The number of households powered by solar energy in Bangladesh has passed the one million mark — the fastest expansion of solar power in the world, according to Bangladeshi officials. Aided by non-governmental organizations that provide low-cost loan…
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Jun 09
Green: From a Special-Ed Class, Solar Evangelists
A group of autistic students at a California high school are happily proselytizing for solar power in local elementary schools.
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Green: A Hybrid Power Plant Takes Shape in Turkey
Solar and wind power will supplement natural gas at optimal points during the day at the plant, which will be built in Karaman, Turkey.
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Solar-Power Incentives Get Results but Are Rare
Though people will switch to solar power when given financial incentives, many bills that would offer such assistance have died.
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Green: A Nimbler, More Energy-Efficient Marine Corps
To reduce the risks and burdens posed by transporting fossil fuels in convoys, the Marines adopt technology like solar power and LED lighting.
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More Efficient and Affordable Solar Power: Developments that are Changing the Industry
Solar power was discovered over 170 years ago, but it didn’t become a viable technology until the 1950s. The high cost of producing solar cells meant that the concept remained in limited use up until recently. Renewed interest in solar power has brough…
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Racing Deadline, Nev. Solar Project Gets 20th DOE Loan Guarantee
A large-scale Nevada solar power project received a conditional offer of $737 million in Department of Energy loan guarantees…
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Toys ‘R’ Us To Build Largest Rooftop Solar System in North America
Toys”R”Us, Inc. announced plans to build the largest rooftop solar power installation in North America at its distribution center in Flanders, NJ this week, with construction of the 5.38-megawatts (MW) installation expected to begin this summer. The sy…
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Feb 22
Green: ‘Dirty’ Energy in China and India
Talk of the countries’ investments in solar and wind power may obscure the reality of an insatiable demand for coal and other fossil fuels.
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