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Reaching the Internet via the sun Remote Honduran villages use solar panels to power services and go online   |
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July 2002
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Tinki-Pali Pilar Pilar Oporta Rodriguez, community coordinator for Accion Medica Cristiana (Christian Medical Action), is one of the best known and widely appreciated persons in Waspam, a district in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region of Nicaragua. |
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July 2001
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The search for a new kind of government On Nicaragua's Atlantic Coast, local communities embrace the burdens and rewards of autonomy... |
IDB America
September 2003 |
IDB supports rural electrification in Chile The IDB has approved a $40 million loan to support rural electrification in the three poorest regions of Chile, using both conventional and nonconventional power sources. |
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January 2009
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Solar Power for All The South Africa-born brothers, founders of SolarCity, have made it their mission to make solar power accessible to everyone. |
IDB America
December 2004
Daniel Drosdoff |
It Takes More Than a Village A remote Maroon community in Suriname becomes a laboratory for sustainable development. |
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November 1, 2008 |
Sunny location aids distribution center's sustainability efforts Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market solves California's high electrical rates while being a good environmental steward. |
This Old House
October 2007
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The Scoop on Solar Power You don't have to live in the Sunshine State to take advantage of renewable energy. |
Searcher
May 2001
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The Internet Express - I got the power: alternative energy resources on the web... |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2007
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Does It Pay to Go Green? With the recent upsurge in interest about renewable energy sources, investors in the alternative energy sector have had plenty to celebrate. |
IDB America
May/Jun 2000
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A college for real life With an annual budget of merely $2 million, the University of the Autonomous Regions of the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua is training potential leaders for one of the most disadvantaged regions in one of the most impoverished countries in Central America. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2007
Sandra Upson |
The Greening of Google In the U.S., corporate rooftops are the latest frontier in solar energy generation. |
IDB America
July 2001
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Simple lives, complex politics Local leaders set aside old rivalries in an effort to get down to solve long-standing problems... |
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Adam Bluestein |
How I Did It: David Katz, CEO, AEE Solar David Katz started AEE Solar and began selling solar gear to neighbors. His once-sleepy business has exploded. |
The Motley Fool
March 16, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
Applied Materials Serves Itself A solar power installation project will be its largest corporate facility to date. Investors, the sun could not only be powering its corporate offices -- it could also be powering its future growth and driving its stock price higher. |
Wired
May 2005
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The New Power Generation Soccer moms, taco shops, even real estate developers - mainstream America is starting to pull the plug and rely on homegrown solar energy. Call it the dawn of the hygrid age. |
Fast Company
July 2009
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Why the Microgrid Could Be the Answer to Our Energy Crisis Why small-scale, local power -- the microgrid -- could be the answer to our energy crisis. And why the big utilities are fighting it with all they've got. |
The Motley Fool
September 8, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Obama Should Focus on Green Today Green technologies are one of the few bright spots in the country, something the president should focus on. |
The Motley Fool
August 24, 2011
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A Little Fun With Solar Power Amid a tough earnings season, there's still cool technology being developed in solar. |
InternetNews
August 8, 2005
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Boulder Gets Solar-Powered Wi-Fi An ex-military contractor has created a deploy-anywhere, run-anytime wireless network system that runs on solar power. |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2012
G. Pascal Zachary |
Solar for All? Not in My Lifetime The U.S. solar industry is down and out. What will it take to bring it back? |
The Motley Fool
August 3, 2010
Siddharthan Meganathan |
Suntech Power Supplies Solar Panels to India's Azure India has enormous potential for the solar industry. |
Wired
October 23, 2007
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Olive Drab Goes Green: The Military Deploys Solar, Wind, and Biomass Power In December, the Department of Defense will complete nation's largest 15-megawatt solar installation. |
Mother Jones
Mar/Apr 2000
Arthur Allen |
Prodigal Sun Solar energy was a rising star in the '70s -- until it was banished by the powers that be. Are we ready for its return? |
BusinessWeek
September 6, 2004
Otis Port |
Another Dawn For Solar Power Tech breakthroughs and high energy prices are rekindling the industry. |
Popular Mechanics
June 17, 2009
Harry Sawyers |
