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Yesterday, the U.S. Senate Energy Committee advanced what could be a momentous piece of legislation for the solar industry. Penned by Bernie Sanders, Vermont senator and chairman of the Green Jobs Committee, the “Ten Million Solar Roofs” bill would provide for the installation of 10 million new solar power systems on American homes and businesses [...]

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First of all, Italy is one of the leading innovators in solar power. On July 15, their electricity company Enel has unveiled Archimede, their most innovative power plant using concentrated solar power (CSP) technology, where parabolic mirrors focus the Sun’s light onto capturing surfaces which take the heat to the storage location. For the first time in the world, molten salts have been used as storage for the heat they captured from the Sun.

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