Applied Materials Restructuring Solar Business
Friday, May 11th, 2012 Posted in Green News | Comments OffIn order to meets its recently announced goal to reduce the annual revenue breakeven level in its Energy and Environment Solutions (EES) segment from $800 million to $500 million in FY 2013, Applied Materials yesterday said it would be ...
Study Compares Energy Sources From ‘Cradle-to-Grave’
Friday, May 11th, 2012 Posted in Green News | Comments OffNo form of energy really emits zero emissions, and that's a point that's both missed by casual advocates and overstated by strident critics.
Picture brightens on auto-tinting smart windows
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Offshore Wind: Making an American Industry, Part 1
Friday, May 11th, 2012 Posted in Green News | Comments OffPositioned between the affluent of Martha's Vineyard to the east and the well-heeled of The Hamptons to the west, Block Island has always been more of a casual paradise, a place for blue collar workers to make summertime memories ...
Two New Reports on Utility-Scale Solar
Friday, May 11th, 2012 Posted in Green News | Comments OffUtility-scale solar is still something of a novelty in the renewable energy ecosystem. Large-scale deployment of these multi-megawatt (MW) installations has only recently been enabled in the United States by two key pieces of federal legislation and state-level implementation ...
How To Become Energy Efficiency’s #1
Friday, May 11th, 2012 Posted in Green News | Comments OffIt’s easy to get the impression that technology game-changers happen in a near flash. And the stories of Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Apple leave us thinking that genius pops right out of the dorm room. But in the energy industry ...
Toshiba, Bridgelux bet on silicon to slash LED lighting prices
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The ‘Internet of Things’ gets new digs
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Saving on Solar Way Cooler Than Saving Dolphin Babies
Thursday, May 10th, 2012 Posted in Green News | Comments OffLose the propellor cap, flush the granola and forget the flower power because … gasp … solar power can help you save money.
Winners and Losers in the Renewable Energy Race
Thursday, May 10th, 2012 Posted in Green News | Comments OffAccording to a recent Pew Charitable Trust report entitled, “Who's Winning the Clean Energy Race,” the United States overtook China in green energy investments during 2011 after lagging behind for the previous two years. When you add up asset finance, ...
I Want My TLC: Attaining Transparency, Longevity and Certainty in the California Renewables Market
Thursday, May 10th, 2012 Posted in Green News | Comments OffBack in 2009, Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors ("DB") published a study tracking 270 major climate policies in 109 countries. The study concluded that successful programs were those that offered investors "TLC" — transparency, longevity, certainty — a ...
How the U.S. Geothermal Market Is and Is Not Growing
Thursday, May 10th, 2012 Posted in Green News | Comments OffApparently little happened in the way of new, operational geothermal plants in 2011, if you look at the Geothermal Energy Association's 2012 annual Power Production and Development report. Although the United States remains in the lead globally in terms ...
Microsoft gets earth-friendly, goes carbon neutral
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Memo: Group Wants To Create Fake Grassroots Wind ‘Subversion’ Campaign That ‘Should Appear As A Groundswell’
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 Posted in Green News | Comments OffLast February, a group of anti-wind activists gathered in Washington, DC. Their goal: establish a coordinated, nation-wide program of "wind warriors" who could be dispatched to fight the industry anywhere, anytime.
Latin America Report: Work Starts on Chile’s Largest Wind Farm
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 Posted in Green News | Comments OffConstruction has begun on what will become Chile's largest wind farm, a 115-megawatt development in the Antofagasta region in the northern part of the country.
Enel Flips Solar Switch at Cogeneration Plant, Starts Geothermal Work in Utah
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 Posted in Green News | Comments OffThe world's first solar-geothermal power plant was commissioned last week in Stillwater, Nevada with the completion of a 24-MW solar PV plant developed by Enel Green Power. It is strategically positioned next to Enel's existing 60-MW geothermal plant to ...
Fisker Karma involved in house fire but battery not cause
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Low-Temperature Geothermal: Digging for Its Vast Opportunity
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 Posted in Green News | Comments OffThe geothermal industry recognizes the need for innovation. Halley Dickey of TAS Energy, Karl Gawell of GEA (Geothermal Energy Association), and Doug Glaspey of U.S. Geothermal Inc. expressed the crucial importance of research and development in the geothermal ...
Australia’s CBD Acquires Westinghouse Solar; CEO Out
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 Posted in Green News | Comments OffEmerging Australian company CBD Energy has an agreement in place to acquire California-based Westinghouse Solar in an all-stock deal that will give the company better access to the growing American solar market.
Microsoft Moving Towards Carbon Neutrality
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 Posted in Green News | Comments OffMicrosoft has committed to become carbon neutral beginning on July 1, the start of the company's new fiscal year. The shift results from three years of internal discussions within the company to improve Microsoft's carbon footprint and environmental performance. The ...