BrightSource Energy Files First Solar AFC in California Since 1989

BrightSource Energy, Inc, a utility scale solar thermal company, announced today that it has filed an Application For Construction (AFC) with the California Energy Commission (CEC) for development of a 400 MW solar power plant site.


PG&E Signs Agreement With Solel for 553 Megawatts of Solar Power

Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced today that it has entered into a landmark renewable energy agreement with Solel-MSP-1 to purchase renewable energy from the Mojave Solar Park, to be constructed in California's Mojave Desert.


NJIT Researchers Develop Inexpensive, Easy Process To Produce Solar Panels

Researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have developed an inexpensive solar cell that can be painted or printed on flexible plastic sheets.


Kings River Conservation District Announces Long Range, Zero Emission Solar Power Plan

Kings River Conservation District (KRCD) and San Francisco, CA based Cleantech America, LLC, today announced that they have entered into a multi-year agreement for Cleantech America to provide up to 80 megawatts of utility scale, emission-free, peak solar power to the recently formed San Joaquin Valley Power Authority (SJVPA).


Increased Use of Solar Power Could Add 123,000 New Jobs by 2030

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Cypress Provides Solar Panels to Power MIT's Coral Rehabilitation Project in the Philippines

Cypress Semiconductor Corp today announced that it has donated six 90-watt solar panels supplied by its subsidiary, SunPower Corp, to power MIT's First-Step Coral reef rehabilitation project in the Sagay Marine Reserve in the Philippines.


Namaste Solar Installs SunPower Solar Power System on Colorado Governor's Residence

Namaste Solar Electric and SunPower Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced the completed installation of a 7,4-kilowatt solar power system at the Colorado Governor's Residence in Denver using SunPower's high-efficiency solar electric panels.


GreenVolts to Deliver Wholesale Distributed Energy to Pacific Gas & Electric Company

GreenVolts, a leader in high concentration photovoltaic technology and wholesale distributed energy, today announced that it has signed an agreement to deliver a two-megawatt solar electric power plant for Pacific Gas & Electric Company starting in 2008.









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