Consumers Energy will be conducting an information session on March 5 in Saginaw, Michigan for residential and business electric customers interested in learning about customer-installed solar energy systems. The session will be held at Saginaw Valley State University. The session is free of charge, open to the public and will take place from 5:30 PM [...]
Evergreen Solar Receives Certification Qualifying String Ribbon(R) Solar Panels for UK Solar Market Evergreen Solar, Inc., a manufacturer of String Ribbon(R) solar panels with its proprietary silicon wafer technology, has announced that it has received the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) certificate from the United Kingdom’s British Board of Agrement, qualifying the company’s ES-A series panels for [...]
DOE to Provide $7 Million to Support Updated Building Codes in 24 States The Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it has selected 24 states to receive a total of $7 million to support the adoption of updated, energy-efficient building codes. The funding will expand the existing partnerships between states and the federal government and help [...]
Solarfun Power Holdings Co., Ltd. a Chinese manufacturer of silicon ingots, wafers and photovoltaic cells and modules, said it is opening a new office in Cheshire, Connecticut, the company’s second location in North America. Solarfun also maintains a facility in Costa Mesa, California.
France To Temporarily Stop New Photovoltaic Projects Following a meeting with key cabinet members, French Prime Minister Francois Fillon has announced that the country will temporarily halt the registration of new PV projects. Domestic installations under 3 kW will not be affected by the ruling. The photovoltaic market in France has developed much more rapidly [...]
Following a strong year in 2010 that will see around 1 GW of installations in North America, 2011 should bring over 2 GW of new installations – as well as a host of new options for developers and project owners looking to reduce the levelized cost of solar energy, according to a new study from [...]
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 [...]
UMA Solar, manufacturer and distributor of the industry’s highest-performing solar thermal products for residential and commercial applications nationwide, is pleased to announce that UMA Solar Senior Engineer Michael Studney, PE, is now multi-licensed as a professional engineer in Texas and Arizona as well as in Florida. The additional licensing is part of UMA Solar’s ongoing [...]
The Los Angeles Board of Water and Power Commissioners approved modifications to the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power’s (LADWP) solar incentive program. The modifications are intended to sustain the program under approved budgets through 2016 while supporting the greatest number of solar installations as possible, according to the LADWP. The modifications were proposed [...]
The Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) has released its 2009 Green-e Verification Report, which highlights Green-e Energy certified renewable energy and carbon-offset sales in 2009. The report shows a 43% increase in total Green-e Energy sales volume over the previous year, equivalent to over 18 million MWh of renewable energy generation. According to the National [...]
International Battery, a U.S. manufacturer, designer and developer of large-format Lithium-ion (Li-ion) rechargeable cells, batteries and energy storage systems (ESS), today announced the introduction of IBexus™ –a 24-Volt, 4.1 kWh Li-ion energy storage system well suited for storage of solar and other renewable energy sources. “We are very excited to formally launch our new energy [...]
Envision Solar Unveils CleanCharge™ Electric Vehicle Charging Station during GM’s “Volt Unplugged†U.S. Tour in San Diego Envision Solar International, Inc., a leading sustainable infrastructure designer and developer, is announcing the unveiling of its new CleanCharge™ solar-powered electric vehicle charging station integrated into EnvisionTrak™ tracking Solar Trees®. Envision Solar displayed its single vehicle CleanCharge charging [...]
Arizona Public Service Company’s efforts to increase the adoption of renewable energy continue to earn national recognition. In the last week, two prestigious organizations, the Solar Energy Power Association (SEPA) and the Center for Resource Solutions (CRS), recognized APS for programs that are leading Arizona down a path where renewable energy plays an increasingly larger [...]
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