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Archive for January, 2010

REpower & RWE Innogy Reach 295-MW Offshore Wind Deal

Sunday, January 31st, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

REpower Systems AG and the RWE project company for Nordsee Ost have concluded a contract on the delivery of 48 offshore wind turbines. The REpower 6M turbines are based on the technology of the 5M range and will have a ...

California approves $350 million in rebates for solar water heating installations

Sunday, January 31st, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Novato-based SolarCraft, the North Bay leader in Solar Electric and Solar Thermal installations, is pleased to announce that the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved a $350 million dollar rebate program to encourage state residents and businesses to ...

Silicon Valley and the Rust Belt – A Combined Solution to Separate Problems

Sunday, January 31st, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

While the solar industry continues to grow, it has faced serious obstacles to large-scale adoption. Obviously, given the current economic climate, financing is still a major hurdle. Still, a lingering issue from before the economic collapse is scalability -- ...

NYC Finance Forum Turnout Shows Growing Interest in Geothermal Energy

Sunday, January 31st, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

The United States is the largest producer of geothermal energy in the world, but one theme cropping up across sectors of the industry is simply that more needs to be done. Upfront costs tend to be high, but support ...

CGM.3 Electrical distribution switchgear Technical Workshop with Vestas Northern Europe Offshore.

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Kyocera To Supply 3-MW of Modules for Kyushu Solar Plant

Sunday, January 31st, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Kyocera will supply 3 megawatts (MW) of solar modules for the Omuta solar power plant, which is being developed by Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc. Scheduled to go on-line in November 2010, the Omuta solar power plant will be one ...

Invenergy Gets CAN $179M for 78-MW Ontario Wind Project

Sunday, January 31st, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Manulife Financial announced the completion of a CAN $179 million financing with Invenergy Wind North America for the construction and long term operation of a 78-megawatt (MW) wind farm in western Ontario.

Broadlands To Develop 10-MW Indian CSP Project

Sunday, January 31st, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Broadlands Financial Group LLC has been selected as the Owner's Representative by India-based Entegra Limited for the construction of Rajasthan Solar One, a 10-megawatt Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) plant in Rajasthan, India. Solare XXI will supply solar collectors. Rajasthan Solar ...

CONCENTRIX SOLAR WINS IEC CERTIFICATION FOR NEW CPV MODULE ‘CX-75′

Sunday, January 31st, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Concentrix Solar, a leading supplier of Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) systems and a new division of the Soitec Group (Euronext Paris), the world's supplier of engineered substrates, announced today that the company has received IEC certification 62108 for its CX-75 ...

Obama seeks to boost nuclear power in new budget

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Novozymes to launch ethanol product

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Tesla Motors files for $100 million IPO

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Solar, wind feel heat from low natural gas prices

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‘Home Star’ program to plug home energy retrofits

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Energy-harvesting rubber could power phones

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Spire to Attend PHOTON’s 5th Photovoltaic Technology Show 2010 USA Tradeshow

Thursday, January 28th, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Spire Semiconductor to Exhibit at the 2nd Concentrated Photovoltaic Summit

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World Future Energy Summit

Thursday, January 28th, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

The emirate of Abu Dhabi -- one of the world's leading oil and gas producers -- has its focus on the future. A post-oil future. Abu Dhabi has started to put into practice a bold commitment to renewable and ...

Suniva & GS Battery To Develop Energy-storing Solar Systems

Thursday, January 28th, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Suniva Inc. will collaborate with GS Battery Inc., the American subsidiary of GS Yuasa International Ltd., a battery and inverter development company, to develop solar powered energy storage systems using Suniva's solar modules.

Concentrix Solar’s CX-75 CPV Module Gets IEC Certification

Thursday, January 28th, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Concentrix Solar, a new division of the Soitec Group (Euronext Paris), announced that the company has received IEC certification 62108 for its CX-75 Flatcon module generation. The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is the world's leading electrical and electronic standards organization. ...