The U.S. Department of Energy today announced the winners of the 2011 Department of Energy (DOE) Sustainability Awards. These awards recognize the achievements of DOE employees whose leadership and cost-reducing initiatives have saved taxpayer money by reducing the Department’s use of energy, water, and paper, while improving the energy efficiency of federal buildings and vehicles. [...]
Canadian building owners can now undertake retrofits to improve their building’s energy efficiency knowing that energy savings are guaranteed, thanks to the introduction of an innovative new “Energy Savings Warranty” insurance product. The policy, when purchased jointly by engineering and contracting firms that are assisting buildings with energy retrofits, provides a financial backstop for building [...]
Australia is well placed to harness solar thermal energy. Solar thermal energy is used in three main ways: solar hot water heating, production of steam for electricity generation and space heating through building design. When visiting Australia there are manySydney hotels to choose from. Of all the continents, Australia has the highest average amount of [...]
IBM this week announced it has joined a collaborative consortium to help develop an energy grid that uses at least 50 percent of renewable energy sources, such as wind power, solar energy and biogas. Led by a European Union-funded consortium, the EcoGrid EU project will demonstrate a smart energy grid that will allow smart devices [...]
The new solar power plant Gemasolar in Fuentes Andalucia, Spain was officially inaugurated yesterday by His Majesty the King of Spain Juan Carlos I and His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces in Fuentes Andalucia, Spain. Owned by [...]
Funding Will Increase Investments in Wind, Hydroelectric, Solar, Biomass, and Other Renewables Albany, N.Y. — The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the Public Service Commission (PSC) have announced that $150 million is available to fund a broad range of renewable energy generation projects that will reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions [...]
German enterprises are inadequately prepared for the third trading period of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) starting in 2013. This is the result of the KfW/ZEW CO2 Barometer which was published for the third time today. Up until today, too few German businesses have taken steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Only 40% [...]
Device Could Save Money, Reduce Fossil Fuel Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has awarded $725,000 to Ener-G-Rotors of Rotterdam. Ener-G-Rotors will use the funding to field-test equipment that generates electricity from low-temperature waste heat emitted during manufacturing at two factories in New York State. The [...]
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, a leading solar energy company and one of the world’s largest vertically integrated photovoltaic (PV) manufacturers, which markets its products under the brand “Yingli Solar,” announced today that its U.S. subsidiary, Yingli Green Energy Americas, Inc. (“Yingli Americas”), is the Presenting Sponsor of Solarthon, nonprofit solar installer GRID Alternatives’ [...]
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced that the Department of Energy finalized a partial guarantee for an $852 million loan to support the development of the Genesis Solar Project. The Genesis Parabolic Solar Thermal Power Project The Genesis Solar Project is a 250 megawatt (MW) parabolic trough concentrating solar power (CSP) facility that will increase [...]
Department of Energy Announces $41 Million Investment for Carbon Capture Development Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy announced today the selection of 16 projects aimed at developing advanced post-combustion technologies for capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from coal–fired power plants. The projects, valued at $41 million over three years, are focused on reducing the [...]
Washington D.C. – U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the Department has finalized a $197 million loan guarantee to SoloPower, Inc. The loan guarantee will support the construction and operation of state-of-the-art thin-film solar module manufacturing facilities at two sites in Portland, Oregon and an existing site in San Jose, California. When completed and at [...]
Electro Power Systems SpA is officially launching in India ElectroSelf, the world’s first entirely self-recharging fuel cell system for backup power at India Telecom, New Delhi (stand in hall 14). A preview of ElectroSelf was presented in February 2010 at Mobile World Congress 2010 in Barcelona and, after being successfully trialed in Europe, Americas and [...]
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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