Kyocera Solar, Inc. Receives ISO 9001 Registration
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffKyocera Solar, Inc. today announced the registration of its Scottsdale, Ariz. headquarters to the ISO 9001 standard, an achievement consistent with Kyocera's commitment to quality and supporting its global customer base.
VIDEO: Interview with Matt Cheney, CEO of MMA Renewable Ventures
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffRenewableEnergyWorld.com talked with Matt Cheney, CEO of MMA Renewable Ventures at Intersolar North America in San Francisco, California.
Second Wind Sells Its 5,000th Nomad 2 Data Logger
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffHaving seen his wind sites survive grizzly bears, lightning strikes and weather extremes across the country, Henry duPont, Managing Director of Lorax Energy Systems, LLC has become a believer in Second Wind's Nomad data logger.
Miscanthus Shows Great Potential as Ethanol Feedstock
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffIn the largest field trial of its kind in the United States, researchers have determined that the giant perennial grass Miscanthus x giganteus outperforms current biofuels sources -- by a lot. Using Miscanthus as a feedstock for ethanol production in ...
Solar Power & Solyndra Execute US $325M Supply Deal
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffSolar Power Inc. has executed an amendment to its current supply agreement with Solyndra Inc., a manufacturer of CIGS (copper indium gallium selenide) thin-film solar photovoltaic (PV) panels. The amended agreement, signed July 24, 2008, has a product value of ...
Fox Islands Wind Project Gets Yes Vote
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffMembers of the Fox Islands Electric Cooperative from the islands of Vinalhaven and North Haven, Maine last week, voted 382-5 in favor of siting a wind-power project in their community. This vote included both the seasonal and year-round communities (the ...
Suntech & PV Crystalox Solar Announce 260-MW Wafer Supply Agreement
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffSuntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. and PV Crystalox Solar PLC, a specialist multicrystalline solar wafer manufacturer, announced they have signed an initial five-year silicon wafer supply agreement with predetermined prices and volumes. Under the agreement, PV Crystalox Solar will supply ...
GE & Grupo Corporativo Landon to Invest US $350 Million in Fotowatio
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffGE Energy Financial Services and Grupo Corporativo Landon announced they will invest close to US $350 million in Fotowatio, one of Spain's largest and most successful solar power project developers. Fotowatio owns, operates and is developing almost 960 megawatts (MW) ...
Competition heats up in concentrating solar firms
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Car source Kelly Blue Book goes green
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MIT researchers split water to store solar energy
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Inside WCI: Thresholds
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 Posted in Green News, Politics | Comments OffDoes raising the threshold lower the bar? By Eric de Place for the Sightline Institute's blog, The Daily Score. This is the third in a short series of posts that explain some important but often ...
The Problem With Walk Score, the Possibilities of Carbon Goggles
Thursday, July 31st, 2008 Posted in Columns, Green News | Comments OffSo, last week the good folks at Walk Score released their rankings of the walkability of U.S. cities. Though it may be difficult for some of our European readers to believe, walking is still a ...
Green news harvest: First Solar’s blow-out quarter, Imperium layoffs
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EnerWorks Announces New VP, Sales & Customer Allegiance
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffEnerWorks announced today the appointment of Tony Ali as VP, Sales & Customer Allegiance.
Xantrex™ supports City Tour for Solar across United States
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffVANCOUVER, B.C., July 31, 2008 – Xantrex Technology Inc. (TSX:XTX) will be a partner in a 50-city solar technology tour across the United States from August to November 2008. City Tour for Solar consists of two educational exhibits about solar ...
SolarCraft Completes Solar Electric System at Hamilton Marketplace
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffWith the recent completion of a 35.4 kilowatt solar energy system at the new Hamilton Marketplace Complex in Novato, CA, Novato-based SolarCraft has a very sunny outlook on their position as Novato's source for local solar energy experts.
VIDEO: Interview with Pete Singer of Solid State Technology Magazine
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffRenewableEnergyWorld.com talked with Pete Singer, Editor-In-Chief of Solid State Technology Magazine at Intersolar North America/SEMICON West in San Francisco, California.
VIDEO: Interview with Chris O’Brien from Oerlikon Solar
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffRenewableEnergyWorld.com talked with Chris O'Brien, head of market development and government relations for North America for Oerlikon solar at Intersolar North America in San Francisco, California.
FAU and UK Partner To Study Ocean Energy
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffOfficials from Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and its Center for Ocean Energy Technology (COET) in the College of Engineering and Computer Science accompanied Florida Governor Charlie Crist on a recent visit to several universities and organizations in the United Kingdom ...