Not Just Another Solar Deal – Why Gila Bend Could Be Pioneering The Future For U.S. Solar
Saturday, July 31st, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffResource: iuMAP: A Web-Based Directory to Track Social Enterprise Globally
Friday, July 30th, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffAyllu (pronounced 'i-u') in media partnership with NextBillion has launched a new resource for tracking social enterprise projects globally: iuMAP. (iuMAP screenshot) According to Melissa Richer, Founder and Executive Director of Ayllu, iuMAP will be the world's largest ...
The Design Future of the Sacred Grove
Friday, July 30th, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffWorldchanging contributor Geoff Manaugh of BLDG|BLOG has a great article up about the contemporary and future design possibilities of "sacred groves" at the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) Study Centre website. Ships botanically assembling themselves in the ...
We get a charge out of driving Nissan Leaf
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Thermografische Kaart: Heat Seeking Camera Used to Assess Home Energy Use
Friday, July 30th, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffFly by night operation provides a detailed map of heat loss in Belgium. by Tim Varga (image via Terrapass) The quality of your home’s insulation can be hard to assess without tearing into walls or poking a hole in ...
‘Smart window’ maker Soladigm to build factory
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Carbon Footprint Analysis, GlobalGiving Green, and Cory Doctorow
Friday, July 30th, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffLooking back one, two and five years ago today on Worldchanging: 2009 World Bank Initiates Carbon Footprint Analysis Ben Block examines the hidden carbon footprint costs of World Bank projects, and says that the Bank is responding to pressure ...
Home efficiency pros cross fingers Home Star will pass
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Intersolar North America 2010 – Reflections on the U.S. Solar Water Heating Market
Thursday, July 29th, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffHow Practical Are Electric Cars? The Sequel.
Thursday, July 29th, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffThe History Channel — Sketchy Coverage of Energy
Thursday, July 29th, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffTop Five Electric Vehicle Developments
Thursday, July 29th, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffSolyndra Signs PPA with SCE
Thursday, July 29th, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffThe cylindrical CIGS thin-film manufacturer Solyndra just signed a power purchase agreement with the utility Southern California Edison for 16-MW of projects.
Recurrent Finances 5-MW PV Project
Thursday, July 29th, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffThe solar PV development company Recurrent Energy has been making some big project announcements lately. The developer said yesterday that it had raised $18 million in debt for a 5-MW PV system in San Francisco.
Consolidation Continues: Panasonic To Buy Sanyo
Thursday, July 29th, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffOn Wednesday this week, Panasonic announced its intentions to purchase remaining shares of Sanyo Electric Co and Panasonic Electric Works (PEW). Panasonic already had a 50% stake in Sanyo as of last year. Sanyo is a big player ...
DOE Backs Hawaiian Wind Power Project
Thursday, July 29th, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffEnergy Secretary Steven Chu announced that the Department of Energy (DOE) has finalized a $117 million loan guarantee for the Kahuku Wind Power project. The 30-megawatt (MW) project is located in Kahuku, Hawaii and will create over 200 jobs ...
Bigger Blades and Better Designs in Wind Energy
Thursday, July 29th, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffEvidence that wind generation equipment development continues apace emerges from a swath of new designs that are intended to extend the operational range of existing machines into previously untapped wind regimes. The moves indicate a key trend that ...
Here at the Crossover, Solar Beats Nuclear
Thursday, July 29th, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffCSP Today: Interview with Anoop Mathur from Terrafore
Thursday, July 29th, 2010 Posted in Green News | Comments OffAhead of the First Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Summit India, CSP Today catches up with Anoop Mathur from Terrafore, who will be speaking at the Summit.