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Solar flight takes off

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Solar Impulse, the group whose goal is to fly an airplane around the world propelled solely by solar energy, has proven that night flight using solar energy stored in batteries in possible. On July 7, 2010, just before 7 in the morning, the prototype Solar Impulse HB-SIA took off from Payerne military airfield for a [...]

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Catching the Rays!: Photovoltaic Design & Installation For Dummies® sheds light on process behind solar energy

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Catching the Rays!: Photovoltaic Design & Installation For Dummies®

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SolarDay 2010′s worldwide mission

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SolarDay 2010 holds events, raises awareness.

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iPhone app provides measurement tool for solar installers

The Solarchecker app provides a quick way to check the energy and revenue a solar power system could provide.

Free 3GS iPhone application provides estimate of PV performance.

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Solar Decathlon: University teams take on solar design

The winner! The high-tech home designed by Technische Universitat Darmstadt used louvers on the doors and windows with embedded solar panels.

Solar Decathlon: German school upsets defending champs

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PVs come to 12 acres at Fort Carson


Photovoltaic panels are being installed at Fort Carson.

A photovoltaic (PV) project planned for Fort Carson will cover nearly 12 acres, making it the largest solar array at a U.S. Army facility and one of the largest in Colorado.

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Elementary schools go solar

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Students at elementary schools in Idaho and Colorado are learning about solar power from hands-on, Web-based learning systems.

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Multi-junction solar cell sets world record

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Scientists who pioneered multi-junction solar cell named Dan David Prize Laureates for 2007.

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