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Solar power growing rapidly in Japan thanks to feed-in tariffs
Posted on April 8, 2012 | No CommentsJapan’s solar energy growth Solar energy is gaining momentum around the world, especially in Japan, where the solar market is experiencing a period of rapid growth. Japan has long been... -
Maryland lawmakers pass bill that opens the way for more solar energy
Posted on April 7, 2012 | No CommentsSolar energy market widens in Maryland The Maryland Legislature has passed a new bill (Senate Bill 791) that opens the way for the rapid growth of solar energy in the... -
California’s Clean LA plan wins approval from Los Angeles City Council
Posted on April 6, 2012 | No CommentsLos Angeles Alternative Energy Project The Los Angeles City Council has granted approval for a pilot program called Clean LA. The program is designed to as a feed-in tariff to... -
SunPower announces commercialization of its record breaking Maxeon solar cells
Posted on April 1, 2012 | No CommentsSunPower, a leading solar energy company, has announced that its record breaking solar energy cells have entered commercial production. The company’s Maxeon solar cells broke the world record for both... -
Sunrun report details the growth of the solar leasing market
Posted on March 31, 2012 | No CommentsA new report from Sunrun, a solar energy company based in the U.S., suggests that millions of Americans are switching to solar energy. The report shows that third-party solar energy... -
German solar energy sees huge gains throughout 2011, according to report
Posted on March 27, 2012 | No CommentsGermany is making major strides in establishing itself as a leader in alternative energy. This week, the German government released information concerning its solar energy projects of 2011. The information... -
Americans could be getting solar energy more affordably if they can break away from utilities, according to report
Posted on March 22, 2012 | No CommentsThe German government is currently restructuring its funding of alternative energy projects, making radical changes that could make it more difficult for new projects to take root in the country.... -
Germany’s use of solar energy has lowered the cost of power in the country by 40%
Posted on March 7, 2012 | No CommentsA new study from the Fraunhofer Institute, a research firm based in Munich, Germany, shows how effectively Germany has been able to keep energy prices low through the use of...
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