Dec 07, 2011 11:00PM
Dec 07, 2011 7:37PM
Dec 07, 2011 5:00PM
Nov 29, 2011 9:00PM
Zero-Waste Batteries Soon a Reality? | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAcc...
Nov 29, 2011 8:30PM
Bigger Subsidies Make Bigger Solar A Bad Bet | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([...
Nov 29, 2011 8:28PM
Shawn Lesser discusses the top 10 clean energy highlights of Berlin, Germany.
Nov 29, 2011 6:30PM
LA Utility Lagging In Solar Race, Report Says | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(...
Nov 29, 2011 3:00PM
Solar-Focused ERC Has Houston Help | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccou...
Nov 29, 2011 12:00AM
Solar Powered Art Sends Sustainable Message | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['...
Nov 28, 2011 11:00PM
Green Innovation Result Of Solar Competition | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([...
Nov 28, 2011 10:00PM
U.S., Asia Buck Up Solar PV Market | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccou...
Nov 28, 2011 7:00PM
Solar Powers (And Shades) A Desert Base | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_set...
Nov 28, 2011 4:00PM
New Solar Power Technology Uses Antennas | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_se...
Nov 27, 2011 5:00PM
The Insight Behind Record Solar Efficiency | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_...
Nov 25, 2011 1:00PM
SunPower, Navy Hook Up In The Desert | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAcc...
Nov 24, 2011 2:00PM
Solar Light Bulbs In Turkey Quake Aid | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAc...
Nov 24, 2011 12:00AM
Sun Club At It Again With PV, Internship | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_se...
Nov 23, 2011 11:00PM
SoliCharger Rocks Tunes While Recharging | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_se...
Nov 23, 2011 8:00PM
Solar, Upgrades Will Trim School Energy Bill | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push([...
Nov 23, 2011 7:30PM
Cooking With The Sun: A Photo Gallery | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAc...
Nov 22, 2011 10:29PM
Naval Air Station (NAS) Kingsville, Texas, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Nov. 15, for a new Solar Array Plant constructed on the south end of the air station.
Nov 22, 2011 8:30PM
Rep. Stearns - Don't Throw In The Towel On Our Clean Energy Economy! | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = ...
Nov 22, 2011 8:00PM
'Marine Solar Cells' Use Waves And Sun | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setA...
Nov 21, 2011 10:30PM
Clean Tech News Briefs November 16, 2011 | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_se...
Nov 21, 2011 10:00PM
Nanowires Could Revolutionize Thin Film PV | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_...
Nov 21, 2011 9:00PM
Utilities Tie Solar Growth To Smart Grid | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_se...
Nov 21, 2011 8:00PM
Partisan Divide Opens Up On Clean Energy | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_se...
Nov 21, 2011 11:17AM
Source: The Green Car Website
Nov 20, 2011 1:00PM
Solar Capital? It Could Be Vineland, NJ | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_set...
Nov 19, 2011 8:00PM
California Valley Solar Ranch Being Built | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_s...
Nov 19, 2011 7:00PM
Queensland Maps A Renewable Future | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAcco...
Nov 19, 2011 12:00AM
Mojave Solar Project Ups Its Game | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccoun...
Nov 18, 2011 11:00PM
Solar Could Be Data Center Power Answer | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_set...
Nov 18, 2011 10:30PM
Nov 18, 2011 8:00PM
Solar Panels Arrive (Finally) For SFPUC | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_set...
Nov 18, 2011 2:03PM
Conergy Canada’s FIT and micro-FIT compliant Conergy ON module recently was identified as the most recommended module brand among Ontario installers according to ClearSky Advisors Ontario PV Ins...
Nov 18, 2011 12:00AM
Somewhere, James Bond Feels a Pang of Jealousy | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push...
Nov 17, 2011 9:41PM
Loans Drive U.S. Solar Exports To India | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_set...
Nov 17, 2011 9:37PM
Solar Generator Review: Start Going Off the Grid and Be Better Prepared for Power Outages | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-an...
Nov 17, 2011 4:44PM
This new wave in the Occupy movement is being spearheaded by solar finance company Solar Mosaic and 20 other progressive companies and organizations to help people kickstart solar projects in their co...
Nov 17, 2011 4:42PM
Despite a weak start to the year and a tumultuous environment for the world's solar industry, solar PV installations will reach 24 gigawatts (GW) in 2011, a rise of 24% from the previous year.
Nov 17, 2011 4:07PM
Only around 1/3 of rural residents in Bangladesh have access to electricity. Some 16 million homes have yet to be connected to an electricity grid. That's changing fast with help from the World B...
Nov 17, 2011 3:59PM
The state of Texas is steadily growing as a player in the solar power installation market, but much work has to be done, according to a new report.
Nov 16, 2011 11:00PM
Arizona Solar Ranch Among Largest In State | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_...
Nov 16, 2011 9:00PM
Solar In Reach For More In New Orleans | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setA...
Nov 16, 2011 7:00PM
LuminAID Inflates Hopes With Solar Light | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_se...
Nov 16, 2011 1:42PM
Jonathon Porritt, Co-founder of Friends of the Earth and Founding Director of Forum for the Future, reiterates what Dr Jeremy Leggett, Founder and Chairman of SolarCentury, and I said in our CNBC &...
Nov 16, 2011 1:34PM
It's great to see solar manufacturers begin to get their plants LEED-certified - it's time for them to move beyond producing clean energy and make sure their operations and buildings are ...
Nov 15, 2011 11:22PM
New Industry Opposition To China Solar Duties | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(...
Nov 15, 2011 10:00PM
Clean Tech News Briefs November 15, 2011 | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_se...
Nov 15, 2011 9:00PM
Desertec To Start With Morocco Solar Plant | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_...
Nov 15, 2011 8:00PM
Nov 15, 2011 6:00PM
Sungevity Lights Up Zambian Schools | EarthTechling // // Google Analytics for WordPress by Yoast v4.1.3 | http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/ var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAcco...
Nov 15, 2011 3:55AM
A new program from Sungevity and Empowered by Light, "Every Child Has a Light," connects environmental goodness with social goodness. Who doesn't like to be both and environmental and a...
Nov 14, 2011 9:00PM
How explosive has the growth in Chinese solar manufacturing been? According to research compiled by the Earth Policy Institute (EPI), in 2010 China more than doubled its production of photovoltaic (PV...
Nov 14, 2011 6:00PM
EarthTechling looks at a lot of interesting clean tech news daily as we consider what items to have our staff write about. Here are some green tech news gems we found while researching online you mi...
Nov 13, 2011 8:00PM
Phipps Conservatory of Pittsburgh is taking the deep green challenge set by the Cascadia chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council,
Nov 13, 2011 7:00PM
Dominion Virginia Power wants to get into the community solar business. The company has asked the Virginia State Corporation Commission to approve a multi-year pilot program to expand the company...
Nov 13, 2011 5:00PM
IKEA is at it again. The Swedish home furnishings retailer
Nov 12, 2011 7:00PM
Modern technology will soon be used to protect treasured works of art from the past. The
Nov 12, 2011 6:00PM
Nobody said cleantech would be shovel-ready, right? Two years ago, the U.S. Department of Energy announced 16
Nov 12, 2011 3:00PM
The giant, 80-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) installation at Okhotnykovo in Ukraine is complete. While it was under construction the plant’s developers had said it would become the largest on t...
Nov 11, 2011 9:30PM
By Brian Foley, Sierra ClubRenewable energy is great for the planet and human health. And unlike fossil fuels, anyone can become a clean-energy producer by adopting some panels or a small turbine. B...
Nov 11, 2011 7:34PM
AZUR SOLAR has signed an agreement with Bluefield Partners LLP that will see Bluefield financing a large number of new AZUR SOLAR installed 50kWp and 150kWp solar PV installations on industrial, com...
Nov 11, 2011 7:33PM
With its participation in the long-term conservation monitoring project run by the University of Applied Sciences in Eberswalde (HNEE), solarhybrid is making a contribution to the development of renew...
Nov 11, 2011 6:59PM
Ok. Deep breath. The first time I modeled solar costs and started reviewing the first PPA solar models, was nearly 8 years ago now. And they were ugly then. As in, fully loaded some $0.60-0.90 /kw...
Nov 11, 2011 6:29PM
California has hit a major milestone of 1 gigawatt (GW) of solar PV on rooftops across the state - a threshold reached by just five countries. That's over 100,000 solar systems installed since ...
Nov 11, 2011 6:26PM
Yesterday, as the Department of Commerce opened its investigation on the US solar company trade complaint against China for "dumping" solar panels in the US at prices that are killing domest...
Nov 11, 2011 6:09PM
"We do everything for our customers - from start to finish. We designed the program to eliminate all roadblocks to improving our buildings - for everyone. For the first time, this is an efficienc...
Nov 11, 2011 9:19AM
A new report made by Environment California, a statewide advocacy group, reveals that the state has hit a major renewable energy milestone: it is now home to 1 gigawatt's-worth of rooftop
Nov 10, 2011 10:49PM
I wanted to update our about solar energy / why solar energy page. There's a lot more info I've been wanting to include, and I also thought that it would be a good idea to make a video to go...
Nov 10, 2011 10:34PM
As Susan wrote back on September 1, GE Energy Financial Services, Verve Energy, and First Solar have teamed up to build a large (“utility-scale”) solar farm in Australia. The farm will be ...
Nov 10, 2011 10:30PM
By energyNow!Landfills are a constant reminder of all the waste we produce, but a new innovation could throw out the notion of a “dump” by turning them into solar power dynamos.energyNOW! ...
Nov 10, 2011 10:19PM
QUICK NEWS: German solar PV firm Q-Cells has announced that one of its projects, which will be the largest solar power park in Europe, will be completed and sending electricity to about 22,500 Germans...
Nov 10, 2011 10:00PM
EarthTechling looks at a lot of interesting clean tech news daily as we consider what items to have our staff write about. Here are some green tech news gems we found while researching online you mi...
Nov 10, 2011 8:30PM
China is a solar manufacturing titan, but it hasn’t been much of a solar power producer, with installed capacity barely cracking the top 10 globally, according to the Renewables 2011 Global Stat...
Nov 10, 2011 7:16PM
Facebook, the world's largest social networking website has recently decided to turn to renewable energy. The company plans to install a nicely-sized solar power system to power its new Menlo Par...
Nov 10, 2011 7:00PM
When Green Mountain Power (GMP) went looking for more generation resources to meet peak summer electricity demand, it looked to an obvious resource: its customers’ own rooftops. With more than 9...
Nov 09, 2011 11:00PM
This isn’t your grandma’s mobile home. A new off-grid, solar-powered, park model cottage by Cavco Industries is being unveiled at the KOA Convention and Trade Expo in Las Vegas.
Nov 09, 2011 9:30PM
MIT researchers say a hybrid solar-thermoelectric system they’re working on would provide a big advantage over conventional solar cells or solar thermal systems, particularly for household use: ...
Nov 09, 2011 9:06PM
It was good news-bad news kind of day for SolarWorld today. Even as opposition emerged to its demand for sanctions on
Nov 09, 2011 9:00PM
EarthTechling looks at a lot of interesting clean tech news daily as we consider what items to have our staff write about. Here are some green tech news gems we found while researching online you mi...
Nov 09, 2011 6:13PM
An economic “war” is about to unleash between China’s solar panel industry and the U.S.’s, as the latter applied more than $1 billion in duties to the imports from China. Also,...
Nov 09, 2011 2:46PM
Shawn Lesser discusses the top ten clean energy highlights of Applied Materials.
Nov 09, 2011 2:03PM
While the steep fall in solar prices is a real problem for manufactuers, it's resulting in a boom of solar installations in China, where project developers are seeing significantly
Nov 09, 2011 2:01PM
The United Steelworkers Union - the largest in the US with 850,000 active members - joined the Coalition for American Solar Manufacturing in petitioning for anti-dumping and countervailing duties on C...
Nov 09, 2011 12:34PM
As our loyal readers already know, Michael Grätzel invented dye-sensitized solar cells 20 years ago, but, despite their low price, these organic cells have proved rather inefficient. However, Gr&...
Nov 08, 2011 9:00PM
How can an oceangoing ship be a hybrid?It can’t — at least not fully. But while a ship may not recover energy from the brakes like a hybrid car, it can be propelled by a hybrid system of d...
Nov 08, 2011 7:19PM
Among the few rewards of blogging are the field trips supplied to see clean energy technology in action. On one such bloggers' clean tech tour last summer in Finland, I met the (then very pregnan...
Nov 08, 2011 7:00PM
Distributed Sun, a Washington, D.C.-based solar energy developer, has announced that it has partnered with real estate company
Nov 07, 2011 11:00PM
EarthTechling looks at a lot of interesting clean tech news daily as we consider what items to have our staff write about. Here are some green tech news gems we found while researching online you mi...
Nov 07, 2011 8:00PM
BYD is a massive, global manufacturing company. Based in China but half owned by Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway, BYD manufactures electric and hybrid vehicles, solar power systems, environme...
Nov 07, 2011 7:00PM
Maybe we’re wrong, but is there a little buzz beginning that the
Nov 07, 2011 4:38PM
Looking to streamline and speed up the process of developing the nation's solar power potential, the US Dept. of Interior took another step towards opening up public land in six Western states - ...
Nov 07, 2011 4:02PM
Yes, the Occupy movement has officially spread to the solar power movement, as it rightfully should. Big business has too much control over our energy policy, our energy habits, our climate, and our c...
Nov 07, 2011 3:32PM
After lowering guidance for the year and letting it's CEO go because of industry pricing pressure, First Solar (Nasdaq:FSLR) announced it would accelerate efforts to raise module and manufacturin...
Nov 07, 2011 3:27PM
President Obama commented on the petition filed by US solar manufacturers a couple of weeks ago that calls for stiff tariffs on solar imports from China. The 3000 page petition alleges China is vio...
Nov 07, 2011 2:00PM
The average cost of installing a rooftop photovoltaic (PV) system on a typical U.S. home is currently about $6.50 per watt ($32,500 for a 5-kilowatt system). Most of the investment flowing into the so...
Nov 05, 2011 6:00PM
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is revamping its program for developing small-scale solar power sources, aiming to encourage more but not-quite-so-big installations – and a Chattanooga, Ten...
Nov 05, 2011 2:00PM
You might or might not think much of President Barack Obama’s 2009 stimulus – more formally known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – but we call tell you who definitely ...
