US Solar Institute Moves Into LEED Platinum Building Featuring Solar Thermal Technology

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL—On August 1, 2011, US Solar is relocating to a larger facility located just south of Sunrise Boulevard at 913 NE 4th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304.  The building is located in the downtown Ft. Lauderdale area and is being transformed into a new state of the art solar education center and corporate [...]

Changes at the Top for Solar Trust of America

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Solar Trust of America, LLC, an integrated solar energy solutions company and developer of the Blythe Solar Power Project, today appointed Alice Harron as President of STA Development, LLC the company’s wholly-owned development subsidiary. “Alice’s extraordinary contributions to Solar Trust of America have led to securing permits for over 1500 MW of sites, including the [...]

GM Invests in Solar Project Development and Installation Company

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General Motors Ventures LLC announced today an equity investment of $7.5 million in Sunlogics PLC, a vertically integrated global solar energy systems provider specializing in solar project development and installation. The investment will create 310 jobs. GM also signed commercial agreements with Sunlogics for the installation of solar charging canopies at Chevrolet dealerships and GM [...]

Finally a Carbon Sequestration Plan that Makes Sense!

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Many clean coal proponents are convinced that capturing the CO2 from coal generation plants with allow us to tap our reportly huge coal reserves to power our economy for generations to come. I hope we are better at keeping our carbon dioxide locked away in a safe place for eternity that we are at protecting our spent nuclear [...]

Green Office Buildings with a LEED Platinum Certification

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Merritt Properties announced today that it has started construction on Schilling Green II, a four-story office building and single-story annex in Hunt Valley. Merritt also announced that EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc. (EA) has signed on as the building’s first tenant. Located at 225 Schilling Circle, the Class A office building is slated for [...]

Moving the Green Building Industry Towards Net Zero Energy

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ATLANTA – While the importance of building energy performance metrics to reduce energy use is accepted worldwide, there is no single generally accepted definition of that metric. Currently, proposed relative energy use reduction targets are subject to interpretation and difficult to verify. Under a new initiative, ASHRAE is working to define one clear, logical metric [...]

New Player Joins EnviroMission’s Arizona Solar Tower Development Team

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‘Faithful+Gould Joins EnviroMission Arizona Solar Tower Team’ for EnviroMission Limited (OTCQX: EVOMY), and Faithful+Gould in the United States, follows this cover to confirm the appointment of Faithful+Gould to EnviroMission’s Arizona Solar Tower development team. Faithful+Gould (www.fgould.com) is a North America-based construction consulting and program management company with world renowned projects including the New York World [...]

Leading Designer and Manufacturer of Solar Hot Water Technology Apricus Launches New Website

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International website provides users with a wide variety of information on solar hot water and hydronic heating products. The new and improved global site, designed by Vision Creative Studio (www.visionstudio.com.au/), features an updated look while providing users with a wide variety of information from solar basics to system sizing and advanced technical files in one [...]

Solar Energy Investments Becoming Politically Popular World Wide

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I hate to say , “I told you so” but… Solar Energy is looking like a better idea everyday. Even politicians are realizing that with coal and nuclear energy quickly falling out of favor clean energy investments such as solar thermal and PV offer a much needed alternative. Safe clean energy that is creating more jobs [...]

Install Solar Electric Vehicle Charging for as Little as $1,500

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SolarCity to Make Solar-Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Available Across its Service Territory Now more Americans than ever will be able to “drive on sunshine”, by charging their electric cars with solar power, and save up to 77 percent on fuel costs. SolarCity has partnered with industry pioneer ClipperCreek to provide electric vehicle (EV) chargers compatible [...]

Building Integrated Solar PV Makers Divests Battery Division

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Energy Conversion Devices, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of thin-film flexible solar laminate products and systems for the building-integrated and commercial rooftop markets, today announced that it is initiating a process to divest its Ovonic Battery Company (OBC) subsidiary. OBC’s principal activities are licensing its advanced battery technologies (including nickel-metal-hydride (“NiMH”) and lithium-ion technologies), participating [...]

U.S.Defense Department to Install Fuel Cells on Military Bases for Emergency Energy Storage

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DOE announced on last week that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) will install and operate 18 fuel cell backup power systems at eight military installations across the country as part of an interagency partnership with DOE. The eight installations include the U.S. Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center 29 Palms in California; Cheyenne Mountain [...]

From Rare Earth Mining to Clean Energy and Solar Cells

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I guess I am not sure how I feel about this particular press release. Maybe it is just me. The picture kind of did it for me. Green Technology Solutions, Inc.  unveiled a new website today detailing the company’s renewed focus on the development of emerging green energy technology in addition to its international mining [...]

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