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Archive for January, 2010

Atlas Generators Used in Enel Stillwater & Salt Wells Plants

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

Six Atlas Copco turboexpanders have been installed in Enel Green Power's Stillwater and Salt Wells geothermal power plants near Fallon, Nevada. The two innovative geothermal plants have a total gross installed capacity of 65 MW and will generate more than ...

GA-Solar To Build 300-MW of PV

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

GA-Solar is set to build one of the largest photovoltaic solar projects in the world in Guadalupe County, Arizona. GA-Solar and their parent company, Corporación Gestamp, plan to invest US $1 billion in New Mexico in the development of this ...

500-MW Edwards AFB Solar Project To Move Forward

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

The Air Force Real Property Agency and Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) executed an Agreement to Lease, setting the stage for development of the largest solar photovoltaic development in North America. The 3,288 acre parcel of land, with an estimated production ...

German FIT Reduction Could Lead to Q2 Drop

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

Germany's plan to cut the level of its feed-in tariff (FIT) could result in a dramatic demand reduction and price plunge in nation's demand for solar photovoltaic (PV) panels related system components in the second quarter of the year, ...

US Geothermal Industry Hits 3-GW in 2009

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

The Geothermal Energy Association (GEA) is reporting that geothermal energy supplies a total installed capacity of 3,152.72 MW to the United States, in states including Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.

Miguel Ferreira believes that Portugal is capable of reaching up to 10 GW of wind energy until 2020

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

MEGAJOULE's executive board member Miguel Ferreira attended last week's workshop at APREN in Lisbon. Members of the Portuguese Renewable Energies Association discussed APREN's proposal on the European renewable energy targets for 2020 which is to be submitted to the Portuguese government shortly.

Get Your Mind Out of the Gutter

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

Curbing stormwater while trimming the bottom line. by Lisa Stiffler For years, environmentalists have touted "low-impact development" -- letting soil and vegetation soak up heavy rains, rather than channeling storm runoff into gutters and sewers -- as ...

Breakthrough made in nuclear-waste sequestration

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Efficiency start-up bets on greener colleges

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Is clean tech China’s moon shot?

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Ferrari set to unveil hybrid

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American Rivers and NHA Pleased to Host Workshop on Climate Change and Hydropower

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SCPPA To Develop Storage Project with Ice Energy

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

The Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA) and Ice Energy this week announced an agreement to develop one of the first utility-scale energy storage projects in the U.S. The 53 megawatt (MW) project, to be implemented by SCPPA member utilities ...

Umwelt-Sonne-Energie Completes 1.9-MW Solyndra Panel Project

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Solyndra Inc. announced that Umwelt-Sonne-Energie GmbH (USE Projects), an authorized reseller, has completed the largest collective Solyndra project to date. The project consists of 1.9 megawatts (MW) of generation capability installed on 10 rooftop sites in Belgium owned by a ...

A-Power Delivers First Wind Turbines

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. has delivered the first 10 units of its 2.7-megawatt (MW) wind turbines to project developers in China.

Sixtron’s Silexium Coatings Could Reduce Solar Cell Light Induced Degradation

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Sixtron Advanced Materials this week introduced its patent-pending Silexium technology, an antireflective passivation coating that the company said nearly eliminates Light Induced Degradation (LID) in solar cells.

Suntech Unveils Plans for 120-MW Arizona Factory

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Suntech Power Holdings Co. and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Tuesday, announced that the company's first U.S. manufacturing plant will be located in the City of Goodyear, Arizona. The Suntech Goodyear factory will initially employ more than 70 local residents ...

Siemens Breaks Ground on New Solar Receiver Plant

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Archimede Solar Energy Srl , a joint venture between Angelantoni Industrie Spa and Siemens Energy, has begun construction at the new receiver production facility in the Italian town of Massa Martana.

Biomass Co-firing Increase for CEZ

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

National utility for the Czech Republic ?EZ Group reports that it produced more than 327 GWh of electricity from biomass during 2009 through co-firing.

New Concrete Wind Tower Plant for Kansas

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments Off

Tindall Corporation has announced plans to construct a new precast, prestressed manufacturing facility in the US at Newton, Kansas, that will be dedicated to the manufacture of the company's new concrete wind tower base system.