 18 Mar) Romina Maurino, The Canadian Press March 18, 2008 - 3:45 p.m. TORONTO - Specialty metals producer Timminco Ltd. (TSX:TIM) said Tuesday its silicon division will drive growth this year, fuelled by increasing demand from the solar energy industry and a rebound in prices.
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 Government Cold on Solar Heating
(Scoop.co.nz: Wed, 19 Mar) The low uptake of solar-powered heating systems needs some serious attention from the Government if they want to increase the number of homes using them, says New Zealand First energy spokesperson Peter Brown.
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 Software maker SAS considering state's largest solar power farm
(The Herald-Sun: Wed, 19 Mar) Software maker SAS is considering plans to build the state's largest solar energy generator on its campus in Cary. The News & Observer reported Tuesday that the project could produce up to 1 megawatt of electricity, which is enough to power about 185 homes. The largest solar project to date in North Carolina is the state zoo in Asheboro, which generates 105 kilowatts of energy.
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