The McGuinty government is committed to fulfilling its promise to thousands of Ontarians who are uncertain about the future of their solar energy projects, said the province’s energy minister.[…]
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For all you celestial dorks out there (and I include myself in these ranks), it might be worth clearing your schedule tonight. The most powerful solar flare in four years erupted late Monday, and it sent “a firehose of material” towards Earth. Which means there’s a much better than usual chance of aurora borealis, or the Northern Lights, tonight and tomorrow night. National Oceanic and …
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The largest solar flare in four years was seen shot out from the sun and is currently in progress.
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U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently announced the offer of a conditional commitment to SoloPower, Inc. for a $ 197M loan guarantee to support the retrofit of an existing building and installation of additional equipment to operate a thin-film solar panel manufacturing facility in Wilsonville, Oregon.
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