Solar Energy

Solyndra gets new $320M contract

bizjournals.com
19 hrs ago
        

Solyndra Inc., a manufacturer of photovoltaic systems designed to optimize solar electricity production on commercial rooftops, said Monday it signed a contract worth up to $320 million with Carlisle Energy Services.

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Tax dirty energy, give us the money: Suzlon chief

indiaenews.com
20 hrs ago 8 related
        

Those producing energy by using 'dirty' coal and 'dirty' diesel should be taxed for it and the money given to those generating and using clean energy, says the head of India's largest wind power equipment manufacturer Suzlon.

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The greenhouse gas that nobody knew

guardian.co.uk
20 hrs ago
        

NF3, which is used in hi-tech manufacturing, was hailed as a way to fight global warming. But research shows that it has 17,000 times the warming potential of carbon dioxide. From Yale Environment 360, part of the Guardian...

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Suzlon to buy Martifier stake in REpower

business-standard.com
22 hrs ago 2 related
        

The Indian wind energy major had in September agreed to buy the equity stake from Portugese company Martifier for euro 270 million. At present, Suzlon holds 66 per cent stake in REpower. “It was originally scheduled for May. We...

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Nigeria's Chinese-built satellite goes dark

atimes.com
23 hrs ago 1 related
        

Just a week after China launched Venesat-1, Venezuela's first communications satellite, Nigeria lost touch with its NIGCOMSAT-1, another Chinese-built satellite launched by China last year. The fact that these two satellites...

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Germany commits $2.5 million to flexible solar research

eetimes.eu
20 hrs ago
        

LONDON — The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has announced nearly 2 million euros (about $2.5 million) in support of a consortium to develop flexible organic solar cells and modules. The project is led...

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UPDATE 1-RESEARCH ALERT-Collins Stewart cuts MEMC to hold

finanznachrichten.de
18 hrs ago
        

Nov 17 (Reuters) - Collins Stewart downgraded MEMC Electronic Materials Inc' s stock to 'hold' from 'buy,' citing a sharp decline in polysilicon prices and deteriorating outlook for the semiconductor industry. Shares of the...

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Marcial: Energy Conversion Devices' Bright Future

businessweek.com
yesterday 2 related
        

The stock has gotten beat up along with other alternative energy plays, but some analysts are still optimistic about the company's outlook Energy Conversion Devices (ENER)—52-week stock price The brutal bear market has savaged...

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Green New Deal makes sense but unlikely: Paul Taylor

reuters.com
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Paul Taylor is a Reuters columnist. With Europe and the United States staring recession in the face, a growing chorus is calling for massive public investment in clean, green energy to revive economic growth while fighting...

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Renewables Energized by Obama, Announce 2009 Agenda

alternative-energy-news.info
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On Thursday I was invited to a call-in news conference hosted by the leaders of the major renewable energy trade associations in the U.S.:Randall Swisher, Executive Director, American Wind Energy AssociationKarl Gawell,...

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