Octus, Inc. a California-based resource efficiency company, announced the debut of PACEWorks(TM), a platform to develop, implement and manage Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing programs. “The linchpin for unlocking the clean energy market is financing,” said Octus CEO Chris Soderquist. “PACE financing — initially for commercial and multi-family buildings, and eventually for residential properties — is [...]
Dominion Foundation Awards $30,000 Grant for Solar-Powered Coffee Shop at Southwest Virginia College The Dominion Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Dominion Resources Inc., has awarded a $30,000 grant to the 4,000-student community college for the development of “Wolf Grounds,” an on-campus, student-run coffee shop. The non-profit business will involve 100 percent organically grown and recyclable [...]
According to a new report from Pike Research, the building energy management systems (BEMS) sector is an important and fast-growing application area within the broader smart grid movement, and the cleantech market intelligence firm forecasts that BEMS revenue in the U.S. will increase from $900 million in 2010 to $2.4 billion annually by 2016 under [...]
Energy Department Completes Cool Roof Installation on DC Headquarters Building to Save Money by Saving Energy A study by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) found that using cool roofs and cool pavements in cities around the world can help reduce the demand for air conditioning, cool entire cities, and potentially cancel the heating [...]
Ameresco, Inc. has announced a partnership with the city of Englewood, Colorado, has unveiled a new solar initiatives and energy conservation program. Ameresco and Englewood partnership is designed to reduce costs and generate renewable energy for the municipality. This extensive, two-tiered program includes the installation of a solar energy system and an energy conservation program. [...]
Vice President Biden joined U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu today to announce the launch of the Home Energy Score pilot program. The Home Energy Score will offer homeowners straightforward, reliable information about their homes’ energy efficiency. A report provides consumers with a home energy score between 1 and 10, and shows them [...]
Paris – Alstom and BrightSource Energy announced a business partnership agreement to provide solar thermal power plants in particular in the Mediterranean ring and Africa. The agreement brings together Alstom’s experience in the field of turnkey power plants and key power equipment (such as steam turbines) with BrightSource’s Luz Power Powersolar thermal technology. The agreement [...]
The first solar thermal power plant project using direct steam generation (DSG) has recently been announced in Southeast Asia. Solarlite GmbH, located in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Germany, is the parabolic trough collector developer and solar field constructer of this first commercial solar thermal power plant with Direct Steam Generation in the world. Solarlite has tested the [...]
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (MassMutual) announced the completion of a $2.4 million solar construction project at its headquarters in Springfield, Mass., reaffirming its commitment to increasing earth-friendly “green” standards in its operations by reducing its environmental impact and improving sustainability. “By installing more than 600 solar panels on the roof of our headquarters, MassMutual has [...]
Cool Energy, Inc., a developer of clean energy heat and power generating systems, today announced that Xcel Energy will be providing research and analytical support for the first planned pilot field installation of the SolarFlow(R) System in a commercial building located in Boulder, Colorado. The SolarFlow System is a combined heat and power (CHP) generation [...]
It’s no secret that India’s new ‘solar mission’ is the most ambitious solar energy development plan in the world. By 2022 the country aims to be generating 20 GW of energy from sunlight. Going by International Energy Agency forecasts – this will make India the producer of almost three-quarters of the world’s total solar energy [...]
NJR Clean Energy Ventures (NJRCEV), a subsidiary of New Jersey Resources, today announced an agreement with Adler Development of Edison, NJ to lease space atop four, fully occupied buildings in central New Jersey for rooftop solar systems. The $17 million project, developed with United Solar’s technical expertise, will be capable of generating 3.9 megawatts of [...]
Hybrid Energy Holdings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: HYBE) announced today it has revised upwards the revenue projections and the market value of its core asset holdings based on Presidents Obama’s call last Friday for Congress to expand a clean energy tax. Obama told an audience at the University of Nevada that a $5 billion increase in clean [...]
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
Thai Deputy Prime Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit Pushes Start Button at First Solar Thermal Power Plant in Thailand
Thai Deputy Prime Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit pushes start button at first solar thermal power plant in Thailand built with Solarlite’s unique technology
New Concentrated Solar Thermal Technology Uses Considerably Resources than any Other CSP technology
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