 Solar energy on the rise
(Pioneer Press: Sun, 06 Apr) As an engineering student in the late 1970s, Ralph Jacobson knew he wanted to work in solar energy.
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 Sonoma eyes wastewater as an energy source
(San Francisco Chronicle: Mon, 07 Apr) When most people think alternative energy, solar, wind or biofuels come to mind. Sonoma County officials want to add another source to the list: treated wastewater. A pilot program taking root in a nondescript business park near the Charles M. Schulz Airport...
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 Focused Solar Explosions Get Hotter
(Science Daily: Mon, 07 Apr) Astronomers have discovered that solar flares - explosions in the atmosphere of the sun - get much hotter when they stay "focused". Solar flares are caused by the sudden release of magnetic energy. The largest can release as much energy as a billion one-megaton nuclear bombs.
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 Take advantage of New Mexico's energy tax breaks
(Alamogordo Daily News: Mon, 07 Apr) With Tax Day on April 15 and Earth Day on April 22, this is a good time for New Mexicans to consider investing in solar energy systems and sustainable or green building -- low-risk investments that benefit both the environment and taxpayers' wallets.
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 Companies making a beeline for solar energy plants
(Great News Network: Fri, 04 Apr) Hyderabab, India - 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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 King Mohamed VI Launches Thermo-Solar Energy Plant in Morocco
(AllAfrica.com: Sun, 06 Apr) King Mohamed VI on Friday, 28 March, laid the foundation stone of the Ain Beni Mathar thermo-solar electricity plant at a ceremony attended by many people, including the AfDB's Resident Representative in Morocco, Nono Matondo-Fundani.
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 Solar-energy firm opens Golden office
(Rocky Mountain News: Fri, 04 Apr) Clear Skies Solar Inc., a solar- energy products company based in New York, has opened an office in Golden and plans to hire four people to staff it.
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Proposal would open state ag lands to solar farms
