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Solar Impulse lands in Phoenix
May 04, 2013 | Agence France-Presse

Bentley, Lightsource in Rooftop Solar Power Project
May 03, 2013 | Bloomberg

Alapaca Farm Harvests Solar Power
April 19, 2013 | WAAY ABC Huntsville, AL

Solar Power Wikipedia Information

Solar energy is energy from the sun. It supports life on Earth and drives the Earths weather. Solar energy predominantly arrives in the form of infrared, visible and ultraviolet light, and is either returned back to space or is absorbed. Nearly all of the absorbed energy is converted directly to heat, with a small but important fraction converted to chemical energy,...

Sacramento Connect

Niners win right to host Super Bowl 50
May 21, 2013
“It was an “L” the San Francisco 49ers didn’t mind getting as the NFL owners Tuesday awarded the team the rights to Super Bowl 50,” KTVU is reporting. “The 49ers...

Cities move toward more efficient parking meter models
May 16, 2013
Parking in downtown Sacramento will soon undergo a change to move toward a more consumer-oriented, efficient and green model. This summer, they will see upgrades...

AM Alert: Sun, sun, sun, here it comes (to the Capitol)
May 13, 2013
Sen. Kevin de León and Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez, both Los Angeles Democrats, kick off the week by greeting a bunch of Los Angeles first-graders coming to the...

Living green at UC Davis
May 09, 2013
West Village, a housing complex located on the UC Davis campus, is the largest zero net energy planned community in the nation. The community currently offers...

Solar link will bridge Mediterranean
April 16, 2013
Concentrated solar power in Hawaii: New technology is opening doors for renewables Image: Xklaim LONDO...

California ranked number one in the nation for solar jobs
April 18, 2013
LOS ANGELES, Calif. April 18, 2013 - Today, the Sierra Club's My Generation campaign welcomed news that California ranked number one in solar jobs in 2012,...

Other local news reports

One in, two out: Simulating more efficient solar cells
January 28, 2013 | UC Davis News
The project brings together experts in material science, chemistry, computer simulations and statistics to develop new approaches to solar power. ...

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Millions in casino cash spent, but where are the jobs?
May 17, 2013 | indystar.com
In North Vernon, two separate regional grants totaling $1.6 million were awarded to Windstream Technologies, a company that builds and sells small wind and solar power units,...

$ 20 million US grant for Nevada solar power work
May 13, 2013 | Latest news updates from RGJ.com
make large-scale solar power plants more practical and efficient on arid desert lands. ...

Officials study valley fever outbreak at solar power projects
April 30, 2013 | Los Angeles Times
Epidemiologists are investigating an outbreak of valley fever that has sickened 28 workers at two large solar power construction sites in San Luis Obispo County. ...

Indianapolis solar farms are taking off
April 20, 2013 | indystar.com
'' One hundred megawatts of power in Indianapolis is probably more solar power ... '' If they all get built, there would be quite a concentration of solar power ... Solar power also could...

IPL plans to spend $ 631 million to build cleaner power plant
May 01, 2013 | indystar.com
Two environmental groups criticized IPL's plan, saying the plant may not be needed and would increase IPL's reliance on fossil fuels rather than less-polluting renewable energy such as solar power ...

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