Monday, April 30, 2012

News: Solar Impulse Plans First Cross-Continent Flight

EV World has an article mentioning: "... BERN, Switzerland -- The world's largest solar-powered plane, Swiss-made Solar Impulse, will take its first-ever cross-continent flight in May or June. The plane, co-piloted by Bertrand Piccard and Andre ..."

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News: SMK Jalan Arang holds Science and Technology Carnival

The Borneo Post has an article mentioning: "... The competition was divided into five categories ? Saintis Muda (Young Scientists), Solar Car, Solar Boat, Efficiency Energy Cooking (EEC) and Aerospace. Altogether, 137 teams from 37 schools took part in the competition. The objective of the ..."

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News: Elektra One Personal Aircraft Goes Farther On Solar

EarthTechling has an article mentioning: "... Posted on April 28th, 2012 Tags Elektra One PC-Aero solar airplanes Posted in Editor's Pick Electric Vehicles Renewable Energy Solar Power Transportation EarthTechling Topic Channel Green Building Transportation ..."

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Sunday, April 29, 2012

News: French firm Altran seeks to add 2000 staff in India

mydigitalfc.com has an article mentioning: "... Altran is also official engineering partner of Solar Impulse, the world's first solar powered aircraft. Kumar, said, “The first inter-continental flight for the solar powered aircraft will be in May or June this year. The global test flight will be in ..."

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Saturday, April 28, 2012

News: Life in the fast lane

KLTV has an article mentioning: "... The Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics class, also known as STEM, designed and built small solar-powered cars, and today was race day. We were there at the finish line. Back in the day, nobody gave much thought to conservation or gas mileage. But Deanna ..."

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News: Qatar set for new solar projects

Gulf Times has an article mentioning: "... Gulf Times had reported exclusively last month about an initiative by GreenGulf and Chevron Qatar to set up at the STF, solar car park shades that use electricity-generating PV panels as cover for parking lots. > "Qatar could introduce a 100% emissions-free transportation ..."

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Friday, April 27, 2012

News: Swiss solar plane team aims for Mediterranean sun

San Francisco Chronicle has an article mentioning: "... Times New Roman Arial Font Size: 0 (04-27) 09:55 PDT GENEVA, Switzerland (AP) -- The Swiss team that built the world's most advanced solar-powered plane is planning to head to the Mediterranean next month. Adventurer Bertrand Piccard told The Associated Press on Friday that the 2,500-kilometer trip ..."

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News: Pair wins science fair at Stirling school with solar-powered car

New Jersey Hills has an article mentioning: "... Vincent de Paul School, Stirling. Their project was a solar-powered car. Posted: Friday, April 27, 2012 3:00 am ..."

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

News: Race for Renewables' Game-changers Heats Up

RenewableEnergyWorld.com has an article mentioning: "... Cheaper than that is the idea of a national RES and required REC's with 'solar carveout' to incentivize terestrial solar energy production. I believe the various markets for hardware to produce distributed solar power would sort ..."

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News: World's largest solar plane

People's Daily Online has an article mentioning: "... By Zhang Pengfei ( ) 13:35, April 25, 2012 PAYERNE, SWITZERLAND, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Swiss-made solar-powered plane "Solar Impulse," the largest of its kind in the world, will take its first-ever cross-continent flight in May or June, the company announced Tuesday. ..."

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News: An aircraft powered by solar energy

Times of India has an article mentioning: "... Altran is the official engineering partner of Solar Impulse, the world's first solar-powered aircraft. It took seven years of studies, simulation, construction and tests to achieve the solar day-and-night flight. The aircraft can fly for 26 hours, 10 ..."

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News: A cross-continent flight in May or June will change aviation history

The Weekend Leader has an article mentioning: "... Bern 27 Apr 2012 Posted 26-Apr-2012 > Vol 3 Issue 17 The world's largest solar-powered plane, Swiss-made Solar Impulse, will take its first-ever cross-continent flight in May or June. The plane, co-piloted by Bertrand Piccard and Andre ..."

