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American Company ESolar Signs 2000 Megawatt Contract in China

American Company ESolar Signs 2000 Megawatt Contract in China

ESolar, a Pasadena-based company, lands a deal that will have it provide technology and assistance in putting up several solar farms in China.

Space Solar Power to Receive Funding and Criticism

Space Solar Power to Receive Funding and Criticism

Solaren hopes to raise enough money to develop a solar farm that will orbit in space. That’s just a portion of the total budget that runs in the billions of dollars, as a single rocket costs $150 million.

Mongolia on Its Way to Becoming a Solar Power Giant

Mongolia on Its Way to Becoming a Solar Power Giant

Great things are happening in Inner Mongolia when it comes to solar power. This Mongol autonomous region located in northern China is becoming a powerful player in the alternative energy sector, and as such China wants to use the region to house various solar farms.

Eastern Washington Goes Solar

The days of coal being used as the main power source in Upper Kittitas County are coming to an end, thanks to plans for a large solar installation just four miles northeast of the Cle Elum city limits.

SunRun Expands to Colorado

SunRun Expands to Colorado

Colorado residents can now enjoy cheaper solar power, with the entry of SunRun Inc. in their area. SunRun is a company that allows homeowners to use solar energy, without having to shoulder heavy start up costs.

Holdup on the LA Green Power Line

Holdup on the LA Green Power Line

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wants to make his city the greenest and cleanest in the United States, but that goal could be jeopardized, after several environmental groups have protested against the plan to install a power line that would bring power from the desert into the city. This issue has been one of the major headaches of desert solar development groups.

Solar Power Expands Around the World

Solar Power Expands Around the World

The news on solar power in use around the world continues to pour in. Increasingly, individuals, companies, and governments are turning to the sun’s clean energy source for solutions to problems ranging from financial, to environmental, to logistical. Here are just a few of the recent items in the news.

Environmentalists Against the Mojave Desert Solar Plant

Environmentalists Against the Mojave Desert Solar Plant

Environmental advocacy groups are voicing their concerns against the proposed Mojave Desert solar farms. They state that solar energy projects are harming the endangered species in the area.

Solar Power Plants Take on Labor Unions

Solar Power Plants Take on Labor Unions

Solar projects are feeling the heat from labor unions, pressuring them into using union workers to build solar farms.

PowerSat Makes Space Solar a Reality

PowerSat Makes Space Solar a Reality

A number of companies and research teams are developing on the possibility of harnessing the sun’s energy from space. One of these companies is PowerSat.


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