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    GE to construct largest solar plant in US

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    The United States will play home to a factory dedicated to manufacturing thin-film solar cells by General Electric not too far off into the future. With a conversion efficiency of 12.8%, these cells were developed by Prime Star in a … Continue reading3

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    World’s largest parabolic trough concentrating solar plant in Arizona receives $1.45 billion loan

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    Arizona will have the world’s largest parabolic trough concentrating solar plant in the world, all thanks to the US Department of Energy’s generous loan of $1.45 billion to Abengoa Solar Inc.’s Solana project, taking it one giant step closer to … Continue reading3

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    India’s first one-megawatt (MW) solar plant ready for 2010 Common Wealth games stadium

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    Remember the Thyagaraj Stadium in New Delhi being built for the 201 Common Wealth games? Well, Reliance Group’s solar energy initiative, Reliance Solar, has just plugged in what will be India’s first one-megawatt (MW) solar plant to the stadium. This … Continue reading3

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    The Archimede plant, Sicily is the first molten salt solar plant in the world to generate electricity at night

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    Imagine powering your night lamp with the salt and the sun! The sun in the night? Yes, you didn’t read wrong. The Archimede plant at Sicily is just on the verge of opening the first of its kind facility with … Continue reading3

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    Washington building world’s largest Solar PV plant

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    A team of private investors has unveiled that they plan to build a solar photovoltaic plant in Washington that would be the largest in the world. The 75 megawatt Teanaway Solar Reserve will be located on 400 acres of private … Continue reading3

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    World’s largest solar energy plant to be built by Australia

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    Australia is planning to build a solar power station that will have an output of 1000 megawatts at a cost of A$ 1.4 billion (US$1.05 billion). This plant will have three times the generating capacity of the current biggest solar-powered … Continue reading3

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    $250 million solar plant to power up 5,000 homes in Austin

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    The Austin City Council will be creating one of the world’s largest solar facility in Austin at a cost of $250 million. Touted to be the biggest solar facility in the U.S when operational in 2010, it will be located … Continue reading3

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    Turn back the clock- The first solar power plant was built almost 100 years ago

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    Most of us are harping about the solar power and its advantages in today’s day and age. Do you think the current generation is brighter (than their ancestors) as they are resorting to the sun’s energy for powering up almost … Continue reading3

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