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Southern California Edison Requests Project to Advance Renewable Energy Operations

Edison International - Southern California Edison (SCE) has filed an application with the California Public Utilities Commission to enhance renewable energy operations. more...

U.S. Department of Energy to Invest up to $13.7 Million for Breakthrough Solar Energy Projects

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that DOE will invest up to $13.7 million, over three years (Fiscal Years 2008 – 2010), for 11 university-led projects that will focus on developing advanced solar photovoltaic (PV) technology manufacturing processes and products. These projects are integral to President Bush’s Solar America Initiative, which aims to make solar energy cost-competitive with conventional forms of electricity by 2015. Increasing the use of solar energy is also critical to diversifying our nation’s energy sources in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and dependence on foreign oil. Combined with a minimum university and industry cost share of 20%, up to $17.4 million will be invested in these projects. more...

New Report on Grid-Connected PV Metering & Interconnection Practices Offers Ways Utilities Can Help Simplify Solar

Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) - A newly released industry report, Residential Photovoltaic Metering & Interconnection Study: Utility Perspectives and Practices, establishes a baseline of utility practices related to residential grid-connected solar photovoltaics (PV). more...

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Honeywell and City of Hillsboro Power Water Storage Facility With Solar Panels

Honeywell Utility Solutions - Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced that the City of Hillsboro, Ore., has awarded the company a solar project that is expected to cut the city’s energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions. more...

CONCORDIA HOMES TO LAUNCH FIRST RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN NEVADA TO FEATURE GE SOLAR PRODUCTS AS A STANDARD IN EVERY HOME

GE Energy - Concordia Homes, one of the southwest’s leading homebuilders, today announced the launch of Sommerset Community, the first solar-powered residential development in Nevada to feature GE ecomagination-certified solar products, as a standard on every home. more...

Honeywell Powers Solano County Detention Facility With Solar Panels

Honeywell Utility Solutions - Honeywell (NYSE:HON) announced that Solano County in the San Francisco Bay Area has awarded the company a solar project that is expected to save the county more than $1 million in energy costs over the next 20 years. more...

Sandia, Stirling Energy Systems set new world record for solar-to-grid conversion efficiency

Sandia National Laboratories - On a perfect New Mexico winter day — with the sky almost 10 percent brighter than usual — Sandia National Laboratories and Stirling Energy Systems (SES) set a new solar-to-grid system conversion efficiency record by achieving a 31.25 percent net efficiency rate. more...

ALPHA ENERGY REVAMPS HYBRID POWER SYSTEMS

Alpha Energy Inc. - Alpha Energy, a national leader in photovoltaic system integration, recently expanded their Hybrid Power System (HPS) product line for off-grid applications. more...

SunEdison Starts Construction on Photovoltaic Power Plants in Spain

SunEdison - SunEdison, a leading global solar energy services provider, has started construction on seven megawatts (MW) of photovoltaic (PV) solar power plants in Spain with joint venture partners Sunergy and Blue-Green Capital. more...

GE Unit Partners with SunPower on California Solar Projects

GE (General Electric Company) - GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE (NYSE: GE), announced today that it is partnering with SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR) -- a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels, and solar systems -- to provide financing for five California solar power projects. more...

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