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By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service,
Vatican City, Jan 4, 2008
Source. Catholic News Service
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0800072.htm

A German solar company has given Pope Benedict XVI something special for Christmas: an electricity-generating solar rooftop for the Vatican’s Paul VI audience hall.  The Bonn-based SolarWorld is donating approximately 2,000 solar modules to be installed on the audience hall roof to provide “the very first solar power ever generated in the Vatican,” said a company press release.
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Increased visibility will make it safer for seniors
By Emilie Crofton, Bay Area News Group, Jan 4, 2008
Source: MercuryNews.com
http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_7883859?nclick_check=1

The Valley Transportation Authority’s bright idea to light up bus shelters with solar panels will make waiting for a bus safer for Almaden Valley seniors.   Several residents of Le Mirador senior housing, including Edith Keep and Essie Barador, were concerned with safety issues caused by changes to the bus routes after the approval of the VTA January 2008 Service Plan.  Those changes, as of Jan. 14, will force nearby residents and seniors at Le Mirador Senior Housing to switch from Bus 65 to Bus 64.
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Research Triangle Park, NC, Jan 7, 2008
Source: Carolina Newswire.com
http://carolinanewswire.com/news/News.cgi?
database=01news.db&command=viewone&id=90&op=t

A 30-kilowatt solar photovoltaic (PV) system was switched on late last week at Delta Products’ office in Research Triangle Park (RTP). Comprised of 160 solar panels, the array is the largest corporate-owned, roof-mounted solar PV system in the state. On average, it will produce about 36,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity each year – enough to power 3 to 4 typical NC homes and offset approximately 37 tons of carbon dioxide annually.
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January 7, 2008
Source: Rapidonline.com
http://www.rapidonline.com/latestnews.aspx?id=18416114&
tier1=Electrical+%26+Power&title=School+gets+solar+panels

Secondary school pupils in Manchester are to have their classrooms and learning resources powered by natural energy.  Sale Grammar School in Trafford is set to install photovoltaic solar panels as a means of microgeneration.  The solar panels, which are worth about £20,000 are to be donated by the Co-operative Group which has launched a £1 million Green Energy for Schools campaign.

Some 100 schools across the country are to benefit from the scheme to bring down their carbon emissions and educate students about climate change.  Headteacher of the Sale Grammar School told the Manchester Evening News: “To be one of the 100 schools in the country chosen to receive free solar panels is fantastic.

“Schools have a vital role to play in educating the next generation about climate change, and using this renewable energy technology to power our premises will help us to really bring that message home to pupils, parents and staff.”

Rapid Electronics are one of the UKs leading suppliers of electronic components, electrical products, and industrial supplies to
Electrical Contractor sector.

Source: Akeena Solar Inc, press release, Dec 13, 2007
http://akeena.net/cm/Press%20Release/dec1307.html

In order to make solar panels more affordable, San Francisco’s Solar Task Force has proposed the largest solar financing program in the nation. The program, along with state and federal rebates, would cut the cost of solar panels in half.  “San Francisco is a national leader in the development of renewable energy on city buildings,” said Mayor Gavin Newsom. “Providing incentives and loans directly to consumers makes it both easy and cost-effective for residents and businesses to go solar.”
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Suntech to Distribute Andalay Panels in Europe, Japan and Australia
Los Gatos, CA & San Francisco, CA, Jan. 2, 2008
Source: Akeena Solar Inc, press release
http://akeena.net/cm/Press%20Release/jan0208.html

Akeena Solar, Inc. (NASDQ: AKNS), a leading designer and installer of solar power systems, announced that its state-of-the-art solar panel technology, Andalay, will be distributed in Europe, Japan and Australia under a license agreement with Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP) one of the world’s leading manufacturers of photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules.
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Kyodo News, Jan 1, 2008
Source: The Japan Times Online
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080101a5.html

The government will aim for 30 percent of all households to have solar panels installed by 2030 as part of its efforts to fight global warming, officials said.  Under the target, the number of solar-powered households would increase to 14 million from the current 400,000, and the capacity of such generation would expand 30-fold from the current 1.3 million kilowatts, the officials said. (more…)

Plant Project Won in Partnership with Beck Energy; Introducing the Nanosolar Utility Panel™
San Jose, California – December 18th, 2007
Source. Nanosolar Inc. press release
http://www.nanosolar.com/pr11.htm

Nanosolar Inc., a global leader in solar power innovation, and Beck Energy, a leading integrator of large-scale solar power systems, today announced that they have won a highly competitive public selection process for a solar power plant located on a former landfill owned by one of the largest waste management companies in Eastern Germany.
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by Mike Cooke, 31 December 2007
Source: SemiconductorToday.com
http://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/NEWS_2007/DEC_07/NANOSOLAR_311207.htm

Copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) photovoltaic technology is making its first steps from investor promise to physical products. Furthermore, Nanosolar of San Jose, CA, USA has won a contract to supply panels for a solar power plant located on a former landfill site owned by one of the largest waste management companies in east Germany.
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Naturener Expands SunPower Deployment to Approximately 30 Megawatts
San Jose, CA, Jan 04, 2008
Source: SunPower Corp. press release
http://investors.sunpowercorp.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=284653

SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWR), a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced that its Spanish subsidiary will engineer, procure equipment for and construct an approximately 8 megawatt solar electric power plant in the Extremadura region of Spain.  A corporate affiliate of The Naturener Group, a Spanish-based company, will own the solar power plant, and SunPower expects the system will begin operating in September 2008.
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