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White House plans rooftop solar panel initiative for inner-city neighbourhoods
2015-07-07 12:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The White House said it would move to put more solar panels on rooftops in poor, inner-city neighbourhoods to cut electricity bills and fight climate change. The plan, to be unveiled on Tuesday in Baltimore, follows dozens of new initiatives rolled out by the White House since the start of the year to signal Barack Obamas commitment to act on climate change even in the face of Republican opposition. America is in the midst of a rooftop solar boom with installation up 139,000% in the last...
US Army researchers invent smaller and cost effective solar cell technology
2015-07-07 01:00:00| Power Technology
Researchers at the US Army post Redstone Arsenal have developed tiny photovoltaic (PV) solar cells that have the capacity to convert light energy in to electrical energy.
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Solar Impulse soars to new world records
2015-07-06 15:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LiveScience: A solar-powered airplane soared over the Pacific Ocean, from Japan to Hawaii, and set a slew of new world records in the process, logging the farthest and longest flights made so far in a solar-powered aircraft. The Solar Impulse 2 plane set the new distance and duration records when it flew 3,519 miles (5,663 kilometers) in 80 hours. The solar-powered aircraft is currently partway through a planned journey around the world. "Can you imagine that a solar-powered airplane without fuel can now...
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Bright ideas: New regulations pave way for solar energy
2015-07-06 13:21:57| Semiconductors - Topix.net
Owned by SolarReserve, the Crescent Dunes 110-megawatt concentrated solar power project in Tonopah was supposed to open in 2014 but experienced delays. It is in the commissioning phase now and is scheduled to open later this year.
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Bright ideas: New regulations pave way for solar energy
2015-07-06 13:15:03| Electronics - Topix.net
Owned by SolarReserve, the Crescent Dunes 110-megawatt concentrated solar power project in Tonopah was supposed to open in 2014 but experienced delays. It is in the commissioning phase now and is scheduled to open later this year.
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