The DOW(TM) POWERHOUSE(TM) Solar Shingle was awarded Gold for Best New Product by the internationally-renowned 2012 Edison Awards(TM). Made in the USA and backed by a 20 year warranty from The Dow Chemical Company, the POWERHOUSE(TM) Solar Shingle is a revolutionary new roofing solution that combines the performance and protection of a conventional asphalt roof [...]
–Ultracapacitor Sales Up 3%; Total Revenue Up 11% vs. Maxwell Technologies, Inc. MXWL -39.24% today reported revenue of $39.2 million for its first quarter ended March 31, 2012, up 11 percent over the $35.3 million recorded in the same period in 2011. Ultracapacitor revenue increased by 3 percent, to $22.0 million in Q112 compared with [...]
Steve Mann, Director of Research at Solution Generators Network, discusses how light from the sun can be converted to heat, and used to heat water or air, or even run air conditioners (absorption and adsorption). Mann teaches about concentrated solar energy (CST or CSP) and how it can be stored as heat and used to [...]
REYKJAVIK, ICELAND.-The Icelandic energy provider, Landsvirkjun, one of Europe’s leading renewable energy companies, may help supply Continental Europe with renewable energy via a North Atlantic submarine power cable. Iceland currently holds a unique position amongst European nations in its potential to increase reliable electric energy production from renewable energy resources. This increased energy production could [...]
Jackson Lake Apartments in Oakland, California,earned a $121,623 California Solar Initiative rebate from Pacific Gas & Electric Company. The multi-family housing unit was awarded a rebate for their installation of a 168 kW(therm) solar hot water system installed by Aztec Solar Inc of Rancho Cordova, California. Aztec Solar Inc designed and installed a solar hot [...]
OAKLAND, Calif., Apr 27, 2012 – On April 26, 2012, Solar Trust of America, LLC (the “Company”) received final approval from U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to obtain a replacement debtor-in-possession (“DIP”) financing from Mason Capital Management, LLC. The new DIP facility provides the Company with up to $25 million of available [...]
City of Richmond, Calif. is serving as a pilot community for development of the tools SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed and launched new tools designed to test underutilized sites and contaminated land for solar and wind energy potential. The [...]
Sunray Solar™, a leader in simple, affordable solar solutions, has partnered with Clean Power Finance to bring more affordable financing options to homeowners interested in clean low cost energy solutions. As a leading provider of residential financing for the solar industry, Clean Power Finance will provide unparalleled support, enabling both organizations to expand into more [...]
LONDON — At the Third Clean Energy Ministerial in London today, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a three-part plan to help implement the Clean Energy Education and Empowerment initiative or “C3E” – a Ministerial program aimed at attracting more women to clean energy careers and supporting their advancement into leadership positions. This new program, [...]
NASA’s Space Technology Program is seeking proposals to develop solar array systems to enable space electric propulsion systems of the future. “NASA’s Game Changing Development Program focuses on maturing advanced space technologies that may lead to entirely new approaches for the agency’s future space missions,” said Michael Gazarik, director of NASA’s Space Technology Program at [...]
LADWP’s new Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) program creates opportunity to harvest sun’s rays and tap economic, environmental benefits; nearly 20 square miles The City of Los Angeles has more than 12,000 acres of prime space for solar development on the rooftops of local homes, businesses and multi-family buildings, with capacity to create as much as five gigawatts [...]
SkyFuel, Inc., maker of the highest performance and lowest cost parabolic trough solar collector in the world, is now the first in the Concentrating Solar Thermal Power (CSP) industry to offer insurance to support the company’s warranty. After more than a year of due diligence, Munich Re — one of the worldwide leading reinsurance companies [...]
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Clean energy employers announced plans involving at least 137 projects in 42 states during the first quarter of this year, according to an analysis released by environmental advocacy group Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2).
SkyFuel First in Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Industry to Offer Insurance-Backed Warranty
Solar Thermal Developer Solar Millennium Sells Additional Investments
Abengoa and JGC’s Thermal Solar Power Plant, Solacor 1, Comes Online
First Solar Thermal Power Plant in Southeast Asia is Fully Operational
Torresol Energy Launches Commercial Operations of Twin Solar Thermal Plants in Spain
Solar Alliance and SEIA Merge to Establish U.S. Solar policies at the State Level
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