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News: Solar plane

eco-business.com has an article mentioning: "... Image: solarchoice.net.au Swiss-made solar-powered plane ?Solar Impulse,? the largest of its kind in the world, will take its first-ever cross-continent flight in May or June, the company announced Tuesday. ..."

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News: Western Michigan University Sunseeker solar car

Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com has an article mentioning: "... KALAMAZOO, MI - Western Michigan University's solar car, Sunseeker, will make its way through Kalamazoo this summer as part of a cross-country competition. The collegiate solar-car race begins July 14 in ..."

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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

News: World's Largest Solar Plane To Make First Cross-continent Flight

Bernama has an article mentioning: "... PAYERNE, SWITZERLAND, April 25 (Bernama) -- Swiss made solar-powered plane Solar Impulse, the largest of its kind in the world, will make its first cross- continent flight in May or June, the company announced Tuesday. > The ..."

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News: Solar-powered plane to make first cross-continent flight

Daily News & Analysis has an article mentioning: "... Berne | Agency: IANS .art_img_class {width:200px;background:#f0f0f0;margin-top:.5em;font-size:0.7em;display:none;} The world's largest solar-powered plane, Swiss-made Solar Impulse, will take its first-ever cross-continent flight in May or June. The plane, co-piloted by Bertrand Piccard and Andre ..."

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News: VIDEO: Eagle Cove School Hosts Solar Car

Patch.com has an article mentioning: "... By Kaitlyn Carr Email the author 7:00 am Tweet Email Print Comment 0 of 0 new Embed Share The second solar car race at Eagle Cove School was won by the fifth-grade class. context Photos (5) Photos Credit Kaitlyn Carr Credit Kaitlyn Carr Credit Kaitlyn Carr ..."

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News: Solar plane to make first cross-continent flight

Newstrack India has an article mentioning: "... Switzerland,Business/Economy,Science/Tech, Wed, 25 Apr 2012 IANS Bern, April 25 (IANS) The world's largest solar-powered plane, Swiss-made Solar Impulse, will take its first-ever cross-continent flight in May or June. The plane, co-piloted by Bertrand Piccard and Andre ..."

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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

News: District 69 kids' studies show awareness is product of their ...

Morton Grove Champion has an article mentioning: "... Lena Grossman and Swapnil Shah tackled environmental issues related to transportation. Solutions included developing solar-powered vehicles that use the windshield to collect energy and convert it through the use of battery cells, and to design twin-engine vehicles that allow one engine ..."

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Monday, April 23, 2012

News: Major League Soccer Unveils Solar Panels on LA School

Natural Resources Defense Council has an article mentioning: "... To kickoff the renewable energy education program, the students will build miniature solar cars with small solar modules that are powered by the sun. The event will culminate in a solar car derby, with students and Galaxy players racing the ..."

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News: District 69 students' studies show awareness is product of their ...

Morton Grove Champion has an article mentioning: "... Lena Grossman and Swapnil Shah tackled environmental issues related to transportation. Solutions included developing solar-powered vehicles that use the windshield to collect energy and convert it through the use of battery cells, and to design twin-engine vehicles that allow one engine ..."

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News: Gliders take to Chinchilla's skies

Toowoomba Chronicle has an article mentioning: "... Contributed THE skies over Chinchilla were swarming with solar powered aircraft at the weekend as more than 30 pilots competed in the Gliding Queensland Easter Competition. The high performance sailplanes - which stay aloft using ..."

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Sunday, April 22, 2012

News: Model autos rely on rays to run

Long Beach Press-Telegram has an article mentioning: "... Brittany Murray / Staff Photographer) Diego Monroy, 13, checks on his solar car during the 3rd Annual Fifth Council District "Solar Grand Prix." Since January, Long Beach students from both public and private schools have been ..."

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Saturday, April 21, 2012

News: Fire Extinguished On Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship

NBC 6 Miami has an article mentioning: "... WATCH Boat Collision div.vidc { width:576px; height:324px; } Solar Powered Boat A solar powered boat makes its way to Miami. WATCH Solar Powered Boat More Photos and Videos A small fire aboard the Allure of the Seas cruise ship ..."