Nov 04, 2011 8:18PM
AZUR SOLAR has signed an agreement with Bluefield Partners LLP that will see Bluefield financing a large number of new AZUR SOLAR installed 50kWp and 150kWp solar PV installations on industrial, comme...
Nov 04, 2011 7:52PM
Lanco Solar CEO V. Saibaba has stated that he thinks solar power costs in India could come down 40% by 2015, which would make solar cost-competitive with other energy sources even without subsidies c...
Nov 04, 2011 7:00PM
EarthTechling looks at a lot of interesting clean tech news daily as we consider what items to have our staff write about. Here are some green tech news gems we found while researching online you mi...
Nov 03, 2011 11:00PM
Before their widespread adoption as an “alternative” power source, solar panels were most commonly associated with deep space. But, the solar panels used to power satellites are actually q...
Nov 03, 2011 8:45PM
Figuring out the financial benefits of rooftop solar can be a difficult exercise in engineering, accounting, finance and most of all, patience. To make matters worse, there aren’t clear resources t...
Nov 03, 2011 8:00PM
President Barack Obama made SolarWorld’s day on Tuesday. In an interview with a Portland, Ore., television reporter, the president was asked about the company’s allegations that China is v...
Nov 03, 2011 7:22PM
The last two years have brought about unprecedented growth for solar utility installations. The utility-scale solar market exploded in 2010 with 459 megawatts (MW) of photovoltaic (PV) and concentrati...
Nov 03, 2011 7:00PM
The quest for greater photovoltaic efficiency, seemingly playing out at every energy-inclined research center on the planet, is taking shape at Arizona State University with the oddly named “dis...
Nov 03, 2011 2:12PM
The self-styled "greenest government ever" has cut feed-in-tariffs for solar power by half, doubling the length of time it will take homeowners to receive payback and risking thousands of jo...
Nov 02, 2011 11:00PM
Concentrating solar power (CSP) is getting a boost from the federal government, with the U.S. Department of Energy offering $60 million in SunShot Initiative money to fund 20 to 22 research projects &...
Nov 02, 2011 10:30PM
WSJ. Magazine, a glossy supplement to the Wall Street Journal, recently held its inaugural Innovator of the Year Awards, designed to honor “the most creative, disruptive, and influential individ...
Nov 02, 2011 10:00PM
A solar charger like no other? That’s the mPowerpad by Third Wave Power which, according to a recent news release, is described as “the world’s first all-in-one solar charger with ge...
Nov 02, 2011 8:00PM
Facebook is teaming up with Cogenra Solar to put a solar cogeneration system in at its headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. According Cogenra, one of the company’s dual energy-production systems &...
Nov 01, 2011 10:35PM
Google has also signed two long-term contracts to purchase the output from over 200MW of wind generation in Iowa and Oklahoma, at set prices over 20 years. The renewable energy from these NextEra E...
Nov 01, 2011 10:31PM
With its participation in the long-term conservation monitoring project run by the University of Applied Sciences in Eberswalde (HNEE), solarhybrid is making a contribution to the development of renew...
Nov 01, 2011 10:28PM
A new solar power station in Dorset, the largest of its kind in the county, is capable of generating enough electricity for around 200 average homes.
Nov 01, 2011 10:24PM
Cree's latest addition to its 1200V SiC Schottky diode product offering includes four new surface mount devices in 2A, 5A, 8A, and 10A current ratings and packaged in the industry-standard surfac...
Nov 01, 2011 9:43PM
Installed costs for solar PV have dropped and economies of scale improved significantly in 2010, opening the door for much more cost-competitive distributed solar power.
Nov 01, 2011 9:17PM
Somfy Systems is a motorized window treatment company. It offers mechanical window shades that cover windows to block sunlight out of houses when it is hot and unblock them when the weather is cool. S...
Nov 01, 2011 9:14PM
Our current economic malaise - a dispiriting lack of good job creation in particular - has lots of people examining present day US political economy and thinking about ways to rectify the situation. P...
Nov 01, 2011 6:39PM
An <strong>invisible glass</strong> like the one developed by Nippon Electric Glass Co could really make a difference in how much of Sun's rays are actually hitting the photosensitive...
Nov 01, 2011 3:37PM
After receiving over 80,000 comments, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has issued a revised roadmap for large utility-scale solar plants on federal lands in six western states - Arizona, C...
Nov 01, 2011 3:35PM
he UK and Germany are cutting solar subsidies once again, because of the big drop in the costs to install solar systems. Solar feed-in tariffs - the fixed amount paid for sending solar to the grid - ...
Oct 31, 2011 10:00PM
The solar bag company Voltaic – whose gadget-powering bags we detailed last year – has stepped up its game, and is now offering a couple of new products the deliver enough juice to charge ...
Oct 31, 2011 7:30PM
By Vignesh Gowrishankar and Sameer Kwatra, Natural Resources Defense CouncilEarlier this month, over 150 solar companies bid for the “second batch” of projects allotted under Phase 1 of I...
Oct 31, 2011 12:13PM
Source: The Green Car Website
Oct 30, 2011 7:00PM
New breakthroughs in solar photovoltaic technology could make low-cost solar cells available in an array of consumer electronic equipment. So says Molecular Solar, a company spun from the University o...
Oct 29, 2011 9:00PM
New Jersey, which has seen a solar boom in recent years, now adds to the nation’s growing list of green schools with
Oct 29, 2011 8:00PM
Whether Chinese manufacturers are cheating or not, as SolarWorld and six unnamed compatriots charge, there is little question these are challenging times for U.S. crystalline silicon solar manufacture...
Oct 29, 2011 5:30PM
by Jason Quail, Green Tech WeeklyIn this weeks show a personal solar charger that needs your help,
Oct 29, 2011 4:00PM
A group of citizens has formed in Maine to push for legislation that would require
Oct 28, 2011 11:30PM
By Justin Guay, Sierra ClubIf anyone needed proof that clean energy is the future we need, look no further than the recent trade disputes the US has filed against China over wind and now solar power. ...
Oct 28, 2011 11:00PM
Chihuahua, Mexico, isn’t precisely a border town – it’s 150 empty miles down the
Oct 28, 2011 10:30PM
Oct 28, 2011 12:47PM
Source: The Green Car Website
Oct 27, 2011 8:30PM
Cornell University’s
Oct 27, 2011 8:00PM
Looking for a career in the solar industry? The new Solar Career Map website, developed by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), is here to help.
Oct 27, 2011 7:28PM
Oct 27, 2011 7:06PM
A small solar installer in Maryland, solargaines, provided me with this interesting solar power infographic yesterday. Definitely thought is was worth sharing. Of course, this is all about solar power...
Oct 27, 2011 12:00AM
EarthTechling looks at a lot of interesting clean tech news daily as we consider what items to have our staff write about. Here are some green tech news gems we found while researching online you mi...
Oct 26, 2011 9:00PM
There is something ineffably cool about a golf cart. Whether you find yourself zipping down the fairway toward a tap-in on the 16th green or simply putting through a retirement community with your par...
Oct 26, 2011 5:59PM
Oct 26, 2011 1:13PM
The largest operating concentrating solar PV plant in the US is now generating electricity in New Mexico. The 5 megawatt (MW) Hatch Solar Energy Center is owned and operated by NextEra Energy, Inc....
Oct 26, 2011 1:05PM
11 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia launched the Northeast Electric Vehicle Network to jump start electric vehicle (EV) adoption throughout the region.
Oct 25, 2011 11:30PM
By Serkan Oral for National Geographic SocietyIn the past, people appreciated the importance of the sun only when they were drying tomatoes and eggplants. Vegetables were hung on strings and left to...
Oct 25, 2011 10:00PM
The SoL Hybrid Power Pack for the iPhone is yet another item created to provide a serious solar charge for smartphones that is cleaner and sustainable. Solar panels on the back power the built-in batt...
Oct 25, 2011 8:30PM
EarthTechling looks at a lot of interesting clean tech news daily as we consider what items to have our staff write about. Here are some green tech news gems we found while researching online you mi...
Oct 25, 2011 8:00PM
It’s true, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) recently held an “Energy and Sustainability Technology Fair” in the courtyard at the Pentagon. But no, there wasn’t a table ther...
Oct 25, 2011 7:30PM
By Johanna Wald, Natural Resources Defense CouncilSecretary of Interior Department Ken Salazar this week is expected to announce an important milestone towards adopting a program for managing solar ...
Oct 25, 2011 5:02PM
Compared to solar PV installations that use string inverters, micro inverters deliver 5% to 20% greater energy harvest over the system lifetime by applying Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) to each ...
Oct 25, 2011 4:57PM
In the first phase of Dimplex’s PV project, in the summer of 2010, 16 solar panels with a total output of 3.68kWp were installed on the southwest facing office roof. The array performed so well ...
Oct 25, 2011 4:35PM
Locally owned solar power has a few benefits of alternative solar power options. Check them out:
Oct 25, 2011 3:50PM
Green energy presents so many amazing opportunities and advantages over our current energy infrastructure…like the ability to go places where there isn’t any infrastructure. A Canadian co...
Oct 24, 2011 11:00PM
How’s this for a dramatic statement of intent: “We must get Hawaii off oil … recent price spikes and continued turmoil in oil-producing regions are reminders that we have to cut our...
Oct 24, 2011 7:00PM
China and U.S. solar manufacturers traded shots in the wake of the SolarWorld-led effort to slap big tariffs on Chinese imports of crystalline silicon solar panels. China denied breaking trade rules, ...
Oct 24, 2011 5:15PM
Solar cells could soon be integrated into car roofs as a result of a collaboration between Konarka Technologies and one of the world's largest auto suppliers, Webasto.
Oct 24, 2011 3:51PM
Dow Solar company has started mass marketing solar shingles. Solar shingles are roof shingles with solar cells (electricity generating material) integrated into them, so the shingles are the solar pan...
Oct 24, 2011 3:30PM
Davidson College in North Carolina will soon join the ranks of Monmouth University and
Oct 24, 2011 1:30PM
Nestle Purina PetCare has just added a new ingredient to its popular pet food: solar power. The company commissioned a 427-kilowatt (kW) photovoltaic (PV) solar array at its
Oct 23, 2011 5:00PM
“Solar heating and cooling technologies” is an umbrella term used to describe solar energy technologies that capture the sun’s heat, providing energy for water and pool heating as we...
Oct 22, 2011 5:00PM
Forget the frame — Sharp Electronics recently introduced a
Oct 21, 2011 11:00PM
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.In this episode of G...
Oct 21, 2011 8:30PM
By Colorado Energy NewsLast week, the Board of the San Luis Valley town of Antonito, Colorado voted 7-0 to host a community owned “solar garden” at their water treatment site. Managed by W...
Oct 21, 2011 8:00PM
Dartz, a Latvian automaker best know for its line of luxury armored SUVs that can run over $1 million, is apparently looking to move into the electric vehicle market as the company recently announced ...
Oct 21, 2011 6:30PM
Scalability and ease of installation continue to gain ground in the marketing of home solar systems, with Sharp the latest to jump on the trend. The company unveiled SunSnap AC Solution, “a new ...
Oct 21, 2011 6:25PM
California's Antelope Valley is a 3,700 acre site, home to burrowing owls, coyotes, foxes, rabbits, and deer. It boasts a bright and colorful poppy preserve, and the natural views help make it a ...
Oct 21, 2011 6:23PM
My wife were desperate to get out of the city. It was 2007, we were having an extremely stressful year with work. I owned a small construction company that was just about to give me a heart attack....
Oct 21, 2011 6:15PM
This is a fact the president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), Rhone Resch, said at the 2011 Solar Power International conference this year. In Rhone’s own words:
Oct 21, 2011 5:41PM
Saying that China is violating World Trade Organization rules by flooding the US market with underpriced solar panels, US-based solar manufacturer SolarWorld filed a 3000 page petition with the Comm...
Oct 21, 2011 4:14PM
Molecular Solar Ltd, a spinoff from the University of Warwick has made great progress in the solar energy field by managing to achieve the record-breaking 4 volts per cell in organic solar cells. That...
Oct 21, 2011 4:06PM
If you call a solar installer to explore putting a solar system on the roof of your home or business, they'll likely plug your address into Google Maps, zoom into your building, and tell you if...
Oct 20, 2011 11:00PM
Sustainable food production and renewable energy go hand-in-hand, but rarely are both produced in the same location. Not so at Piedmont Biofarm, an organic farm in Pittsboro, North Carolina. Not only ...
Oct 20, 2011 10:00PM
The U.S. military’s hunger for portable renewable energy is paying off again for SkyBuilt Power, which said it was “selected to provide rapidly deployable renewable power stations to the U...
Oct 20, 2011 7:00PM
To say the 2011 Veolia World Solar Challenge — a 1,900 mile race for solar powered cars across the center of Australia from Darwin in the north to Adelaide in the south — has been an explo...
Oct 20, 2011 6:33PM
The Gemasol solar plant in Spain is the first solar plant in the world to provide uninterrupted baseload power - supplying electricity for 15 hours without the sun.
Oct 20, 2011 6:13PM
Even though Germany reduced its landmark solar incentives, the country is still experiencing a goldrush as a variety of renewable energies take hold and grow.
Oct 20, 2011 5:07PM
Source: The Green Car Website
Oct 19, 2011 10:30PM
By Steven Castle, GreenTech AdvocatesSecurity, home control and energy management service company Vivint believes that offering affordable solar panel systems—as in no money down—could pa...
Oct 19, 2011 7:00PM
SolarWorld Industries America is taking on alleged illegal solar subsidies by China, asking the
Oct 19, 2011 6:47PM
by David Niebauer A recent decision by the California Public Utilities Commission (“CPUC”) has reinvigorated and expanded the Self-Generation Incentive Program (“SGIP”) by greatly expanding the techn...
Oct 19, 2011 4:06PM
100,000 solar jobs, a new 100 megawatt solar deal, and $26 million for a new solar film plant in China.
Oct 19, 2011 2:55PM
Source: The Green Car Website
Oct 18, 2011 9:00PM
Inspired by a neighborhood-based volume-purchasing program begun in Portland a few years ago, a Seattle organization is working to get home solar systems installed in the Emerald City, block by bloc...
Oct 18, 2011 7:30PM
By Alyson Kenward, Climate CentralSince the solar energy technology manufacturer Solyndra
Oct 18, 2011 4:36PM
What if the U.S. could get 20 percent of its power from solar, near transmission lines, and without covering virgin desert?
