China’s first solar thermal trade fair to boast authoritative government backing To keep up with the country’s growing thirst for energy, the National Alliance for Solar Thermal Energy overseen by the Ministry of Science and Technology in China has officially banded with the China Electricity Council (CEC) as well as German trade fair organizer Koelnmesse [...]
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) will hold its third annual Energy Innovation Summit from February 27–29, 2012 at the Gaylord Convention Center just outside Washington, D.C. Bill Gates, founder and chairman of Microsoft; Susan Hockfield, president and professor of neuroscience at MIT; Lee Scott, former CEO of Wal-Mart; [...]
With the rapid growth of the optoelectronic industry in China, the country’s power generation enterprises have been planning their own thermal power generation projects, which leads to China Concentrating Solar Power Summit in Beijing on December 5th. Among the newly encouraged energy resources listed in the Catalog of Guidance of Industrial Structural Adjustment (2011 Version) [...]
CanSIA expects some 5,000 attendees at Solar Canada 2011 being held Dec. 5-6 once again at the Metro-Toronto Convention Centre. “SkyPower is pleased to be returning for a fourth year as Diamond Sponsor of CanSIA’s Solar Canada Conference and Exposition,” said Kerry Adler, President and Chief Executive Officer of SkyPower Limited. “Our solar industry has [...]
With the rapid growth of the optoelectronic industry in China, the country’s power generation enterprises have been planning their own thermal power generation projects, which leads to China Concentrating Solar Power Summit in Beijing on December 5th. Among the newly encouraged energy resources listed in the Catalog of Guidance of Industrial Structural Adjustment (2011 Version) [...]
Milwaukee, Wisconsin– This week, the Midwest Renewable Energy Association announced the pre-conference workshops for the upcoming SOLAR THERMAL ’11National Solar Heating and Cooling Conference. This year’s pre-conference workshop sessions will take place the day prior to SOLAR THERMAL ’11, Wednesday Nov. 30th. The morning workshop, entitled “Introductionto Solar Thermal Technology,” will be presented by Ben [...]
Top industry experts set to gather at Thin Film Summit in Berlin. PV Insider announce that ‘Busting the Myths’ will be the main focal point of the 4th Annual Thin Film Solar Summit Europe (5-6th March 2012, Berlin), helping to steer the thin film industry out of confusion and fear towards reality and promise. 2011 [...]
NASA Kennedy Space Center Hosts Launch: Energy Forum Nov. 11 – 13 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA and partners from the LAUNCH: Energy forum will discuss innovative ideas during a three-day forum Nov. 11-13. Reporters are invited to attend the forum at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Reporters must register in advance by contacting [...]
PV technical challenges to be tackled by experts in San Jose The 2nd Utility Scale PV Plant Optimization Summit USA is only three weeks away, taking place on the 17-18th November at the Convention Plaza Hotel in San Jose. The event will bring together leading technical experts throughout the PV industry and will tackle the [...]
SAN FRANCISCO – The Sierra Club, the largest and most influential environmental advocacy group in the country, is pleased to announce the screening schedule and panel discussions at the first ever Green Festival in Los Angeles. The Green Cinema is a collection of informative and entertaining environmental documentaries, short films and theatrical trailers, in addition [...]
Milwaukee, Wisconsin– The Midwest Renewable Energy Association is proud to announce this year’s keynote speaker for the SOLAR THERMAL ’11 National Solar Heating and Cooling Conference. The keynote speaker will be Mark Thornbloom, Vice-Chair of the Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC), an independent non-profit U.S. entity that certifies solar thermal equipment and publishes performance [...]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As our nation moves toward a more robust and flexible electric power grid, energy storage is often cited as the solution to allow greater implementation of renewable and alternative energy sources. Researchers from around the world are gathering in San Diego, Calif., at the Electrical Energy Storage Applications and Technologies (EESAT 2011) [...]
Alternative Energy and Electrical Safety Standards Symposium Slated for December The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and its affiliate The Fire Protection Research Foundation (the Foundation) will host a 1-day Alternative Energy Technologies and Electrical Safety Standards Symposium (Symposium) December 6, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Symposium comes at a significant turning point as more [...]