Technology:
¶ The DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Solar Junction have partnered to produce the world’s most efficient solar cell, at 44% efficiency. [EcoChunk]
Japan:
¶ In his first television address, Prime Minister Abe said he wants to build new nuclear power plants in Japan. [The Japan Daily Press]
¶ The geological study to determine whether an active fault lies beneath the Ohi plant will continue until it reaches a conclusion. [The Daily Yomiuri]
World:
¶ The government of South Korea approved a restart of a nuclear plant that was shut down because it had large numbers of parts that had not been approved for use in nuclear plants. [BBC News]
¶ The owner of the nuclear plant in Fessenheim, France appears to be resisting its closure. [Wall Street Journal]
¶ Renewable power is becoming an economic driver in rural India, as it brings electricity to villages that never had it before. [Reuters AlertNet]
US:
¶ Two new wind projects with a total of 300 MW capacity have been completed by MidAmerican Wind in California. [Your Renewable News]
¶ Vermont’s Middlebury College got some praise from Bill McKibben when it decided to divest its holdings in fossil fuel companies. [Barre Montpelier Times Argus]
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