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News: CA Picture of the Day

Community Advocate has an article mentioning: "... Shrewsbury ? Sujitra Paramasivam, 5, tests the solar-powered car she assembled while attending ?Fun with Solar Energy,? a workshop conducted April 18 at the Shrewsbury Public Library. Children in kindergarten ..."

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Friday, April 20, 2012

News: Solar Electric Sail for Asteroid Movement and Capture

Next Big Future has an article mentioning: "... Newest results show that the force produced by the solar sail is five times larger than what was estimated at first, 500 nN/m (Janhunen, 2009). For our default E-Sail this would amount to a force of about 1 N. > ..."

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News: EarthTechling report: monster wind turbine, zoo poo power and more

Sustainable Business Oregon has an article mentioning: "... What's popular on EarthTechling ? A monster offshore wind turbine, poo power at the Denver zoo and a solar-powered plane. Check it out: 1. This Offshore Wind Turbine is Quite the Monster â€" On hearing that France had a new goal to increase its renewable energy by 23 ..."

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News: Greenfield array dedicated to Guilford's Gottlieb

Brattleboro Reformer has an article mentioning: "... The solar array that will be named for Gottlieb is actually the array that he and Levin used for the Tour de Sol, which is an annual solar vehicle and solar power festival that NESEA puts on every year. Gottlieb donated their array to the Greenfield energy park more than 15 years ago, but over ..."

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News: Borgess becomes first Michigan hospital to offer electric vehicle

MLive.com has an article mentioning: "... One criticism of electric vehicles is that they are only as clean as the power plants supplying the electricity. Solar-powered cars The solar-powered array removes that concern, making the chargers a truly "carbon-free, closed loop," Strazdas said. "The power of the sun is going ..."

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News: Oh, the places solar

GigaOM has an article mentioning: "... 6). Cars: There is a long-distance race for solar-powered cars designed by clever college students. For the rest of us, the days when cars will run mostly or entirely on solar are still far far away . But some ..."

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Thursday, April 19, 2012

News: Soaking up the sun

Northern Iowan has an article mentioning: "... UNI Solar Boat Team to host ‘Solar Splash' Staff Writer Published:  Thursday, April 19, 2012 Updated:  Thursday, April 19, 2012 10:04 TEHRENE FIRMAN/Northern ..."

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News: Power Drive

Pasadena Weekly has an article mentioning: "... In addition, Toyota, building on the success of its hybrid Prius, is tinkering with its own solar-powered vehicles. Rippel commented that while GM was the heavy in "WKTEC?&rdquo these days "GM is now being the good guy and not the bad guy.&rdquo It might ..."

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News: Coast Lines: Community news in brief

Florida Times-Union has an article mentioning: "... to 3 p.m. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., local students will race the solar-powered cars that they created for the annual Solar Car Sprint Challenge. There will be an awards ceremony for local youth who participated in the Earth Day Art ..."

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News: Colorado Solar

SunHerald.com has an article mentioning: "... It turns parking places into clean energy centers, using solar carports that are integrated with charging systems so drivers can enjoy charging their electric vehicle with solar energy or the grid. For more ..."

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News: Electric cars and solar

Solar Power Portal has an article mentioning: "... Indeed, if the market for electric vehicles reaches anywhere near its potential then solar-powered carports might be set perfectly to capitalise on the trend.       Shared customers And there lies the main point: both industries need to move past the ..."

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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

News: 10 Car

SavingAdvice.com has an article mentioning: "... It's inexpensive ($0.99) and is guaranteed to help you lower the amount of money you spend on gas. Solar Car Battery Charger >A Solar Car Battery Charger > is another great gadget to have for your car if you don?t use it often. When you don?t use your car ..."

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News: CARMANAH TECHNOLOGIE : Carmanah's Managing Director of Aviation ...

4-traders has an article mentioning: "... Carmanah's solar airfield lighting solutions are well matched to the council's vision and it was exciting to hear the members' feedback on solar aviation opportunities in the province." About the BCAC The British Columbia Aviation Council, established in 1938, is a member-driven organization that ..."

