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PG&E to purchase solar power from space

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Utility firm PG&E, California's largest, is approaching renewable energy in a much different way by completing a deal to be provided with solar energy from space starting in 2016.

U.S. solar startup Abound takes on First Solar

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Abound Solar, a U.S. solar startup whose top rival is low-cost industry leader First Solar Inc, starts production at its first factory on Tuesday, promising that it will lead the way to making solar competitive with power from dirtier sources.
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U.S. University develops high-tech solar car

An advanced solar car that can cruise in a range from 50 to 60 miles per hour and weighs less than 500 pounds is being developed by students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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China Solar plans second listing in 2009

China Solar Photovoltaic SA plans another share offering this year to fund expansion, and the U.S. mainboard is a possibility, its chief operating officer said on Tuesday.
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First Solar, co-op to build 30 MW plant

Thin-film solar maker First Solar Inc will build a 30-megawatt photovoltaic power plant with power cooperative Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association in Northeastern New Mexico, the companies said on Tuesday.
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Top solar companies offer dour view of 2009

Three of the world's top solar power companies on Tuesday offered a dour view of the industry as it struggles with a dearth of funding options for new projects that has driven up supplies and sent prices on solar panels falling.
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Solar industry sees boom in sunny Italy

Italy may soon become Europe's next frontier for solar energy as new incentives prompt investors to bet on higher returns than in Germany, which has less sun but is currently the hub of a growing global market.
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Mini Power Plants

Florida has plenty of sunshine to power rooftop solar panels but utilities say they won't be cost effective.

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