The Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) and Honeywell are coming together to offer Upper Midwest residents Come Home to Comfort and Energy Savings, an exclusive rebate program for up to $10 back on a new Do-It-Yourself programmable thermostat. A programmable thermostat allows you to pre-set your home’s heating and cooling system to work around your [...]
Aug 31 2010 | Posted in
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Solar Millennium AG, Erlangen, has completed the sale of 50 percent of the stakes in the Ibersol power plant project to Ferrostaal AG, Essen. Ibersol is the fourth power plant project developed by Solar Millennium in southern Spain. The realization of the parabolic trough power plant with a capacity of 50 MW in the province [...]
A team of technologists from GE’s Industrial Solutions, Appliances, Lighting and Research divisions is partnering with major utilities, builders and local communities in the western U.S. to evaluate and develop new strategies that reduce energy usage in new and existing homes by up to 70%** or more. With the average U.S. household paying $1,240 per [...]
Premier Power Renewable Energy, Inc., a global leader in the development, design, engineering, and construction of solar power systems for commercial, government, and utility markets in the United States and Europe, REgeneration Finance, LLC, an experienced solar developer and financier that works with school districts, universities, municipalities, and commercial businesses throughout the United States, and [...]
In some countries renewable energy experts are working on making it easier for home and small business owners to be able to afford to finance solar energy technology and systems. In India Institutional finance will soon flow into to the new and renewable energy sector in a big way to boost generation, according to Dr [...]
Aug 30 2010 | Posted in
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SunPower Corp. has announced their SunPower solar technology has been selected for installation at several U.S. government properties, including for the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL), the General Services Administration (GSA), the Navy and the Air Force. SunPower expects to create more than 1000 local jobs during the construction of these projects. [...]
Aug 30 2010 | Posted in
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WINDSOR, CO – Ice Energy, a leading provider of advanced energy storage and smart grid solutions to the electric utility industry, today announced that its Ice Bear energy storage systems have successfully recorded more than five million hours of cumulative field run time. Since 2005, the company and its utility partners have installed and operated [...]
PHOENIX – Governor Jan Brewer is awarding seven Arizona renewable energy companies more than $2.7 million to advance their operations and create nearly 180 new jobs for Arizonans. The awards come through the Manufacturers’ Energy-Efficiency Grant Assistance (MEGA) Program at the Arizona Commerce Authority, and are targeted at creating and implementing energy solutions. “These awards [...]
Thin Film Today has officially launched the 3rd Thin Film Solar Summit USA which will address main industry challenges and provide a powerful forum for international attendees. The event, hosted in San Francisco, will take place on the 30th of November and 1st of December at the Hilton Financial District Hotel. Companies from the whole [...]
The U.S. used significantly less coal and petroleum in 2009 than in 2008 and significantly more clean energy, according to energy flow charts released by the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). There also was a decline in natural-gas use and an increase in the use of solar, wind,hydro and geothermal power. The estimated U.S. energy [...]
An alliance of California business, labor, environmental and community leaders has formed the California Apollo Program, a comprehensive strategy that details how to continue creating clean energy jobs in the state. The California Apollo Program is a blueprint for moving California toward broadly shared economic prosperity, energy security and climate stability, while reinforcing the state’s [...]
Aug 29 2010 | Posted in
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The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) has approved Tucson Electric Power’s (TEP’s) plan to provide customers with an affordable way to meet their electric needs with locally generated solar power. By the end of this year, participants in TEP’s Bright Tucson Community Solar Program will be able to purchase shares of solar energy for as little [...]
Aug 27 2010 | Posted in
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced this week that the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) will serve as the National Administrator for the Solar Instructor Training Network (SITN) to help ensure the development of a robust national solar training infrastructure which can meet the employment needs of a rapidly growing domestic solar industry. [...]
Aug 26 2010 | Posted in
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