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

News: 4th Annual Milford Renewable Energy Fair

Utah Policy has an article mentioning: "... Despite the snow, a solar electric car race was also held for four high schools. Dianne Nielson, Energy Advisor to Governor Herbert addressed the crowd regarding &lsquoenergy, education and ..."

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News: Dallas Arboretum Goes Greener With Solar

Daily Markets has an article mentioning: "... However, when the Arboretum told us about their plans for solar-powered carts, we knew we had to get involved.? ?Our visitors come here expecting to be thrilled with the incredible work of nature, but now they are certainly in ..."

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Monday, April 16, 2012

News: Solar might shine more brightly at 2013 Sheel Eco-Marathon

Clean Energy Authority has an article mentioning: "... Despite the absence of solar-powered competition, Purdue University won the Urban Class with an all-solar car. Purdue's solar vehicle  was the only solar car that finished the race with positive energy flow, Jurgens said, meaning the car ran off the ..."

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News: Solar Impulse Takes Aim At Fuelless Flight Record

EarthTechling has an article mentioning: "... Tweet by Paul Willis A solar-powered airplane will attempt to fly in to the history books once more when it tries to go 1,550 miles (2,500 kilometers) without using a drop of fuel. The pilots of ..."

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News: Inhabitat's Week in Green: solar-powered plane

Engadget has an article mentioning: "... Finally, SolarWorld sent us news about their new Elektra solar-powered plane , which can fly twice as far as its predecessor. Smart design continued to make the world a little better with innovations like this vibrating glove ..."

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Sunday, April 15, 2012

News: Hybrid Boat

Afloat has an article mentioning: "... to 3,5 knots) where the amount of energy harvested from the sun and the system's energy consumption are equal, making the Greenline Hybrid a solar sailboat. Benefits: • green energy production • cost and emission-free sailing • no maintenance 6 standard photovoltaic solar panels with forced air ..."

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News: Elektra One Doubles Range With Solar

EV World has an article mentioning: "... Solar world and PC Aero have joined hands to take the lead in solar aviation. The child of this collaboration is the 440 pound Electra One. The plane is capable of carrying 220 pounds of payload with a flight range of more than ..."

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News: IBEX And TWINS Observe A Solar

RedOrbit has an article mentioning: "... Cap Monitoring and Change Detection (ESP_012376_0930) South Pole Residual Cap Monitoring and Change Detection (ESP_012601_0930) Panasonic Solar Powered Vehicle Qualcomm\'s Tagg jsc2010e084027 Ancient Northern Ocean on Mars Merging Galaxy Cluster Abell 520 Interaction Between Venus And Solar Wind Mars ..."

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News: How green is St. Paul?

Pioneer Press has an article mentioning: "... Paul Mayor Chris Coleman recently unveiled at Como Park the first city-owned, solar-powered electric car charging stations in Minnesota. The mayor believes the city has a role in moving cleaner industry into the future. Coleman's appearance Thursday, ..."

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Saturday, April 14, 2012

News: UofL students fly solar-powered aircraft

WDRB has an article mentioning: "... Speed School Engineering Friday to see who could create the best solar-powered aircraft. The flight competition was held from 8 a.m. to noon. The teams have been working since the beginning of the year to build a solar-powered aircraft ..."

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News: Michigan Students Explain $1 Million Quantum Solar Car

Complex.com has an article mentioning: "... By Tony Markovich | Apr 13, 2012 | 4:57 pm | Permalink The University of Michigan Solar Car Team began in 1989. The first car, the Sunrunner , originally raced in 1990, finishing first place in the GM Sunrayce and third in the worldwide ..."

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News: Solar Airplane

PlanetSave.com has an article mentioning: "... By Zachary Shahan On March 29, 2012 Share Pin It Over on sister site CleanTechnica, I?ve written about the Swiss solar plane known as the Solar Impulse many times. The people behind the world-record-holding plane have now announced that they?re soon going to attempt its ..."

