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France launches rescue plan for solar power industry
2013-01-08 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: France has doubled its capacity target for photovoltaic power generation and offered more financial support to small solar power farms that use European-made panels in a bid to rescue the country's ailing solar industry. Energy Minister Delphine Batho announced the measures, which are expected to spur investments worth more than 2 billion euros ($2.6 billion), during a visit to a solar panel factory in Western France. The Socialist government is seeking to rescue an industry which has lost...
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New path to more efficient organic solar cells uncovered
2013-01-07 19:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Why are efficient and affordable solar cells so highly coveted? Volume. The amount of solar energy lighting up Earth's land mass every year is nearly 3,000 times the total amount of annual human energy use. But to compete with energy from fossil fuels, photovoltaic devices must convert sunlight to electricity with a certain measure of efficiency. For polymer-based organic photovoltaic cells, which are far less expensive to manufacture than silicon-based solar cells, scientists have long believed...
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Power REIT's First Solar Deal
2013-01-07 16:07:27| Railroads - Topix.net
The 5.7 MW Solar Farm in Salisbury, MA is the largest solar farm in New England.
Mitsubishi acquires 50% stake in French solar power plant
2013-01-07 10:00:00| Power Technology
Japan-based conglomerate Mitsubishi Corp has acquired a 50% stake in ToulRosires solar power plant tranche 1 from EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF EN).
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Solar power installations at record high in Germany
2013-01-07 10:00:00| Power Technology
Germany installed a record number of new solar power plants in 2012, but interest in the renewable energy source fizzled out in the fourth quarter as subsidies were slashed to curb costs to customers, new data shows.
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