solar

Nov
17

BP inks solar wafer deal with China's LDK

BP Solar has signed to three-year deal to buy multi-crystalline solar wafers – the principal raw material used to produce solar
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Nov
11

Sun shines on solar sails for giant cargo ships

Hello sailor! Shipping, along with aviation, is one of the world’s biggest emitters of CO2 but global trade is
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Oct
27

Solar energy to power 335,000 mobile base stations

With mobile networks expanding into sunnier emerging markets, solar power looks set to play an important role in mobile service
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Oct
23

Rising energy bills turning consumers green

Rising energy costs are starting to hurt consumers, encouraging them to look for cheaper or more efficient methods of powering
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Oct
21

HP to double renewable energy use

Tech company HP is aiming to double its global purchases of renewable power from under four per cent this year
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Oct
07

Solar tax credits boost SunPower

Despite all the doom and gloom about the current economic climate, there could be a boom in jobs in the
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Sep
30

Pope goes green with Vatican solar panels

Perhaps in an attempt to harness divine green energy from the ‘Big Man’ himself, the Pope is installing solar panels
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Sep
29

Thieves selling knock-off solar panels on eBay

Thanks to Greenbang contributor Rob Ashwell for tipping us off to this great article in the New York Times about
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Sep
17

Utility-scale solar power firm bags $140m funding

SolarReserve, a US developer of utility scale solar power plants has filled its boots with $140m in a second round
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Sep
04

208 years to pay back cost of solar panels?

As energy bills spiral and environmental awareness grows, more householders are turning to green ways of saving money on fuel
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