Californians’ Cooling on Global Warming
Thursday, July 30th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffThe tough economy has undermined the environmental enthusiasm of Californians, hitting the U.S. state that pioneered climate change legislation just as the federal government is taking on the issue, a survey showed on Wednesday.
DOE Releases Eagerly Awaited Loan Guarantee Solicitations
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffU.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced yesterday that the Department of Energy will provide up to $30 billion in loan guarantees for renewable energy projects. The announcement corresponded with the release of two new loan guarantee solicitations funded through ...
Spire Delivers Turnkey Solar Module Manufacturing Line to Sova in India
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffBEDFORD, MA — July 30, 2009 — Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR), a global solar company providing turnkey solar factories and capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic (PV) cells, modules, and solar systems worldwide, today announced that it has delivered a ...
Britain To Launch Innovative Feed-in Tariff Program in 2010
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffThey said it couldn't be done, but Britain has risen to the challenge. Britain's Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Miliband has released long-awaited details on the Labour Government's feed-in tariff policy.
EGBM & Scheuten Solar To Install 2-MW of Solar in Italy
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffEGBM is set to install two 1-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic projects in Italy using modules from Scheuten Solar. The two companies have signed a contract for the supply of solar modules for the two projects, which will be built in ...
DOE Awards Up To US $11M Million for Solar Grid Integration Systems
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffU.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu announced the investment of up to US $11.8 million, $5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, for five projects designed to advance the next stage of development of solar energy ...
Evergreen Solar and Ex-In Bank Offer Loans for Solar Projects Outside US
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffEvergreen Solar is working with the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) to provide low-interest financing for solar projects using Evergreen Solar panels outside of the United States. The program is intended to spur the export of U.S.-made ...
Solarfun Receives 14.2 MW Module Order
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffSolarfun Power has received a 14.2-megawatt (MW) module order from Nobility Solar Projects for delivery during the second half of 2009. Nobility, a distributor of solar products in Eastern Europe, is Solarfun's distribution partner in the region.
PSE&G’s 80-MW Solar 4 All Program Approved
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffPSE&G has received approval from the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to invest US $515 million in 80 megawatts (MW) of solar projects, doubling the state's solar capacity. Under an agreement reached in its Solar 4 All filing, ...
US Wind Industry Goes Against Expectations, Installs 1.2 GW in Q2
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News | Comments OffThe U.S. wind energy industry installed 1,210 megawatts (MW) of new power generating capacity in the second quarter, bringing the total added this year to just over 4,000 MW – an amount larger than the 2,900 MW added in the ...
The World Bank takes on climate change
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What Makes a Skyscraper Green?
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 Posted in Green Building, Green News | Comments OffThese days, it seems like skyscrapers are in a race to be the greenest, as well as the tallest. New York City's Hearst Tower is largely made from recycled steel and uses rainwater for 50 percent ...
Seeking an Editor for Worldchanging Seattle
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 Posted in About Worldchanging, Green News | Comments OffWorldchanging is looking for a talented, curious and connected volunteer to take the helm of Worldchanging Seattle, our locally focused blog about sustainability and innovation in the Emerald City. We're looking for a Seattle-based writer and editor ...
Green Roofs: the Urban Jungle’s Upper Canopy
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 Posted in Green Building, Green News | Comments OffHigh atop some of the urban jungle's tallest, widest buildings, city residents are laying down soil and planting native vegetation. Modern green roofs, which are typically flat (unlike traditional Scandinavian sod roofs), help to lower ...
The Folly Of ‘Magical Solutions’ For Targeting Carbon Emissions
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Stuff | Comments OffBy Roger A. Pielke, Jr. Setting unattainable emissions targets is not a policy — it’s an act of wishful thinking, argues one political scientist. Instead, governments and society should focus money and attention on workable solutions for ...
Intel seeds five energy start-ups with $10 million
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The World’s Greatest Cycling Cities
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 Posted in Cities, Green News | Comments OffBy Peter Walker My favourite cycling cities are Beijing for the buzz, Paris for its politeness, the serenity of Copenhagen and Waterloo Bridge for the romantic reveries. What are yours? All urban areas have a different character, and ...
Even With Economic Headwind, U.S. Still Adds 4,000 MW Of New Wind & And A Dozen New Factories
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 Posted in Bright Green Economy, Green News | Comments OffThe U.S. wind energy industry installed 1,210 megawatts (MW) of new power generating capacity in the second quarter, bringing the total added this year to just over 4,000 MW – an amount larger than the ...
Notes From the Field: The Future of Healthcare
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 Posted in Green News, Health | Comments Offby Allen Hammond I wrote before about standing in a room with dozens of MDs sitting at terminals in the world's largest medical call center. Together with an even larger group of lay health workers, they advise ...
China and U.S. Sign Pledge To Cooperate on Climate and Energy
Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 Posted in Climate Change, Green News | Comments OffChina and the U.S. have signed an agreement to combat climate change and to work together to help each other make the transition to a low-carbon economy. Although neither country committed to concrete CO2 emissions reduction ...