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EU reaches 'amicable solution' with China on solar panel dispute
The European Commission said Saturday it has reached an "amicable solution" with Beijing over imports of Chinese solar panels, a dispute that had threatened to turn into a full-blown trade war.
27 July 2013
Solar plane poised for last flight of US journey
For Swiss pilot Bertrand Piccard, flying an experimental solar aircraft across America has been exhilarating, but perilous at times.
06 July 2013
China, EU start trade talks aiming to resolve disputes
China and the European Union began ministerial-level talks Friday that are expected to try to resolve a dispute over solar panels and other products, as tensions between the two risk escalating into a trade war.
21 June 2013
World's largest all-solar-powered boat shines in NYC
The world's largest fully solar-powered boat, "Turanor PlanetSolar," docked in New York on Tuesday during a mission to study the effects of climate change on the Gulf Stream current.
19 June 2013
Photoelectric plates plant to be launched in East Kazakhstan in November 2013
Start-up and commissioning works have started at the photoelectric plates plant in East-Kazakhstan.
13 June 2013
Solar plane to get inflatable hangar after Midwest storms
The first manned aircraft that can fly day and night powered entirely by solar energy was to leave Texas for Missouri Monday.
03 June 2013
Solar plane set for new leg of cross-country US trip
The first-ever manned airplane that can fly by day or night on solar power alone was set to soar early Wednesday on the second leg of its journey across the United States.
22 May 2013
Morocco launches solar mega-project at Ouarzazate
Morocco on Friday officially launched the construction of a 160-megawatt solar power plant near the desert city of Ouarzazate, the first in a series of vast solar projects planned in the country.
12 May 2013
Solar plane on cross-country US trip
The first-ever manned airplane that can fly by day or night on the sun's power alone soared over the western United States late Friday on the first leg of cross-country journey.
04 May 2013
Kazakhstan to launch biggest solar power station
The project of the solar power station was presented on May 1 in Zhanakorgan region of Kyzylorda oblast.
03 May 2013
Solar-powered plane to make first cross-US flight
An innovative solar-powered aircraft is set to launch Friday from California on a flight across the United States, the first of its kind aiming to showcase what is possible without fossil fuels.
03 May 2013
Canadian researchers develop energy storage system
Canadian researchers have developed a ground-breaking method which may ultimately enable excess energy created by wind turbines and solar panels to be stored for later use.
30 March 2013
Three green cycling tours to promote EXPO-2017
Three biking tours will take place in Kazakhstan to support EXPO-2017: Savoy-Astana in 2013, Astana-Shanghai in 2015, EXPO to EXPO in 2017.
23 March 2013
China solar giant Suntech falls back to Earth
China's Suntech has made a painful journey from being the world's largest solar panel producer to flirting with bankruptcy in just a year, highlighting the woes of the industry it shaped.
20 March 2013
Obama urges US Congress to act on climate
US President Barack Obama on Tuesday told divided lawmakers he will act on climate change even if they do not, vowing to set ambitious long-term goals such as ending the car's dependence on oil.
13 February 2013
Kazakhstan to produce wind generators
Technologies for production of components for development of green energy are going to be introduced in Kazakhstan.
06 February 2013
All EXPO-2017 facilities to work on renewable energy
Kazakhstan Prime-Minister instructed that all the EXPO-2017 facilities use power generated from alternative energy sources.
05 February 2013
Kazakhstan to finance installation of wind power stations by farmers
Individuals with no access to power generation systems can get 50 percent of the cost of 5kW generator from at the budget: Minister.
05 February 2013
Nazarbayev launched solar batteries plant in Astana
A plant for production of solar modules has been launched in Astana.
26 December 2012
Solar vehicles in Chile race across world's driest desert
Fifteen solar panel vehicles, some that look like small space ships, raced across Chile's Atacama desert Friday as part of a contest to build low-cost environmentally-friendly cars.
19 November 2012