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Solar-Powered Plane Attempts Historic Flight From Mountain View
A plane with the wingspan of a jumbo jet lifted off from Moffett Field Friday morning to attempt a historic cross-country journey using only solar power..
Sun-Powered Plane Completes Bay Area Test Flight
A solar-powered plane that has wowed aviation fans in Europe took to the skies Friday over the Bay Area in a successful test flight.
Fremont Solyndra Factory Sold To Seagate For Fraction Of Original Price
Disk drive maker Seagate has reached a deal to buy the former Solyndra solar panel factory in Fremont for less than a third of the building’s original price tag.
Feds Approve Setting Aside Western Public Lands For Solar Power Plants
Federal officials have approved a plan that sets aside public lands across the West for big solar power plants, cementing a new government approach to renewable energy development after years of delays and false starts.
Government Attorneys Object To Solyndra Reorganization Plan
Government attorneys are urging a Delaware bankruptcy judge to reject the proposed reorganization plan of failed solar power company Solyndra LLC.
Seagate Technology To Buy Shuttered Solyndra Plant
Seagate Technology has reached a tentative deal to buy the former headquarters of solar company Solyndra.
Solyndra Agrees To Settle Suit Over Layoffs
Bankrupt solar company Solyndra has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle accusations that it failed to properly notify employees they would losing their jobs.
Solyndra Wants More Time To File Bankruptcy Plan
An East Bay solar panel manufacturer that received a half-billion dollar loan from the federal government before filing for bankruptcy protection is asking for more time to file a reorganization plan.
Layoffs From Solyndra Shutdown Hundreds More Than Original Report
Newly-released documents show that nearly 1,900 people lost their jobs last year when Fremont’s Solyndra Solar Panel maker failed last year, hundreds more than the company’s initial claim.
‘Transit Of Venus’ Visible Above California Tuesday
The so-called “transit of Venus” — when the planet Venus passes between the Earth and our sun — is expected to begin shortly after 3 p.m. when the planet will appear as a small black dot slowly moving across the sun.
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