Vancouver’s Green Olympics: Exceptions that Change the Rules
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffThe Vancouver Olympics are in their second week and the media has loved the "green" flavour of the games. The stunning new LEED certified athlete's village and convention centre have been the centerpiece of what ...
Lotus-powered Proton plug-in hybrid concept coming to Geneva
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Utilities: Green tech good for planet, bad for business
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Fuel cell vehicles to number 2.8 million by 2020
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IBM touts Smarter Building push
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Your local park: Actually not that bad for the planet
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California solar project gets $1.4 billion U.S. guarantee
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3TIER Completes REmapping the World™
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments Off3TIER® today announced the completion of its REmapping the World ™ initiative, which was launched in March 2008 to address the biggest barrier to global renewable energy adoption – the lack of reliable information regarding resource potential and availability. ...
Intertek’s Offers New White Paper on Methods for Expanding Market Access for PV Modules through Improved Certification Planning
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffIntertek, a global leader in testing, inspection and certification, is offering a free white paper, Key Steps to Rapid Global PV Module Certification, informing module manufacturers on ways to achieve faster access to more markets.
The Switch to deliver two direct-drive 3 MW prototypes to Schuler Group
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffAs Schuler Group continues its strong advance into the wind power market, the company has placed an order with The Switch for two direct-driven 3 MW drive trains. The custom-built The Switch Drive™ permanent magnet generator and full-power converter ...
Innovalight Awarded US Patent for Silicon Ink Solar Cells
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffInnovalight Inc announced that the company has been awarded a key patent for the manufacturing of crystalline wafer solar cells with silicon ink. Entitled "Methods of forming multi-doped junctions on a substrate," U.S. Patent No. 7,615,393 was issued in one ...
Innovalight Awarded US Patent for Silicon Ink Solar Cells
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffInnovalight Inc announced that the company has been awarded a key patent for the manufacturing of crystalline wafer solar cells with silicon ink. Entitled "Methods of forming multi-doped junctions on a substrate," U.S. Patent No. 7,615,393 was issued in one ...
Fotowatio To Finance & Develop 10-MW Roman Solar Project
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffFotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) plans to develop a 10-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic power plant in Fiumicino, Rome. Developed in partnership with Solesa Green Power, the facility will be the largest solar power plant in the Rome province – and ...
Fotowatio To Finance & Develop 10-MW Roman Solar Project
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffFotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) plans to develop a 10-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic power plant in Fiumicino, Rome. Developed in partnership with Solesa Green Power, the facility will be the largest solar power plant in the Rome province – and ...
REpower & Akuo Energy Close 51-MW Turbine Deal
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffREpower Systems AG and Akuo Energy SAS have signed three agreements for the supply of 25 wind turbines. The REpower MM92 turbines, each with a hub height of 100 meters and 2.05 megawatts (MW) of rated power will be ...
REpower & Akuo Energy Close 51-MW Turbine Deal
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffREpower Systems AG and Akuo Energy SAS have signed three agreements for the supply of 25 wind turbines. The REpower MM92 turbines, each with a hub height of 100 meters and 2.05 megawatts (MW) of rated power will be ...
Brightsource Offered US $1.4B DOE Loan Guarantee
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffBrightSource Energy Inc. announced on Monday that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has conditionally committed to provide US $1.37 billion in loan guarantees to support the financing of BrightSource's Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System.
Defining a ‘Carbon Neutral’ City
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments Offby Justus Stewart and Pete Erickson Last November, Alex Steffen gave a two-night talk at Seattle’s Town Hall. In those talks, he issued a challenge to the government and the residents of Seattle: to be bigger and ...
NASA: Cars Greatest Net Contributor to Climate Change
Monday, February 22nd, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffA new NASA study concludes that cars are the biggest net contributor to climate change: Cars, buses, and trucks release pollutants and greenhouse gases that promote warming, while emitting few aerosols that counteract it. In contrast, the ...
Bloom box: An energy breakthrough?
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