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Archive for June, 2010

Solar Energy Fights for Roof Space

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An increasing problem in today's crowded buildings is finding the best position to fit solar collectors. The two main forms of collectors found on roofs are for water heating (solar thermal) and photovoltaic (solar electricity). If space is short, ...

Can South Africa Catch the North African Wind?

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The announcement earlier this year of the renewable energy feed-in-tariff for South Africa was a progressive step by energy policy makers. The value of these tariffs even surpassed the expectations of most stakeholders involved in the renewable energy industry.

Policies and Regulations: Taking a hard look at hydropower reform

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Opportunities to increase hydropower production in the U.S. and Canada are aplenty. A recent study by Navigant Consulting Inc. indicates the U.S. has the technical potential to quadruple hydropower capacity.

Axio Power To Build 2-MW PV Project

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Axio Power Inc. will develop a 2-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic facility on a closed municipal landfill in the Town of Greenfield, Massachusetts. The Greenfield Solar Farm is a ground-mounted solar power project.

Poet Acquires 90-MGY Ethanol Plant

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Poet announced the purchase of a 90 million gallon-per-year ethanol plant located just outside Cloverdale, Indiana and previously operated by Altra Biofuels.

Nautilus Closes Financing for 3-MW PV Plant

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Nautilus Solar Energy LLC announced the completion and close of the agreement to finance the construction and operation of the first 3 megawatts (MW) of a 3.5-MW solar energy project on the William Paterson University (WPU) campus in Wayne, New ...

Siemens Invests in Offshore, Gets Connection Order

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Siemens will become shareholder (49 percent) in A2SEA A/S, a supplier of installation services for the construction of offshore wind farms. Dong Energy will continue to be the company's main shareholder. A2SEA based in Fredericia, Denmark, has a work force ...

Water Resources: It Always Comes Down to the Science

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In the early years of hydropower generation, the environmental soundness of this resource rarely was questioned. In fact, early opposition to hydroelectric development primarily stemmed from land use and land ownership issues. At that time, little was done in ...

Pike: Solar To Hit Grid Parity by 2013

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The solar energy market has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past two years, driven by a new abundance of polysilicon, the effects of the worldwide financial crisis, and the plunging price of solar modules.

When Wind Works, There’s Lots of Work in Wind

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Call for Papers for 2011 Photovoltaics World Conference

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Make your voice heard! We are now accepting abstract submittals for the 2011 Photovoltaics World Conference program. Submit your abstracts on-line by August 6, 2010 using our on-line submission form at www.pvworldevent.com. Abstracts should be 200-400 words in length ...

Great Beach Reading for a Hot Planet

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Oil Declares War on Solar. How You (and Twitter) Can Help Defeat Prop 23 for Free. Yes, free.

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Two Approaches to Going Solar

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The Dalles Dam: A Safer Place for Salmon

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It is a hulking mass of concrete, built to perform a delicate task.

Photovoltaics World March/April Issue

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This issue includes: Towards grid parity: advances in c-Si PV manufacturing technology; Increasing cell efficiency and optimizing productivity using wide-area metrology; Improving materials applications for solar device manufacturing; Inverter technology drives lower solar costs; Grid Parity: On Track to ...

The Relative Advantage of Solar

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Blimps for Freight on the Way!

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Helium-powered ships could be carrying freight – and even passengers – in as little as a decade's time. (An example of the future of airship freight, a carrier by German company CargoLifter) by Juliette Jowit Fresh fruit, vegetables, ...

A Plurilateral Climate Agreement: We Need to Recognize Our Humanity Over Our Nationality and Show Some Guts!

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by James Cameron The Copenhagen climate summit ended six months ago in what was widely seen in the clean tech and environmentalist communities as a major disappointment. Now, six months later, at the conclusion of yet another ...