Ex beef baron Phelan wins 1bn African energy contract
Sunday, May 19th, 2013 | Filed under Solar EnergyThe company will build a huge solar energy plant with one million solar panels in the Northern Cape. The plant will supply 200,000 homes with energy and be connected to the grid by September 2014. It is understood Solar Capital will make a return of …
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Solar technology delivers refrigeration to off grid areas
Sunday, May 19th, 2013 | Filed under Solar EnergySolar power is increasingly becoming fashionable, meaning that people living off the electricity grid can still share the joys of previously unfathomable technology. NATION MEDIA GROUP. By PAULINE KAIRU polinekairu@yahoo.com. Posted Monday, May …
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Sunflower Uses Solar Power to Shine Light into Your House Technabob
Sunday, May 19th, 2013 | Filed under Solar EnergyDo you find yourself sitting in the dark, even if it's bright and sunny outside? Well, speaking from experience, regular exposure to sunlight can really make you feel better both mentally and physically. But if the Sun isn't hitting your windows you …
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Tehran hosts first energy & wind conference
Sunday, May 19th, 2013 | Filed under Solar EnergyThe conference discussed Iran's achievements in the field of clean energy. The president's Deputy for Research and Technology talked about Iran's advances in cogeneration or combined heat and power (CHP). CHP is the use of a heat engine or power …
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US Military on Track to Reach 3 GW of Solar Energy by 2025
Sunday, May 19th, 2013 | Filed under Solar EnergyThe Army, Navy and Air Force are using more than 130 megawatts of solar for everything from powering remote special operations to air conditioning and lighting for U.S. base residences. And the forces intend to keep building toward 3 gigawatts of solar …
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German energy shift faces headwinds
Sunday, May 19th, 2013 | Filed under Solar EnergyAnd unlike a gas plant, he said, solar power can't just be switched off when there is an overload. The hard-to-predict flow of renewable energies compared to fossil or nuclear power is one of the many challenges of the energy transition which …
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Excited by Bowles' clean energy vision
Sunday, May 19th, 2013 | Filed under Solar EnergyPositive steps are now being taken by a task force to study and make recommendations to possibly implement Preston state representative and Selectman Tim Bowles' long-held vision to establish a clean energy generation, research, technology and training …
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Clean Energy Companies Launch Alliance To Protect Solar Choice & Rooftop
Sunday, May 19th, 2013 | Filed under Solar EnergyThe nation's leading rooftop solar companies today announced the formation of The Alliance for Solar Choice (TASC). TASC believes anyone should have the option to switch from utility power to distributed solar power. Founding members represent the …
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World's First Green Bank Loans 1 Billion in First Months
Sunday, May 19th, 2013 | Filed under Solar EnergyAs we've reported in the past, self-serving rankings of so-called “green banks” attempt to highlight major banks' investment in clean energy projects. The problem is that many completely ignore the fact that these same financial institutions bankroll …
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Does Buying Green Stocks Do Any Good
Sunday, May 19th, 2013 | Filed under Solar EnergyMany of my clients worried that the slump might never end, but none left. But the calls from new clients became very few and far between. Finally, in late 2012, green stocks began to rally. The leading clean energy ETF, PBW, is up 40% from its November …
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