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General Electric invests in thin-film solar tech
BUSINESSWEEK - General Electric Co. on Thursday said it will focus on low-cost thin film photovoltaic technology as part of its efforts to develop a cheaper, more efficient solar module to compete in the growing alternative energy market.
CORRECTED - Germany to add record 5 GW solar power in 2010-govt
19 Mar 10 - 11:34 CETREUTERS - BERLIN, March 18 (Reuters) - Germany will add more than 5,000 megawatts of photovoltaic capacity this year -- or nearly double the previous record of 3,000 megawatts that was installed in 2009, a senior German government official said on Thursday.
Belgian solar company chooses Atlanta
19 Mar 10 - 11:32 CETAJC - A Belgium-based solar energy company announced Thursday that Atlanta will be home for its Americas headquarters serving the Southeast, Canada and Latin America.
Green Energy Live in bid to expand into solar power
19 Mar 10 - 11:31 CETBRIGHTERENERGY - Michigan-based biomass-to-energy specialist Green Energy Live, Inc., said today it is looking to get into the solar energy business, with the acquisition of a Vermont company.
Trina Solar to offer 8M American depositary shares
19 Mar 10 - 11:29 CETBUSINESS WEEK - Chinese solar power company Trina Solar Ltd. said it plans to offer 7.9 million American depositary shares, each representing 50 ordinary shares of the company.
Czech Parliament Approves Bill To Scale Back Solar Subsidies
18 Mar 10 - 12:45 CETNASDAQ - The Czech lower house of parliament Wednesday approved a bill to allow the local energy regulator to sharply reduce the high fixed sale price for electricity produced at new photovoltaic solar generators.
Sahara Desert Solar Project Unlikely to Happen, Liebreich Says
18 Mar 10 - 12:43 CETBUSINESSWEEK - A 400 billion-euro ($550 billion) plan by companies including Siemens AG and Munich Re to develop solar-electricity generators in the Sahara Desert is unlikely to come to fruition in its present form, Bloomberg New Energy Finance Chief Executive Officer Michael Liebreich said.
More news items
- 18 Mar 10 China Drawing High-Tech Research From U.S.
- 18 Mar 10 LA Mayor proposes solar feed-in tariff
- 18 Mar 10 More Firms Join Desertec Solar Project
- 17 Mar 10 UPDATE 2-First Solar joins Desertec solar project
- 17 Mar 10 Czechs seek to temper solar investment boom
- 17 Mar 10 Renewable energy strong despite recession
- 17 Mar 10 RF Micro to Develop Solar Cells
- 17 Mar 10 World Solar Photovoltaic Market Grew to 6.43 Gigawatt in 2009
- 16 Mar 10 Applied Materials ups lobbying effort on energy
- 16 Mar 10 German Solar Cuts Grounded?: Report
- 16 Mar 10 Solar Choice Welcomes Feed-In Tariff
- 16 Mar 10 Energy Resources - Japan aims to cut emissions
- 16 Mar 10 UPDATE 1-China Sunergy to buy two solar module cos for $47 mln
- 15 Mar 10 Moser Baer makes solar breakthrough
- 15 Mar 10 Solar energy firms seen vulnerable - Barron's
- 15 Mar 10 Solar panels made three times cheaper and four times more efficient
- 15 Mar 10 Spain & Germany forecast to be renewable powerhouses of Europe
- 15 Mar 10 Canada’s Largest Supermarket Chain Going Solar (on Over 100 Ontario Stores)