Oct 18, 2011 4:24PM
The US solar industry created jobs at a 6.8% pace in the year through August 2011. That compares to the expected 0.7% job growth rate for the US economy overall economy and a 2% net job loss in fossil...
Oct 18, 2011 4:01PM
The solar industry on Wednesday launched its opening salvo to build support for an extension of a Treasury Department program its says has the potential to add tens of thousands of jobs while cont...
Oct 18, 2011 1:37PM
You may hear about the dearth of "green jobs," but statistics show that solar jobs are rising, even as the overall economy lags. As of August, there are 100,237 solar jobs across all 50 stat...
Oct 18, 2011 1:29PM
SunEdison has secured the largest financing deal to date, which will support the construction costs of utility and rooftop solar projects across the US and Canada.
Oct 18, 2011 12:00AM
Drivers on the New Jersey turnpike will soon get a glimpse of their fossil fuel consumption being offset with renewable solar power. Not to be out-done by other states
Oct 17, 2011 10:00PM
It’s a common scenario: You need a flashlight, and when you go to your closet, or wherever you keep flashlights, you find that the batteries have died. Now you’re pawing around in the dark...
Oct 17, 2011 9:30PM
By Tracy Seelye, GreenTech AdvocatesHow do green and energy-efficient technologies fit into the whole concept of a sustainable home?Among the green tech and energy-efficient features being built into ...
Oct 17, 2011 8:00PM
More than a quarter of U.S. solar industry jobs are in California, according to details of the National Solar Jobs Census 2011 released today. Last month, the Solar Foundation released the topline dat...
Oct 17, 2011 7:00PM
Concentrating photovoltaic solar power (CPV) has a big upside: Focusing sunlight onto solar cells can significantly increase power output. The technology, however, only works if the solar panels track...
Oct 17, 2011 6:30PM
By Simon Lomax, energyNow!Republicans lawmakers are using their investigation of Solyndra, a California solar company that went bankrupt last month despite a $535 million loan guarantee from the Oba...
Oct 17, 2011 5:48PM
Guest contributor Brianna Panzica discusses the work of the Chicago Clean Energy Alliance.
Oct 17, 2011 3:45PM
Clean energy investments reached an all time high in the third quarter. Financing for wind and solar farms, and mergers and acquisitions surged, despite the unfolding European financial crisis and a ...
Oct 17, 2011 3:44PM
General Electric announced it is building the largest solar manufacturing plant in the US ... in Aurora, Colorado. It's interesting that GE's announcement comes at a time when smaller compa...
Oct 16, 2011 8:00PM
Queensland
Oct 16, 2011 7:00PM
Forget about struggling to get the charcoal lit, or lugging along a tank or canister of propane. The Cookup 200 solar barbecue and grill from iD Cook allows for quick and easy cooking just about anywh...
Oct 16, 2011 6:00PM
Many children of the ’70s will remember that ubiquitous crafty tool, the wood burner. Imagine a cross between that and magnifying glass in the sunshine and – well, all right, you still won...
Oct 16, 2011 5:00PM
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) recently implemented a California Solar Initiative (CSI) Thermal Program for low income residents. Under the program, $25 million has been allocated...
Oct 15, 2011 5:00PM
Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) is snapping up renewable energy
Oct 15, 2011 2:00PM
The phrase “rural electrification” can conjure images of massive projects like the Grand Coulee and Three Gorges dams, but distributed, less environmentally impactful power generation is p...
Oct 14, 2011 9:37PM
Another big bank is pumping money into Sungevity’s home-solar lease program. A couple of months ago it was Citi delivering a $50 million equity fund to help the California company extend its ser...
Oct 14, 2011 9:00PM
Product development company Quirky is trying to help bring to market the Ray, a solar-powered charger for portable electronic devices like cell phones, iPods and the like. Designed by one Brandon Crav...
Oct 14, 2011 8:30PM
By David Hill, Colorado Energy NewsAfter all,
Oct 14, 2011 6:48PM
GE creates another 450 solar jobs. . .
Oct 13, 2011 11:00PM
The Blackfriars Bridge over the River Thames was constructed back in Victorian times, and now it’s getting a distinctly steampunk facelift with the addition of 4,400 photovoltaic panels. When co...
Oct 13, 2011 8:30PM
By Matthew Van Dusen, TxchnologistStreetlights do more than tell us when to be home — “Be back before they come on,” our parents would tell us – they also light the way and k...
Oct 13, 2011 5:06PM
BOSTON and WASHINGTON - The U.S. solar energy industry continued its rapid growth through the second quarter of this year, gaining a greater share of the total global market according to GTM Resea...
Oct 13, 2011 5:02PM
German officials have opened a 78-megawatt portion of what they say is now the world's largest solar PV park. Saferay's 78-MW plant on former open-pit mining areas near Senftenberg in easte...
Oct 12, 2011 10:47PM
The cost of traditional energy is rising. We look at our monthly electricity bill, our gas bill, at the receipts at the pump after will fill up our cars, and it's there to see - and this is all i...
Oct 12, 2011 10:07PM
In February 2011 SOLARWATT AG announced its first step into the British market. The company has now commissioned its first solar power plants in Great Britain - two large solar parks with a performanc...
Oct 12, 2011 9:40PM
People can, depending on their circumstances, usually generate a significant amount of their own electricity from solar panels and can, therefore, protect themselves from fuel prices and any future el...
Oct 12, 2011 9:32PM
If the US had installed solar at the same pace as Germany, most of the 10 Mountain West states could be entirely powered by solar today, and the US could be a 100% solar nation by 2026. Furthermor...
Oct 12, 2011 2:11PM
Home Green cars Electric cars Hybrid cars Hydrogen cars Most economical cars Road tests News Forum 12 October 2011 Poll Should we increase production of renewable and clean sour...
Oct 12, 2011 1:54PM
Oct 11, 2011 10:05PM
Solar photovoltaic (PV) installations on college campuses have increased 450% in the last three years to 137 megawatts (MW) according to the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in High...
Oct 11, 2011 10:02PM
One need only look at China for an example of the potent effect of government subsidies. In July, China instituted a national solar PV feed-in law, which has already led to a non-residential pipeli...
Oct 11, 2011 9:38PM
Solar leases gain popularity for California's solar homes. A news release was recently issued on California's 10 leading residential solar cities. The information was released by solar compa...
Oct 11, 2011 9:25PM
Canada's solar industry is taking its best aim to put a little sunlight in the 2012 federal budget. The Canadian Solar Industry Association (CanSIA) this past week appeared at pre-budget consulta...
Oct 11, 2011 9:00PM
Constellation Energy has begun work on a 16.1-megawatt (MW) solar power project in Emmitsburg, Md., that it says will become the state’s largest grid-connected photovoltaic plant. The ground-mou...
Oct 11, 2011 2:30PM
A team from the University of California, Merced, has unveiled a technology that they say will make harnessing solar thermal energy to power air conditioning units simpler, cheaper and more effective....
Oct 10, 2011 7:30PM
By Steven Castle, GreenTech AdvocatesI keep harping on energy efficiency and conservation not getting the attention that other green technologies like solar and wind do. But I can’t help it. T...
Oct 10, 2011 6:30PM
One of the keenest areas of solar power research these days is into how nature turns the sun’s rays into energy for growth. While MIT researchers have devised what they call an “artificial...
Oct 10, 2011 3:30PM
The Southwest isn’t the only region in the country looking to build the infrastructure to put its sunny climate to gainful use. National Solar Power (NSP), which earlier this year unveiled its i...
Oct 10, 2011 5:12AM
Both MCS accreditation and the IEC62446 standard define minimum requirements for solar PV system documentation, commissioning tests and inspection. As such, completion of system documentation is a spe...
Oct 10, 2011 3:21AM
For those wanting to know more about solar power and how we obtain energy from the sun, this information from the Photovoltaic Education Network will prove to be of immense use.
Oct 09, 2011 9:46PM
The bridge, built in 1886, crosses the River Thames. Construction began this week on a new roof which will house over 6,000 square meters of solar PV panels, generating around 900,000kWh of electrici...
Oct 09, 2011 7:00PM
A new quarterly report from PV Solar Report, which watches the
Oct 09, 2011 6:00PM
Walgreens, the nation’s largest drugstore chain, has installed its 100th rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) system, on a retail store in Mason, Ohio.
Oct 08, 2011 9:05PM
by Rory CoxIn the last weeks, Solyndra, a Fremont-based solar manufacturer, filed for bankruptcy. What made this event of special interest was the fact that Solyndra received about half a billion doll...
Oct 08, 2011 7:00PM
In 2005 Monmouth University, a private school in West Long Branch, New Jersey,
Oct 08, 2011 3:57PM
The Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) – a U.S.-based nonprofit that we last encountered as it worked to bring solar power to remote medical centers in earthquake ravaged Haiti – is vowing t...
Oct 07, 2011 10:00PM
Inventors are currently working on a high-tech learning tool that can be powered by solar energy for use in Indian classrooms without electricity.
Oct 07, 2011 9:00PM
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.We talked about the ...
Oct 07, 2011 5:00PM
Oltmans Construction, a California-based industrial and commercial general contractor, has announced that it has completed construction of the largest rooftop solar installation in North America.
Oct 06, 2011 10:30PM
By Frank Sesno, Planet ForwardTHIS WEEK: Check out this week’s webisode where Planet Forward’s Frank Sesno interviews Secretary of Energy, Dr. Steven Chu on site at the 2011 Solar Decathlo...
Oct 06, 2011 9:30PM
By energyNOW! Staff, energyNOW!The Sun is the foundation of farming, giving crops the energy they need to grow. But a program by the U.S. Department of Agriculture is matching up farmers with grants a...
Oct 06, 2011 9:00PM
One Block Off the Grid, the startup that aggregates buyers in geographical areas to leverage discount pricing from solar power providers and installers,
Oct 06, 2011 3:00PM
After announcing this summer
Oct 06, 2011 2:30PM
What, exactly, is a net zero attainable home? According to Sunstone Homes,
Oct 05, 2011 4:00PM
Here in the States, FedEx might be making the news for adding a few hundred
Oct 05, 2011 3:30PM
Xcel Energy and Wells Fargo have announced
Oct 05, 2011 3:00PM
Got a hot green idea? Ready to launch a business? Cleantech startups currently seeking funding and a base from which to grow are being lured north to Nova Scotia, Canada, through the Nova Scotia Clean...
Oct 04, 2011 10:00PM
Can solar power really make a difference in famously frigid Minnesota? The facts, surprisingly, say yes, but dry facts will only get you so far in the world today. So the public-advocacy group Environ...
Oct 04, 2011 9:30PM
By Felicity Carus, AOL EnergyA leading Silicon Valley venture capitalist said last week that the US was handing China the opportunity of becoming the leading economy in the world if it loses the ...
Oct 04, 2011 4:56AM
UK solar plant was constructed on old tine mine site. When Lightsource Energy and Solar Century opted to develop a large solar farm on a closed tine mine site in the UK they were laying a solid footpr...
Oct 04, 2011 4:47AM
The sexy movie stars of the solar panel business are photovoltaic (PV) panels, but you might not want Hollywood deciding what to put on your roof. My colleague, Glenn Meyers, has discussed how solar P...
Oct 04, 2011 4:39AM
UK climate activist group 10:10 has started a great new solar project, Solar Schools. The project, basically, tries to get individuals and local businesses to invest in solar panels for their local sc...
Oct 03, 2011 9:00PM
There was the Super Nova 60,
Oct 03, 2011 8:30PM
By Patty Kim, energyNow!Millions of visitors go to the Cincinnati Zoo every year, but the hottest attraction isn’t the new baby giraffe – it’s a solar panel. More accurately, over 6,...
Oct 03, 2011 8:00PM
The material itself – bismuth ferrite (BFO) – isn’t going to change the course of photovoltaic solar. But new insights into how BFO produces very high photovoltages under illuminatio...
Oct 03, 2011 6:41PM
Atacama Solar Challenge, Latin America’s first big solar auto competition has a winner: Alejandra Oyarzo, pilot of the Universidad de La Serena’s Intikalpa team arrives in Antofagasta, 130...
Oct 03, 2011 2:30PM
Now that most people and communities are on board with separating out the cans, bottles and paper products from their garbage, a big focus is in reducing the energy used to collect all that stuff. To ...
Oct 03, 2011 1:00PM
Hoping to boost the state’s efforts to meet aggressive renewable energy targets, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law three separate bills, helping school districts finance solar installa...
Oct 02, 2011 10:00PM
Here’s a new vocabulary word for the globalized economy: “Aerotropolis”. Coined by Dr. John D. Kasarda, a professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flag...
Oct 02, 2011 6:10PM
California's Air Resources Board (CARB) can proceed with implementation of the state's cap-and-trade program, a Supreme Court judge ruled Wednesday.
Oct 02, 2011 6:05PM
OneRoof Energy, the nation's first residential solar company that works directly with roofers to lease and install residential solar systems, raised $50 million in financing. The company works...
Oct 02, 2011 3:40PM
When contemplating solar energy one's mind usually wanders to the sunny climes of California, Nevada or the deserts of Northern Africa and Dubai. Not foggy old London. But yes, the UK has its own...
Oct 02, 2011 3:32PM
Lowe's, the world's second largest home improvement retailer, and Sungevity, the nation's fastest growing residential solar company today announced a new agreement that will offer homeo...
Oct 01, 2011 6:00PM
St. John, the smallest and least commercialized of the US Virgin Islands, is the most recent in a series of U.S. island territories to install commercial-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) systems using US...
Oct 01, 2011 5:00PM
If you happen to be looking for something to do today, consider the
Oct 01, 2011 4:00PM
The sun set on the federal government’s loan-guarantee program for renewable-energy development on Friday, with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) closing four deals – three for big solar...
Oct 01, 2011 8:25AM
Sep 30, 2011 10:45PM
California Valley Solar Ranch, a 250-megawatt power plant that will use sun-tracking solar modules to boost its efficiency, snuck in under the wire today as the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) worked ...
Sep 30, 2011 10:13PM
A massive effort intended to get grid-connected solar panels on the rooftops of industrial buildings in 28 states looks like it will become reality after the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said it fi...
