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Archive for June, 2009

Show Me the Money: Allocations of $42.5 Million to Solid-State Lighting

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

On June 29, 2009, the Department of Energy ("DOE") issued three Funding Opportunity Announcements ("FOAs") to deploy over $41.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to be used to fund solid-state lighting1 ("SSL") product development, manufacturing, and ...

Washington Releases Summary of State and Federal Bioenergy Incentives

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

The Washington State Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development ("CTED") yesterday released a summary of legislative actions from 2003 to 2009 that provide state bioenergy incentives. The summary covers production and tax incentives, public sector production, financial assistance, ...

SolarCraft Donates Solar Electric System

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

SolarCraft of Novato donated a SunPower Electric Solar Energy System at the fifth Annual Sonoma Valley Muse Auction and Benefit on May 30, 2009. The winning bid was the highest of the night, at $8,000 and all proceeds ...

SolarCraft Donates Solar Electric System

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

SolarCraft of Novato donated a SunPower Electric Solar Energy System at the fifth Annual Sonoma Valley Muse Auction and Benefit on May 30, 2009. The winning bid was the highest of the night, at $8,000 and all proceeds ...

Funding for a wide range of energy related projects

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Renewable Energy Investors Are Cautiously Optimistic

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In just five months, the U.S. government has gone from being a casual supporter of renewable energy to the one of world's biggest investors in the space. Now the private sector is trying to figure out what role it ...

Suntech Signs US $50M Loan Deal with IFC

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. has signed a US $50 million convertible loan agreement with IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, to support Suntech's transition to its Pluto technology and debt refinancing requirements. The convertible loan has a ...

CSI Receives 30-MW Order from Systaic

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Chinese manufacturer, Canadian Solar Inc. (CSI) has received a purchase order from German system integrator, Systaic AG for 30 megawatts (MW) of solar modules. The modules, which will be delivered to Spain, were orderedorder under a 60-MW annual supply agreement ...

Drilling Starts on Australian Geothermal Project

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Petratherm is on track to deliver Australia's first commercial geothermal energy project following the start of major drilling at its Paralana site in South Australia's Far North this week. In collaboration with its joint venture partners, Petratherm spudded its ...

US DOI Fast-Tracking Initiatives for Solar Energy on Federal Lands

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Under initiatives announced by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and U.S. Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), federal agencies will work with western leaders to designate tracts of U.S. public lands in the West as prime zones for utility-scale solar energy ...

Nordex In 90 MW Turkey Contract

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Wind turbine company Nordex has announced that, starting in winter 2009, it will be constructing the 'Bergama' wind farm comprising 36 of its N90/2500 turbines.

SSE Plans Pumped Storage Boost

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Scottish and Southern Energy plc (SSE) is proposing to develop two new large-scale pumped storage hydro electric schemes in the Great Glen in Scotland that would be the first pumped storage schemes to be developed in the UK since Dinorwig ...

Stay Connected: Worldchanging Now on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace and LinkedIN

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in About Worldchanging, Green News | Comments Off

Hey Worldchangers! Staying informed and keeping in touch with Worldchanging solutions and people has never been easier. We are constantly tweeting news, posting to Facebook, updating Myspace and connecting to friends on LinkedIn. Click on the ...

Stay Connected: Worldchanging Now on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace and LinkedIN

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in About Worldchanging, Green News | Comments Off

Hey Worldchangers! Staying informed and keeping in touch with Worldchanging solutions and people has never been easier. We are constantly tweeting news, posting to Facebook, updating Myspace and connecting to friends on LinkedIn. Click on the ...

Tackling Climate Change by Saving Forests

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in Climate Change, Green News | Comments Off

My guest blogger, Glenn Hurowitz, is Washington Director of Avoided Deforestation Partners. This post is excerpted from a piece first published here. One of the little-known ingredients of the American Clean Energy and Security Act, H.R. ...

Tackling Climate Change by Saving Forests

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in Climate Change, Green News | Comments Off

My guest blogger, Glenn Hurowitz, is Washington Director of Avoided Deforestation Partners. This post is excerpted from a piece first published here. One of the little-known ingredients of the American Clean Energy and Security Act, H.R. ...

Kunstler: Stop Calling Americans “Consumers”

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Stuff | Comments Off

I was at a small meeting on peak oil Friday — Executive Summary:  We’re peaking now! James Kunstler, author of The Long Emergency, was there.  He is in the Mad Max/Lovelock/Wall-E school of dystopia, and so I ...

Kunstler: Stop Calling Americans “Consumers”

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Stuff | Comments Off

I was at a small meeting on peak oil Friday — Executive Summary:  We’re peaking now! James Kunstler, author of The Long Emergency, was there.  He is in the Mad Max/Lovelock/Wall-E school of dystopia, and so I ...

Obama To Open U.S. Lands To Large-Scale Solar Power Projects

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in Energy, Green News | Comments Off

U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said his department is studying whether 670,000 acres of federal lands in six Western states are suitable for the construction of large-scale solar power projects. Salazar, appearing in Las Vegas with ...

Obama To Open U.S. Lands To Large-Scale Solar Power Projects

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in Energy, Green News | Comments Off

U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said his department is studying whether 670,000 acres of federal lands in six Western states are suitable for the construction of large-scale solar power projects. Salazar, appearing in Las Vegas with ...