Is the Cost-Effective DIY Solar Panel Within Reach? Andalay Solar CEO Barry Cinnamon expects developments to lead to plug-and-play panels on U.S. home-store shelves within a few years. |
The Motley Fool
April 10, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
PG&E Plugs a Problem Pacific Gas & Electric shows how a new hybrid car could also power homes and businesses. Investors, this is a trend to watch. |
PC Magazine
April 4, 2008
Jim Louderback |
Next-Gen Solar Heats Up Thin-film solar panels are a real breakthrough, built via a futuristic mashup of ink jet printing technology, aluminum foil, and space-age chemical compounds. |
Popular Mechanics
January 2007
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Energy Family Part Four: Power Pioneers At the end of a yearlong quest, our man off-the-grid taps into the wind, ramps up his solar array and surveys the future of energy production. |
IndustryWeek
March 16, 2011 |
Sun Powered New solar installation helps Benjamin Moore's R&D facility grow more energy independent. |
IDB America
September 2003
Marcelo Antinori |
Plan Puebla-Panama: myths and reality Plan Puebla-Panama is a regional integration initiative that promotes cooperation among the eight Mesoamerican countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama. It's the subject of many outlandish stories that should be debunked. |
Bank Technology News
June 2009
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Tapping the Desert Sun With about 325 sunny days per year and an average high temperature of 85 degrees, it's hard to beat rapidly growing, resource-strapped Phoenix, AZ, as an ideal site for solar power. |
National Real Estate Investor
December 1, 2006
John Egan |
Google Sets Sights on Solar Power Spurred by declining solar power costs and an increase in state and federal incentives for adopting the energy source, search-engine giant Google Inc. and other property owners are turning to the sun for their energy needs. |
BusinessWeek
October 21, 2010
Ira Boudway |
The Sun Doesn't Shine on Green Stadiums Solar panels are slow to pay for themselves, and stadium owners are putting their money in other energy-saving technologies that drive down costs. |
Food Processing
December 2009 |
Mars Lights Up `Largest' Solar Array Mars Inc's Hackettstown, N.J., factory gives new meaning to the term "green M&Ms." |
Popular Mechanics
October 13, 2008
Alex Hutchinson |
Inside Solar Power's Top 5 Next Game-Changing Technologies A detailed analysis of the green industry's real priorities for fulfilling the promise of making solar energy cheaper. |
Industrial Physicist
Apr/May 2003
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Thin films seek a solar future Despite setbacks, the technology may yet shine. |
National Defense
August 2008
Grace V. Jean |
Harnessing the Sun's Energy Through Transparent Photovoltaics Researchers here have developed a small transparent solar cell prototype that may one day capture sunlight streaming in through a window and produce enough electricity to power homes and office buildings. |
T.H.E. Journal
April 1, 2010
Sara Stroud |
Feeling the Heat Under pressure to cut energy costs, administrators will find solar power a less expensive and more efficient option than ever. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2008
Alex Hutchinson |
Solar Thermal Power May Make Sun-Powered Grid a Reality For five decades solar technologies have delivered more promises than power. Now, new innovations are exiting the lab and plugging into the grid -- turning sunlight into serious energy. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2005
Kenneth R. Foster |
Resources: Books - Electrifying Society In Dark Light: Electricity and Anxiety From The Telegraph To the X-ray, Linda Simon looks at the history of electricity and past and present concerns about its safety. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2007
Robb Mandelbaum |
MIT Conference is Bullish on Solar Power MIT's Energy 2.0 Conference brought entrepreneurs and inventors together with financiers to discuss not just advances in renewable fuels but in unconventional oil, hybrid cars, and climate change policy. |
BusinessWeek
February 10, 2011
Stephan Nielsen |
A Solar Mother Lode for Chile's Mines A desert in the nation's north may be the best place on earth for solar power |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2009
William Sweet |
The Biggest Little PV Plant in the East The northeastern United States is not where most would think to put a photovoltaic power plant. But one just started up in Pennsylvania this winter. It's delivering the watts, but at what cost? |
The Motley Fool
January 4, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
Wal-Mart Reaches for the Sun The retailing giant's big photovoltaic-energy plans are a big deal for both Wal-Mart and the burgeoning solar industry. Investors should watch carefully to see which company or companies win Wal-Mart's bid. |
Fast Company
Neal Ungerleider |
Apple's Massive Solar Push In Singapore Apple has entered into an agreement to use 100% renewable energy for all of its offices and facilities in Singapore. |
Geotimes
August 2005
John A. Turner |
The Sustainable Hydrogen Economy The major issue facing United States and most other countries in the world is how to supply transportation fuel. Hydrogen, as part of a sustainable energy supply, can meet the challenge of a domestically produced energy carrier that can replace gasoline, and can additionally address carbon dioxide and other emissions. |
The Motley Fool
January 3, 2008
Toby Shute |
Andalay, Andalay, Akeena! U.S. solar panel installer Akeena Solar, gets a plug from Chinese giant SunPower for their Andalay panels. |
Popular Mechanics
October 26, 2007
Ben Stewart |
Solar Power: Jay's Green Garage Harnessing enough solar energy to power a garage takes a little more than a few solar panels. |
InternetNews
April 21, 2006
David Needle |
Microsoft Buys into Sun Microsoft installs the largest solar panel system at its Silicon Valley Campus. |