Sep 30, 2011 10:00PM
Ever want to sit outside and enjoy the fresh air, only to find you have no place to plug in your laptop? Sun Table has the solution. This outdoor table, made of stainless steel, aluminum, teak, and si...
Sep 30, 2011 9:41PM
Editor’s Note: A quick update to this story – First Solar, besides selling Solar Ranch One, also sold off the Desert Sunlight facility to NextEra Energy.On the controversial program‘...
Sep 30, 2011 3:19PM
The idea of parking solar panels in orbit and letting them rain energy down upon Earth has been explored both in science fiction and in research laboratories for decades. Kyoto University announced th...
Sep 30, 2011 3:15PM
National Solar Power has announced it will build the Southeast's largest solar farm in Gadsden County, Florida. The planned 400-megawatt solar farm - a $1.5 billion investment - is expected to ge...
Sep 30, 2011 2:58PM
Innovations in quantum dot solar cells may reduces costs while improving performance. Next time someone needs an extra PV panel, they might think about bringing along a spray can so they can create th...
Sep 30, 2011 2:42PM
The U.S. has a hodge-podge of utility, state and federal tax-based incentives. The Germans have a comprehensive feed-in tariff, providing CLEAN contracts (in the U.S. parlance) to anyone who wants...
Sep 30, 2011 2:03PM
With Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantees for renewable energy projects set to expire on Friday, the DOE announced awards for two major solar projects, and a geothermal, biomass and wind proje...
Sep 29, 2011 11:00PM
With the fiscal year about to end, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) doled out a big chunk of the money Congress gave it for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E), dividing $156 mill...
Sep 29, 2011 7:30PM
By Christopher Mims, TxchnologistLike some mythical fairy village, the greenest neighborhood on Earth is only visible for a short time each year. Rising from the humid bottomlands of Washington DC&rsq...
Sep 29, 2011 6:00PM
“The most efficient solar cell ever made” – that’s the bold achievement University of Toronto researchers are claiming. They say they pulled it off by figuring out a way to squ...
Sep 29, 2011 5:00PM
First discovered on one of our favorite blogs, Hack a Day, an at-home innovator by the name of Mark, who once created a firework shooting AT-4 (Swedish Bazooka), is claiming that he has now created th...
Sep 28, 2011 10:00PM
Installation costs have been falling along with solar module costs, as we’ve reported, but Westinghouse believes there’s still plenty of room for a quick, easy and cheap-to-set-up home sol...
Sep 28, 2011 9:30PM
Following up on the colorful renewable energy infographic we highlighted earlier this month comes one from One Block Off the Grid, an organization that organizes group deals on solar energy. This info...
Sep 28, 2011 9:00PM
If you don’t have a green thumb, but love your electronics, the Electree could just be the perfect
Sep 28, 2011 8:32PM
You might say these are busy days at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office. At 12:32 p.m. EDT, it announced a $737 million loan guarantee for a solar power plant in Nevada had cl...
Sep 28, 2011 8:30PM
By Victoria Riess, Planet ForwardTHIS WEEK: We continue our journey to the Solar Decathlon! The teams are in Washington DC and showing off their homes. Check out Team New York’s Roof Pod ...
Sep 28, 2011 7:58PM
The city of St. Louis
Sep 28, 2011 7:42PM
If you heard a big sigh of relief today and were mystified where it came from, we have identified its origins: The Santa Monica, Calif., headquarters of SolarReserve, where word came down from the U.S...
Sep 28, 2011 3:42PM
Solar technologies are constantly evolving, becoming more and more effective as new designs and discoveries are made in the field. New Energy Technologies continues this trend with the advent of their...
Sep 27, 2011 11:00PM
The 17th session of the Conference of Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention of Climate Change (UNFCCC) is coming up; and, regardless of the session’s diplomatic outcome, the...
Sep 27, 2011 10:30PM
By Thalia Assuras/Silvio Marcacci, energyNow!The U.S. clean energy industry is facing an uncertain future because of the slow economy, low-cost overseas competition, and political gridlock in Washingt...
Sep 27, 2011 9:23PM
I had heard about printable solar cells before, but now, a team of researchers from the Chemnitz University of Technology in Germany have developed a method that makes it possible to print solar cells...
Sep 27, 2011 8:00PM
Computer chip manufacturer Intel has announced what it
Sep 27, 2011 7:00PM
The home of the Washington Redskins has gone solar. FedExField in Landover, Maryland now boasts what is said to be the largest solar installation at any NFL stadium. On game days, the
Sep 26, 2011 11:00PM
Large cuts in solar photovoltaic (PV) module prices over the summer have launched a boom in solar project development activity across the U.S. According to the United States Deal Tracker database rele...
Sep 26, 2011 10:00PM
Microgeneration is alive and well in the UK. According to the latest study by the UK research firm AEA, Microgeneration — the small-scale generation of heat and/or power by individuals, small bu...
Sep 26, 2011 9:56PM
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.In this episode of G...
Sep 26, 2011 9:00PM
Optofludics: There’s one we haven’t seen before on the virtual pages of EarthTechling. But in the October issue of Nature Photonics, Demetri Psaltis of Ecole Polytechnique F
Sep 26, 2011 3:00PM
Mexico is known for its sun, but until recently, more as a go-to location for snowbound Northerners than a hotbed of solar technology. But that may change, as
Sep 26, 2011 1:30PM
Solar power, free of charge, for electric vehicles and electric bikes? It may sound like a pie-in-the-sky green fantasy, but it’s a reality in southern Germany, Kyocera reports, thanks to a sola...
Sep 26, 2011 1:00PM
Could working farms sprout solar power, in addition to producing crops? What’s more, could solar arrays actually aid in the production of crops? Those are questions
Sep 24, 2011 8:00PM
Delaware a hotbed of solar-power research? Apparently so. The state was a big winner in the Obama administration’s latest SunShot funding blast, reaping five grants and a subcontract together wo...
Sep 23, 2011 11:00PM
Anyone who has cased out rooftop solar knows that the angle and orientation of your solar panels has a huge amount of influence on how much power you can expect to produce. Designer Jack Healy of Dubl...
Sep 23, 2011 8:30PM
By Peter Lehner, Natural Resources Defense CouncilAnyone who has spent time in Silicon Valley knows that for every Google or Apple, there are scores of companies whose names fade into oblivion. Creati...
Sep 23, 2011 8:00PM
Everybody these days, it seems, wants chickens, whether as an antidote to that sad business of factory farms, security against the latest food scare, or the simple, old-fashioned pleasures of a homegr...
Sep 23, 2011 5:32PM
A1 Solar Solutions Limited has installed 1,700 solar panels on one of the largest factory roof solar pv electricity projects in the UK, in just six weeks. The system has been installed on the roof o...
Sep 23, 2011 5:30PM
It’s finally here! The 2011 US Solar Decathlon has
Sep 23, 2011 5:14PM
The Department of Energy 2011 Solar Decathlon opens to the public today on the National Mall in Washington D.C. The bi-annual competition challenges college students from around the world to design, ...
Sep 23, 2011 5:10PM
Businesses that install solar systems find they can build customer loyalty and sales by publicly displaying the performance
Sep 23, 2011 5:05PM
Solar Decathlon 2011 Set to Begin Installed Costs of US Solar PV Systems Drop Advanced Battery Plant Opens in Florida Green Racing Marks Its 25th Competition
Sep 23, 2011 5:00PM
Is the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) getting tough on loan-guarantee candidates in Solyndra’s wake? That’s hard to say, but in the waning days of the program, this much we do know: One o...
Sep 22, 2011 8:30PM
Jobs in the solar industry are outpacing job growth in traditional fossil fuel-based industries, according to data released from The Solar Foundation.
Sep 22, 2011 7:00PM
[Editor's Note: This article is part of our ongoing coverage of
Sep 22, 2011 6:00PM
Natcore Solar is claiming a potentially significant advance in thin-film solar technology in its joint research agreement with Rice University. The company said it “fabricated two families of mu...
Sep 22, 2011 5:21PM
The largest High Concentration Photovoltaic (HCPV) project in the world is being funded by the DOE with a $90 million loan guarantee for the Cogentrix Alamosa Solar Generating Project. The first 20 ye...
Sep 22, 2011 5:12PM
CleanTechnica readers are perhaps already familiar with the World Solar Challenge, but here’s a quick summary: 3000 km (1800 miles) through suspiciously desert-y terrain in the heart of Australi...
Sep 22, 2011 5:10PM
Saint-Gobain Solar announced that construction of its solar thermal mirror plant in Goodyear, Arizona has begun. The plant is slated to start production in this year’s fourth quarter, creating 5...
Sep 22, 2011 5:00PM
[Editor's Note: This article is part of our ongoing coverage of
Sep 22, 2011 4:35PM
A recently released solar map of New York City found enough room on building rooftops for solar panels to power half the city during hours of peak electricity use. Taking advantage of this solar windf...
Sep 22, 2011 3:59PM
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)has produced and made available a rich data set showing what happens, second-by-second, when clouds pass over a ...
Sep 21, 2011 11:00PM
On the Move Systems (OMVS) of Tampa, Fla., claims an expertise in “the automotive aftermarket electronics sector,” but it’s solar that the company, with a freshly hired CEO,
Sep 21, 2011 9:30PM
By Bob Deans, Natural Resources Defense CouncilHouse Republicans are using the failure of Solyndra, the solar panel maker, to launch a political broadside, attacking President Obama and his visionary ...
Sep 21, 2011 8:30PM
By Jackie Roberts, Environmental Defense FundBad news from Solyndra has set off a bit of a panic around everything from the future of solar in the U.S., the role of government in supporting innovative...
Sep 21, 2011 7:00PM
[Editor's Note: This article is part of our ongoing coverage of
Sep 21, 2011 5:00PM
[Editor's Note: This article is part of our ongoing coverage of
Sep 21, 2011 2:28PM
Once an empire, Greece is now confronted with maybe the country's most harsh economic crisis since its birth in ancient times. However, solar power seems to represent part of Greece's salvat...
Sep 21, 2011 12:00AM
[Editor's Note: This article is part of our ongoing coverage of
Sep 20, 2011 10:30PM
By Christine Souza, California Farm Bureau FederationAs energy planners and utilities look for ways to meet a California mandate that one-third of the state’s electricity come from renewable ene...
Sep 20, 2011 10:00PM
[Editor's Note: This article is part of our ongoing coverage of
Sep 20, 2011 9:00PM
In the competition to squeeze more power out of solar cells, Trina Solar, a Chinese company, is claiming “what is believed to be” a world record. At the recent European Photovoltaic Confer...
Sep 20, 2011 8:30PM
By Victoria Riess, Planet ForwardRecently on Planet Forward, viewers voted and TENNESSEE is on top in the race for the Solar Decathlon! Check out the Tennessee team’s use of solar energy, insul...
Sep 20, 2011 8:00PM
[Editor's Note: This article is part of our ongoing coverage of
Sep 20, 2011 4:46PM
Sep 20, 2011 3:24PM
The Networked Electric Vehicle //{lang: "en-US"} _ga.trackFacebook(); try{ var id = location.hash.match(/.+entry/(d+)/)[1]; if (id) { window.locatio...
Sep 20, 2011 3:04PM
The future of solar is solid.
Sep 20, 2011 1:30PM
The South Pacific island of Tonga will soon get its first solar power plant, thanks to a bit of help from its neighbor to the south. The New Zealand government has
Sep 20, 2011 1:00PM
You know the moment of panic when you’re in the middle of talking, texting or browsing the Internet and you realize our phone battery is flagging, and you don’t have your charger.
Sep 20, 2011 6:34AM
Sep 20, 2011 1:00AM
[Editor's Note: This article is part of our ongoing coverage of
Sep 19, 2011 11:00PM
[Editor's Note: This article is part of our ongoing coverage of
Sep 19, 2011 9:00PM
[Editor's Note: This article is part of our ongoing coverage of
Sep 19, 2011 7:06PM
At InstallerLive, which takes place on 16-19 October at NEC Birmingham, installers will be offered the training and product knowledge to take advantage of initiatives such as the Renewable Heat Inc...
Sep 19, 2011 7:02PM
Earlier this year, Trade Skills 4U launched their Renewable energy training centre, complete with purpose built facilities built to cater for the demand for renewable energy installers. The centre hou...
Sep 19, 2011 7:00PM
[Editor's Note: This article is part of our ongoing coverage of
Sep 19, 2011 5:50PM
A recent application to Coventry City Council for planning permission has been made which if approved, will mean that Coventry Cathedral may become the first in the world to have solar panels installe...
Sep 19, 2011 5:00PM
According to Yuri Horwitz, CEO of Washington, D.C.-based solar finance firm Sol Systems, there are plenty of solar projects waiting in the wings –
Sep 19, 2011 4:49PM
Shawn Lesser reveals Boeing's top ten cleantech highlights. . .
Sep 19, 2011 1:00PM
The 631 kilowatt system, which was installed by Standard Solar of Rockville, Md., is owned and operated by WGES. It will produce about 792 megawatt-hours of electricity each year – enough energy...
Sep 18, 2011 8:00PM
[Editor's Note: This article is part of our ongoing coverage of
Sep 18, 2011 6:00PM
[Editor's Note: This article is part of our ongoing coverage of
Sep 17, 2011 11:00PM
With help from the federal government, a uniquely large solar-power plant is coming to the high and dry San Luis Valley of Colorado.Cogentrix, leveraging a freshly finalized $90.6 loan guarantee from ...
Sep 17, 2011 9:00PM
[Editor's Note: This article is part of our ongoing coverage of
Sep 17, 2011 7:00PM
[Editor's Note: This article is part of our ongoing coverage of
Sep 17, 2011 12:00AM
Everyone knows that U.S. solar manufacturers are getting killed by overseas competitors, who can produce photovoltaics (PV) much more cheaply. So how can a domestic company survive? Menlo Park, Calif....
Sep 16, 2011 9:30PM
[Editor's Note: This article is part of our ongoing coverage of
Sep 16, 2011 8:30PM
[Editor's Note: This article is part of our ongoing coverage of
Sep 16, 2011 7:30PM
[Editor's Note: This article is part of our ongoing coverage of Solar Decathlon entries leading up to the event's kick off on Sept. 23.]Florida International University is seeking to bring the outdoor...
Sep 16, 2011 2:53PM
480?480:true;" onclick="resizeImg(this,480)" src="http://www.thevanwebsite.co.uk/rgdmanager/rgdadv/CHAL-getty.gif" alt="Contract hire and leasing" width="480" height="60" border="0" /> Home Green ...