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News: Earth Day Festival 2012, “Mobilize” Announced by Community ...

Santa Barbara Independent has an article mentioning: "... A working Solar Carport built in partnership with Solforce, will showcase how some residents are generating solar electricity by day and charging their electric vehicles ..."

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News: Space Nuclear 2012

Enformable has an article mentioning: "... promising energy source are the ionized particles in space that can be utilized in the frictionless environment with what are being called solar sails. In May 2010, the Japan Exploration Agency launched an experimental spacecraft, Ikaros, that seven months later reached Venusâ€"propelled only by its ..."

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Friday, April 13, 2012

News: How do those solar-power electric-car chargers in St. Paul work?

MinnPost.com has an article mentioning: "... Paul has installed two solar-powered electric car charging stations in Como Park, which prompted reader Ed Lehr to ask: Is the car charging station equipped with solar panels which are charging a ..."

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News: Wayne Central wins 2012 Middle School Skills Competition

Wayne Post has an article mentioning: "... Marion: First place, Dustin Hayes, auto body repair; Tanner Jensen, solar car building/racing. Second Place, Ashley Lange and Danielle Stevens, woodsmen's triathlon; Tyra Sutton, bird feeder. Third place, Joey Mitchell, heavy ..."

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News: Elektra One: Electric Airplane Doubles Range by Installing Solar ...

The Green Optimistic has an article mentioning: "... Solar world and PC Aero have joined hands to take the lead in solar aviation. The child of this collaboration is the 440 pound Electra One. The plane is capable of carrying 220 pounds of payload with a flight range of more than ..."

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News: St. Paul Adds Two Electric Charging Stations in City Parks

KSTP.com has an article mentioning: "... Thursday Mayor Chris Coleman, Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Xcel Energy and other local officials unveiled two new solar-powered electric car charging stations in Saint Paul's Como Regional Park. > The solar-powered charging stations, which can accommodate two cars at a time, are located at ..."

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Thursday, April 12, 2012

News: Translogic chases the sun with Michigan's solar car

Autoblog has an article mentioning: "... race car that's powered by the sun, and in the most recent epsiode of Translogic, our sister site visits the University of Michigan Solar Car Team to learn all about it. > The Wolverines have been racing in international solar car competitions since 1989, having built 11 cars in the past 23 ..."

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News: The Deadly Folly of Nuclear Power Overhead

Huffington Post has an article mentioning: "... promising energy source are the ionized particles in space that can be utilized in the frictionless environment with what are being called solar sails. > In May 2010, the Japan Exploration Agency launched a spacecraft , Ikaros, that seven months later reached Venus -- propelled only by its solar ..."

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News: Exclusively in the new print issue of CounterPunch

CounterPunch has an article mentioning: "... promising energy source are the ionized particles in space that can be utilized in the frictionless environment with what are being called solar sails. In May 2010, the Japan Exploration Agency launched an experimental spacecraft, Ikaros, that seven months later reached Venusâ€"propelled only by its ..."

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News: MAYOR COLEMAN UNVEILS NEW SOLAR-POWERED ELECTRIC CAR

Utility Products has an article mentioning: "... Mayor Chris Coleman, Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Xcel Energy, Commissioner Paul Aasen and other local officials unveiled two new solar-powered electric car charging stations in Saint Paul's Como Regional Park. Located at Como Lake and McMurray Fields, they are the first of their kind in Minnesota. Powered ..."

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News: St. Paul opens two solar-powered electric car

MinnPost.com has an article mentioning: "... Two solar-powered electric car charging stations were opened today in St. Paul's Como Park. Mayor Chris Coleman and Rep. Betty McCollum unveiled the stations today. One is at ..."

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News: DON'T MISS: Andhra village students design solar car

Rediff has an article mentioning: "... IST Share >this Ask >Users Write a >Comment Print this >article More Engineering college students from Hyderabad have designed this solar-powered car. Will YOU drive it? S tudents of an engineering college in Andhra Pradesh have designed a hybrid solar car, which runs at a speed of 25 to 30 miles ..."

