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Peru Approves 500 Megawatts in New Renewable Energy Projects

By Levi Novey on February 15, 2010

Last week Peru’s government approved wind, solar, micro hydro, and biomass energy projects that will add 500 megawatts of clean, renewable energy, meeting 12% of the current electricity needs of the country.

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Largest Rooftop Solar System in U.S. Opens in New Jersey

By Timothy B. Hurst on April 7, 2009

Roof-mounted solar array in Atlantic City has 2.4 megawatts peak capacity [Also published at CleanTechnica] When I think of Atlantic City, New Jersey I think of blackjack tables, roulette wheels, boardwalks and the Miss America Pageant (even though the latter is now in Vegas). Now I’ll have to add solar panels to that list The [...]

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Is Space-Based Solar Power a Viable Alternative?

By Timothy B. Hurst on December 21, 2008

A recent proposal at the Biden-Obama transition team’s online portal, change.gov, suggests the incoming administration take a further look at space-based solar power (SBSP) as a potentially viable electricity source. The movement is being spearheaded by the National Space Society, who argues we have the ability to scale up SBSP with current technology, but that [...]

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Hindus Laud Vatican for Installing Solar

By Timothy B. Hurst on December 4, 2008

[From Red, Green, and Blue]Hindus have praised the Vatican and Pope Benedict for finishing the installation of its 2400-panel solar photovoltaic array, a move that will cut its carbon monoxide emissions by about 225 tons and save the equivalent of 80 tons of oil each year. Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, applauded His Holiness Pope [...]

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