U.S. Interior Secretary Touts Giant Gila Bend Solar Plant’s Economic Impact

Editor’s Note: EarthTechling, always looking to bring you interesting cleantech reading, is proud to courtesy of new partner . Author credit goes to Jessica Testa. While touring a solar power generating station that will provide power to tens of thousands of Arizona homes, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Wednesday that Americas embrace of renewable energy […]

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Could Saudi Arabia Become the Next Solar Market Hotspot?

Image courtesty EcoFriend Oil’s more than likely the first thing that pops into your mind when Saudi Arabia is mentioned. Sunlight might follow close behind, though, and for good reason. Located within the equatorial “Sun Belt,” where more solar radiation hits the earth than any other part of the globe, best available measurements are that […]

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Solar To Power Arizona Wastewater Treatment

News about solar power in Arizona has recently been dominated by and . But, this week’s Arizona solar headline goes to the, which has recently that it isinstalling at its municipal water pumping stations and wastewater treatment plant. The project, which will consist of four separate systems,will be Prescott Valley’s largest solar energy project to […]

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Arizona ranks No. 3 in solar-industry jobs

Arizona won national recognition this week from two solar organizations for its jobs in the industry and the efforts of large state institutions to tap into the sun’s power. The Washington, D.C.-based Solar Foundation ranked Arizona third in the nation for its estimated solar workforce of 4,800 in the organization’s annual solar-job census. California ranked […]

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Phoenix Solar AG Scores Contract for 50MW Solar Park in Bulgaria

While some of us to place arrays, others are focused on the ground: Phoenix Solar AG, listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and a leading international photovoltaic systems integrator, has scored the project rights this week for a solar park with a peak performance of 50 MW (megawatt) in Kazanlak, Bulgaria. […]

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