Golf Resort sees More than 50% annual Savings on Energy Costs by Installing a Solar Thermal Water Heating System.

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Easy Energy Completes Solar Water Heating Project at Orange Tree Golf Resort. Phoenix-based Easy Energy has just announced the completed installation of a solar water heating system at the Orange Tree Golf Resort, one of Arizona’s finest luxury golf resort destinations. The solar water heating system is designed to offset the natural gas usage in [...]

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Gov. Schwarzenegger Receives Green Governor of the Year Award for 2010

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The 2010 Green Governor of the Year Award was presented to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California, by Lex Heslin, President and CEO of Beautiful Earth Group. The award was established by Beautiful Earth Group, a leading sustainable energy, products and services company, to annually honor a Governor who shows the greatest leadership, courage, understanding and [...]

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Residential And Commercial Solar Energy Company Names Former Oil Executive As President

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Academy Solar LLC, a residential and commercial solar energy design and installation company, has named Steve Holdaway as president. In this role, Holdaway will lead the company in overall strategy, financial management and oversee the commercial sales sector of the business. As a well-known entrepreneur in the Triangle area and former [...]

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The Largest Single Structure Solar Thin Film Photovoltaic Rooftop installation in China

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DuPont Apollo Photovoltaic Module Production Facility Powered by Clean Energy DuPont, through its wholly owned subsidiary, DuPont Apollo Limited (“DuPont Apollo”), and China Everbright International Limited (“Everbright”) have jointly announced the completion of an on-grid 1.3 megawatt (MW) rooftop photovoltaic installation at the DuPont Apollo production facility in Guangming New District, Shenzhen. The project is [...]

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Rooftop Solar Power PV System in Masdar City. One Megawatt

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SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB) has announced the construction of a 1-megawatt solar power system on the roof of the Masdar Institute building, Masdar City, located on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi. The system is installed on a canopy structure that provides shade for the roof terrace as well as clean, renewable solar power for [...]

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New Solar Research Laboratory Announced for Australian National University

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The Australian National University will continue to be at the forefront of national and international solar research thanks to the new Australian Solar Institute (ASI) Laboratory. The Hon Martin Ferguson, Minister for Resources, Energy and Tourism today launched the new solar laboratory. The Federal Government, through the Australian Solar Institute, provided a foundation grant of [...]

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Stadium to Generate it’s Own Clean Electricity and Save $60 Million in Energy Costs

$30 million Investment in Wind Turbines, Solar Panels and Dual-Fuel Co-gen Plant To be Installed, Operated by SolarBlue The Philadelphia Eagles today announced a plan to power Lincoln Financial Field with a combination of onsite wind, solar and dual-fuel generated electricity, making it the world’s first major sports stadium to convert to self-generated renewable energy. [...]

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Solar Steam Generator Contract for UAE Concentrated Parabolic Trough Plant Awarded

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Foster Wheeler AG is a global engineering and construction contractor and power equipment supplier which prides itself on delivering technically advanced, reliable facilities and equipment. The company announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Power Group has been awarded a contract to design and supply a solar steam generator system (preheaters, drum-type evaporators, and [...]

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Learn to Install Large Commercial Solar Thermal Hot Water Systems

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Heliodyne Launches Commercial Solar Water Heating Training Program California based solar hot water manufacturer Heliodyne has expanded its online training curriculum by now offering a course in commercial scale solar thermal design and installation. The advanced course is intended to educate professionals on system and installation topics related to larger commercial scale solar water heating [...]

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GE Executive Outlines Opportunity for Transformation of U.S. Energy Future and 140,000 Sustainable New Jobs

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Even Small Improvements over the Next 20 Years Could Wipe Out Emissions and Deliver Electricity Savings Equivalent to 2010’s Entire Energy Output The evolution of a smarter power grid in the United States and the resulting impact it could have on the economy and environment were highlighted in a keynote address by GE’s  Bob Gilligan [...]

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Concentrated Solar Power Tower Technology Moving to the U.S.

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EnviroMission Limited has appointed Arup to take Solar Tower power station development forward in the USA! “Arup has been engaged by EnviroMission to provide executive engineering services for the EnviroMission Solar Tower Concept project proposed for Arizona, USA,” Arup Principal, Building Services, and Arup project spokesperson, Ken Stickland said in confirming EnviroMission’s appointment of Arup. [...]

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Siemens See Green Innovation as the Companies Lifeblood. Forecasts €40 billion for 2014

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Siemens to generate revenue of over €40 billion with green technologies in 2014 In fiscal 2014, Siemens wants to exceed the €40 billion revenue mark with green technologies. In fiscal 2010, Siemens generated revenue of around €28 billion with products and solutions from its Environmental Portfolio, compared to slightly less than €27 billion in fiscal [...]

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Connecticut Extends Clean Energy Funding Program to Help Finance Renewable Electrical Generation Installations

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The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) has introduced a revised On-Site Renewable Distributed Generation (OSDG) Program. The program is designed to help finance the installation of systems that generate electricity from solar and other renewable energy resources. Connecticut businesses and institutions may qualify for this program if they plan to install a qualified renewable energy [...]

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