SolarSummary: September 24 30 , 2002

by Kirsten Elder Companies in the news AstroPower Black Country EEAC BP Solar Energy Conversion Devices First Solar LLC Grameen Shakti Kyocera NREL Renewable Power Association RWE Solutions Schott Glas Solar Century Shell Solar Applications Ashia Hansen, Commonwealth and European gold medallist, has helped put the final solar panels onto the roof of the new English Institute of Sport (EIS) indoor athletics training centre at the Alexander Stadium. The new centre is currently the UKs largest solar powered complex with 1,760 solar panels. The solar roof array was designed, installed and supplied by Solar Century. The project received a grant covering 65 percent of the solar costs from the UK Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). In addition the roof is sponsored by npower, who contributed 70,000 to its construction. (Solar Century via Solarbuzz, 30/09/02) In a move towards generating cleaner, cheaper electricity, fire stations in Ventura County, California are being installed with solar PV systems. Twelve of the Countys 31 stations are at least partly run on solar energy, and another dozen looks set to join them. With the current rebates and state grants, it costs about $7,000 to install each solar system on a fire station and will […]

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