Energy Research Project for Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, and Green Energy Technologies

1. Solar Power nabs $24M in stimulus funds - Sacramento Business Journal:
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Solar Power Inc. will receive $24.7 million in federal stimulus funding, and is exploring opening a manufacturing plant in Sacramento County, the company announced Tuesday. ...

2. In Profile: Alex Slocum
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... as much electric power as the nation currently uses. He’s also looking into ways of storing solar power, using molten salts to store the thermal energy for delivery later. With the right policies in ...

3. Qatar, Germany set up solar power joint venture (AP)
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AP - A state-run foundation in the natural gas-rich state of Qatar says it is setting up a joint venture plant with Germany's SolarWorld to produce the main ingredient in solar panels. ...

4. DOE Awards Nearly $1.4 Billion in Loan Guarantees to BrightSource Energy
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DOE has awarded a conditional loan guarantee for nearly $1.4 billion to BrightSource Energy for three utility-scale concentrated solar power plants in southeastern California. Pending regulatory approval, ...

5. DOE Awards Nearly $1.4 Billion in Loan Guarantees to BrightSource Energy
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DOE has awarded a conditional loan guarantee for nearly $1.4 billion to BrightSource Energy for three utility-scale concentrated solar power plants in southeastern California. Pending regulatory approval, ...

6. Chevron to build solar plant at NM tailings site (AP)
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AP - A subsidiary of oil giant Chevron Corp. plans to build what New Mexico officials say will be the largest solar power plant in the nation that uses lenses to focus sunlight onto solar cells. ...

7. Chevron to build solar plant in New Mexico (AP)
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AP - Chevron Corp. said Tuesday it will build a solar power plant near a mine that a subsidiary operates in New Mexico. ...

8. Power from motion and vibrations
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... systems (as well as additional sources of power, such as a solar cell), Ramadass says. “You could have one set of electronics that interfaces” with multiple inputs, he says. For the future, the researchers ...

9. Inside cleantech Europe: That was the week that was!
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Solar power plant operator SunRay Renewable Energy is acquired for £277M, while the largest VC deal of the week goes to a smart grid tech company. ...

10. What's stopping us getting solar power from deserts?
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Plans to use concentrating solar power plants in the Sahara to generate and export electricity have been on the table for years. Now, it looks as though political will might help move things forward  ...

11. What's stopping us getting solar power from deserts?
(Feed Articles / ENN - Top Environmental Stories)

Plans to use concentrating solar power plants in the Sahara to generate and export electricity have been on the table for years. Now, it looks as though political will might help move things forward  ...

12. Solar Cells from Tobacco Plants May Be a Reality Soon
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... Berkeley. It will be nice to see tobacco used for something other than lung cancer. This new discovery is based [...] Posted in: Biofuels, PhotoVoltaics, Solar Power  ...

13. Saudi Arabia to Replace Oil with Sun Power for Desalination Plants
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... minerals from sea water. Much of this may be changing, however, as Saudi Arabia is now interested in using solar energy to provide the power needed, instead ...

14. Saudi Arabia to Replace Oil with Sun Power for Desalination Plants
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... minerals from sea water. Much of this may be changing, however, as Saudi Arabia is now interested in using solar energy to provide the power needed, instead ...

15. Frim hopes to build big solar plant in western AZ
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An Arizona company wants to build one of the largest solar power plants in the country in western Arizona's Mohave County. ...

16. Trends & Innovations - Thursday (Investor's Business Daily)
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Investor's Business Daily - Tobacco plants could play a part in the production of solar power cells, says a Discovery News report citing research at the Univ. of Calif., Berkeley. Genetically engineered ...

17. Power from down under
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... time, unlike sources such as solar or wind power. “So that’s certainly very promising,” he says. “It’s not completely infinite, but for all practical purposes it is.” Probing underground One of the ...

18. Inside cleantech India: Kal, Aaj aur Kal!
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VA Tech Wabag bags desalination project from Tamilnadu government, Hyundai unveils i10 Electric, and Thermax plans solar thermal power plant near Pune. ...

19. eSolar strikes deal to build power plants in China (AP)
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AP - A U.S. solar power company said Saturday it will help build a series of solar thermal power plants in China, as the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases tries to decrease its heavy reliance ...

20. US solar company to build power plants in China (AP)
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AP - Southern California's eSolar Inc. has signed a major agreement to build a series of solar power plants in China. ...

21. Two of the Country's Biggest Solar Power Plants Get Utility Contracts
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Major power companies in Florida and New Mexico announced this week that they would start buying large amounts of energy from certain solar power producers soon. ...

22. What meant the year 2009 for Photovoltaic Industry in the Czech Republic and what did we for it ?
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... in the next year - 2010 !!! NOBILITY SOLAR PROJECT, Corp. ...

23. Despite Action, Spain's Carbon Footprint Increases
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... new house in Spain must have a solar water heater. The country also has made massive investments in solar power plants, wind farms and public transport. However in the last ten years Spain's carbon footprint ...

24. Inside cleantech Europe: That was the week that was!
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ScottishPower Renewables claims a major milestone at its CCS pilot plant, while a busy week for VC financing is led by a €18 million deal for German solar company Heliatek. ...

25. Solar Energy Industry Brings Ray of Hope to the Rust Belt
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Areas hard-hit by the U.S. automakers' slump are pitching themselves to green technology firms. Workers and machines that used to crank out cars are now making parts for solar and wind power plants. ...

26. Solar Energy Industry Brings Ray of Hope to the Rust Belt
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Areas hard-hit by the U.S. automakers' slump are pitching themselves to green technology firms. Workers and machines that used to crank out cars are now making parts for solar and wind power plants. ...

27. Liquid battery big enough for the electric grid?
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... revolutionize the way electricity is used and produced on the grid, enabling round-the-clock power from America's wind and solar power resources, increasing the stability of the grid, and making blackouts ...

28. SEPA Commends Florida Power & Light for Largest US Solar Facility
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Washington, DC – The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) commends Florida Power & Light (FPL) and SunPower for the completion of the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center in Arcadia, Florida. ...

29. Largest solar panel plant in US rises in Fla. (AP)
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AP - Greg Bove steps into his pickup truck and drives down a sandy path to where the future of Florida's renewable energy plans begin: Acres of open land filled with solar panels that will soon power thousands ...

30. Powering Up The Nation’s Largest Solar Power Plant
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Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has announced the near completion of its DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center in Arcadia, Florida. This solar power plant will be producing electricity ...