Sep 16, 2011 4:48AM
A You Gov survey of 2,022 adults recently carried out has shown that the British public are keen to go green but do not know how.The survey showed that as many as 61% of the homeowners would implement...
Sep 15, 2011 9:30PM
A solar-powered iPad case that charges all of your portables using solar ink — that’s the LilyPad, yet another
Sep 15, 2011 7:30PM
The US Department of Energy continued to show its support for renewable energy technologies by announcing more than $145 million for projects to help shape the next generation of solar energy technolo...
Sep 15, 2011 3:55PM
China Development Bank has loaned an additional $713 million to the country's largest polysilicon producer, reports Reuters. Since 2010, the state-run bank has provided over $1 billion in loan...
Sep 15, 2011 3:33PM
The US development pipeline for non-residential PV solar projects has increased from 17 GW to 24 GW in just two months. The September 2011 edition of the US Deal Tracker database released by Solarb...
Sep 14, 2011 10:17PM
The Obama administration has given another boost to big solar in California, finalizing the $1.2 billion federal loan guarantee for Abengoa Solar’s 250-megawatt (MW) Mojave Solar project. The fi...
Sep 14, 2011 9:00PM
Get rid of your
Sep 14, 2011 8:00PM
By Cai Steger, NRDCLast week, Representatives Fred Upton and Cliff Stearns
Sep 14, 2011 7:08PM
Japan’s FC-R&D has recently released a home energy system called ZEEP24 that uses naturally-sourced energy in a form of hydrogen, water and sunlight. With this system, electricity is generat...
Sep 14, 2011 7:00PM
By Susanna Murley, Planet ForwardThis week, we begin Planet Forward’s coverage of the Solar Decathlon! 20 collegiate teams from around the world are designing and building sustainable solar home...
Sep 14, 2011 6:49PM
Researchers at the University of Picardie Jules Verne in collaboration with those from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology have announced a new discovery regarding the production of solar power....
Sep 14, 2011 6:00PM
Last week, EGP has inaugurated two photovoltaic plants in Italy with a total installed capacity of 12.6 MW. The new photovoltaic plant in Canaro, in the province of Rovigo, having a capacity of 6 MW, ...
Sep 14, 2011 5:56PM
Asutralia solar project 300x177 The Greenough River Solar Farm: Ten Times Larger Than Australias LargestGE Energy Financial Services, in collaboration with US thin-film producer First Solar and state-...
Sep 13, 2011 10:00PM
By Kate Campbell, California Farm Bureau FederationWith harvest in full swing, trucks laden with bell peppers, watermelon and onions unloaded at a rapid pace last week at Morada Produce near Linden. C...
Sep 13, 2011 6:55PM
When Americans hear about the Export-Import Bank of the United States loaning money in foreign countries, they can get a little worked up. But theoretically, at least, the bank’s programs can ma...
Sep 13, 2011 1:30PM
SunEdison, an international solar power provider, recently announced it has activated the first two of 15 planned solar rooftop systems in Ontario, Canada, that take advantage of the province’s ...
Sep 13, 2011 1:00PM
Solar power promises an endless supply of clean, renewable energy. However, to make solar power feasible, solar cells need to be made from inexpensive materials using a low-cost, low-energy-intensive ...
Sep 13, 2011 10:58AM
Sep 13, 2011 12:00AM
by Dan Rojas,
Sep 12, 2011 10:00PM
480?480:true;" onclick="resizeImg(this,480)" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-35646" title="slider-greentechchatter" src="http://www.earthtechling.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/slider-greentechc...
Sep 12, 2011 4:45PM
Sep 12, 2011 2:00PM
Los Angeles City Officials came together recently to celebrate the completion of a new solar installation in the center of the city. The Walter J Towers Project, on Wilshire Boulevard,
Sep 12, 2011 12:05AM
A Dorset company, Eco Sustainable Solutions is putting forward plans to build Dorset?s first solar farm.At the unveiling of the plans, local residents, councillors and interest groups congregated to c...
Sep 11, 2011 7:00PM
The United States domestic solar industry continues to be a bright spot in an otherwise down economy, according to a recent report by Solar Energy Industries Association and GTM Research.The US solar ...
Sep 10, 2011 10:00PM
When Mazda and
Sep 10, 2011 9:00PM
If you’re on the lookout for a tropical, eco-friendly vacation spot, check out Pumpkin Island. Located off the cost of Australia, in the Southern Great Barrier Reef, the island claims to be the ...
Sep 10, 2011 9:00PM
A solar power array needs one very large, very obvious thing to operate: the sun. Since they cloak the rays of the sun, clouds are the enemies of of large scale solar systems, thieving efficiency, and...
Sep 09, 2011 8:00PM
By Cai Steger, NRDCIn the last few weeks, it seems like every other day there’s been a different negative story about jobs in the new clean economy.
Sep 09, 2011 7:00PM
Solar power is a growth industry. More and more photovoltaic (PV) cells are visible on rooftops every day. Large projects are starting across the world and research continues to search for ways to mak...
Sep 09, 2011 6:00PM
Watercraft manufacturer BMT Nigel Gee out of the United Kingdom has announced its plans to build an all-electric boat to be used as a passenger ferry in China.The company says the boat will be approxi...
Sep 09, 2011 4:00PM
The news release headline is a shocker: “Solar industry responsible for lead emissions in developing countries.” Unpacking the study behind it, the threat appears to be real – though...
Sep 08, 2011 10:00PM
The greenest way to make your way around a golf course? It’s got to be walking. But not everyone is willing or able to do that, so this method, recently deployed at the Citrus Hills Golf & Count...
Sep 08, 2011 8:23PM
A number of new developments cropping up in the last week or so over the Solyndra solar power company bankruptcy look be making what was originally a slightly complex situation now look much more like...
Sep 08, 2011 7:27PM
House Republicans – continuing to hammer the Obama administration over the Solyndra solar failure – today
Sep 08, 2011 6:52PM
Sep 08, 2011 6:00PM
Pivoting away from utility-scale solar projects for a moment – not to mention cutting-edge thin-film manufacturers –
Sep 07, 2011 11:00PM
The Solyndra collapse was a punch to the gut in the Obama administration’s efforts to forge a new green economy, but the administration is making a case that not all the news these days is bad. ...
Sep 07, 2011 10:00PM
This week’s Green Tech Regional Report brings you news from around the country regarding renewable energy. We’ll be taking a look at some solar successes, from using solar power to help st...
Sep 07, 2011 7:00PM
The highest scoring LEED home isn’t in California, Oregon, or even solar-happy New Jersey. It’s located in Lakewood Ranch, in Florida, and it’s called the Sarasota Power Haus.To put ...
Sep 07, 2011 3:30PM
Solar windows are a really cool idea. But building-integrated photovoltaics (BiPV) are a little more complicated than your everyday roof-mounted PV system. The challenge is that designers must match t...
Sep 07, 2011 3:00PM
Urban farming is all the rage these days, and chickens
Sep 07, 2011 1:30PM
Construction on the massive
Sep 06, 2011 11:00PM
School just got a little cooler in the Sunshine State. Thanks to the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), a research institute at the University of Central Florida, 90
Sep 06, 2011 9:00PM
Back in September 2010 the Genesis Solar Project, a parabolic trough concentrating solar power (CSP) facility, was approved by the California Energy Commission. Then, in November, the project earned a...
Sep 06, 2011 8:00PM
A lamp that look and acts like a plant, that you can relate to emotionally? That’s the idea behind the solar powered Eco-lamp by Kong Wen Da.This solar lamp concept features what Wen Da terms ...
Sep 06, 2011 4:32PM
9/11 – A Call for Energy Security //{lang: "en-US"} _ga.trackFacebook(); try{ var id = location.hash.match(/.+entry/(d+)/)[1]; if (id) { windo...
Sep 06, 2011 3:30PM
Madison, N.Y., is the first city in the country to turn its municipal landfill into a solar power plant. The landfill got a new lease on life with the installation of a photovoltaic cover. Carlisle En...
Sep 06, 2011 1:58PM
Solar Eclipse //{lang: "en-US"} _ga.trackFacebook(); try{ var id = location.hash.match(/.+entry/(d+)/)[1]; if (id) { window.location =…
Sep 06, 2011 1:00PM
The first solar-powered f
Sep 05, 2011 3:30PM
If it seems just a bit brighter as you peruse the aisles of San Diego’s IKEA store, it’s not some new Swedish super light bulb. It’s clean, green solar power.The retailer recently fl...
Sep 05, 2011 2:21PM
Sep 05, 2011 1:30PM
Since the installation of the Solar Energy Generating System 1 (SEGS 1) plant in the Mojave Desert in 1985, the United States has been the world leader in concentrated solar power (CSP) technology. Ho...
Sep 05, 2011 1:00PM
When it comes to comparing
Sep 04, 2011 9:00PM
Students at Stanford University are preparing to compete in this year’s World Solar Competition hosted in Australia with their solar powered vehicle called the Xenith.
Sep 04, 2011 6:00PM
480?480:true;" onclick="resizeImg(this,480)" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-35646" title="slider-greentechchatter" src="http://www.earthtechling.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/slider-greentechc...
Sep 03, 2011 9:00PM
Last summer we highlighted Logitech’s Wireless Solar Keyboard K750, and praised the design for a variety of features. But many people, including us here at EarthTechling, wondered when customers...
Sep 03, 2011 7:00PM
One inventive designer is hoping to not only use the sun’s energy to charge your everyday electronics and appliances, but is doing it in a most fashion-forward sort of way.
Sep 02, 2011 9:04PM
Students from Durham University in the United Kingdom are gearing up to take their solar car, called the DUSC (Durham University Solar Car), to Australia for a worldwide race across the continent down...
Sep 02, 2011 5:42PM
Sep 02, 2011 4:43PM
A solar power company’s bankruptcy and its $535 million federal loan guarantee backing by the U.S. Department of Energy, already a political hot potato in this year’s overly charged climat...
Sep 02, 2011 9:27AM
OMG Solyndra’s Dead! How Much is This Going to Cost Whom? //{lang: "en-US"} _ga.trackFacebook(); try{ var id = location.hash.match(/.+entry/(d+)/)[...
Sep 01, 2011 8:30PM
Solar power is coming to
Sep 01, 2011 4:07PM
IPOs and Bankruptcies and Cleantech “Hot or Not” //{lang: "en-US"} _ga.trackFacebook(); try{ var id = location.hash.match(/.+entry/(d+)/)[1]...
Sep 01, 2011 2:37PM
480?480:true;" onclick="resizeImg(this,480)" src="http://www.thevanwebsite.co.uk/rgdmanager/rgdadv/CHAL-getty.gif" alt="Contract hire and leasing" width="480" height="60" border="0" /> Home Green ...
Aug 31, 2011 5:00PM
Constellation Energy recently completed a 4.4-megawatt (MW) solar project at the Denver International Airport (DIA), bringing the airport’s total amount of hosted solar power to more than 8 MW
Aug 31, 2011 3:30PM
Trinity United Church in Elmira,
Aug 30, 2011 7:30PM
They don’t call them the Sun Devils for nothing. Arizona State University recently announced that the university will lead a new national Engineering Research Center (ERC) to explore how to harn...
Aug 30, 2011 7:00PM
Here’s how dramatically the plummeting price for photovoltaics (PV) is reshaping the solar landscape: Solar Trust said it is ditching concentrating solar power (CSP) and going to PV for its mass...
Aug 30, 2011 3:30PM
Delaware may be one of the smallest states in the country, but that hasn’t stopped it from going big when it comes to renewable energy (including offshore wind). This month the state announced t...
Aug 30, 2011 3:00PM
Here’s a bit of a surprise: The nation’s largest public university solar power project is happening in a state known for its rain. The Oregon University System
Aug 30, 2011 1:30PM
A new solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Nevada just got the official thumbs up. It’s not particularly large, but there is something special about it: According to the developer, it will be the ...
Aug 30, 2011 1:00PM
Perhaps nothing incentivizes people to put solar panels on their roof so much as the promise of receiving a check from the utility company every month. In order to increase the amount of solar energy ...
Aug 30, 2011 12:03PM
480?480:true;" onclick="resizeImg(this,480)" src="http://www.thevanwebsite.co.uk/rgdmanager/rgdadv/CHAL-getty.gif" alt="Contract hire and leasing" width="480" height="60" border="0" /> Home Green ...
Aug 29, 2011 8:30PM
by Dan Rojas, GreenPowerScienceGreenPowerScience is done by Dan and Denise Rojas, who are both former SAG actors through 1990 with experience in national TV commercials, motion picture production work...
Aug 29, 2011 5:30PM
New York’s first green energy, arts and education center just got one step closer to being built thanks to a $1.25 million grant. New York City Council has awarded Solar One, a non-profit organi...
Aug 29, 2011 4:50PM
The long-term view on Clean Energy is extremely bullish.
Aug 29, 2011 4:00PM
To come up with new designs for a greener future, Dow Chemical Company has announced it will be holding the Dow Solar Design to Zero Competition, open to those in the design, architecture and engineer...
Aug 29, 2011 2:04PM
Shawn Lesser discusses the top 10 cleantech initiatives of Schneider Electric (PINK SHEETS:SBGSF)
Aug 28, 2011 6:00PM
The World Solar Challenge is beginning to beat the drums for its 2011 competition, coming up in October, announcing this year’s competitors at an event in Adelaide, Australia, endpoint of the ne...
Aug 25, 2011 9:30PM
If you’ve ever listened to the EarthTechling Podcast, you know we enjoy talking about sustainable beer and liquor producers, often joking about starting a solar powered brewery here in Oregon. A...
Aug 25, 2011 9:21PM
Aug 25, 2011 6:00PM
It will soon be knocked off its perch, but for now, the solar-power system running on the Toy R Us distribution center in Flanders, N.J., is staking its claim to being the biggest rooftop installation...
Aug 24, 2011 11:00PM
It’s no California, but New Jersey continues to do impressive work on the solar-power front: The Garden State this summer surged past the 10,000 mark in total installations. The state said that ...
Aug 24, 2011 3:30PM
The nation’s largest solar photovoltaic installation on a government-sponsored affordable housing project was recently unveiled in Santa Barbara County.
