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WASHINGTON (AP) When the sun sneezes its Earth that gets sick. Its time for the sun to move into a busier period for sunspots, and while forecasters expect a relatively mild outbreak by historical standards, one major solar storm can cause ...

Transparent plastic solar cells fitted into windows - CNET News
Solar company Konarka has developed a transparent solar cell that it hopes will be built onto electricity-generating windows. The Lowell, Mass.-based company on Tuesday said it has reached an agreement with Arch Aluminum Glass to use Konarkas ...

State begins review of solar project east of Barstow - Desert Dispatch
Updated at 3:08 p.m. to reflect new information. The California Energy Commission is beginning to review a large-scale solar project proposed for construction in the desert east of Barstow. The Stirling Energy Systems Solar One project, if completed ...

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