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Suntech’s Chief Commercial Officer Andrew Beebe discusses the outlook for Suntech and the solar energy sector in 2012.

Suntech’s solar ambitions

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With 10 acres of plastic sheets fitted with solar panels, a U.S. landfill site is helping power local homes.

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With its jumbo-sized wings laden with photovoltaic solar cells, the Solar Impulse is a revolutionary green plane.

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Could a 13-year-old’s idea help power the future of solar technology? CNN speaks with the young inventor about his idea.

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Spiegel Online reports here: Germany’s bituminous coal mines are soon to lose their subsidies. But one Ruhr Valley company is looking to transform its mines into sources of renewable energy. Along the way, they could solve one of Germany’s largest challenges as it attempts to switch over to green energy.

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