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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

News: NFA racing team named Champion of Americas

Hudson Valley Press has an article mentioning: "... The team took 28 students and four vehicles (two solar vehicles and two battery electric vehicles) to the event. A combination of hard work and determination by all team members resulted in the NFA Solar Racing ..."

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News: Solar

My Perfect Automobile has an article mentioning: "... in the Arctic This latest video blog from the Power of One solar car project features stunning photography of the Arctic Circle and nearby areas. The world's most popular solar car has now logged almost 24,000 miles, ..."

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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

News: 2MW solar

PV-Tech has an article mentioning: "... The City of Industry unveiled a solar carport project at the Metrolink station. Image: Melanie C. Johnson/DiamondBarPatch ..."

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News: City of Industry Inaugurates Solar

AZoCleantech has an article mentioning: "... a commercial and industrial general contractor in the US, has announced the opening of the Metrolink Public Transportation Station 2 MW Solar Carports and Electrical Vehicle (EV) Charging Stations Project at the City of Industry. The project was constructed by Oltmans Construction through a ..."

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News: Beach resident pulling solar car

insideTORONTO.com has an article mentioning: "... Beach resident Marcelo Da Luz created the Power of One (Xof1) Solar Car. From May 1 to 28, he is pulling the 470-pound vehicle, by hand, from Toronto to Ottawa to raise environmental awareness. Staff file photo/NICK PERRY ..."

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Monday, April 9, 2012

News: Solar plane to try 48-hour flight

The Daily Telegraph has an article mentioning: "... Picture: AFP Source: AFP THE sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse will attempt to fly from Switzerland to Morocco, in its longest flight to date. "After its inaugural flight to Paris and Brussels in ..."

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Sunday, April 8, 2012

News: Green businesses unite for Earth Day in Alpharetta

NorthFulton.com has an article mentioning: "... The free, kid-friendly celebration is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with activities like: green giveaways and raffles, solar powered cars, waterless car washing and auto detailing, organic and locally grown food, electric vehicles and electric motorcycles as well as energy savings tips ..."

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News: Solar plane chases new record-breaking flight

msnbc.com has an article mentioning: "... updated 4/2/2012 2:43:25 PM ET 2012-04-02T18:43:25 Print Font: A solar-powered plane that has shattered three world records plans to go the distance again this year. The pilots of the Solar Impulse want to fly more than 1,500 miles ..."

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Friday, April 6, 2012

News: Clear Lake gas station lawsuit claims bad fuel delivered

Mason City Globe Gazette has an article mentioning: "... Store gas station, filed the lawsuit in Cerro Gordo County District Court, naming Consolidated Energy Company, Hartland Fuel Products and Solar Transport as defendants. The lawsuit states Duale Star contacted Consolidated Energy and purchased fuel for the gas station in November 2010, and Solar ..."

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News: Pvilion introduces PV-powered, EV charging Solar Sail

Clean Energy Authority has an article mentioning: "... Chris Meehan Apr 06, 2012 There are numerous versions of PV-powered electric vehicle (EV) charging stations out there, but Pvilion's new Solar Sail, introduced April 5 at Pflugerville's Renewable Energy Park near Austin, Texas, is a bit different. The array takes advantage of flexible solar PV by ..."

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News: Solar Car

The Rice Thresher has an article mentioning: "... Published:  Thursday, April 5, 2012 Updated:  Thursday, April 5, 2012 19:04 Rice's solar car team, started in spring 2011, won second place last weekend in its first entrance in the Shell Eco-marathon Americas competition. ..."

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News: 6 Manatee County teachers get FPL grants

Bradenton Herald has an article mentioning: "... sixth-graders at Buffalo Creek about solar power; and Fay Servoss, who will teach sixth-graders at Buffalo Creek how to build and race solar-powered cars. Braden River senior earns Achievement award MANATEE -- A Braden River High School senior is among 800 students nationwide named outstanding black ..."

