This is the first article in a series that we will be doing each Wednesday highlighting the incentive programs currently available in each state. We decided the best way to go about it would be on an alphabetical basis, so we are starting today with the state of Alabama. Interestingly enough, Alabama does not have an official [...]
This week, Mr. Hannes Kuhn informed the Executive Board of Solar Millennium AG that he will resign from the company’s Supervisory Board with immediate effect. Mr. Kuhn explained his decision in a personal statement, which is enclosed in this press release. A successor for Mr. Kuhn will be announced in due time. The Executive Board [...]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week announced the communities of Washington, D.C. and Brookeville, Md. as winners of the first Green Power Community Challenge. The year-long challenge encouraged communities across the nation to voluntarily increase their use of green power generated from renewable resources such as solar, wind, geothermal, biomass, biogas, and low-impact hydropower. [...]
The Department of Energy announced this week that it is awarding more than $17 million in grants to 23 universities to strengthen and encourage the development of new nuclear energy technologies. The grants will come from the DOE’s Nuclear Energy University Programs and will provide full grants for the higher education institutions that will help fund [...]
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Under traditional solar leasing programs, installers are paid a one-time development fee, while the leasing company retains the long-term profits from years of monthly payments. Now Adam Capital Clean Energy Asset Finance LLC has developed new programs that allow solar developers to offer their own internal leasing or financing programs. Developers can offer their own [...]
Arizona community La Posada to be first retirement community to benefit from Cogenra’s solar PV and thermal cogeneration solution Cogenra Solar®, a provider of distributed solar cogeneration systems and renewable energy service solutions, announced today a contract to build solar cogeneration arrays at La Posada, an accredited, continuing care retirement community on 110 acres in [...]
In a major step in the development of the Imperial Solar Energy Center South, Tenaska Solar Ventures, the solar energy affiliate of Tenaska, has selected First Solar to be the technology provider and engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for the project. First Solar will provide EPC services, using advanced thin film photovoltaic (PV) modules [...]
Southwall and Pleotint Announce Industry’s First Insulating Glass Combining Suspended Film and Sunlight Responsive Glazing Technologies Complementary technologies Today Southwall Technologies Inc. and Pleotint LLC announced the world’s first installation of high-performance insulating glass that combines Southwall’s Heat Mirror(R) suspended-film technology with Pleotint’s Sunlight Responsive Thermochromic (SRT(R)) technology. The complementary technologies combine to deliver increased [...]
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced $2 million over three years for six regional awardees to create and administer a network of student-focused business creation competitions and inspire young entrepreneurs to found innovative, clean energy companies. Announced by DOE’s Acting Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Dr. Henry Kelly, at a [...]
With the high-profile collapse of Solyndra placing the wider thin film community under scrutiny, PV Insider has been examining how the industry intends to fight back by reducing its costs and develop new innovations. Although the case of Solyndra is being held up against the thin film industry, the DOE have continued to demonstrate their [...]
EBRD launches €60 million energy efficiency facility for small businesses in Romania The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Romania improve their energy efficiency with a newly launched €60 million programme to fund sustainable energy investments. The funds will be channelled to Romania’s real economy, through local [...]
Westinghouse Solar Releases Affordable Rooftop Solar Kits Westinghouse Solar, Inc, a designer and manufacturer of solar power systems, today announced the release of its all-in-one rooftop solar kits. The combination of affordable pricing — along with the ease of installation that the Westinghouse Solar Power System provides — makes these new kits very appealing to [...]
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today highlighted a milestone in U.S.-Israel cooperation on clean energy technology. DOE and the Ministry of National Infrastructures of Israel (MNI) have selected four projects in California, Pennsylvania, and Washington to receive $3.1 million under the 2011 Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Energy program. Each of the cooperative [...]
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