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Solar-powered plane expected at DFW Airport early Thursday

May 22 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Steve Campbell Fort Worth Star-Telegram - The Solar Impulse, an experimental, sun-powered airplane attempting a cross-country flight across America, is expected to take off early today from Phoenix for a record-breaking flight to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. More...

OCI Solar Power Completes 3-Megawatt Solar Power Facility in Holmdel, NJ

HOLMDEL TOWNSHIP , NJ , May 22, 2013 -- Marketwired - OCI Solar Power has commenced commercial operations at its new solar farm in Holmdel Township, New Jersey -- its second solar power plant in New Jersey. More...

Council members mull future of solar garden

May 20 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Monica Mendoza The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) - For a moment, it might have seemed that the sun had set on the expansion of a Colorado Springs community solar garden project. More...

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Cupertino Electric Completes First Phase of 21-Site Solar Project Totaling 5.9 Megawatts for Clovis Unified School District

CLOVIS, Calif., May 20, 2013 -- BUSINESS WIRE - The Energy Alternatives Division of Cupertino Electric, Inc. More...

Novato-area 'solar farm' heads for county panel

May 20 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Nels Johnson The Marin Independent Journal, Novato, Calif. - Veteran Green Point Nursery owner Jim Balestreri says critics of the plan for a "solar farm" at his 20-acre Olive Avenue business are waging a turf war for his property. More...

Blue Earth Completes Construction of Two More Solar PV Projects in California Desert

HENDERSON, NV, May 17, 2013 -- Marketwired - Blue Earth, Inc. (OTCQB: BBLU) announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Xnergy Inc., finalized the construction of two renewable energy projects utilizing solar PV (photovoltaic) technology. More...

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Solar PV Needs More PR Power in Light of Subsidy Cuts

By Kate Garratt
On: November 6, 2012

As governments across Europe slash subsidies for small-medium scale renewable energy generators, the industry needs to rethink its approach to communications strategy if solar PV is to continue to shine, says Kate Garratt, head of more...

Ending India's Massive Power Grid Outages

By Darshan Goswami
On: November 1, 2012

Massive Blackout in India -- 700 Million with No Power -- One More Example of Why Renewable Energy and Smart Grid's Time has Come?

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Tracking the Advances in Solar Charge Controllers

By Mark Cerasuolo
On: October 16, 2012

Recently, there has been an increase in popularity for off-grid solar systems for independence from utilities and grid-interactive systems for flexibility to easily switch from drawing from the grid when it's up or switching to more...

How To Empower India With Big Solar Energy Plans

By Darshan Goswami
On: April 12, 2012

Solar energy can be the source of many benefits for India and the environment. Solar energy has the potential to re-energize India's economy by creating millions of new jobs, achieve energy independence, reduce the trade more...

On Solar and Solyndra

By Tam Hunt
On: September 28, 2011

Reports of the death of the solar industry are greatly exaggerated. Yes, there have been some high profile bankruptcies of US solar companies -- Solyndra, Evergreen, Spectrawatt -- in 2011. But the solar industry as more...

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