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Thursday, April 5, 2012

News: Elementary students learn science using Army technology

Belvoir Eagle has an article mentioning: "... They also learned how the brakes on a car turn motion into heat and that red light can move a solar-powered car faster than violet light. These were some of the lessons learned by more than 140 third graders at Fort Belvoir Elementary School as they participated ..."

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News: NASA investigates sending CubeSats to Phobos and back

Gizmag has an article mentioning: "... By Brian Dodson 23:23 April 3, 2012 6 Comments 6 Pictures Tweet A CubeSat with solar sails could be sent on a mission to the Martian moon Phobos (Image: NASA) Image Gallery (6 images) NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts Program provides ..."

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News: Solar Impulse to Land in Morocco in Spring 2012

Focus on Travel News has an article mentioning: "... After its inaugural flight to Paris and Brussels in 2011, the Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg's solar airplane will attempt, for the first time ever, to fly over 2,500 km (1,550 miles) without using a drop of fuel, finally landing in Morocco. This trip will ..."

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News: Fossil Free: Microbe Helps Convert Solar Power

Co.Exist has an article mentioning: "... Written by: Scientific American Until we get solar cars, the sun won't be powering our trips to the store. Unless this crazy project that uses tiny bugs to convert that solar power to a fuel you can put ..."

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News: Solar-powered SpeedInfo Sensors Bring Real-time Traffic Data to ...

Sacramento Bee has an article mentioning: "... Through a public-private partnership with SpeedInfo, Inc., more than 1,000 SpeedInfo solar-powered Vehicle Radar sensors have been deployed along important metro-corridor interstate and state roads. Traffic data from SpeedInfo sensors continuously feed ..."

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News: Students, teachers beaming over NFA's solar-car victory

Times Herald-Record has an article mentioning: "... Fuentes drove the solar-powered car that finished first. TOM BUSHEY/Times Herald-Record By Michael Randall Times Herald-Record Published: 2:00 AM - 04/05/12 CITY OF NEWBURGH ? Call them ..."

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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

News: NFA Wins Prize For Prototype Solar Car

Newburghcircle has an article mentioning: "... Under: News Members of the NFA Solar Car Racing Team that went to Houston along with the team's four advisors. The Newburgh Free Academy Solar Racing Team is back from the 2012 Shell ..."

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News: Swiss solar plane will try 48-hour flight to Morocco

Democratic Underground has an article mentioning: "... Site search Web search Advanced search DU Home Latest Threads Forums & Groups Topics Environment & Energy Environment & Energy (Group) » Swiss solar plane will tr... Wed Mar 28, 2012, 10:26 AM xchrom (73,948 posts) Profile Journal Send DU Mail Ignore ..."

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News: Solar Plane News

Green Chip Stocks has an article mentioning: "... Solar-Powered Plane Plans 48-Hour Flight By Sam Schrader Wednesday, April 4th, 2012 The solar-powered airplane that's already broken three world records is taking on an ..."

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News: Solvay Presents First Solar Plane

Novinite.com has an article mentioning: "... First Solar Plane 'Lands' in Bulgaria's Sofia - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency @import url(./css/style200902.css?m=40); @import url(./css/jquery.tooltip.css); @import ..."

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News: Solar-powered plane

UPI.com has an article mentioning: "... Tweet Credit: Solar Impulse  Published: April 3, 2012 at 7:59 PM Advertisement LAUSANNE, Switzerland, April 3 (UPI) -- A solar-powered airplane that has already set three world records is being prepared for a two-day flight of more than 1,500 miles, its Swiss developers say. The builders of ..."

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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

News: Solar structure: EV charging goes artsy

Fierce Energy has an article mentioning: "... An artistic solar structure, the Solar Sail, will charge electric vehicles (EV) at the entrance to Pflugerville Texas' Renewable Energy Park. The electricity produced from the solar sail is ..."

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News: 'And here is the VERY long range forecast:' Britain's Met Office ...

Daily Mail has an article mentioning: "... A second team of researchers is adapting the Unified Model for extra-solar planet climatology -- the study of atmospheric properties of planets orbiting other stars. The team, led by Prof. Isabelle Baraffe of Exeter University, ..."

