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Solar Cinema Takes Rural Kenya by Storm (Video)

Image credit: SolarAid I already knew that solar is a life saver in Africa , and that it can be a great way to boost school performance too. But it hadn’t occurred to me that it is also a fantastic way to bring the joys of a good Jackie Chan movie to the masses. That, and some well-aimed education on the benefits of solar over fossil fuels. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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First Molten Salt Power Plant Approved in California

Image: Solar Reserve The most common complaint lodged against solar power is that — say it with me now — it’s only able to provide power when it’s light outside. Solar developers have tried to solve this problem a number of ways, and using molten salt to store the heat is one of the most promising… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Elon Musk and SolaCity Donate Solar System to Hurricane Response Center in Alabama

Elon Musk hard at work in his office. Photo: OnInnovation , CC It’s the Time for Giving Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX and chairman of Solarcity (yeah, he’s a busy man), and Solarcity have donated a 25-kilowatt solar power system to the South Bay Communities Alliance’s (SBCA) Hurricane Response Center in Coden, Alabama. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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US Exported $723M More Solar Power Products Than It Imported in 2009: New Trade Balance Report

photo: Oregon DOT / Creative Commons Next time someone bemoans the fact that even all the renewable energy manufacturing is heading overseas, point this next report out: According to new industry analysis carried out by GTM Research for SEIA , the US is a net exporter of solar power products, to the tune of $723 million in 2009. Here are more of the key points from the

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India’s National Solar Mission, 20 GW of Anti-Poor & Anti-Democratic Policy Implementation?

photo: technicolorcavalry / Creative Commons India’s National Solar Mission is certainly impressive in ambition: Over one gigawatt installed by 2013 and over 20 GW installed over about the next decade. So what’s not to like about it? If you listen the words of

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World’s Greenest Nation? Vatican City Has Most Solar Power Installed Per Capita

photo: Matthew McDermott Let’s leave differences about the Roman Catholic Church’s metaphysical teachings and some of their social stances aside for the moment, and recognize that

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photo: Matthew McDermott Let’s leave differences about the Roman Catholic Church’s metaphysical teachings and some of their social stances aside for the moment, and recognize that

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Green Search Engine Ecosia Donates Over $160,000 By 1st Birthday

Some incredible news about the success of its first year comes from Ecosia — the search engine site which committed to donating 80% of its profits to a green cause announced it managed to contribute a whopping $160,000 to WWF’s Jureuena rainforest project in Brazil during Ecosia’s very first year of operation. Amazing! … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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80% of UK Farmers Want Solar Roofs by 2013

Image credit: Farming Futures Michael Eavis isn’t the only farmer building a massive solar roof on his cow shed . According to a new survey, more than 80% of UK farmers want to install solar on their roofs. And they want to do it by 2013…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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China’s Largest Solar Panel Maker Expect Sales to Climb 20% in 2011

Photo: Suntech Power Suntech Plans to Make 2.4 GIGAWATTS of Panels in 2011 Not all news out of China today is bad . The Middle Kingdom’s largest solar panel maker, Suntech Power Holdings , has come out with its sales projections for 2011 and they forecast a healthy solar power market (though not quite as ebullient a a few years ago). … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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