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The Associated Press: State commission approves OGandE 'smart meters' OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Corporation Commission authorized Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. on Thursday to expand its smart grid program statewide and install technology allowing consumers to monitor their electricity usage and take advantage of lower costs during off-peak hours. 2010-07-02 google.com
Fiat vehicles to include solar panels in new 'smart roofs' Fiat sealed the deal with Irish solar manufacturer SolarPrint, becoming the latest carmaker to add solar panels to the car roofs that will power onboard devices. Using low-cost photovoltaic material to offset parasitic drain from energy-hungry components, such as air conditioning and heating systems, is expected to reduce fuel consumption by up to 15 percent, according to an article in SiliconRepublic. 2010-07-01 reviews.cnet.com
Acro Energy Reports 297 Percent Increase in Year Over Year Quarterly Revenues Acro Energy Technologies Corp. (TSX Venture: ART), a leading U.S. solar integrator, announced today that it completed the second quarter of 2010 with record gross revenues of $5.4 million for the three-month period ending June 30, 2010. 2010-07-01 financialpost.com
Spain Considers Cutting Operating Hours For Solar Power Plants The Spanish government, faced with runaway success in the rapid scale-up of solar power in the country as a result of its extremely generous Feed-in tariff payment, is now faced with a financial problem caused by the same extremely generous Feed-in Tariff payments. 2010-07-01 cleantechnica.com
First renewable energy workshop kicks off in Beirut BEIRUT: The first workshop on renewable energy was launched in Beirut Thursday under the patronage of Environment Minister Mohammad Rahhal. 2010-07-02 dailystar.com.lb
eSolar Founder Launching Solar Thermal For the Next Billion Asif Ansari, the founding CEO of eSolar, left the solar thermal startup about a year ago to pursue a project he couldn't get out of his head: how to bring solar thermal to the developing world. 2010-07-01 earth2tech.com
A day at Zap: The future of electric fleet cars has arrived Zap's founder and director of research and development, Gary Starr says the future is here, all we have to do is plug in. "The Zap approach is to make electric cars more cost effective and more comfortable," Starr said during a tour of the downtown Santa Rosa, Calif. showroom and factory on Monday. 2010-07-01 reviews.cnet.com
Per-Capita Emissions Rising in China Carbon dioxide emissions per person in China reached the same level as those in France last year, the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency said Thursday. 2010-07-01 green.blogs.nytimes.com
Low Power Robot for Solar Cell Manufacturing Adept Technology, Inc., a leading provider of intelligent vision-guided robotics and global robotics services, today announced it has further demonstrated its commitment to green and sustainable manufacturing through developing energy conscious solutions such as the Adept Quattro robot for production systems ranging from safely processing food to reducing the costs associated with manufacturing solar cells. 2010-07-01 solarnovus.com