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Benefits of solar energy – The Journal (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK)

HOMEOWNERS across the North East are being urged to Go Solar in an effort to combat rising energy costs and generate extra income. Community Energy Solutions (CES), which specialises in providing affordable energy solutions across the region, is now offering access to PV – the latest innovation in

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Benefits of solar energy – Evening Chronicle (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK)

HOMEOWNERS across the North East are being urged to Go Solar in an effort to combat rising energy costs and generate extra income. Community Energy Solutions (CES), which specialises in providing affordable energy solutions across the region, is now offering access to PV – the latest innovation in

China moving to solar power dominance – Waterloo Region Record

At Rutgers University in New Jersey, 7,600 panels convert sunlight into electricity, saving some $200,000 in energy costs this year in the biggest solar-power experiment at a U.S. college. Yingli Green Energy Holding, China’s second-largest solar-panel maker, supplied the $10 million project.

Thermal blankets cut greenhouse heating by a third ; The technology costs more at construction, but is becoming common in new greenhouses – Ontario Farmer

Farmers are looking at many different solutions for dealing
with rising energy costs. For one greenhouse grower, the answer lies
with a new technology, a thermal blanket installation, which is
expected to lower his energy costs by about one-third. Gerard Schouwenaar of Orchard Park Growers, a St.

Grand jury shines light on solar power – The San Luis Obispo County Tribune

Cities and the county should do more to promote solar power and make
buildings energy-efficient, which would reduce energy costs and create jobs,
the county’s civil grand jury has concluded. A report by the grand jury urges local governments in the county to invest
in solar power – rooftop panels

Green business breakfast – Daily Post (Liverpool, Uk)

MERSEYSIDE businesses have been focusing on cutting their energy
costs at a special breakfast event. More than 60 business people attended the event, organised by Knowsley’s
Business Environment Club as part of European SME week. It was open to
businesses across the region to help them find out

Manteca schools are way ahead in the energy game – Oakland Tribune (Oakland, Ca)

McClatchy Newspapers MANTECA — When the Manteca school district hired a consultant to help it
curb its spending on energy costs at 30 school sites and administrative offices,
officials had hoped for a 10 percent savings. Those expectations have been shattered in the first six months of the

Latin America Lets the Sunshine In

Most organizations around the world want answers for reducing their energy costs and consumption without impacting operations. They also want to reduce their environmental impact. Providing the means in real-time, to empower organizations to align their energy consumption. But such change must be lead from the source – energy providers.

In solar power, N.J. shines; With 128 megawatts, it trails only California in the United States. – Philadelphia Inquirer

If NFI Industries’ calculations are right, the three acres of solar
panels just installed on the roof of its Cherry Hill headquarters will save
$750,000 in energy costs over 15 years and become a green feather in its cap.
The 1.32-megawatt project could also be a launchpad. It is the first