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In the Solar section we include news and information on the generation of electricity or heat from the sun’s energy, ranging from utility-scale solar power stations to small-scale solar photovoltaic and thermal systems.
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Solectria supplies 10.5MW of inverters to NJ solar projects »
September 3, 2010 : Solar photovoltaic inverter manufacturer Solectria Renewables is supplying 10.5 megawatts of commercial and utility-scale [Read more »]
SDG&E cleared for 100MW solar program »
September 3, 2010 : Regulators in California have given the go-ahead to utility San Diego Gas & Electric to purchase 100 megawatts of solar [Read more »]
Pennsylvania Governor calls for increase in solar target »
September 3, 2010 : Pennsylvania's Governor Edward G Rendell has called on state lawmakers to increase clean energy portfolio standards. In [Read more »]
Salt Lake City center to host largest rooftop solar array »
September 2, 2010 : Two Colorado companies have won a contract to develop one of the largest rooftop solar facilities in the US. NexGen Energy and [Read more »]
Approval for $101.7m utility solar program in New Mexico »
September 1, 2010 : New Mexico regulators have approved a plan by utility PNM Resources to develop 22 megawatts of solar power plants. The [Read more »]
College to save $150m generating own solar power »
August 31, 2010 : A college in Northern California has approved plans to expand its solar generating capacity to produce more energy than it [Read more »]
709MW solar dish plant nears approval in California »
August 31, 2010 : Plans for a 709 megawatt solar power facility in California's Imperial Valley are moving toward approval by the California Energy [Read more »]
Californian utility agrees 45MW solar purchase deal »
August 30, 2010 : California's third-largest investor-owned utility is to buy up to 45 megawatts of renewable energy from a solar plant to be built [Read more »]
SEI to open training school in South Carolina »
August 27, 2010 : Florida company Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc., is to open up a solar training school in South Carolina. The firm said this week [Read more »]
License granted for first solar thermal project in 20 years »
August 26, 2010 : Regulators in California have given the green light to the first solar thermal power project in the state for 20 years. The [Read more »]
Record number of solar installers seek certification »
August 26, 2010 : Record numbers of solar installers are set to take the next Certified Installer Examination next month, according to the [Read more »]
DuPont to double production of solar panel film »
August 26, 2010 : Chemical company DuPont is doubling its production capacity for plastic film used to make solar panels in a $295 million [Read more »]
Unanimous support for New Jersey landfill energy bill »
August 25, 2010 : New Jersey lawmakers have voted unanimously for legislation to open access to old landfills and quarries for use developing [Read more »]
US to double renewable energy capacity by 2012 »
August 25, 2010 : The White House said yesterday that the US is on track to double its renewable energy generating capacity - as well as its [Read more »]
SunEdison completes first of six solar arrays for AT&T »
August 24, 2010 : Solar power company SunEdison yesterday switched on the first of six solar power installations in California on behalf of [Read more »]
250MW California solar plant looks set for green light »
August 23, 2010 : Plans for a huge solar power plant in California's Sonoran Desert look set for a green light from the California Energy [Read more »]
Maryland solar incentives cut due to high demand »
August 23, 2010 : Solar rebates in the state of Maryland are being dramatically reduced from 4pm this afternoon, owing to their "strong" [Read more »]
Dedication for Ohio’s largest solar farm »
August 20, 2010 : The largest solar farm in Ohio was dedicated yesterday by Governor Ted Strickland. The 12-megawatt Wyandot Solar Farm is owned [Read more »]
Funding boost for $320m solar farm in Rockford, Illinois »
August 19, 2010 : Plans for the largest solar power facility in the Midwest have been given a boost with the award of $4 million funding from the [Read more »]
Italian firm to set up solar factory in New Jersey »
August 19, 2010 : The US division of Italian company MX Solar is to establish a new solar panel manufacturing and distribution facility in New [Read more »]
Colorado residents can go solar at touch of a button »
August 18, 2010 : A new online solar service could allow homeowners in Colorado switch to solar power almost as easily as buying a book through [Read more »]
Illinois adopts laws to increase solar energy use »
August 18, 2010 : Utilities in Illinois will be required to use more solar power, under new legislation signed into law by Governor Pat Quinn [Read more »]
Solaire starts work on 4.1MW solar facility for Dow Jones »
August 17, 2010 : New York City firm Solaire Generation has broken ground on a 4.1-megawatt solar energy project in central New Jersey. The array [Read more »]
Astrum eyes solar opportunities in Ohio »
August 17, 2010 : Ohio is the "next best place to go solar" according to installation company Astrum Solar, which has just expanded with a new [Read more »]
Solar Power Inc sells residential installation business »
August 16, 2010 : Solar developer and manufacturer Solar Power, Inc., has sold its residential business in order to focus on the large-scale [Read more »]
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