 Companies making a beeline for solar energy plants
(The Hindu: Tue, 01 Apr) Hyderabad, April 1 Enthused by the potential market for solar energy which is projected to grow to $70-100 billion up from $15 billion in 2007, more domestic firms have begun to foray into this segment.
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 Powering up With third turbine, solar panels, farm ups ante on renewable energy
(The Daily News of Newburyport: Thu, 03 Apr) AMESBURY and mdash; Yesterday was a good day to be in the wind-power business. With wind gusts as high as 40 mph, Glenn Cook, who recently erected his third wind turbine at Cider Hill Farm, said his three turbines generated as much energy in 24 hours as he would typically produce in one week.
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 1.4.2008: Meldung: Yingli Green Energy Announces Completion of Solar Project
(ECOreporter.de: Tue, 01 Apr) ingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, one of the world’s leading vertically integrated photovoltaic (“PV”) product manufacturers, today announced that the Installation Solar Villar De Cañas 2 Project (the “Project”) in Cuenca, Spain has been recently completed with 9.5 MW modules supplied by Yingli Green Energy under a previously announced sales contract between Yingli Green Energy and ...
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 Firms seek to make solar power more affordable
(Los Angeles Times: Thu, 03 Apr) Companies launch programs to cut the initial outlay for homeowners to as little as 10% of the total installation cost. Turning the sun's rays into energy is an expensive endeavor, so solar companies are cooking up financial products that lower the upfront costs for homeowners and businesses.
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 Milpitas High awarded solar power system
(The Milpitas Post: Wed, 02 Apr) Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has named Milpitas High School one of two Bay Area recipients of 1.3 kilowatt solar generator systems valued at $25,000 each. The system will be installed in time for the 2008-09 school year, and will generate enough energy to power one classroom for an entire school day.
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 Solar flares: Much hotter when focused
(Moldova.org: Wed, 02 Apr) A U.S. space agency-funded researcher says he's discovered solar flares become much hotter when they remain focused.A flare typically divides its energy between directly heating the solar atmosphere and accelerating particles, said Ryan Milligan of the Oak Ridge Association of Universities, who is stationed at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Goddard Space Flight Center in ...
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