http://nanosolarpowersheets.com Nanosolar Powersheets and Thin Film Solar Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:32:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From racecars to temperature changes, this has been quite the week for solar and environmental news. Check out this week’s hottest stories in today’s solar news roundup. State of the Climate: The hottest story this week has undeniably been a report released on Wednesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SweetSolarHome/~3/Un4O28VdfII/ The city of Brea and Chevron Energy Solutions, the renewable arm of the oil and gas conglomerate, are partnering to install 1.8 megawatts of municipal solar power. The solar energy is expected to cut Brea's conventional energy consumption by 40 percent and save the city $13 million over the 25- ... http://solar.calfinder.com/blog/cities/brea-california-solar/ The California Energy Commission pulled its funding for PACE on Wednesday, a result of a ruling against the popular lending program by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). Earlier this month, the FHFA issued guidelines for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the nation's two largest mortgage lenders, stating that PACE ... http://solar.calfinder.com/blog/solar-funding/ca-pace-solar-funding/ SAN JOSE, Calif., July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB) today announced it is working with Pardee Homes to build nine solar-powered new home communities in Southern California. In three communities in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, as part of Pardee's 'Summer of Solar' promotion, high efficiency 1.4-kilowatt (kW) ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NrBn/~3/lr_bIIZLJtE/sunpower-systems-powering-nine-pardee.html  CHANGZHOU, China, July 29 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Trina Solar Limited (NYSE:  TSL) , a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, today announced the signing of a Letter of Agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NrBn/~3/hAwujWYTNDE/trina-solar-announces-industrial.html QUINCY, Mass., July 29  /PRNewswire/ -- Stop & Shop today announced that it has completed the installation of solar panels on eight of its stores in Mass., Conn. and N.J. The solar panels will reduce the amount of energy consumed by these stores by more than seven percent. The completion ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NrBn/~3/tDODA9inAX4/stop-shop-installs-solar-panels-on.html LAS VEGAS, July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NV Energy (NYSE:  NVE) has issued a Request for Offers (RFO) for renewable energy portfolio credits from qualified renewable energy generators.  This solicitation requests proposals for the sale of renewable energy credits and all other renewable energy benefits, but does not seek the associated ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NrBn/~3/wkKSQeHz9R8/nv-energy-seeks-offers-for-renewable.html  SAN FRANCISCO and WUXI, China, July 30 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE:  STP), the world's largest manufacturer of crystalline silicon solar panels, will announce its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010, before the U.S. market opens on Wednesday, August 18, 2010. Suntech management ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NrBn/~3/SMQAUbpgHxA/suntech-to-announce-second-quarter-2010.html TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 26, 2010. Quarterly net sales were $587.9 million, up 12% from $525.9 million in the second quarter of 2009, due to increased production volumes and systems revenue, partially offset by a decline ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NrBn/~3/QXRqHXWcWas/first-solar-inc-announces-second.html TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Arizona Corporation Commission  has approved Tucson Electric Power’s plan to provide customers with an affordable way to meet their electric needs with locally generated solar power.    By the end of this year, participants in TEP’s Bright Tucson Community Solar Program will be able to purchase shares of ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/NrBn/~3/THRpwdClTB8/state-regulators-approve-teps-new.html