At an event last week in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the 20 collegiate teams selected to compete in the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2013 and unveiled the competition’s location, the Orange County Great Park in Irvine, California. The 20 teams from colleges and universities across the United States [...]
Innovative Solar Technologies and Best Practices for Building Green Communities, Town Pavilion Conference Center Kansas City, Missouri – January 27, 2012 The Missouri Solar Energy Industries Association (MOSEIA) invites you to attend the upcoming professional development seminar: Innovative Solar Technologies and Best Practices for Building Green Communities. A full day program with distinguished speakers, progressive [...]
Co. Armagh-based Company, Kingspan Renewables, is expanding its global reach in the Commercial and Industrial markets, with the launch of a new, expert team of solar professionals and engineers, who will form Kingspan Renewables’ International Specification Team. Kingspan Renewables is one of only a few companies across the globe to offer such a comprehensive service [...]
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack this week announced that USDA has selected for funding 67 projects nationwide that are focused on helping rural agricultural producers reduce energy consumption and costs; use renewable energy technologies in their operation; and/or conduct feasibility studies for renewable energy projects. Funding is made available through the Rural Energy for America Program [...]
The Forest County Potawatomi Tribe has completed a solar photovoltaic installation project in Milwaukee, funded in part with $2.6 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The project is one of five Community Renewable Energy Deployment (CommRE) projects that received DOE funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and is the first to [...]
Ioxus, Inc., a manufacturer of premium performance ultracapacitor technology for transportation, alternative energy, medical, industrial and consumer product markets, today announced the unveiling of its first 16V/58F iMOD(TM) series of ultracapacitor modules that provides the high performance, high efficiency and high reliability the energy storage market needs as it continues to grow. In addition, the [...]
Global Solar Energy, a leading manufacturer of flexible solar technology and building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) solutions, announced this week that it has partnered with several leading building and roofing companies in the U.S., further expanding the availability of PowerFLEX(TM) BIPV, the most powerful solar roofing module on the market. Global Solar is partnering with Beachside Solar, [...]
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon is an award-winning program that challenges collegiate teams to design, build, and operate solar-powered houses that are cost-effective, energy-efficient, and attractive. The winner of the competition is the team that best blends affordability, consumer appeal, and design excellence with optimal energy production and maximum efficiency. The first Solar [...]
In a day and age when businesses are working toward being sustainable, a Phoenix apartment community is using the Arizona sun to generate power. Owners of Pietra Luxury Apartments has just completed the installation of a 47,000 watt solar array which is generating power throughout the common areas of the community, such as the leasing [...]
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has voted unanimously to approve the Renewable Auction Mechanism (RAM) program, which is designed to drive small- to mid-sized renewable energy development. This feed-in-tariff program will require investor-owned California utilities to purchase electricity from solar and other renewable energy systems up to 20 MW in size.
ACORE Calls For Global Renewable Energy Standard During the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP16) currently under way in Cancun, Mexico, American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE) President Michael Eckhart called for a global renewable energy standard (G-RES) of 25% renewable energy by 2025. Eckhart called on the International Renewable Energy Agency to be designated [...]
New Solar-Thermal Technology to Reduce Parish’s Carbon Footprint and Utility Bills Organizations throughout the Pacific Northwest, including local parishes and schools, are actively searching for ways to reduce costs and do something good for the environment. Our Lady of the Lake, in Seattle’s Wedgewood neighborhood, has implemented a new solar-thermal system from Net Zero Impact [...]
Recovery Act Funds to Support New Renewable Energy Manufacturing Projects Washington D.C. — Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently announced a new loan guarantee solicitation for renewable energy manufacturing projects. The Commercial Technology Manufacturing Systems and Components solicitation is supported by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act through Section 1705 of the Loan Guarantee Program. The [...]
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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