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		<title><![CDATA[CIC buys 20% stake in solar operator]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ China Investment Corp said on Thursday it has bought a 20 per cent stake in GCL-Poly Energy, a Hong Kong-listed solar power plant operator, for HK$5.5bn (US$705m) as the sovereign wealth fund takes a bet on new energy.As part of the investment, CIC and GCL-Poly plan to set up...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:33:23 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[MEMC snaps up SunEdison for USD200m]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Missouri-based wafer maker MEMC Electronic Materials is paying USD200m to acquire solar farm developer SunEdison. The value of the deal, which comprises 70% in cash and 30% in MEMC shares, could increase by USD89m if SunEdison meets certain performance targets next year. MEMC will fork out USD17m in cash...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:02:28 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Duke's CEO Says Solar Power is More Important Than Wind]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Utilities have a tough job in picking which expensive, relatively unproven renewable energy technology to place their chips on. Solar and wind power get about equal face-time in the news, trailed by smaller contenders like geothermal, but which gets the most press isn't necessarily a good indicator of which will...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:00:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Energy Roundup: Crude's Rollercoaster Ride, Cheap Solar Power, and More]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recession fears, inventoriesÂ spur oil's wild ride this week -- Crude oil was trading below $35 a barrel earlier this week as concerns of a global recession deepened. Prices suddenly rose 14 percent after a U.S. government report showed a drop in supplies for the first time this year, as imports...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:51:56 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Government of Canada Invests in Clean Solar Energy.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Nov 19, 2007 Marketwire via COMTEX -- The  Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources, today announced  $1.1 million for demonstration projects promoting photovoltaic PV and  solar thermal power technologies for commercial   OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Nov 19, 2007 Marketwire via COMTEX -- The ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[World's largest solar photovoltaic project is begun.(GLOBAL ECONOMY)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[GE Energy Financial Services, PowerLight Corp., and Catavento Lda  have begun the world's largest solar photovoltaic power project.  The 11-megawatt solar power plant, comprising 52,000 photovoltaic  modules, is under construction in Serpa, Portugal, 20  GE Energy Financial Services, PowerLight Corp., and Catavento Lda  have begun...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SatCon Introduces New 500kW Photovoltaic Inverter; SatCon's Solar Power Inverters Now Include 50kW, 100kW, 225kW and 500kW Sizes]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- SatCon Technology CorporationR (Nasdaq NM: SATC), a developer and manufacturer of power electronics and control systems, today announced the launch of its new 500kW grid connected PowerGateTM Photovoltaics inverter with recent orders for the North American market. The 500kW unit rounds out SatCon's family of solar array...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Solar Power Drives Royal Petroleum's New Headquarters]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article announces Sun Power & Geothermal Energy the completion of a 36.6-kilowatt DC solar photovoltaic PV system for the Royal Petroleum Company headquarters in Santa Rosa, California. Royal Petroleum is the first commercial fuel supplier in the nation to be powered by solar energy. Royal supplies diesel fuel, gasoline...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sanyo bets on Mexico to produce solar cells.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[MEXICO CITY, Dec 11, 2002 (Cronica/Corporate Mexico by Internet  Securities, Inc. via COMTEX) -- Japanese group Sanyo Electric has  announced it will invest US$2 million in Mexico to fabricate  photovoltaic generators that will produce solar energy. San  MEXICO CITY, Dec 11, 2002 (Cronica/Corporate Mexico by Internet...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2002 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Concentrating PVIB]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=117920]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This paper discusses about the research and development undertaken in order to develop a low cost building integrated concentrating photovoltaic system. The objective of the work carried out was to develop a product that could be cost effective with commercially available components and thereby overcome the main market barrier for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Nov 2002 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Solar energy with style: the winning entry in the DOE's Sun Wall competition proves that building-integrated PVs can be both functional and beautiful, maximizing technology and design.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5662/is_200103/ai_n23697423]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[An artist can't resist the appeal of a blank canvas, Likewise,  when the Department of Energy announced its Sun Wall National Solar  Design Competition in March 2000, few architects and designers were able  to refuse the allure of creating a solar maste  An artist can't resist...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2001 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Solar power system installed at Pentagon.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5931/is_199912/ai_n23863566]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Energy DOE and Department of Defense DOD have  dedicated the largest alternating current ac photovoltaic PV system  in the United States, serving the largest office building in the world:  the Pentagon.    The Department of Energy DOE and Department of Defense DOD...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 1999 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sun worship: solar power is gaining more backers in the commercial market, as new technology and less intrusive design enhance its appeal.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6484/is_199906/ai_n25810735]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Solar power is gaining increased acceptance among power companies. The Sacramento Municipal Utility District's PV Pioneer II program, for instance, will sell solar panels or photovoltaic roofing to customers while the New York Power Authority plans to setSolar power is gaining increased acceptance among power companies. The Sacramento Municipal Utility...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 1999 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Media and Technology Charter High School: Boston, Massachusetts]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Media and Technology Charter High School MATCH prepares disadvantaged urban Boston students to attend and excel in college and beyond - including and especially those students who have not been led to expect a university education. The MATCH School wanted to demonstrate that clean, renewable energy could be well...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Introduction to Photovoltaic Energy Systems]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most of Wisconsin's power is generated by coal-fired (70%), nuclear (23%) and, increasingly, natural gas fired power plants. These energy resources are finite. Solar energy is clean and abundant, and can meet Wisconsin's growing demand for energy. Photovoltaic energy systems (sometimes referred to as "solar power") are devices that use...]]></description>
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