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How to watch todays solar eclipse without melting your eyes
2014-10-23 16:42:14| Extremetech
This afternoon, almost everyone in the US, Canada, Mexico, and the 23 people living on the other side of the Bering Strait in Russia, will get to enjoy a partial solar eclipse. Unlike a lunar eclipse, be warned that you really shouldn't look directly at a solar eclipse, because it can permanently burn your retinas. Here's how to safely view the solar eclipse.
Big utilities pushing into booming home solar market
2014-10-22 14:36:12| Energy - Topix.net
For years, the utilities responsible for providing electricity to the nation have treated residential solar systems as a threat. Now, they want a piece of the action, and they are having to fight for the chance.
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Low Carbon, Nur Energie collaborate for Tunisian solar project
2014-10-22 01:00:00| Power Technology
Low Carbon, a renewable energy investment firm, has partnered with power plant developer Nur Energie for the TuNur solar project in Tunisian Sahara, which aims to supply clean energy to more than 2.5 million UK households by 2018.
India Expands Solar Power Target, Will Add 15 GW Next Five Years
2014-10-20 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Clean Technica: The new Indian government has delivered on its promise to enhance the solar power capacity addition targets under the ambitious National Solar Mission announcing revised guidelines for capacity allocation. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy recently released revised guidelines for auction of solar photovoltaic power projects with a significant hike in overall capacity. As per the revised target (pdf), the government plans to add 15 GW of solar power capacity by Q1 2019. The first of the...
Cheap African solar energy could power UK homes in 2018
2014-10-20 11:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Investors are seeking funding from the UK government for an ambitious plan to import solar energy generated in North Africa. Under the scheme, up to 2.5 million UK homes could be powered by Tunisian sunshine by 2018. The company involved says they have already spent 10 million euros developing the site. A number of overseas energy producers are competing to bring green energy to the UK from 2017. The TuNur project aims to bring two gigawatts of solar power to the UK from Tunisia if the...
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