Aug 24, 2011 3:00PM
Germany has been a dominant market for solar installations over the last few years, but that demand will soon
Aug 23, 2011 8:00PM
By Colin Meehan, Environmental Defense FundRunning on EnergyOne of the fundamental propositions of Rick Perry’s presidential run is that energy policy in Texas has been successful in de-carboniz...
Aug 23, 2011 6:00PM
Finance giant Citi is continuing an aggressive expansion into clean energy, backing a $50 million equity fund to help Oakland, Calif.-based Sungevity do residential solar-power lease projects. The mov...
Aug 23, 2011 4:00PM
It’s not just the U.S. military that is aggressively pursuing renewable-energy solutions to battlefield challenges: The Australian National University (ANU) is reporting on the development of &l...
Aug 22, 2011 10:00PM
Green beer isn’t only for St. Patrick’s Day anymore. In Atlanta, SweetWater Brewing Company is remaking its brewery to meet growing demand, and a hefty photovoltaic system is part of the p...
Aug 22, 2011 9:00PM
Electric cars are becoming more and more popular, and there’s no doubt that they are clean, mean driving machines. But they still require electricity to charge their batteries, and that electric...
Aug 22, 2011 8:15PM
[Editor's Note: In considering the fall out from this, let's keep one thing in mind please - this is a bright 13-year-old who has a promising future in the clean energy world. Let's encourage him to k...
Aug 22, 2011 6:00PM
Students: How many times have you been on campus, frantically trying to put the finishing touches on a homework assignment before your laptop battery dies? Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to work...
Aug 22, 2011 4:00PM
An innovative concept of using solar panels as both sails and photovoltaic energy producers on ships is moving forward to the “detailed design” phase, according to developer Eco Marine Pow...
Aug 22, 2011 3:00PM
What state has the third-largest land area, plenty of sunshine, the largest population and more solar-power capacity than the next six highest states combined? If you’ve been paying attention to...
Aug 22, 2011 2:00PM
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar recently opened up 4,144 acres of public lands in the California desert east of Palm Springs to house the Desert Sunlight Solar Farm. Once completed, the 550...
Aug 22, 2011 1:00PM
Veteran Affairs (VA) hospitals in
Aug 21, 2011 5:00PM
Ten Ohio companies that manufacture components in the wind, solar and biomass industries have received grants which will enable them to train workers in these emerging, advanced energy technologies.Th...
Aug 19, 2011 10:00PM
480?480:true;" onclick="resizeImg(this,480)" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-35646" title="slider-greentechchatter" src="http://www.earthtechling.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/slider-greentechc...
Aug 19, 2011 7:30PM
Aug 19, 2011 7:00PM
With time running out on a key federal loan guarantee program intended to boost renewable energy production and technologies, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today finalized another loan deal, bac...
Aug 19, 2011 6:00PM
If you think Barbie spends all day tooling around in her Chevy Malibu, lunching with the girls and getting her nails done, think again, as toy manufacturer Mattel’s new I Can Be… line of ...
Aug 19, 2011 3:30PM
The international luxury accessory company Dunhill, based in London, has released a solar power mobile device charger that appears to be as impressive in performance as it is in style.We first caught ...
Aug 18, 2011 7:00PM
Dude, where should we live? Maybe, like, Awesometown? Awesometown (a.k.a,
Aug 18, 2011 4:08PM
480?480:true;" onclick="resizeImg(this,480)" src="http://www.thevanwebsite.co.uk/rgdmanager/rgdadv/CHAL-getty.gif" alt="Contract hire and leasing" width="480" height="60" border="0" /> Home Green ...
Aug 18, 2011 4:00PM
For now, it’s California’s largest functioning photovoltaic solar power plant. The 45-megawatt (MW) Avenal Solar Generating Facility on the western flank of the San Joaquin Valley began co...
Aug 18, 2011 12:00AM
Ford Focus electric vehicle owners are now eligible to get their own home-based,
Aug 17, 2011 7:40PM
Aug 16, 2011 4:00PM
BrightSource Energy, the company battling to build the big Ivanpah solar-power plant out in the Mojave Desert, has its sights set on another Southern California location as well, applying with the sta...
Aug 16, 2011 3:00PM
A new program is taking former American soldiers and training them in the fight for clean energy. The Solar for Soldiers program, launched
Aug 16, 2011 1:00PM
Officials in Los Angeles will start accepting applications for its revived solar incentives program at the beginning of September. The governing board of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power ...
Aug 15, 2011 8:00PM
[Editor's Note: Beginning today Green Tech Chatter is called Green Tech Talk.]Oil companies have long looked to the Arctic as a potential reserve of fossil fuels, and Shell Oil was recently granted pe...
Aug 15, 2011 7:05PM
One would be excused for suspecting that Aidan Dwyer, said to be 13, is in fact a small, very young-looking, 37-year-old college-educated con-man of the highest order. Such is not the case though for ...
Aug 15, 2011 3:00PM
Promising the hottest and highest pressure steam generated by solar heating –
Aug 15, 2011 1:30PM
Aug 15, 2011 1:00PM
A team of German industrial researchers says concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) systems that focus light onto solar cells can provide an effective alternative for powering remote irrigation networks and ...
Aug 13, 2011 9:00PM
It wasn’t so long ago we brought you the Eagle Nest Hut–a concept design for an alpine hut that could be assembled at high altitudes and on uneven ground, powered by renewable energy. Now,...
Aug 13, 2011 6:00PM
480?480:true;" onclick="resizeImg(this,480)" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-35646" title="slider-greentechchatter" src="http://www.earthtechling.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/slider-greentechc...
Aug 12, 2011 10:45PM
SolarReserve, a developer of solar projects, announced recently
Aug 12, 2011 9:25PM
Got a spare $1.5
Aug 12, 2011 4:30PM
Got an industrial-scale demonstration of photovoltaic modules, cells or substrates that offers lower-cost solutions in line with the Obama administration’s SunShot goals? If so, U.S. Energy Secr...
Aug 12, 2011 12:00AM
Solar advocates want to get Arizona voters to decide that state should create new incentives for solar power installations. The Arizona Solar Power Society (ASPS) just submitted the initiative to the ...
Aug 11, 2011 11:26PM
Aug 11, 2011 5:00PM
We’ve covered some solar streetlights before, but this one’s got a unique twist: like the
Aug 10, 2011 10:00PM
By Brian Foley, Sierra ClubIf the U.S. followed Germany’s lead, locally-generated solar energy could take care of most of the Mountain West region
Aug 10, 2011 8:29PM
Aug 10, 2011 8:00PM
For the military, portable renewable power is good – we’ve seen the Marines touting its benefits – but man portable is even better. We’re talking power-management and power-pro...
Aug 10, 2011 5:09PM
480?480:true;" onclick="resizeImg(this,480)" src="http://www.thevanwebsite.co.uk/rgdmanager/rgdadv/CHAL-getty.gif" alt="Contract hire and leasing" width="480" height="60" border="0" /> Home Green ...
Aug 10, 2011 4:30PM
General Motors might not be the behemoth it once was, but the revived automaker apparently has enough heft to see a new product it thinks it could use, and then grab an equity stake in the young compa...
Aug 10, 2011 3:59PM
Beacon Power lands $5 million grant for new flywheel plant in Pennsylvania.
Aug 09, 2011 9:00PM
By Michael Davidson, NRDCThe sun may be shining a little brighter in China for the rest of the year, as the country’s solar industry gets a shot in the arm with its
Aug 09, 2011 7:00PM
A WinCo Foods grocery store in downtown Boise, Idaho, is the scene of a new pilot project testing solar powered parking lot lights against conventional lighting sources.Boise-based Inovus Solar has in...
Aug 09, 2011 6:00PM
Industral designer Eric Botzen of Botzen Design has a plan to revitalize both Detroit and the battery of that portable electronic device in your pocket. It’s called the Solar Vox Ultra, and it r...
Aug 09, 2011 5:56PM
Aug 09, 2011 4:00PM
A solar energy generator by day, an LED lightshow by night — you’d think that would be enough
Aug 08, 2011 9:00PM
Powered by 650 square feet of solar panels, Juno is spinning its way to Jupiter. Don’t hold your breath for new insights about the oldest and most complex planet in our solar system, however: Af...
Aug 08, 2011 8:41PM
In this Cleantech Cluster Weekly Spotlight, contributor Angela Guss discusses the latest happenings of the Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries cluster in Austin, Texas.
Aug 08, 2011 5:00PM
Australia is moving aggressively to bring an apparent advance in thin-film solar production by homegrown researchers to market, ponying up $1.7 million to launch a $7.2 million project called “P...
Aug 08, 2011 4:30PM
There may only be a few weeks of summer left, but if you want to make the most of it, it’s time to throw a backyard party — lit up (and why not?)
Aug 08, 2011 3:00PM
How much would a streamlined permitting process add to California‘s economy? According to a new study from SunRun, one of
Aug 07, 2011 9:00PM
Got a hot idea for a kinetic energy charger or solar bag? The U.S. Army is looking for personal energy harvesting concept white papers to help power the soldiers of the future.According to FedBizOps.g...
Aug 07, 2011 8:00PM
Policies on solar power are shifting in Asia Pacific countries, and in a good way, according to market watcher Solarbuzz, which says the region will account for 26 percent of global photovoltaic deman...
Aug 07, 2011 6:00PM
They make wine in sunny places, which is why “winery goes solar” has become something of a refrain at EarthTechling (see our stories here, here and here). But fuel-cell powered wineries? W...
Aug 06, 2011 11:00PM
SolarWorld, an Oregon-based manufacturer of photovoltaic solar panels, along with German business partner PC Aero,
Aug 06, 2011 7:00PM
Say one thing for Sungevity: the home solar company has a knack for pouncing on PR opportunities. Back in April 2010, it drew attention by offering to install a solar-power system on the White House. ...
Aug 05, 2011 11:48PM
In times of natural disasters, mobile clinics can be a godsend to those facing injury, illness and lack of access to basic services. Designer Kukil Han proposes a solution powered by renewable energy,...
Aug 05, 2011 11:46PM
The Green Mountain State just got a little greener. With a signal sent from an iPhone, the last of 382 pole-mounted sun-trackers – made right there in Vermont, by the way
Aug 05, 2011 8:00PM
480?480:true;" onclick="resizeImg(this,480)" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-35646" title="slider-greentechchatter" src="http://www.earthtechling.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/slider-greentechc...
Aug 05, 2011 7:00PM
This week we’ve been talking about the 2011 Solar Decathlon, where teams of college students compete in the field of eco-friendly and energy-conscious technology by building clean, green and bea...
Aug 05, 2011 6:00PM
If one of the bombs that Wil-E Coyote was always trying to use to blow away the Roadrunner somehow sprouted a glowing wire, perhaps this is what it would look like. The E-M – Electronic Melody l...
Aug 05, 2011 5:52PM
Aug 05, 2011 12:58PM
480?480:true;" onclick="resizeImg(this,480)" src="http://www.thevanwebsite.co.uk/rgdmanager/rgdadv/CHAL-getty.gif" alt="Contract hire and leasing" width="480" height="60" border="0" /> Home Green ...
Aug 05, 2011 12:01AM
480?480:true;" onclick="resizeImg(this,480)" src="http://www.thevanwebsite.co.uk/rgdmanager/rgdadv/CHAL-getty.gif" alt="Contract hire and leasing" width="480" height="60" border="0" /> Home Green ...
Aug 05, 2011 12:00AM
Well, that didn’t go as planned.Defense contractor Lockheed Martin was counting on a solar-powered, unmanned communications blimp in development for the U.S. Army to float from its Akron, Ohio, ...
Aug 04, 2011 8:00PM
All products, from clothing to electronics, start out in the conceptual phase, as an idea and then as a design. The lucky ones get produced in the physical world, while the rest remain in the realm of...
Aug 04, 2011 4:30PM
A modest home solar-power system might have peak output of 1.5-kilowatts (kW). Stepping up to 5 kW, you can “completely meet the energy needs of many conventional homes,” the National Rene...
Aug 03, 2011 9:00PM
Powered by solar and heated and cooled by geothermal systems, Okanagan College‘s new Centre of Excellence lives up to its title. This new building in British Columbia (B.C.)
Aug 03, 2011 7:00PM
By Justin Guay, Sierra ClubSolar installations grew at a blistering pace in 2010 – growing by
Aug 02, 2011 7:00PM
Researchers at MIT say they’ve come up with a concentrated solar power (CSP) system that might be able to produce power around the clock. Which sounds pretty nifty, but also leads one to wonder:...
Aug 02, 2011 5:00PM
So is SolarWorld going to install a wind turbine now? It only seems fair, after the announcement that a 112-kilowatt photovoltaic system by SolarWorld – “the largest roof-mounted solar arr...
Aug 02, 2011 12:00AM
Project Heracles issued designers a unique challenge: design and document a piece of infrastructure on a single postcard capable of connecting Africa and Europe across the Strait of Gibralter.One of t...
Aug 01, 2011 9:00PM
480?480:true;" onclick="resizeImg(this,480)" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-35646" title="slider-greentechchatter" src="http://www.earthtechling.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/slider-greentechc...
Aug 01, 2011 8:00PM
Have an idea for a solar-operated house? Interested in making your house more energy-efficient and getting to know about the latest solar technology? Then the Solar Decathalon might be the place for y...
Aug 01, 2011 7:00PM
Noting that “500 million of the world’s cell phone owners have no access to electricity,” a Hong Kong and Denver-based company is touting its solar-power charging panels as specially...
Jul 29, 2011 4:53PM
Jul 29, 2011 4:00PM
A new concept vehicle out of Pune, India, from designer Konjaril Sunil Karunakaran combines a variety of different technologies to create a hybrid SUV that’s stylish and innovative.Using solar p...
Jul 29, 2011 3:35PM
Last week, I asked three green money managers if they thought cleantech stocks, especially solar and wind sectors were near a bottom. While they did tell me about eight cleantech value s...
Jul 29, 2011 3:00PM
We write a lot about “wind farms,” but those are really power plants, not farms. These are real farms, three farms that grow stuff that people consume – and they operate it in a very...
Jul 29, 2011 8:15AM
It seems that solar power is the hot topic among the green car industry – with General Motors the latest to make a huge investment in the technology.
