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Lottery Begins Licensing Retailers to Sell TicketsA gas station in Magnolia will be the first retailer licensed to sell Arkansas' lottery tickets when the tickets are ready to be sold next month.
Topix.net Thursday, August 27, 2009Industry worries rise as natural gas sagsDespite recent cutbacks in production, natural gas prices are at a seven-year low and the U.S. still faces surpluses, fueling concern the industry has farther to fall before it hits bottom.
Houston Chronicle Thursday, August 27, 2009Corporation Commission approves APS incentive hike for solar, delays school decisionThe Arizona Corporation Commission approved a request for another $143 million in commercial solar system incentives to be given out by Arizona Public Service Co., but put off a decision on whether to fund schools with money dedicated to residential users.
Biz Journal Thursday, August 27, 2009City sends I&M default noticeWhen it comes to leasing Fort Wayne's electric utility, Indiana Michigan Power is not holding up it's end of the bargain.
Topix.net Thursday, August 27, 2009New solar-cell efficiency record setHere's a seemingly simple solar power factoid: the sun bathes the Earth with enough energy in one hour (4.3 x 10 20 joules) to more than fill all of humanity's present energy use in a year (4.1 x 10 20 joules). So how to convert it? In the world of solar energy harvesting, there's a constant battle between cost and efficiency. On the one hand, complex and expensive triple-junction photovoltaic cells can turn more than 40 percent of the (specially concentrated) sunlight that falls on them into electricity. On the other, cheap, plastic
solar cells under development convert less than 5 percent. [More]
Scientific American Thursday, August 27, 2009Celebrating the birth of the solar cellEditor's Note: Scientific American 's George Musser will be chronicling his experiences installing
solar panels and taking other steps to save energy in 60-Second Solar . Read his introduction here and see all posts here . I came across the following unbylined news story from our June 1954 issue which I thought solarheads would enjoy. Not only does it recount the invention of the photovoltaic cell at Bell Labs , it provides one of the most elegant explanations I've seen of how the device works, though the predictions about its limited usefulness are charmingly dated. A brief excerpt from this story also appeared in the 50, 100 and 150 Years Ago column of our June 2004 issue. [More]
Scientific American Thursday, August 27, 2009Prism Solar Technologies to Present at 8th Annual NanoBusiness Conference in Chicago, September 8-10Prism Solar Technologies, Inc., a manufacturer of a unique holographic solar technology for solar-electric modules, today
announced that Tom Kacandes, Director of Operations, will speak at the 8th Annual NanoBusiness Conference in Chicago on September 10 at 11:30am. "As in the past, attendance at the NanoBusiness Conference is expected to result in highly successful partnerships for Prism Solar," says Kacandes, "which is especially important as Prism Solar enters the photovoltaic
market with a groundbreaking new holographic PV module technology."
Renewable Energy World Thursday, August 27, 2009Fluor Wins Contract for 46-MW eSolar CSP PlantFluor Corporation has been awarded an engineering services contract by eSolar for the design of a 46-megawatt (MW) concentrating solar power (CSP) plant. Fluor will provide design optimization to rapidly scale eSolar's 46 megawatt power plants. The undisclosed contract value was booked in the company's third quarter of 2009.
Renewable Energy World Thursday, August 27, 2009LDK & CSI Each Sign 500-MW PV Project DealsLDK Solar has entered into an agreement with Yancheng City of Jiangsu Province for the development of PV power projects. According to the agreement, LDK Solar will develop a number of PV power projects, including PV ground-power stations, and roof and building integration systems totaling up to 500 MW over the next five years.
Renewable Energy World Thursday, August 27, 2009Qatar-Turkey gas pipeline discussedQatar has proposed a gas pipeline from the Gulf to Turkey. According to reports in the Turkish press, the two countries are looking into if Qatar can supply gas to the Nabucco pipeline project, which would transport Central Asian and Middle Eastern gas to Europe, bypassing Russia. A Qatar-to-Turkey pipeline might hook up with Nabucco at its proposed starting point in eastern Turkey, the reports said.
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