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3 hrs ago | TwinCities

Twin Cities solar energy system firm born of frustration

Daniel Williams, left, and Rebecca Lundberg, co-owners of Powerfully Green, install solar panels on the roof of a home in the Linden Hills neighborhood of Minneapolis on Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, California

Sat May 18, 2013

NH Insider

SEIA - New Report: Solar Energy Reduces Military Costs, Boosts Security, Saves Lives

In celebration of Armed Services Day, the Solar Energy Industries Association today released a first-of-its-kind report detailing how innovative solar technologies are helping the U.S. military meet many of its critical functions from security and battlefield readiness to cost savings and efficiency.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, US Military, US Navy, US Air Force

Downey Patriot

from U.S. Bank Carports: Solar Power

At first glance, it appears that the Florence Avenue branch of U.S. Bank has just installed carports for its customers.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, California, Downey, CA, Los Alamitos, CA, Fullerton, CA, Claremont, CA

Examiner.com

Solar rising: Minnesota energy bill includes 1.5% more solar energy

Those advocating for more solar power in Minnesota are celebrating the Legislature's new mandate requiring investor-owned power utilities to increase by 1.5% the amount of power they generate from solar by year 2020.

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Related Topix: Minnesota, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Domestic Fuel

GM Adds Solar, EV Charging

General Motors has added four new solar photovoltaic solar projects to its Warren Technical Center campus located in Warren, Michigan.

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Related Topix: Warren, MI, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Hybrid, Electric Vehicle, Hatchback, Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet

Electric Energy Online

Live Oak School District and Chevron Energy Solutions Dedicate New...

On Friday, May 17, the Live Oak School District will celebrate completion of solar power installations and lighting efficiency upgrades at its six schools by dedicating a solar-shaded garden bench to the late Bernard "Barney" Bricmont, former member of the Live Oak School District Board and long-time supporter of solar and sustainability projects ... (more)

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Chevron Corporation, Energy, Oil & Gas, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Santa Cruz County, CA

Inhabitat

Contemporary Energy's Solar Kettle Boils and Purifies Water Off the Grid

Contemporary Energy's Solar Kettle uses the sun's rays to boil water on the go. The lightweight thermos-like device is perfect for camping or picnics, allowing users to make hot beverages or sterilize water without electricity.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Fri May 17, 2013

Mashable

Australian Scientists Develop Printable A3-Sized Solar Cells

Solar energy sounds like a dream, but buying and installing the equipment necessary to harness the power of the Sun can be expensive.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

The Fresno Bee

Clovis Unified activates phase 1 of solar power system

Clovis Unified flipped the switch Friday on phase 1 of its new 5.9-megawatt solar power system.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy, Mountain View, CA, Cupertino, CA

MilitaryCity.com

More bases using solar power

Stateside military bases are generating 130 megawatts of solar energy - a modest amount that's only enough to power 22,000 homes, but still a step the solar power industry says is improving national security.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy, US Military, US Navy, US Air Force

Mashable

Building Solar in Spain Instead of Germany Could Save Billions

Siemens says it would make sense to build solar power plants in sunny countries in Europe rather than in cloudy ones.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

WCYB

Outdoor solar classroom unveiled

Bristol, Tennessee's Holston View School was in need of a new outdoor classroom and now they have more than just a classroom outdoors.

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Related Topix: Bristol, TN, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

Juan Cole

Moapa Band of Paiutes Celebrates switch from Coal to Solar Energy in Nevada

The Moapa Paiutes are celebrating the advent of solar power and the beginning of the end of coal power in southern Nevada.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy, US News, Liberal Political News

Merinews

Greenpeace activists 'take' solar power to Delhi Power Minister Haroon Yusuf

Delhi's Power Minister Haroon Yusuf was in for a shock on the morning of May 15 when Greenpeace activists decided to deliver a powerful message to him.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

Thu May 16, 2013

Science Daily

Team wins Cubesat berth to gather Earth energy imbalance measurements

NASA's In-Space Validation of Earth Science Technologies program has funded a team led by Lars Dyrud, a scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., to develop a miniature instrument that will measure the amount of solar energy reflected by Earth and the amount emitted to space as infrared radiation or heat.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Space, Laurel, MD, Physics, Science, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Greenbelt, MD, NASA

The Atlantic

Why Goldman Sachs Just Bet $500 Million on Elon Musk's Solar Business

Forget Tesla . Musk's roof-top firm SolarCity is now the nation's largest residential solar installer Elon Musk's electric car and rocket ship ventures may score the headlines --but SolarCity, his rooftop photovoltaic company, is proving the market leader of a booming business.

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Related Topix: Goldman Sachs, Financial Services, Investment Services, Startups, SolarCity, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Science Daily

Artificial forest for solar water-splitting: First fully integrated...

Scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy 's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have reported the first fully integrated nanosystem for artificial photosynthesis.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Department of Energy, Chemistry, Science, UC Berkeley

Russia Taday

Sun unleashes four massive solar flares in two days

The Sun has unleashed four massive solar flares in two days, each emitting energy equivalent to a billion hydrogen bombs.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Science / Technology, NASA, Natural Disasters, Solar Flare

Inhabitat

Liquid Solar Cells Could One Day be as Cheap as Paint

Researchers at SUNY Buffalo are working on a new generation of liquid solar cells that may one day be as cheap as paint.

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Related Topix: SUNY Buffalo, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

Business North

ALLETE: Solar initiative will raise costs for customers

A solar power initiative in the Minnesota Legislature will force electricity customers to pay more if they reside in the Minnesota Power Co.

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Related Topix: Auto Dealers, ALLETE, Retail, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Wind Power, Duluth, MN