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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[Siemens invests USD15m in Israeli solar farm developer]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Siemens is paying USD15m to acquire a 40% stake in Israel-based Arava Power, which develops solar photovoltaic PV projects in Israel. According to the Cleantech Group, Arava is the only firm granted a licence by the government to develop solar farms in the country. The funding will be used to support...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:46:06 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Seven Ways to Deal with Our Oil Addiction]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[  	The Find: One veteran energy observer insists we're going to have to break our addiction to oil sooner rather than later and suggests seven real world ways we can move away from fossil fuels.  	The Source: Energy analyst Chris Nelder writing on Business Insider's Green Sheet. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:09:11 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rising Oil Prices Eclipse Weak Solar Industry Fundamentals]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As crude oil futures cross the $72 a barrel mark, advocates of solar energy are trumpeting an industry turnaround across the photovoltaic supply chain. But judging from comments by chief executive Tom Zarrella of GT Solar, a supplier of fabrication equipment, a rebound in customer demand is unlikely to occur...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:39:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Moog buys renewable energy firm LTi REEnergy]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ New York-based Moog is paying EUR21.5m (USD29.6m) to acquire the remaining 60% stake of German renewable energy firm LTi REEnergy. The deal comprises EUR12m (USD16.5m) in cash and a EUR9.5m (USD13.2m) convertible note payable in February of next year. LTi operates in the wind, solar and biomass sectors producing...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:52:20 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Foresight acquires 9MW Spanish solar farm]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ UK-based Foresight Group is paying an undisclosed sum to acquire a solar farm from Banco Santander. The photovoltaic facility, located in the region of Castilla La Mancha in Spain, was developed by BP Solar last year and has a capacity of 9MW. Foresight has two 10MW solar projects under...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 17:05:42 -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, inventoriesÃ‚Â 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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		<title><![CDATA[What the Masdar Deal Means For Suntech]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese solar panel maker Suntech received a reputation boost this week with the announcement that it would join thin-film solar firm First Solar in providing half of the first 10 megawatts of power for Masdar City, a zero-carbon community under development in Abu Dhabi.    Although some reports...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:35:51 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Energy Roundup: Exxon Goes Shopping?, Solar Companies Recycle, and More]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Holding $40 billion in cash, Exxon Mobil could be poised to buy out or merge with one of its struggling competitors; a group of solar-industry companies in Europe has pledged to collect and recycle a large percentage of solar-power producing equipment, and more. by Christopher Wink]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:18:05 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Cool Roofing Trend]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1187611]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Just as the energy crisis of the 70's propelled the roofing industry towards innovative modified bitumen roofing alternatives, today's energy crisis is already precipitating a new generation of roofing technologies. Roofing manufacturers, power companies, governmental bodies and environmentalist organizations are collaborating on novel and innovative ways to conserve energy. Vegetative...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Architecturally Integrated Photovoltaics A Market Update]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1187707]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As we have seen over the last few years the market growth of commercial and residential solar systems is increasing due to demand, lower costs and a spark of imagination by architects and engineers throughout the country. The growth of the Photovoltaic PV market is outpacing the cost of the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Government Buys Spire Photovoltaic Module Production Facility]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/government/1000169/government-buys-spire-photovoltaic-module-production-facility/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Federal Prison company, Unicor, purchased from Spire a complete photovoltaic module factory for about $54 million.   BusinessWire carries the press release stating that the facility will be installed at the Federal Prison in Otisville, NY.  Inmates will produce the modules for sale to other Federal...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2008 03:00:49 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc. F4Q08 (Qtr End 09/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions Thank you. The first question comes from Antonio Antezano from Macquarie Equities. Please go ahead. Antonio Antezano &#8211; Macquarie Equities Good morning. Gunther Braun Good morning. Ingrid Mittelstadt Good morning. Antonio Antezano &#8211; Macquarie Equities I wanted first to discuss what will you see in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:29:19 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[With PV Shipments Lower Than Expected, Arise Technologies Slides]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[FP Trading Desk submits:  Arise Technologies Corp. (APVNF.PK) shares were down on Wednesday morning after the solar cell manufacturer announced third quarter results, including volume shipments that have fallen off pace expectations. The stock was down 27% to C$0.53 at 11 a.m. ET.  Arise said third-quarter 2008 sales...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[First Solar Forecasting Sunny Weather in 2009]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[  	The Company: First Solar, a manufacturer of solar electric power modules using a proprietary thin-film semiconductor technology.  	The Filing: FORM 10-Q filed with the SEC on October 30, 2008.  	The Finding: First Solar is striving to open new markets that do not depend on traditional photo-voltaic...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Energy Roundup: Gazprom Teams with Petrovietnam, Fossils Trump Alts, Attack of the Jellyfish, and More]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gazprom teams with Petrovietnam to explore Vietnam coast -- RussiaÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Gazprom and Petrovietnam have inked a deal to explore for oil and gas in Vietnamese waters. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was on hand at the signing ceremony at the Kremlin, along with Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet. The Kremlin said...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:21:56 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[HelioVolt, NREL Win R&D Magazine Editor's Choice for Most Revolutionary Technology]]></title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Operator instructions The first question is from Brett Hodess. Your line is open. Paul Simons &#8211; Merrill Lynch  This is Paul Simons for Brett. Just a question on solar; so the jump you had this quarter obviously was from PV deposition and you have...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:56:14 -0700</pubDate>
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