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SunPower Completes 1-Megawatt Solar Power System at Agilent Technologies Headquarters
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB), a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced the completion of a 1-megawatt solar power rooftop system on three buildings at Agilent's headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif. More...
Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc. Signs Financing Agreement for Municipal Solar Projects
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla., Nov 18, 2009 -- BUSINESS WIRE - Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc. (OTCBB:SNRY), executing on a grass roots campaign, "RENEW THE NATION", to help redeploy a portion of the U.S. work force and focus on reducing the world's dependence on fossil fuels by selling solar thermal and photovoltaic (PV) technologies, today announced a Financing and Joint Marketing Agreement with a Municipal financial services company located in the Western U.S. More...
Review starts for three planned power plants
Sacramento - Nov. 18, 2009 - The California Energy Commission has started the review of three proposed solar thermal power plants. More...
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Sun appears to be setting on NRG's plans for Texas solar plant
Nov 17 - McClatchy-Tribune Regional News - Elizabeth Souder The Dallas Morning News - NRG Energy's plans to build Texas' largest solar plant appear close to dying. More...
China's eager to harness the sun
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Nov 17 - USA TODAY - The world's solar companies gathered here recently amid the nation's largest solar market under a brilliant sun -- and the looming shadow of China. More...
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Solar India and its Parallel Universe

By Braham Singh
One can be driven to distraction trying to reconcile the buzz around Indian pronouncements on things solar, with a parallel universe of ground realities. more...
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BLM: The Colossal Snafu of the 21st Century

By Fred Kesinger
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Solar Energy After Spain

By Braham Singh
As a businessman, politician, student, media person or homemaker you don't do yourself any favors ignoring solar energy and related events. An earlier article of mine spelled out why. This one looks at how turbo-charged more...
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True Cost of A Solar PV

By Warren Reynolds
In the rush to get the solar energy systems up and running, we are throwing low-efficiency PV cells on prime solar land. This does not make for a good investment. Subsequently, there are three major more...
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A Case For Muni-Solar

By Braham Singh
The argument covered in this article recently convinced a Malaysian state government to present Muni-Wireless type solar facilities as an option to its city and town administrations. I am opening it up here for others more...
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