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Subsidies not successful in popularising solar power use in India

By D. Murali and C. Ramesh/ May 14, 2007
Source: The Hindu
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200705141121.htm

Chennai, May 14: With the exception of a few villages covered by rural electrification programmes, solar energy penetration continues to remain low and far too under-utilised compared to its potential, according to Mr Amit Barve, Market Development Manager (India and neighbouring countries) of Schott Solar, a Germany-based photovoltaic component manufacturer.
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German Architect pursuing an ambitious project of Zero Emissions in the Desert: New Tower in Dubai Creates All Its Own Energy

May 14th, 2007 by kalyan89 in Press Releases, Reports, PV-General, Solar Installations

By Frank Thadeusz / May 11, 2007
Source: Der Spiegel
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,481938,00.html

A German architect is pursuing an ambitious project in the Middle East. He wants to build office towers in Riyadh, Dubai and Bahrain that produce all their own energy. The zero emissions office building has arrived.  The Middle East is home to some of the most exciting architecture in the world today. Extravagant skyscrapers are going up in the region’s major cities, such as booming Dubai and Riyadh, and Abu Dhabi has plans for an ambitious museum complex.
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Hundreds see light with $8000 rebate in Australia

May 14th, 2007 by kalyan89 in Press Releases, Reports, PV-General, Solar Installations

Sunanda Creagh, Urban Affairs Reporter /May 12, 2007
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/hundreds-see-light-with-8000-rebate/2007/05/11/1178390559640.html

SOLAR panel suppliers are reporting a surge in inquiries after the Government announced its $8000 rebate, but say prices will not be driven up by the budget handout.  The Government this week announced a doubling of the rebate for solar panels on homes, saying they expected 14,000 households to take up the grants.
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Carmanah Unveils the i-PANEL(tm) Solar Illuminated Ad Panel to the Outdoor Advertising Industry

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, May 8, 2007
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Uganda: UNBS Sets Solar Panels, Equipment Standards

May 14th, 2007 by kalyan89 in Press Releases, Reports, PV-General, Solar Installations

The Monitor (Kampala)
Dorothy Nakaweesi, Kampala/ 5 May 2007

THE Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has (more…)

York Racecourse Knavesmire of UK runs on power from solar panels

May 14th, 2007 by kalyan89 in Press Releases, Reports, PV-General, Solar Installations

By Gavin Aitchison
Source: The Press
http://www.thisisyork.co.uk/display.var.1370116.0

THERE’S nothing better than a day in the sun at York Racecourse – now even more than before. The course has achieved a landmark first, by installing solar panels on the Knavesmire Stand in an attempt to become more eco-friendly.

Racecourse bosses have teamed up with York-based energy firm Positive Planet for the solar hot-water system, which should be ready in time for the start of this year’s racing season on Wednesday, May 16.  William Derby, chief executive of the racecourse, said: “We have been thinking about solar energy for some time.
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Bill would expand solar panel rights in North Carolina

By Lynn Bonner, Staff Writer / May 02, 2007
Source: NewObserver.com
http://www.newsobserver.com/102/story/569918.html

Neighbors quizzed Gwendolyn Anderson about the solar panels she wanted to install on the roof of her Garner home. Would the panels hurt property values? Would the panels spew toxins if they caught fire? Would birds fly into them and die?

It took more than a year of calming fears and collecting signatures before Anderson got approval to use the sun to heat her water. “They put me through paces they didn’t require for other types of changes to people’s homes,” she said.  Into this age of conformity, where homeowners associations tell people where they can park and what style of mailbox they can have, comes a state proposal to loosen appearance rules for the sake of energy savings.
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Rebate causes a solar stampede in Australia

May 14th, 2007 by kalyan89 in Press Releases, Reports, PV-General, Solar Installations

Cara Jenkin, May 11, 2007
source: News.com.au
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,21709963-2682,00.html

INSTALLING solar panels has never been cheaper in Adelaide, with the Federal Government’s expanded solar rebate scheme cutting the cost to almost a third.  Solar energy stores have urged homeowners to “get in before they miss out”.

They have been inundated with inquiries since this week’s announcement that the rebate scheme would be doubled to $8000.  For a $13,000 system, to supply up to 2kW of power, the rebate will cut the out-of-pocket cost to $5000. The old rebate was $4000.
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Amish in Ohio embracing solar power

May 14th, 2007 by kalyan89 in Press Releases, Reports, PV-General, Solar Installations

May 14, 2007
Information from: The Plain Dealer, http://www.cleveland.com
http://www.coshoctontribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070514/UPDATES01/70514007/1002/NEWS01

BERLIN, Ohio (AP) — In shunning modern technology, the Amish in northeast Ohio keep their homes free of electric and telephone wires. But a growing number of rooftops are sporting solar panels. Hundreds of Amish are taken with getting energy from the sun. They see it as a safe alternative to natural gas and kerosene as a source of light.  Livestock farmer Owen Nisley of nearby Charm said getting power through solar panels is “no different from my cows eating the grass that has captured the sun’s energy. … We love the solar, even in the winter when there are a lot of dark days.”
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A new roof-mounted system that concentrates sunlight could cut the price of photovoltaics

Solar Power at Half the Cost
By Kevin Bullis,May 11, 2007
Source:  MIT Technology Review
http://www.technologyreview.com/Energy/18718/
A new mechanism for focusing light on small areas of photovoltaic material could make solar power in residential and commercial applications cheaper than electricity from the grid in most markets in the next few years. Initial systems, which can be made at half the cost of conventional solar panels, are set to start shipping later this year, says Brad Hines, CTO and founder of Soliant Energy, a startup based in Pasadena, CA, that has developed the new modules.
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