Posted by admin in Featured Articles on 11 25th, 2008 | No Comments
Built-In Solar Technology Future
IBM Labs share their perspective on the near-term future that technology advancements will impact. The concept of built-in solar technology should become more prevalent as solar cells become more efficient, cheaper, and thinner. … … “In the next five years, solar energy will be an affordable...
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ProLogis Seeks To Cash In On Solar By Leasing Roofs
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Economic crisis aside, the demand for solar power will remain healthy in the long run, analysts say. But where will all these solar systems be installed? How about the more than 540 million square feet of industrial rooftop space managed by ProLogis around the world? The Denver,...
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Posted by admin in Featured Articles on 11 24th, 2008 | No Comments
Los Angeles Sets 10% Solar Goal for 2020
Written by Josie Garthwaite UPDATED Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa plans to unveil a proposal this afternoon to meet 10 percent of the city’s energy needs with solar power by 2020. The announcement will be made at Solar Integrated Technologies, an LA-based company contracted last month to...
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Spain city sets up solar cemetery
A Spanish city has found an unusual place to generate renewable energy - the local cemetery. Santa Coloma de Gramanet, near Barcelona, has placed 462 solar panels over its multi-storey mausoleums. Officials say the scheme was initially greeted with derision, but families who use the cemetery eventually...
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Sector Snap: Solar stocks rise with broader market
Shares of solar companies rose on Monday along with the broader market and after analysts predicted strong future demand for the industry in the U.S. Shares of SunPower Corp. rose $7.45, or 36.2 percent, to $28.04. Raymond James analyst Pavel Molchanov said the solar cell and panel maker is well positioned...
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Posted by admin in Featured Articles on 11 23rd, 2008 | No Comments
Get paid for solar power on your roof
Marian Wilkinson Environment Editor HOUSEHOLDERS who put solar panels on their roofs and generate power that feeds back into the electricity grid will be paid a fee, but how much will not be decided until January. The move to introduce the “feed-in tariff” will be announced today by the NSW...
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Solar panels on graves give power to Spanish town
By DANIEL WOOLLS MADRID, Spain (AP) — A new kind of silent hero has joined the fight against climate change. Santa Coloma de Gramenet, a gritty, working-class town outside Barcelona, has placed a sea of solar panels atop mausoleums at its cemetery, transforming a place of perpetual rest into one buzzing...
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Posted by admin in Featured Articles on 11 23rd, 2008 | No Comments
Solar boom
| K Kaufmann • The Desert Sun • November 22, 2008 Palm Desert’s loan program giving contractors seeds to grow their businesses When Palm Desert started its five-year crusade to cut energy use by 30 percent, energy manager Patrick Conlon had a list of three solar contractors interested in...
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Posted by admin in Featured Articles on 11 23rd, 2008 | No Comments
Canadian Solar Hoards Cash
Melinda Peer The cell manufacturer is halting capital charges to maintain a strong cash position. Canadian Solar put capital spending plans on ice Friday, in an effort to conserve cash while market conditions remain weak. The company also dimmed its outlook and said volatile currency rates negatively...
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Posted by admin in Featured Articles on 11 23rd, 2008 | No Comments
SunRun lands financing for solar panel service
Posted by Martin LaMonica SunRun has secured financing from U.S. Bancorp to expand its solar power purchasing program to 2,000 more homes in the next year, the San Francisco start-up said Thursday. U.S. Bancorp, the parent of U.S. Bank, has committed $105 million in tax equity, a fund that will allow...
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