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World's largest solar plant may be built in Cle Elum

" U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell participated in the announcement, praising the plans. She pointed out the value of federal tax credits for solar projects, which she helped to extend. "This project will move Washington...

Big solar power plant planned for northwest China

Two companies in China announced yesterday that they plan to build a huge solar power plant in the northwest, that could be the world's largest photovoltaic project. China Technology Development Group Corp will...

Artificial trees capture solar and wind energy

" "A London-based startup called Solar Botanic announced yesterday that it has designed lifelike artificial plants and trees that harvest the power of the sun, wind and rain. The key to the company’s claim is its Nanoleaf— a supposed energy-capturing powerhouse....

Solar Cell Sets World Efficiency Record At 40.8 Percent

It's an "inverted metamorphic triple-junction solar cell". Advances in solar are going the way of computer processor speed and storage and many other information technologies; increasing power, speed and efficiency, decreasing cost, space, waste.Solar Power to Rule in 20...

10th Annual Solar Photovoltaic conference held in China

The 10th Annual Solar Photovoltaic conference is being held in China this weekend.Many of us may not know what this kind of power is, but it seems to be emerging as a key player to reducing energy costs and...

World's biggest solar plants to be built in California [Again; New Story!]

Amazingly, this is a different project than was reported at NowPublic a little over a year ago; this project is 2 installations and is 10 times the size of that one, and will produce as much electricity as a standard dirty coal plant, when they're operating at full capacity...

Making a Solar Cell Component without Using Fossil Fuels by David Biello

"Solar energy is touted by some as the solution to the world's energy woes. But the process of making the various components requires fossil fuels, both for power and for the components themselves, some of which...

Portugal boasts world's biggest solar farm

With the world's largest solar photovoltaic farm in the works, Portugal is quickly becoming a leader in Europe's clean-tech revolution. As part of an ambitious energy plan, Portugal plans to generate 31 percent...

A bright future for solar power

Centralized solar-power generation appears to have a sunny future as demand for renewable energy rises. Here's a look at two competing designs for large-scale solar energy farms."When it comes to solar these days,...

CALIFORNIA MONSTER PV SOLAR FARM

CALIFORNIA MONSTER PV SOLAR FARM $ 1 bn investment would create world's largestPV photovoltaic electricity power plantin California.Simple design for service free operation .OptiSolar driving the idea to...

Breakthrough: Concentrated Solar Power All Over Southwest US

This looks very good, folks. "Breakthrough: Concentrated Solar Power All Over Southwest USby David Sassoon - Jan 17th, 2008* Clean Energy* Big Business* Clean Tech Sector* Investors  ....the solar power...

Germany using PV to reduce carbon emissions and strengthen economy

"Germany is the world's largest PV market. It will add 1.5 gigawatts (GW) of installed PV capacity in 2007-an improvement over 2006 when it added 1.15 GW.PV production is increasing because Germany is creating the conditions to make PV investments profitable.For example,...

Citizenrē's Solar Rental Systems Showcased on HGTV's Living With Ed Show

Here is the press release from Citizenrē Corporate:PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Media Contact: Erika Morgan, SVP Communications emorgan@citizenre.com  SOLAR ON A TIGHT BUDGET? CITIZENRE SOLAR RENTAL SHOWCASED ON HGTV’S “Living With...

What On Earth Is Photovoltaic?

 Photovoltaic (PV) is actually just what it sounds: photo, from photon, which is the unit light particle and in this case, from the sun; voltaic from volt, the unit of electricity (pressure) which drives...

Energy Innovations readies solar concentrator for this year

"Solar start-up Energy Innovations expects to release a solar concentrator for the commercial market this year, according to a company representative. The company, which was spun out from technology incubator Idealab, is developing systems specifically for flat roofs...

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