Ecotoolbox » Solar power http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog Eco Blog - Climate Change - Alternative Energy - Headline News Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:53:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 PG&E, Sempra Generation in solar power deal http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2011/08/06/pge-sempra-generation-in-solar-power-deal/ http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2011/08/06/pge-sempra-generation-in-solar-power-deal/#comments Sat, 06 Aug 2011 16:32:30 +0000 admin http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/?p=1577 AP reports here at Yahoo News: PG&E and Sempra Energy subsidiary Sempra Generation said Thursday that they signed a 25-year contract under which PG&E will receive 150 megawatts of solar power from Sempra.

]]> AP reports here at Yahoo News: PG&E and Sempra Energy subsidiary Sempra Generation said Thursday that they signed a 25-year contract under which PG&E will receive 150 megawatts of solar power from Sempra.


]]> http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2011/08/06/pge-sempra-generation-in-solar-power-deal/feed/ 0 IEEE: Solar could challenge fossil fuel in 10 years http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2011/06/15/ieee-solar-could-challenge-fossil-fuel-in-10-years/ http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2011/06/15/ieee-solar-could-challenge-fossil-fuel-in-10-years/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:42:22 +0000 admin http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/?p=1522 CNET News.com reports here: World’s leading engineering organization says improved solar technology efficiency and scalability could facilitate cost parity.

]]> CNET News.com reports here: World’s leading engineering organization says improved solar technology efficiency and scalability could facilitate cost parity.


]]> http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2011/06/15/ieee-solar-could-challenge-fossil-fuel-in-10-years/feed/ 0 Solar Power News Headlines http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2011/04/07/solar-power-news-headlines/ http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2011/04/07/solar-power-news-headlines/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 12:55:18 +0000 admin http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/?p=1416 AP reports here at Yahoo News: NEW YORK – General Electric says it’s going to build the nation’s largest solar panel factory, part of a $600 million dollar bet on the future of solar power in the United States.

AFP reports here at Yahoo News: Google on Thursday announced a multi-million-euro investment in a [...]]]> AP reports here at Yahoo News: NEW YORK – General Electric says it’s going to build the nation’s largest solar panel factory, part of a $600 million dollar bet on the future of solar power in the United States.

AFP reports here at Yahoo News: Google on Thursday announced a multi-million-euro investment in a solar power plant outside Berlin in what the US Internet giant said was its first clean energy project investment in Europe.


]]> http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2011/04/07/solar-power-news-headlines/feed/ 0 India to plug in solar-powered telecom towers http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2011/01/26/india-to-plug-in-solar-powered-telecom-towers/ http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2011/01/26/india-to-plug-in-solar-powered-telecom-towers/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:00:07 +0000 admin http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/?p=1319 CNET News.com reports here: Rural areas outside the reach of mobile phone network will get off-grid, solar-powered base stations designed for low-cost and battery storage.

]]> CNET News.com reports here: Rural areas outside the reach of mobile phone network will get off-grid, solar-powered base stations designed for low-cost and battery storage.


]]> http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2011/01/26/india-to-plug-in-solar-powered-telecom-towers/feed/ 0 Solar Power – Plastic Photovoltaics http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2011/01/25/solar-power-plastic-photovoltaics/ http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2011/01/25/solar-power-plastic-photovoltaics/#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:00:28 +0000 admin http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/?p=1317 CNN reports here: Cheaper and lighter compared to its more expensive, cumbersome silicon cousin, plastic photovoltaics (PV) could herald a revolution in the solar power market, according to a UK solar panel expert.

]]> CNN reports here: Cheaper and lighter compared to its more expensive, cumbersome silicon cousin, plastic photovoltaics (PV) could herald a revolution in the solar power market, according to a UK solar panel expert.


]]> http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2011/01/25/solar-power-plastic-photovoltaics/feed/ 0 Government pushes solar power in six western states http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2010/12/18/government-pushes-solar-power-in-six-western-states/ http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2010/12/18/government-pushes-solar-power-in-six-western-states/#comments Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:10:42 +0000 admin http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/?p=1253 Reuters reports here at Yahoo News: WASHINGTON – The Obama administration on Thursday proposed special energy zones on public lands in six western states deemed good locations to build utility-scale facilities to produce electricity from solar power.

]]> Reuters reports here at Yahoo News: WASHINGTON – The Obama administration on Thursday proposed special energy zones on public lands in six western states deemed good locations to build utility-scale facilities to produce electricity from solar power.


]]> http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2010/12/18/government-pushes-solar-power-in-six-western-states/feed/ 1 A dazzling future for solar power? http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2010/05/25/a-dazzling-future-for-solar-power/ http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2010/05/25/a-dazzling-future-for-solar-power/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 20:27:51 +0000 admin http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/?p=853 CNN News reports here: Solar power is expected to provide almost a quarter of the world’s electricity supplies by 2050, according to a new report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA).

]]> CNN News reports here: Solar power is expected to provide almost a quarter of the world’s electricity supplies by 2050, according to a new report published by the International Energy Agency (IEA).


]]> http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2010/05/25/a-dazzling-future-for-solar-power/feed/ 0 Solar power could provide 10% of US energy: report http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2010/03/10/solar-power-could-provide-10-of-us-energy-report/ http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2010/03/10/solar-power-could-provide-10-of-us-energy-report/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:33:31 +0000 admin http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/?p=693 AFP reports here at Yahoo News: WASHINGTON – The United States could source 10 percent of its electricity from solar power by 2030, a report said Tuesday, winning support from a US lawmaker who wants to boost the number of US solar panels.

]]> AFP reports here at Yahoo News: WASHINGTON – The United States could source 10 percent of its electricity from solar power by 2030, a report said Tuesday, winning support from a US lawmaker who wants to boost the number of US solar panels.


]]> http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2010/03/10/solar-power-could-provide-10-of-us-energy-report/feed/ 1 Solar power outshining Colorado’s gas industry http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2009/10/10/solar-power-outshining-colorados-gas-industry/ http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2009/10/10/solar-power-outshining-colorados-gas-industry/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:02:17 +0000 admin http://www.ecotoolbox.com/ecoblog/2009/10/10/solar-power-outshining-colorados-gas-industry/ AP reports here at Yahoo News: DURANGO, Colo. – The sun had just crested the distant ridge of the Rocky Mountains, but already it was producing enough power for the electric meter on the side of the Smiley Building to spin backward.

]]> AP reports here at Yahoo News: DURANGO, Colo. – The sun had just crested the distant ridge of the Rocky Mountains, but already it was producing enough power for the electric meter on the side of the Smiley Building to spin backward.


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