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News: Japan's First Solar

The Green Optimistic has an article mentioning: "... Ride That Rivals Gasoline Sports Cars China Envisions 3 GW of Concentrated Solar Thermal Power by 2020 Solar Impulse, World?s First Solar Powered Airplane Preparing for 48h Trip to Morocco Login Username: Password: Remember me Lost your password? Recent Comments Magnetic refrigerators | Allaneinhorn on ..."

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News: Solar Impulse Plane Could Set More World Records

Huffington Post has an article mentioning: "... Travel Alerts: Sign Up React: Inspiring Enlightening Infuriating Scary Helpful Amazing Innovative Adorable Follow: Green Technology Video Solar Aircraft Solar Impulse Solar Impulse Plane Solar Plane Solar Planes Solar Technology Solar-Powered Plane World Record World Record Solar Plane Travel News ..."

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News: Pvillion constructs 1600W solar sail

PV-Tech has an article mentioning: "... United Solar provides PV laminates for 1600W solar sail in Texas. Image: United Solar Pvillion's newly constructed electric car charging station, located in Pflugersville, Texas, uses a solar sail with ..."

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News: Solar Impulse, World's First Solar Powered Airplane

The Green Optimistic has an article mentioning: "... Updates Also share story on: Become our facebook fan You'll also enjoy these related stories Solar Impulse Aircraft to Make the First Solar-Powered Flight Around the World The Solar Impulse aircraft, officially known as HB-SIA, successfully underwent its first engine run up on Friday at an airbase near ..."

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News: 'Solartaxi: Around the World With the Sun,' now on DVD

Plain Dealer has an article mentioning: "... Reddit Share Email Print View full size "Solartaxi: Around the World With the Sun" "We are choking on our own exhaust, and still there are no solar cars," says narrator Ted Levine in this 2010 documentary. It follows Swiss schoolteacher Louis Palmer, who dreamed as a boy of circling the globe some day ..."

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News: Future of Technology

msnbc.com has an article mentioning: "... IE-6 #ad-promo-showcase, .IE-7 #ad-promo-showcase, .IE-8 #ad-promo-showcase, .IE-9 #ad-promo-showcase {left: 0 !important} More headlines Solar plane chases new record-breaking flight A solar-powered plane that has shattered three world records plans to go the distance again this year. The pilots of ..."

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Monday, April 2, 2012

News: United Solar provides Photovoltaic laminated for 1600W solar ...

REVE has an article mentioning: "... Pvillion constructed the charging station, located in Pflugerville, Texas, using United Solar's products for the 1600W solar sail. > "Pvilion's Solar Sail provides electric car manufacturers and charging station companies with a visual landmark attraction - the WOW factor - that ..."

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News: Solar Plane Set for New Record-Breaking Flight

LiveScience.com has an article mentioning: "... CREDIT: Solar Impulse View full size image A solar-powered plane that has shattered three world records plans to go the distance again this year. The pilots of the "Solar Impulse" want to fly more than 1,500 miles ..."

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News: Solar Impulse To Fly From Switzerland To Morocco

Energy Matters has an article mentioning: "... We last covered Solar Impulse's achievements in 2010, when it became the first solar-powered airplane to fly through an entire night > Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg have been busy since that time, preparing for Solar Impulse's around the world ..."

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News: UH, Rice compete in Shell Eco-Marathon Americas 2012

Houston Chronicle has an article mentioning: "... Our car has a teardrop shape so it's a lot more aerodynamic." The Rice team was thrilled that its first solar car, RSC Enterprise , debuted. "It's pretty great to see it come together and see it roll," said team manager Andrew Owens , 22, also a mechanical ..."

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Sunday, April 1, 2012

News: Ga. cold toward solar firms

Atlanta Journal Constitution has an article mentioning: "... His company, which designs and manufactures paper handling equipment installed a 400 foot long 100kW solar car canopy last year under the GA Power SP-1 program and the Clean Energy Tax Credit. More business news Fuel cost slows restaurant recovery ..."

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