Solar power, brain drain and more
Instead of clear-cutting 200 acres of carbon-dioxide reducing trees ["Taking a shine to solar," News, Jan. 11], why don't we cover a few of our many ...
  
Indian tribe sees bright future in solar power / The Christian Science Monitor

However, the development of solar power on Indian land is in its infancy. While many tribes use solar panels to power casinos and individual homes, Jemez Pueblo is leading the way in developing a grid-connected solar array for selling power to outside customers.Every fall, Jemez Pueblo gives thanks to nature in an age-old harvest celebration during which dancers wearing headdresses and jingling bells pound the ground with their feet to the beat of drums. Tribal members hold the sun sacred as the source of the warmth and light needed to grow crops in this remote area about 50 miles northwest of Albuquerque.Just beyond the dirt baseball diamond and cinderblock dugouts are...
UPDATE 2-Germany plans solar subsidy cuts from April-sources - Reuters

BERLIN, Jan 14 (Reuters) - The German government plans to slash solar power incentives much more deeply and sooner than expected, ...
Harvard University completes construction of solar power system

Harvard University has announced the completion of its first large rooftop solar power system, which had been in the works for most of the last year.The system, which is comprised of SunPower T5 Solar Roof tiles, was installed by solar power developer CarbonFree Technology and was designed along with the help of SunPower, a San Jose-based solar technology company. In total, the 500-kilowatt system will generate enough energy to power 83 homes per year while also offsetting 367 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually.The system was installed on top of the University's Arsenal on the Charles complex in Watertown, Massachusetts, a historic building that had previous...
Bill allowing Neb. school land to be leased for wind and solar power development advances

Greg Adams of York's bill allowing school trust land to be leased for wind or solar power development. Much of the 1.3 million acres of land the Nebraska ...
Solar power study for Milpitas city buildings

Those facilities include: According to Armendariz, in past years, staff had studied use of solar power in its facilities including the new Milpitas Public ...
01-14-2010 CSI Updates LCPD on Solar Project

The BrightSource solar power electricity generating plant on about 8300 acres of land in the northern portion of Coyote Springs was a topic ...
China solar power project will generate 2 gigawatts of solar energy

A US-based solar power company has entered into a large-scale agreement with a Chinese power equipment manufacturer that will lead to the creation of solar ...
Highgate gets solar power

BARRE – The Highgate Apartments, a 120-unit affordable housing development in Barre, ...