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Landfills Generate Electricity from Solar Power

The United States has approximately 100,000 closed landfills that could potentially be representing vast acres of property which could be used towards solar energy development, as per the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency).

30 Sep 2010

Auto Power Partners with Zhejiang Jinxi Solar Energy Equipment to Manufacture Solar Panels

Auto Power Private Limited, a Bangladesh based company and Zhejiang Jinxi Solar Energy Equipment Company Limited a Chinese company, have formed a partnership to manufacture power-efficient and low-priced solar panels to meet the budding green energy market of Bangladesh and more particularly to meet the clean energy requirement of its rural segment.

30 Sep 2010

Sunvalley Solar Joins with CED Greentech Towards Solar Equipment Distribution

Sunvalley Solar has joined with CED GreenTech towards the distribution of solar equipment. Sunvalley Solar is a solar system integration and solar power technology company while CED GreenTech is involved in clean energy distribution.

30 Sep 2010

Solar Micro Inverter from Microchip Improves Solar System Efficiency

Microchip Technology Inc., a leader in providing solutions in the field of Flash-IP, analog and microcontrollers, has unveiled its fully-digital controlled innovation the Grid-Connected Solar Micro Inverter Reference Design, featuring a high-efficiency, advanced topology.

30 Sep 2010

GWEC Predicts Global Wind Energy Capacity to Reach 1,000 GW

The installed capacity of wind energy throughout the world is all set for reaching the 200-GW mark by 2010 end, as per findings by the GWEC (Global Wind Energy Council).

29 Sep 2010

ASOLA Receives Mobile Solar Technology Growth Leadership Award from Frost & Sullivan

According to the award brief presented by Frost & Sullivan, ASOLA while preparing the solar applications required by the automotive industry maintained rigorous standards to manufacture the products within the stipulated standards and permissible tolerances.

29 Sep 2010

Sharp Inks Supply Agreement for 58-MW Avenal Solar Facility

Sharp Electronics Corporation has signed a supply agreement towards a 58-MW solar power facility in Avenal, California.

29 Sep 2010

Japan to Announce Steps to Boost its Renewable Energy Production

The government is planning to bring in a new legislation on the basis of the draft proposal from the financial year of 2011. The utility companies will separately communicate the cost of electricity produced from the renewable power sources on the monthly power bills.

29 Sep 2010

Nautilus Solar Acquires Meadows Field Airport Solar Plant from Regenesis

Nautilus Solar Energy has acquired the Meadows Field Airport solar plant from another company Regenesis Power LLC.

29 Sep 2010

Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency to Promote Solar-Wind Hybrid Power Generation

A recent announcement from the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy indicates a subsidy to cover 75% of cost of the project or Rs.1.5 lakhs per every kW of power produced from such hybrid plants provided such installations are carried out over government owned constructions such as collectorate, panchayat offices and government run schools.

29 Sep 2010