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SunEdison, a division of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR), received final approval from the Italian government to develop and construct a 72 Megawatt (MW) photovoltaic solar power plant in Northeastern Italy, near the town of Rovigo. When completed, this is expected to be the largest photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant in Europe. Power generation will [...] A private girls’ high school in Middlebury Connecticut flipped the switch last month on a 520-panel solar power system that will account for at least 25 percent of the electricity use on campus and save an estimated 15 percent on the school’s annual utility bill, according to the Hartford Business Journal’s Becky Bergman. It’s a good [...] From the world’s first solar-powered calculator to solar-powered residential and commercial applications, Sharp powers more homes and businesses than any other solar manufacturer in the world. A recent example is the second large-scale solar power system at Denver International Airport (DIA) which recently became operational; this new 1.6 MW Sharp solar power array powers the [...] Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm hailed clean-energy expansions by the Dow Chemical Company in wind, solar, advanced-battery manufacturing, and other projects in Midland, totaling more than $1 billion, that will create more than 6,900 new jobs. The company plans to invest $952 million in future projects and has leveraged an additional $161 million from the [...] The Department of Energy recently awarded the Delaware Nation, a federally-recognized Indian tribe located in Oklahoma, a $250,000 National Energy Technology Labs Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant that will fund solar panel roofing for the tribe’s governmental building. As reported in the Examiner-Enterprise, the new roof will support the environmentally friendly and energy efficient [...] Energy company EDF plans to build France’s biggest solar-power plant at the Euro Disney theme park resort on the outskirts of Paris. A sweeping structure would see solar cells cover huge canopies built above Euro Disney’s 11,000-space car park, which is one of the biggest in Europe. Midland is the preferred site for Dow Chemical Co.’s first full-scale production plant for Powerhouse-brand solar shingles, the company announced recently. Midland-based Dow said the business could employ 1,200 jobs by 2014. More jobs will be creating in the installation and services industry as solar shingles enter the product chain.The Michigan Economic Development Corp. is [...] San Diego will be the place to be this summer for an estimated 10,000 of the nation’s top professionals in the energy, water, transportation and environmental industries. EngEx 2010, taking place at the San Diego Convention Center from July 29 – 31, will make America’s Finest City home to some of the top technologists, researchers, [...] Nova Scotia Power has awarded contracts for 18.95 MW of electricity to be supplied from small, community-based renewable energy projects throughout Nova Scotia. The six agreements are the result of a December 2008 request for proposals (RFP) for small, renewable energy projects that would encourage community investment and development. |
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