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China aims for 70GW of solar in race to ditch coal
2014-05-19 01:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: China intends to accelerate its deployment of solar power, after setting a new target to more than triple installed capacity to 70GW by 2017 as part of its drive to cut its reliance on coal. The new solar target is double the previous one set for 2015, according to a statement posted last week on the website of the National Development and Reform Commission. China, currently the world's largest greenhouse gas emitter, already has about 20GW of solar capacity. But it has emerged as the world's...
Celebrating Surya - Indias lofty solar ambitions
2014-05-19 01:00:00| Power Technology
In line with their ambitious Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, the Indian government has recently announced plans for what could become the worlds most powerful solar plant.
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Why Rooftop Solar Is Best Choice For The UK Economy Right Now
2014-05-18 15:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Clean Technica: In April of this year,? ?t?he British Government?,? through its Department of Energy & Climate Change?,? announced ?...plans to turn the Government estate as well as factories, supermarkets and car parks into solar hubs?.? This is huge! ?Translation? Government support for solar PV distributed generation (DG). ?Yay!? The UK solar industry (at least some companies) do? not share my excitement about this shift in government strategy. They are worried about decreasing support for large-scale solar...
Winners for NREL's 24th Solar and Lithium Ion Car Races
2014-05-17 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
During Junior Solar Sprint and Lithium Ion Battery Car Competitions, nearly 300 students on 74 teams from 21 Colorado schools converged on Dakota Ridge High School to vie for spot in final races using solar and lithium ion battery powered vehicles. Batteries are supplied by DOE and teams purchase authorized solar panels, then design and build the cars themselves. Each year, NREL and other sponsors host races to encourage students toward careers in science, technology, engineering, and ...This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
Has Germany Subsidized The Worlds Now-Cheap Solar Power?
2014-05-16 19:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Clean Technica: One of the most curious memes that has developed over the last few years is that the US leads the world in tackling carbon emissions. Without as much as a breath this is typically followed by a sentence with the word fracking. But if you actually look at the data you can see declining oil use was as big a driver in the cuts. Looking at data has a nasty habit of skewering memes you see. US carbon emissions fell by 12.1% between 2005 and 2012 (see above). Over the same period in the EU28 emissions...
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