Mar
03
Spanish firm to become US solar power leader
One of Spain’s largest solar power companies is on track to achieve similar status in the US now that
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solar power
Jan
22
Cleantech news you might have missed: 22 Jan. 2009
Can’t keep up with all the developments in cleantech? Here are some news stories you might have missed:
* Carbon
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Jan
20
Summit: Climate change, energy needs trump economy
Attendees at the World Future Energy Summit 2009 now taking place in Abu Dhabi are hearing good news along with
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Jan
18
Germans break sunlight-to-electricity record
German researchers say they’ve broken a new record for solar energy efficiency, converting a full 41.1 percent of
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Jan
06
CAKE cooks up solar-powered album
The alternative rock band CAKE, based in Sacramento, California, has a new recipe for its sixth and latest album, due
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Dec
18
Hybrid ferryboat cruises to Alcatraz
Planning to tour one of the US’s most infamous prisons? Now you can do so while minimising your carbon
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Dec
17
Photovoltaic art glass delivers beauty, electricity
A new branch library that opened in San Jose, California, this week sports an art glass window installation that is
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Dec
16
Let in the light ... and the electricity
Plain old glass windows that just sit there and let the light into your home or office? Bah! A California
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Dec
15
Sustainable or not? California's solar-powered ice rink
When the word “sustainable” comes up, these are other words that don’t usually come to mind next: “shopping mall,
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Nov
28
Solar lights, camera, action! in L.A.
If Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa gets his wish, his city will get 10 percent of all its energy from
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