It's the IYA2009 closing ceremony which is the major focus online, among astronomy folks, No exception here as well in Sri Lanka, Just catch up the latest happenings of IYA2009 - Closing ceremony if you didn't make it to Padua already.

You can watch the Closing ceremony Live here with the internet broadcast at the beyond2009 site.

The Live Link : http://www.virtualmeeting.info/astronomy/beyond2009/diretta.html

And never miss the LiveBlog of Lee Pullen here at Cosmic Diary :)

lee pullen's LiveBlog
Courtesy Lee PullenHere is the Link, it's a live update blog and keep refreshing the page at regular intervals to get the latest posts.
http://cosmicdiary.org/closing_ceremony/

More info here also ::
http://iya2009sl.blogspot.com/2010/01/watch-iya2009-closing-ceremony-live.html

Thank you,
Prasanna Deshapriya | IYA2009 Sri Lanka

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Solar panels 2.0: photo from D.O.E. via wikimedia

California attracts solar money

At last night's kickoff of the Energy Challenge, Don Shelby said there was going to be a lot of money made because of the global warming crisis. A lot of that money is going to California because of their leadership in legislating solutions to our predicament.

Watch live webcast

The largest solar event in the history of the United States is going on right now in San Jose California. You can experience the latest information as it is presented via live webcasts from about 12:15 till 6 p.m. CST(Oct 17,18).

On behalf of the Solar Electric Power Association and the Solar Energy Industries Association, we welcome you to the webcast of Solar Power 2006, the largest solar event in the history of the United States.
We have seen record levels of venture capital investment, game-changing public policies, industry-wide manufacturing expansions, and broad public interest in the context of a growing energy crisis. (Live and archived webcasts)

Silicon Valley-based SunPower Corporation

An example of what is coming is illustrated in SunPower's announcement yesterday. Gen 2 solar cells, which have a rated power output of 315 watts and boast 22 percent photovoltaic (PV) efficiency -- that's opposed to the 7% to 17% common in most commercial PV systems -- give roughly 50 percent more power per square foot of roof area than the average solar panel, using half as many panels. They will be available in the spring of next year.

Update; I also recommend readingThe Mercury News article: "Solar draws inventors, investors to valley".

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