Dow Corning To Invest US $13M in European Solar
Monday, May 31st, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffDow Corning has announced that it will invest up to US $13 million to expand its European capabilities to innovate with silicon-based materials and technologies.
Rosendin Electric, Inc. Selects Unirac to Support 1.15MW San Jose International Airport Solar Project – June 1, 2010
Monday, May 31st, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffUnirac, Inc., North America's leading manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) mounting solutions, is pleased to have been selected by Rosendin Electric Inc. to supply their ISYS Roof Mount custom racking solution for a 1.15MW solar array atop the Mineta ...
Integrated Electrical Services Announced as a 2009 Merit Winner at 2010 Associated Builders and Contractors National Convention
Monday, May 31st, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffTHE BIG QUESTION: Could Bioenergy Power the World?
Monday, May 31st, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffEach issue, Renewable Energy World asks leading players in the industry to give their verdict on a key issue of the moment.
Yes, In My Front Yard
Monday, May 31st, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffLocal governments have significant power to influence the energy choices of their citizens. They administer and regulate water supply, waste collection, public transport, and infrastructure. They own buildings, land, waste treatment facilities and vehicle fleets and they have close ...
Belectric Starts Building 3-MW Solar Project
Monday, May 31st, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffBelectric Inc. is starting construction on a 3-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power plant at Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania.
Florida PSC Approves 100-MW Biomass Power Plant
Monday, May 31st, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffFlorida's Public Service Commission (FPS) last week approved Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) and American Renewables' joint petition for the Gainesville Renewable Energy Center, a planned 100-megawatt (MW) biomass power plant that will be located in Gainesville, Florida.
Windpower a Vehicle for Industry Announcements
Monday, May 31st, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffOver the years Windpower has served as a hub not only for industry deals but major company announcements as well, and Windpower 2010 was no different. Here are just a few of the announcements made by industry members.
TEP Signs 160-MW of Renewables PPAs
Monday, May 31st, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffTucson Electric Power (TEP) has agreed to purchase the output of 10 new solar power systems, a landfill gas generation project and a new wind farm that together will have an installed capacity of close to 160 megawatts (MW).
Turbine blade goes up in EU quarter, Brussels
Monday, May 31st, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffOPEL SOLAR INC. CEO SAYS FUTURE REMAINS BRIGHT FOR SOLAR POWER
Monday, May 31st, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffShelton, CT, and Toronto, ON, June 1, 2010 - Despite an uneven economic recovery and the lingering effects of the global recession on virtually every industry around the world, Leon (Lee) M. Pierhal, Chief Executive Officer of OPEL Solar, ...
National Semiconductor’s SolarMagic Chipset Makes Solar Panels “Smarter”
Monday, May 31st, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffNational Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:NSM), a leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog semiconductors, today introduced the solar industry's first in-panel SolarMagic™ chipset, marking the advent of a new category of solar systems: "smart panels."
Design for Extreme Affordability: Driptech and ClickDiagnostics
Monday, May 31st, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments Offby Amie Vaccaro How can we design, fund and implement affordable solutions for the developing world's toughest challenges? How can we maximize social impact with our designs? The "Design for Extreme Affordability" panel at the Net Impact ...
The Game Changers Are Here: Radical Methods and Models that Align with Ecological Stewardship
Monday, May 31st, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffRadical newcomers are running between the slow feet of big business. Dax Lovegrove has some clues on keeping up. You open a search engine and enter the term ‘forest investment.’ It draws up the leading land acquisition ...
Bye-Bye Rocketships, Phasing Out Coal, and Kidnapping in Kabul
Monday, May 31st, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffLooking back one, two and five years ago today on Worldchanging: 2009 "The Rocketship Wonder of Earlier Decades is Gone" Alex Steffen provides a great round-up of the talks at worldchanging ally and writer Geoff Manaugh's London conference, Thrilling ...
Women’s Role in a Warming World
Monday, May 31st, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments Offby Kari Manlove In June climate negotiators will reconvene in Bonn, Germany for an interim meeting to discuss the working text of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or UNFCCC, the international treaty that aims ...
What if Carbon Dioxide Were as Black as Oil?
Monday, May 31st, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffChristopher Reddy, an associate scientist and director of the Coastal Ocean Institute at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, asks "What if carbon dioxide were as black as oil?" in a great new article on CNN.com. This ...