Jul 28, 2011 8:00PM
Hey, hot shot — you may not a biker, but clearly, you deserve a helmet with flames. In fact, you deserve a solar powered helmet with flames.This solar welding helmet comes in three designs,
Jul 28, 2011 6:21PM
Jul 28, 2011 5:35PM
Jul 28, 2011 3:00PM
A program intended to boost deployment of grid-connected solar power in Australian schools is shutting two years earlier than planned, but that doesn’t mean opportunities have quite vanished. Gr...
Jul 28, 2011 2:01AM
You may be used to hearing about solar energy being used to create electricity to power the vehicles of the future – but now sunlight could play a different role in the way we fuel our cars.
Jul 27, 2011 8:00PM
Blackfeet Community College in Browning, Montana, is a public, tribally-controlled community college located on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation — and now, it has a new claim to fame as the home...
Jul 27, 2011 1:30PM
The U.S. military has a big footprint in Hawaii, so it makes sense that it’s playing an outsized role in the state’s renewable-energy push. Earlier this year we told you about the new smar...
Jul 27, 2011 1:00PM
A domestic content requirement is credited with providing incentive for an Ontario, Canada, solar enterprise to ramp up production in the province, creating 400 new jobs.
Jul 27, 2011 12:45PM
480?480:true;" onclick="resizeImg(this,480)" src="http://www.thevanwebsite.co.uk/rgdmanager/rgdadv/CHAL-getty.gif" alt="Contract hire and leasing" width="480" height="60" border="0" /> Home Green ...
Jul 26, 2011 8:00PM
We all know that solar energy can be used in many innovative ways to power homes, charge electrical devices, and even power vehicles. Some of them might be cutting-edge, but for the most part, solar-p...
Jul 26, 2011 5:00PM
As we’ve reported, it’s a buyer’s market in photovoltaics as European countries pull back many of their incentive programs, helping drive already falling prices even lower. But there...
Jul 26, 2011 2:35PM
Why temporary losses will not keep SunPower Corporation down.
Jul 26, 2011 2:30PM
Massachusetts residents looking to make a green move now have a new option in The Homes at Easthampton Meadow, a development in the Pioneer Valley off Button Road. The homes slated for construction he...
Jul 26, 2011 1:30PM
Nissan and its 4R Energy subsidiary have developed a solar-powered charging station, and they began testing
Jul 26, 2011 2:56AM
Here at EarthTechling we spend a lot of time pouring through news feeds looking for interesting cleantech news items to highlight for you. We don’t get to all of it, just owing to the fact of th...
Jul 25, 2011 9:00PM
We’ve been tracking the growth of the innovative solar-power brokering company One Block Off the Grid, which moved into Philadelphia in early April, then quickly expanded into Massachusetts,
Jul 25, 2011 7:58PM
If you’ve ever wondered exactly how a solar facility works, or exactly how big wind turbines are, now you can see first hand. Many renewable energy providers offer guided tours of their faciliti...
Jul 25, 2011 7:00PM
If you’ve followed our posts on Solar Ivy, you know that this unique
Jul 25, 2011 5:36PM
What cleantech should know about chasm crossing //{lang: "en-US"} try{ var id = location.hash.match(/.+entry/(d+)/)[1]; if (id) { window...
Jul 25, 2011 5:00PM
Clean Tech Group checked in recently with word that venture investment in clean energy tumbled in the second quarter of 2011, but according to a new report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance,
Jul 25, 2011 3:41PM
In this Week's Cleantech Cluster Weekly Spotlight, contributor Angela Guss takes a look at Eco World Styria in Austria.
Jul 25, 2011 3:00PM
If you’re looking for a light fixture that’s crafty, original and eco-friendly, check out the
Jul 25, 2011 2:30PM
Combining solar power with good old fashioned fun, the Solar Powered Wooden Toy Airplane from Switzerland
Jul 25, 2011 1:30PM
Everyone knows what solar panels do –
Jul 22, 2011 11:00PM
In Spain, a solar power plant using molten salt to store heat recently produced power for 24 uninterrupted hours. But could there be an even better way to hold onto energy captured from the sun? Scien...
Jul 22, 2011 9:00PM
480?480:true;" onclick="resizeImg(this,480)" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-35646" title="slider-greentechchatter" src="http://www.earthtechling.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/slider-greentechc...
Jul 22, 2011 9:20AM
The University of Queensland in Brisbane has become Australia's first building that has installed the largest flat-panel photovoltaic <strong>solar power</strong> system.
Jul 21, 2011 11:00PM
India, given that large parts of it are quite rural and lacking in a connected electrical grid, seems a surefire place for solar powered ideas to thrive. We’e seen examples of this of late, be i...
Jul 21, 2011 4:00PM
Kitchener’s record doesn’t look like it’s going to last very long. The Ontario city recently unveiled what it called
Jul 21, 2011 3:00PM
Mitsubishi – which is about to enter the U.S.
Jul 21, 2011 1:30PM
San Francisco is moving to make renewable energy more affordable to small businesses, launching a group-rate purchase program that the city hopes will allow businesses and commercial property owners t...
Jul 21, 2011 1:00PM
Fans of the Washington Redskins, who suffered through a dismal 6-10 season last year, might or might not get a winner this fall. But if they like renewable energy they will have something to cheer for...
Jul 20, 2011 5:00PM
In this week’s edition of the Green Tech Regional Report, we’re taking a look at public implementations–or lack thereof–of green technology, from promoting solar to being dissa...
Jul 20, 2011 4:00PM
In Texas, even the incentives for solar adoption are bigger. Power retailer
Jul 20, 2011 2:30PM
As solar power goes mainstream, more people are looking to reduce their energy costs and carbon footprint with a rooftop system –
Jul 19, 2011 10:00PM
The solar cell business has recently gotten a boost with the advent of thin film solar, in which solar cells are manufactured on thin, flexible sheets of polymer (plastic) that are capable of being ap...
Jul 19, 2011 3:00PM
Driven by California’s renewable portfolio standard,
Jul 18, 2011 9:04PM
Five of Atlanta’s low income neighborhoods will see increased green job employment with the announcement by Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Lisa P. Jackson and Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed...
Jul 18, 2011 8:51PM
A designer named Kukil Han from Seoul has posted his well thought-out innovation for a linked vehicle system he calls Bike Guide that would allow people to travel to tourists destinations around the S...
Jul 18, 2011 8:47PM
Continuing the Obama administration’s push for big renewable energy development,
Jul 18, 2011 7:28PM
Germany ups the clean energy ante again. This time with 6 million electric cars.
Jul 18, 2011 7:00PM
If you’ve ever wondered why empty lots where factories, gas stations or other industrial businesses once stood are left barren, you’re not alone. They seem like ideal places for new busine...
Jul 18, 2011 4:54PM
As posted previously, one of the big challenges the cleantech community faces is the reliance of many pivotal technologies on rare earth minerals that are mainly located in China and increasingly subj...
Jul 18, 2011 2:00PM
You love your iPad; that’s only natural. You feel the urge to take it with you, to protect it from harm – and, of course, to feed it a healthy diet of renewable energy. As a consequence, t...
Jul 18, 2011 1:00PM
We hear a lot about the potential for using distributed solar power to send excess electricity back to the grid. But now the German power and gas company E.ON says it has come up with a way for custom...
Jul 16, 2011 5:13PM
480?480:true;" onclick="resizeImg(this,480)" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-35646" title="slider-greentechchatter" src="http://www.earthtechling.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/slider-greentechc...
Jul 15, 2011 10:00PM
If so-called “solar highways” can get built in rainy Oregon, you would think they’d be sprouting all over the place in sunny California. And maybe they will be, if a company called R...
Jul 15, 2011 8:00PM
By Felicity Carus, AOL EnergyGermany and the US are about to enter into a fresh period of deeper cooperation on energy and climate policies, said a top environmental minister from Europe’s leadi...
Jul 15, 2011 6:30PM
Everybody loves do-it-yourself projects! This week’s roundup of EarthTechling Earth Videos showcases some of the innovative ways people have created solar- and wind-powered devices out of all ki...
Jul 15, 2011 4:00PM
Hey, is that
Jul 15, 2011 2:30PM
Smartphones and tablet readers have become ubiquitous these days, but all those cool apps and graphics require more and more juice. A smart greentech solution is a solar charger, and while we’ve...
Jul 14, 2011 10:00PM
In cities throughout India, street vending is a way of life. Christopher Gregory of Bent Harbor, Michigan, has a vision to reduce the carbon footprint of India’s streetfood carts using locally-a...
Jul 14, 2011 9:00PM
Jul 14, 2011 4:36PM
It takes a lot of electricity to run Dow Jones, one of the world’s largest publishers and information providers. Dow Jones is now generating 3.6 MW of its own electricity with Solaire Generation...
Jul 14, 2011 2:00PM
Besieged with rebate applications and without the money to pay for them, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) was forced in April to puts its Solar Incentive Program (SIP) on hold. No...
Jul 13, 2011 9:00PM
So many different types of solar gadgets have hit the market in the last year or so that we’ve found ourselves with a bulging box of solar gear that needs some review attention. Since these devi...
Jul 13, 2011 7:19PM
Tulsa, Oklahoma’s J.W. Vann Industrial Park is getting a green makeover fueled by local government incentives and hope. It may not be as eco, however, as everyone would hope for.The Vann Industr...
Jul 13, 2011 5:40PM
Japan's Prime Minister wants to do away with every nuclear power plant in the country and replace them with renewables.
Jul 13, 2011 5:00PM
In this edition of the Green Tech Regional Report, we’re looking at plant-shaped solar panels, vehicular innovation, and national policies. We’ll start off on a national scale. On July 7, ...
Jul 13, 2011 1:00PM
Solar power’s perennial weakness – its inability to provide electricity after nightfall or during cloudy weather – might be vanishing: The Spanish company Torresol Energy
Jul 12, 2011 10:00PM
Solar power, reportedly on a roll here in the United States right now, is at the center of attention this week via the 20th annual Intersolar North America conference which just kicked off in San Fran...
Jul 12, 2011 8:33PM
Italian Solar Power Capacity Expected To Reach 30 GW By 2020 | Solar Power | The Green Optimistic@import "http://css.greenoptimistic.com/style.css";#prevLink,#nextLink{background:transparent url("http...
Jul 12, 2011 6:00PM
There was a time when eco-friendly fashion meant scratchy organic-fiber shirts and clunky recycled-rubber sandals, and was not known for being particularly style-conscious. But that has changed. Now, ...
Jul 12, 2011 3:00PM
Here’s a concept for you: a system that allows private investors to own the solar power systems installed at public schools while still receiving substantial associated tax benefits. That concep...
Jul 12, 2011 1:30PM
Canada’s largest rooftop solar installation – a 262,000-square-foot system – is up and running atop the city of Kitchener’s operation facility in the province of Ontario.The pr...
Jul 11, 2011 9:00PM
Babies arrive when they want to, including, of course, at night. From a developed-country perspective, this is hardly notable. But in some places a lack of reliable electricity can plunge childbirth i...
Jul 11, 2011 7:54PM
We all like gadgets, right? Whether it is something you hook to your computer, put out in your yard or use to do this or that with, gadgets make life a little more enjoyable. Gadgets draw energy off t...
Jul 11, 2011 3:00PM
In rural India, as many as 500 million people do not have access to electricity. The government reportedly plans to have the entire country electrified by 2012, and is basing much of this plan on rene...
Jul 11, 2011 1:00PM
Here at EarthTechling, we’re always excited by D.I.Y. projects, which is why we we’re happy to see that a home inventor named Terry Hope has been working on a pair of solar powered electri...
Jul 11, 2011 1:00PM
In an era where more and more people are interested in installing solar panels or small wind turbines on their properties, many people are running into a problem–that problem is the homeowners...
Jul 11, 2011 11:59AM
Home Energy Management: Premature Jocularity //{lang: "en-US"} try{ var id = location.hash.match(/.+entry/(d+)/)[1]; if (id) { window.l...
Jul 08, 2011 7:00PM
A new housing development in California’s Antelope Valley called Arroyo will offer solar power as a standard feature on all new homes, according to a joint announcement made this week by KB Home...
Jul 08, 2011 5:00PM
It wasn’t so long ago we brought you the Eco Lantern concept, which integrates a solar lantern with a planter. Now we bring you yet another odd conjunction of solar lantern + randomness in the s...
Jul 08, 2011 4:00PM
Design collective NAU has released a concept that looks to combine outdoor adventure with green technology with a new electric vehicle idea called the Ecco. A mobile camper that doubles as an all-elec...
Jul 08, 2011 2:00PM
We admit we enjoy covering new yachts that incorporate green technology if only to aim a few jeers in their direction. After all, is there anything truly green about cruising through the water on a gi...
Jul 08, 2011 1:00PM
A new study from England suggests that
Jul 07, 2011 11:30PM
National Solar Power (NSP) has ambitions to build the world’s largest solar plant, and has narrowed the list of possible locations to four communities in Florida, two in Georgia and one in North...
Jul 07, 2011 7:01PM
The construction of world's first solar power plant capable of producing clean energy all day and night has finally been finished. According to Gemasolar, the company behind the project, the sola...
Jul 07, 2011 7:00PM
“Greenhouse” often carries a negative connotation when it comes to discussing the environment. But what if the same principle that contributed to climate change on a global scale could hav...
Jul 07, 2011 1:30PM
While eco-efforts in western Canada these days seem to be mired in
Jul 06, 2011 6:19PM
Uncle Sam’s not writing the check, but a coming infusion of cash into the cleantech sector via the private sector is nothing to sneeze at, as a recently formed syndicate of
Jul 06, 2011 4:00PM
Summer’s here, and the time is right for…solar powered golfing, of course.These
Jul 06, 2011 1:30PM
GE recently announced plans alongside venture capital partners to invest $63 million into 10 home energy technology companies as part of its $200 million ecomagination Challenge. This is the second su...
Jul 05, 2011 9:29PM
A billboard might not seem like a huge step towards eco-consciousness, but any little bit helps, especially with something as simple as billboards. Ricoh Company has recently finished installing the v...
Jul 05, 2011 4:00PM
Inkjet technology has allowed millions of people have the ability to print documents at home and even set up home offices. This technology may now even be used to create cheap solar energy cells.Engin...
Jul 05, 2011 1:57PM
Jul 05, 2011 1:30PM
In case you haven’t read the hundreds of solar power stories reported right here at EarthTechling, new research from the Interstate Renewable Energy Council confirms that strong consumer demand ...
