http://news.yahoo.com/big-solar-step-super-efficient-system-sets-record-131322628.html
A new world record is making the future of solar energy look pretty bright. Researchers in Australia recently developed a solar energy system that can convert more than 40 percent of the sunlight that hits it into electricity — the highest efficiency ever reported for a commercially available photovoltaic system.
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SpaceX to Build Rocket Launch Facility Near Boca Chica Beach, Texas
People living near Boca Chica Beach, SpaceX is coming near you. SpaceX will be building a rocket launch facility near Boca Chica Beach in the Cameron County. It is being claimed that the installation would create 300 jobs upon its completion and contribute $85 million to the local economy. Governor Rick Perry Perry’s government is offering SpaceX $2.3 million from the Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) for the proposed private launch facility. If completed successfully, this will be the first private rocket launch facility and will be used by Elon Musk to fire missiles into the Mexican territory.
We kid of course. This project is promising, both in terms of the technology involved and the jobs it will create. The locals will benefit greatly (we sincerely hope) from the Hawthorne, California based aerospace company’s investment. The Texas site was picked over some similar sites in Florida, Georgia, and Puerto…
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