Stepping Forward: Renewable Energy Policy 2008 Wrap-up
Sunday, December 28th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffPolicies that affect the renewable energy industry are as diverse as the nations, regions and communities that enact them. The year 2008 saw both progress and regression in some of these policies with the U.S putting in place an 8-year ...
China Sunergy Signs 12-MW Deal With Ajit Solar
Sunday, December 28th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffChina Sunergy Co. Ltd. announced that it has entered into a one-year agreement with Ajit Solar Pvt Ltd., a privately-owned module manufacturer based in Jaipur, India.
DOE To Fund Pilot & Demonstration-Scale Biorefineries
Sunday, December 28th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffOn December 22, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced its intention to provide up to US $200 million (subject to appropriations) from FY09-FY14 to support the development of biorefineries producing advanced biofuels such as butanol, green gasoline, and synthetic ...
Milpitas Schools, Chevron & BOA Complete 3.4-MW Solar Project
Sunday, December 28th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffMilpitas Unified School District, Chevron Energy Solutions and Bank of America announced the completion of a 14-site, district-wide solar and energy efficiency project designed to supply 75 percent of the district's total annual electricity needs through solar energy.
Got solar in a box? We do.
Sunday, December 28th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffWhat if buying a solar electric system would be as easy as buying a new light bulb? The process of purchasing and installing a solar electric system does not have to be like putting together a complicated jigsaw puzzle anymore. ...
Year in Review 2008: Best in Climate Change
Saturday, December 27th, 2008 Posted in Features, Green News | Comments OffAs we look forward to the new year, we've also reflected on the old, and rediscovered some of the great events, innovations, interviews and debates that 2008 had to offer. For the next week, we will ...
No Furnaces but Heat Aplenty in ‘Passive Houses’
Saturday, December 27th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffDARMSTADT, Germany — From the outside, there is nothing unusual about the stylish new gray and orange row houses in the Kranichstein District, with wreaths on the doors and Christmas lights twinkling through a freezing drizzle. But these houses are ...
Chu, Browner, Holdren, Lubchenco: the Climate Superfriends
Friday, December 26th, 2008 Posted in Columns, Green News | Comments OffWe need strong U.S. leadership on climate change, especially as we head into next year's COP-15 talks. President-elect Obama has already spoken more boldly (by far) on climate change than almost any other American elected official: There ...
In the Bubble
Friday, December 26th, 2008 Posted in Green News, Sustainable Design | Comments OffI'm a huge fan of John Thackara and his writing. As I wrote of his book, In the Bubble, That book changed my brain. From the very first few pages, I was hooked: here was design thinking ...
Inventor’s 2020 vision: to help 1bn of the world’s poorest see better
Friday, December 26th, 2008 Posted in Green News, Stuff | Comments OffProfessor pioneers DIY adjustable glasses that do not need an optician By Esther Addley It was a chance conversation on March 23 1985 ("in the afternoon, as I recall") that first started Josh Silver on his quest to ...
The LUCAS Imager: Portable, Affordable Blood Tests for the Other 90 Percent
Friday, December 26th, 2008 Posted in Green News, Health | Comments OffIn the Global South, blood tests -- which require a lab, expensive evaluative equipment and/or the presence of a skilled technician -- are out of reach for the majority of the population. As advancements in disease ...
2nd Annual AEE Solar Conference next February in Arizona
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffAEE Solar, one of the renewable energy industry's oldest, largest and fastest-growing wholesale distributors, will hold its 2nd Annual AEE Solar Dealer Conference in Mesa, Arizona, February 18-21, 2009. Last year's inaugural conference drew more than 200 dealers to Mesa's beautiful ...
Resource: Expanding Architecture: Design as Activism
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008 Posted in Green News, Resource - Shelter | Comments OffThroughout history, some architects have earned reputations as egoists who want to impose their ideals on culture through their massive structures. Industry masters are often viewed as untouchable, as few can afford their services. Not to ...
Harvesting the Ocean: A New Approach to Wave Energy Conversion
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008 Posted in Columns, Green News | Comments OffBy Tyler Seed While much attention on renewables in recent years has focussed on solar and wind technologies, awareness has been growing around the enormous energy generating potential of the Earth's oceans. A 2005 report from ...
Opinion: Department of Green Labor
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008 Posted in Green News, Politics | Comments Offby Michael Renner In announcing that he intends Hilda Solis to be his Secretary of Labor, President-elect Barack Obama made good on his campaign pledge of change: Not only will this choice likely bring relief from ...
In China, overambition reins in eco-city plans
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffIf all had gone to plan, by now the first residents of China’s newest city would be unpacking boxes. An experiment in sustainable living, Dongtan was billed as a urban center where green technologies and smart design could slash the ...
Workshop on Solar Careers & Opportunities
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffThe solar industry has not been untouched by the current global economic crunch, but industry news continues to be stubbornly optimistic. Across the board, industry experts are predicting a major surge in all aspects of the solar industry. ...
Solar Sales & Marketing Workshops
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffSeemingly in defiance of the nation's economic woes, the solar industry keeps churning out optimistic news. The most recent a projection from New Energy Finance saying that the cost for photovoltaics is set to drop more than 30% in ...
Panasonic & Sanyo Agree to Alliance
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffPanasonic Corporation and Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. announced that they have entered into the Capital and Business Alliance Agreement. Under the agreement, Panasonic will acquire the majority of the voting rights of Sanyo assuming by means of a public tender ...
CETO Test Site Approved
Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008 Posted in Green News | Comments OffPacific Coastal Wave Energy Corporation has been granted an Investigative Permit by British Columbia's Ministry of Agriculture and Lands to conduct a wave energy investigation over an area of approximately 475 hectares within the Clayoquot District, off the west coast ...