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Archive for January, 2009

Morningstar Introduces Solar String Calculator

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Morningstar Corporation is pleased to annouce the introduction of a string calculator for estimating the proper sizing and configuration of photovoltaic (PV) modules when used with the Morningstar charge controllers.

SEPA Releases “Utility Solar Tax Manual”

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) is pleased to announce the release of the Utility Solar Tax Manual, providing timely clarity regarding solar tax credit changes for the utility and solar industries. The manual also sheds light on the ...

Xantrex inverters used in water district solar energy system in California

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Xantrex Technology Inc., a subsidiary of Schneider Electric, supplied four Xantrex GT Series Three Phase Grid Tie Solar Inverters for a utility-scale solar power installation in Valley Center, California.

Newark, Delaware Tests Vehicle-to-Grid Technology

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Earlier this month, the City of Newark, Delaware became the first electric utility in the U.S. to use a car to store and provide power for the local electric grid.

EERC Receives US $1M Produce Renewable Fuels

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota announced a US $1 million project to evaluate renewable oil refining technologies for commercial production of diesel, jet and other fuels and chemicals made from North Dakota ...

3Tier Release New FirstLook Prospecting Tool

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

3Tier announced the expansion of its FirstLook Prospecting tool, now providing free access to average wind speed ranges anywhere in the world, through a 5 kilometer resolution map. FirstLook is Web-based assessment tool to globally prospect for viable wind energy ...

First Phase of 250-MW Eurus Wind Farm

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Mexican President Felipe Calderon helped to celebrate the start of development on the Eurus wind farm, which, already underway, will have a total installed capacity if 250 megawatts (MW) that will be consumed mainly by Cemex. The wind farm represents ...

SEPA Releases Solar Tax Manual

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

The Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) has released the Utility Solar Tax Manual. The manual is meant to provide clarity regarding solar tax credit changes for the utility and solar industries. The manual also looks into the ramifications of these ...

Suzlon Plans 1500-MW of Wind in Gujarat

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Suzlon Gujarat Wind Park Ltd. (SGWPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Suzlon Energy Ltd., has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the state government of Gujarat, India to develop up to 1.5 gigawatts (GW) of new wind capacity in the ...

Changes to DOE Loan Guarantee Program Pass US House

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the first part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the economic stimulus package. Though the bulk of the renewable energy provisions of the package are contained in H.R. 598 ...

Watch This Video: The Importance of The Commons

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Resource - Community | Comments Off

This short video does a great job of reminding us how vitally important our commons are, and why Creative Commons is such a valuable solution: In this innovative animation, filmmaker Laura Hanna, writer Gavin Browning and ...

Flush Hour: Oslo to Run Buses On Biomethane

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Transportation | Comments Off

Free, friendly and non-fossil – biomethane from human waste will soon power public transport in the capital city It is available for free in huge quantities, is not owned by Saudi Arabia and it contributes minimally towards ...

We’re Working Longer Than Ever to Pay for Fossil Fuels

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in Energy, Green News | Comments Off

Hot off the presses: these popular charts are now updated to include final energy price data for 2008. Take a look: Americans are falling behind -- most of us anyway. We're working longer than ever before to maintain a ...

Peter Gleick and The World’s Water

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Water | Comments Off

Looking for a way to update yourself on the state of the world's water? On Wed., Feb. 4, Peter Gleick, one of the world's leading authorities on water issues, will present The World's Water 2008-2009 biannual ...

Check us out in El Mundo!

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in About Worldchanging, Green News | Comments Off

We were honored to be featured in an article in one of Spain's leading national newspapers, El Mundo, earlier this month. You can check the piece out (in Spanish) here. Reporter Carlos Fresneda interviewed executive ...

Army invests $50 million in flexible displays

Thursday, January 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

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Financing woes shrink Ausra’s big solar plans

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enXco & Carrier Clinic Sign 1.9-MW Solar PPA

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

enXco announced the signing of a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Carrier Clinic, a not-for-profit behavioral healthcare system, located in Belle Mead, New Jersey. The agreement sets in motion the development of the solar photovoltaic array that could reach ...

PSE & RES Move Forward with Washington Wind Energy Development

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Puget Sound Energy (PSE) and Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas) filed a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) application on January 26 it Garfield County, Washington State to bring wind energy to Southeast Washington. The permit application follows the ...

300-MW of Offshore Wind Planned in Netherlands

Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

RWE has submitted a permit application and environmental impact assessment for its Tromp Binnen offshore wind farm to the Dutch Public Works and Water Management Authority. Initially composed of 59 wind turbines with a total capacity of approximately 300 MW, ...