 Siemens plans 1-megawatt solar energy system
(BizJournals: Mon, 21 Apr) Siemens Transportation Systems Inc. -- the nation's largest light-rail vehicles manufacturer -- will install a 1-megawatt solar energy system at its manufacturing plant in south Sacramento.
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 TXU Energy donating solar panel to WFISD
(KFDX Wichita Falls: Tue, 22 Apr) The Wichita Falls Independent School District is about to get a little greener. They're one of ten districts chosen by TXU Energy to receive a solar energy panel. The solar panel will be installed over the summer at Kirby Junior High and district members say that's just the beginning of the project.
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 Groundbreaking of North America's Largest Solar Photovoltaic Energy Park
(CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance: Mon, 21 Apr) Joint venture partners SkyPower Corp., a Lehman Brothers Company, and SunEdison Canada announced today the official groundbreaking of First Light, North America's largest solar photovoltaic energy park to date, located on approximately 300 acres of land in Lennox & Addington County, Ontario.
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 Wind power more cost effective than solar
(BG News: Tue, 22 Apr) AUSTIN, Texas- In the old Aesop fable, wind and sun battle over which is the stronger. The wind blows hard, but the sun shines hot. They both do their best to get a traveler to remove his jacket. In the fable, sun wins. But in real-life policy questions over solar power and wind energy - over which provides the more cost-effective source of clean energy - it appears that wind has sun on the ...
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 Solar power in Seattle? It may not boost a home's price but can cut energy bills
(Seattle Times: Sat, 19 Apr) The Northwest's well-earned reputation for cloud cover does make solar energy a tough path to "getting off the grid" — disconnecting from the local public utility and producing all of a household's energy needs by alternative means — but more homeowners in the Seattle area are turning to solar.
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 Safeway Celebrates Earth Day with Two New California Solar-Powered Stores
(Centre Daily Times: Mon, 21 Apr) Safeway Inc. (NYSE:SWY), one of the largest retail users of renewable energy, today unveiled its newest solar-powered grocery stores in Northern California to kick off a week of Earth Day activities and programs focused on the company's commitment to the environment and helping consumers pursue greener, more sustainable lives. At the same time, the company released two reports chronicling ...
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Google-Backed Solar Startup Picks Up Steam, $130 Million
Sunny Days for New Solar Index and ETF
