Solar Thermal Heating and Cooling. Arctic Solar Expands into Remediation and Restoration Industries

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–EGPI Firecreek, Inc. (OTCBB:EFIR) is pleased to announce that their newest subsidiary Arctic Solar Engineering, LLC. (“ASE”) has initiated a new phase of their business plan by exploring distribution relationships within the remediation and restoration industries for its residential and commercial solar thermal heating and cooling system.

Univesity Launches Online Dashboard to Monitor Energy Consumption

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University of Iowa Facilities Management has a new online tool to monitor energy consumption and utility costs for campus buildings.

Beacon Power and Northwestern Energy Sign Contract for Flywheel Energy Storage System

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TYNGSBORO, Mass.- Beacon Power Corporation, a leading provider of fast-response energy storage systems and services to support a more stable, reliable and efficient electricity grid, announced that it has signed a lease agreement with NorthWestern Corporations’s NorthWestern Energy  for a one-megawatt (1 MW) Beacon Smart Energy Matrix flywheel energy storage system.

U.S. Department of Energy and Masdar Collaborate in Testing Cutting-Edge Solar PV Coating Technologies

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Clean energy cooperation between the United States and the United Arab Emirates continues to strengthen as the U.S. DOE and Masdar begin to unveil collaborative initiatives.

Net-Zero Energy Home Paves the Way for Mainstream Energy Efficient Homes

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PITTSBURGH, – The Craftsman style house blends in with other homes in Cobblestone Estates, a trendy Ohio Township, PA, neighborhood. But the Best Practices Research Alliance (BPRA) Lab Home will never be accused of following the crowd. Built by S&A Homes in partnership with IBACOS, a Pittsburgh-based building sciences consulting firm, this net-zero energy home [...]

New Chair Announced for the American Solar Energy Society

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Jeff Lyng named chair at American Solar Energy Society “Last year saw the number of solar installations in the U.S. almost double… ASES has never been more relevant to the public interest than it is now.”

DNI Satellite Data Truth? – How to handle the difference in values derived from different satellite data providers?

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Technical Top Tip courtesy of Solar Resource Assessment When it comes to CSP project evaluation, one of the biggest uncertainty factors for the performance is the available Direct Normal Irradiance (DNI) at the site.

SunEdison Awarded Additional 31 MW (AC) of Rooftop Solar Projects

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TORONTO – SunEdison, a leading worldwide solar energy services provider and a subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR), has been awarded 31 Megawatts (MW) AC of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects by The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) as part of the province’s landmark Feed-in Tariff (FIT*) program.

China Energy Recovery Awarded Two Large Waste Heat to Power Contracts

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China Energy Recovery Inc. (CGYV.PK) (“CER”), an international leader in the design, fabrication and installation of waste heat recovery systems, announced this week that it was recently awarded two new contracts for 2011 delivery worth a combined $7.5 million (US).

ZenithSolar to Build Two 10 MW CHP Solar Stations in Gansu, China

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Israeli Solar Combined Heat and Power Provider Signs Landmark Agreement with Chinese Government

USDA Releases Results of On-Farm Renewable Energy Production Survey

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On-Farm Renewable Energy Production Shows Tremendous Growth

New Solar Array Powers the Texas Cowboy Hall Of Fame

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Local dignitaries attend this weeks dedication for first solar system to help power a National Historical District Building and Texas Hall of Fame non-profit organization.

Ontario’s Renewable Energy Feed-in-Tariff leads to 13 Solar Power Purchase Contracts

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TORONTO, ONTARIO– SkyPower Limited, Canada’s leading solar energy company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, are pleased to announce its award of 13 new power purchase contracts under Ontario’s Feed-in-Tariff Program (FIT), totalling 148.3 MW of energy capacity.

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