Jul 04, 2011 5:23PM
480?480:true;" onclick="resizeImg(this,480)" src="http://www.thevanwebsite.co.uk/rgdmanager/rgdadv/CHAL-getty.gif" alt="Contract hire and leasing" width="480" height="60" border="0" /> Home Green ...
Jul 04, 2011 12:24PM
Jul 03, 2011 6:00PM
The U.S. General Services (GSA) Denver Federal Center (DFC) campus is nearing its goal of being the greenest federal campus by 2020 with the installation of a 3.5 MW solar array, recently upped from t...
Jul 02, 2011 7:00PM
Kyocera has been doing some interesting things of late, mainly around solar. The company is into other things though to promote energy efficiency, one of which it is doing at various
Jul 01, 2011 10:30PM
Often, when we report on feats of solar engineering or design, the subject has something to do with a device that harnesses solar energy for generating electricity, lighting, water purification or eve...
Jul 01, 2011 7:31PM
Seattle in the Pacific Northwest isn’t a place one immediately thinks of as being a solar power center. Sun does shine there though at least on
Jul 01, 2011 5:00PM
The famed Infineon Raceway in California recently partnered with Panasonic‘s Sanyo division to unveil the successful installation of solar panels and a full-color, dual-sided LED video board tha...
Jul 01, 2011 3:00PM
While plenty of clean energy generation is taking place in the U.K., especially wave energy, very little of it has been sourced from solar energy. Some sources indicate that the U.K.’s total sol...
Jun 30, 2011 11:30PM
480?480:true;" onclick="resizeImg(this,480)" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-35646" title="slider-greentechchatter" src="http://www.earthtechling.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/slider-greentechc...
Jun 30, 2011 6:00PM
The U.S. Department of Energy, which looks of late to be kicking clean energy related conditional loan
Jun 30, 2011 5:00PM
As classroom sizes fluctuate and schools struggle with funding, modular classrooms have become increasingly popular. These structures tend to come with challenges both the environment and human health...
Jun 29, 2011 11:00PM
A tiny community college in a rural part of California is laying claim today to being the first “grid positive” college in the United States – that is to say, being the first college...
Jun 29, 2011 8:00PM
Solar powered garden lights are a lot of fun. Used in gardens, on patios or along pathways, these relatively inexpensive little lights lend their charm to outdoor spaces while brightening things up at...
Jun 29, 2011 7:00PM
A few months ago, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it was supporting silicone wafer manufacturer 1366 Technologies with a
Jun 29, 2011 6:00PM
This week, the Green Tech Regional Report will be looking at the business side of green technology, and how green technology is showing up on markets large and small, as well as the actions of major c...
Jun 29, 2011 2:00PM
We’ve covered a number of solar lanterns and innovative off-grid generators lately (including one that
Jun 29, 2011 1:30PM
Summer is in full swing and, wouldn’t you know it, here comes the July 4th holiday. This weekend, all across the U.S., patriotism, BBQs, beer and, of course, fireworks can be expected. What else...
Jun 28, 2011 6:18PM
Jun 28, 2011 6:00PM
New Jersey will soon have the largest rooftop solar power
Jun 28, 2011 5:00PM
Australia is pretty much ground zero when it comes to water restrictions, and thus, it’s a hotbed for water conservation tech. The Solar Sprinkler concept by Alex Cashmore of the University of S...
Jun 28, 2011 2:00PM
CleanPath, founded by MMA Renewable Ventures partners Matt Cheney and Karin Berardo, has announced an investment of $800 million into two revolving facilities across North America that will install la...
Jun 27, 2011 10:00PM
Southern California utility San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) has been on a renewable energy power purchase agreement (PPA) spree of sorts over the last year or so. As with all utilities in the state o...
Jun 27, 2011 8:00PM
A brewery in the west Seattle neighborhood of White Center has recently installed a solar thermal system to aid in the brewing process of its artisanal beer. Big Al Brewing owners Noelle and Alejandro...
Jun 27, 2011 7:55PM
Jun 27, 2011 7:44PM
Jun 27, 2011 6:56PM
Jun 27, 2011 5:30PM
The number of times the EarthTechling staff has shouted to one another across the bow of our impressive collection of yachts about needing to be more environmentally friendly is practically uncountabl...
Jun 27, 2011 4:30PM
Australia is known for many things – poisonous creatures, unkind terrain – but soon it will become known as a solar energy leader with the completion of two of the largest solar projects o...
Jun 24, 2011 8:00PM
Summer has a way of changing people’s habits. When the heat is on, people tend to go out of their way to seek respite from the sun’s simmering rays. Extreme temperatures can send drivers, ...
Jun 24, 2011 7:12PM
Jun 24, 2011 5:00PM
In good news for both
Jun 24, 2011 4:00PM
We got our first peek at a new line-up of solar charging cases from Voltaic earlier this year at CES. At the time, it was estimated that the company’s
Jun 24, 2011 2:00PM
Not long back, we reported that the Marines were embracing solar power for military operations in Afghanistan. Now, in another instance of a
Jun 23, 2011 11:30PM
480?480:true;" onclick="resizeImg(this,480)" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-35646" title="slider-greentechchatter" src="http://www.earthtechling.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/slider-greentechc...
Jun 23, 2011 9:00PM
While there might be a lot of negative images concerning Republicans and their stance on the environment, not all of them are completely against renewable energy. In fact, Governor Robert McDonnell re...
Jun 23, 2011 3:00PM
What is
Jun 22, 2011 10:16PM
We’ve long noted solar rooftop projects, especially ones across the many warehouses and similar facilities in places like New Jersey, hold strong potential for simple solar panel installation an...
Jun 22, 2011 8:00PM
Ferris wheels have always been the favored ride for many fair goers due to its relaxed nature and epic views. Pacific Park offers a Ferris wheel like no other: it is run off of solar energy and offers...
Jun 22, 2011 6:00PM
Perhaps the most comprehensive residential/small business solar power kits to hit the consumer market since Costco’s introduction of the Grape Solar panel kits has just been introduced by Kyocer...
Jun 22, 2011 3:30PM
California has been on the forefront of environmental issues, and the city of San Diego is no exception. The Beach Boys song “It Never Rains in Southern California” strikes true and San Di...
Jun 22, 2011 12:05AM
Plans for a large solar farm in Lostwithiel, Cornwall have been approved by the Cornwall Council. The farm will have the resources to produce a capacity of 5MW of power a year.The farm is expected to ...
Jun 21, 2011 8:30PM
The much anticipated Mesquite Solar 1 project has been on a slow yet steady pace toward construction since we first reported on a power purchase agreement that cemented project sponsor Sempra Generati...
Jun 21, 2011 8:00PM
Intro:I like the idea of the portable solar charger. Having the ability to charge a cell phone, hand-held GPS and even a portable game device while off the grid, perhaps in the middle of the woods, is...
Jun 21, 2011 7:30PM
Eerik Wissenz is a rather industrious fellow who has created his very own open source, solar concentrating device and he claims it can deliver power that comes in about 10 times cheaper than that of p...
Jun 21, 2011 5:30PM
PowerStream Solar in
Jun 21, 2011 4:00PM
The desert might seem like the most obvious place to take advantage of solar power, but most view the space as barren wasteland. Fortunately, Arava Power Company (APC) recently launched what is said t...
Jun 21, 2011 3:07PM
Solar energy is the most abundant resource on earth, more so than wind and geothermal. Approximately 100 petwatts (1,000 terawatts) of solar energy reach the earth daily, only a fraction of which, 15 ...
Jun 20, 2011 9:30PM
We at Earthtechling are, on a daily basis, exposed to a lot of design concepts. Some of them are clever, others flat out ingenious and others still are just plain ridiculous. Let’s file this one...
Jun 20, 2011 8:59PM
Apps that bring tree huggers and iPhone and iPad lovers together for the greater green are few and far between. While they might be in relatively short supply at the moment, there are a handful of gre...
Jun 20, 2011 8:09PM
Jun 20, 2011 7:30PM
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Sunshot initiative aims to reduce the cost of solar energy products and, to that end, we’ve seen the DOE administer millions in funding for research a...
Jun 20, 2011 4:00PM
Now that
Jun 19, 2011 8:00PM
Publisher McGraw-Hill.
Jun 19, 2011 7:00PM
The government of the UK announced on June 9 a new feed-in tariff (FIT) for large-scale solar operations and anaerobic digestion installations. The FIT was put into effect after a recent public consul...
Jun 18, 2011 5:00PM
While the U.S. solar has shown hopeful signs of growth over the last year, despite the struggling economy, the German solar
Jun 17, 2011 7:30PM
Jun 17, 2011 7:00PM
The Southwest Solar Research Park in Phoenix, Arizona,
Jun 17, 2011 5:00PM
Almost one month after noting the triumphant flight of the Solar Impulse from Belgium to Switzerland, we’re somewhat disheartened to report that the solar powered craft has been unsuccessful in ...
Jun 17, 2011 4:30PM
For the outdoor enthusiast, a wide array of solar power kits have come available that enable hikers and campers to charge and power various small devices while in totally off-the-grid locations. As co...
Jun 17, 2011 2:00PM
China, China, China – yup, we know, we write a lot about that country’s green technology advances. It isn’t a perfect world over there, with trade issues around wind power and all be...
Jun 16, 2011 5:00PM
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has just released its “U.S. Solar Market Insight” report for the first quarter of 2011 and, based on the numbers we’re seeing, the stat...
Jun 16, 2011 3:00PM
Despite its general lack of, um, surface area, a new “photovoltaic bikini” designed by Andrew Schneider apparently provides enough power to run your MP3 player, ladies — perfect for ...
Jun 16, 2011 12:36PM
480?480:true;" onclick="resizeImg(this,480)" src="http://www.thevanwebsite.co.uk/rgdmanager/rgdadv/CHAL-getty.gif" alt="Contract hire and leasing" width="480" height="60" border="0" /> Home Green ...
Jun 15, 2011 11:13PM
The subject of war is a polarizing topic. Some support it while others do not. Yet, as history has witnessed, war will happen; and an undeniable truth about going to battle is that it requires energy ...
Jun 15, 2011 9:00PM
On September 30th, time runs out on the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) loan guarantee program. The loan program (a.k.a. Section 1705), which was brought in under the
Jun 15, 2011 8:00PM
Attention all coffee drinkers: you can help Michael and David Hartkop of Solar Roast Coffee develop a next generation solar powered coffee roaster, bring it to commercial production, and make the plan...
Jun 15, 2011 7:00PM
We first took a look at San Jose, California-based Suntactic’s solar charger offering, the PC5, late last year. At the time, it was one of the few players in the solar charger game that offered ...
Jun 15, 2011 2:00PM
Last September the County of
Jun 14, 2011 9:00PM
Car rental company Hertz seems to be expanding into the green sector this year, as we’ve recently reported that the company is installing some solar panels at select locations, and offering elec...
Jun 14, 2011 7:30PM
The U.S. Department of Energy DOE) has announced it is providing $27 million in funding aimed at reducing the cost of solar energy projects. The funds are directed at the “non-hardware” re...
Jun 14, 2011 6:30PM
Solar energy developer, Nur Energie, has been working on developing a utility-scale solar power plant in the North African country of Tunisia for a couple of years and now, according to the company, i...
Jun 14, 2011 4:07PM
SolarCity, a company making a name for itself in the residential solar power landscape in part because of its financing options offered to those interested in solar panels for the home, got a nice, fa...
Jun 13, 2011 7:16PM
Two teams of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), under the direction of Professor Daniel Nocera, have made what they say is another breakthrough in the effort to develop an...
Jun 13, 2011 7:06PM
A new concept from industrial designer Marko Vuckovic called the Sunflower Monitor uses trackable solar power to operate and collect energy. We first caught news of the potential product from the Yank...
Jun 13, 2011 6:36PM
China, already seen as a big player in wind energy despite trade disputes over how its industry is supported, looks as well to be making a huge play for solar power capacity. This is according to Peop...
Jun 13, 2011 3:58PM
Greg Frucci, a fifty-something former
Jun 13, 2011 3:43PM
Tilak Pun and co-worker Clif Swigget of Knowledge Mosaic have created a plan called the “Solar Energy for Shikha Schools.” This plan seeks to bring technology to a remote part of the world...
Jun 11, 2011 9:00PM
It seems fitting that a place meant to inspire a sense of stewardship towards the natural environment should embody good green building principles, and that’s the plan for the new Avon, Colorado...
Jun 11, 2011 6:00PM
The Canadian province of Ontario appears to be quite serious about slashing fossil fuel-based energy use and replacing it with clean energy. A recent statement from from the Ontario Power Authority (O...
Jun 10, 2011 8:00PM
Jun 10, 2011 6:00PM
Automaker Renault has announced that the company will install solar powered roof systems to its French manufacturing plants in Douai, Maubeuge, Flins, Batilly, Sandouville, and Cl
Jun 10, 2011 3:00PM
A proposed solar farm is getting a lot of love from county officials in Lake Mary, Florida, located just outside Orlando. An announcement from
Jun 09, 2011 10:14PM
Father’s Day is right around the corner, but there is still time to get dad something totally cool and totally green. Let’s face it, men love their gadgets and, as high-tech gifts go, gree...
Jun 09, 2011 4:18PM
Jun 08, 2011 10:00PM
What would you do if you needed to leave home long enough to turn off your water and power, but you still wanted to keep your garden growing while you were gone? If you were Gary Lee of Edenton, North...
Jun 08, 2011 8:02PM
Jun 08, 2011 6:57PM
Contributor Brittany Stepniak reports on Hollywood's latest trend: solar-powered film studios.
Jun 08, 2011 6:00PM
When you think of a dude ranch, perhaps you think of horses, cattle, camping and wide open spaces. Fields full of solar panels probably didn’t make your list, but a dude ranch in Arizona just in...
Jun 08, 2011 11:40AM
480?480:true;" onclick="resizeImg(this,480)" src="http://www.thevanwebsite.co.uk/rgdmanager/rgdadv/CHAL-getty.gif" alt="Contract hire and leasing" width="480" height="60" border="0" /> Home Green ...
Jun 07, 2011 10:36PM
For all the smart home of tomorrow technology we hear about, little of it seems to be tied into social networks like Facebook at this point. Apart from one smart home experiment we heard about last ye...
Jun 07, 2011 8:00PM
Over the last few months, we’ve seen several schools get outfitted with solar power systems. Puget Sound Energy has a program that is facilitating solar installations at schools in western Washi...
Jun 07, 2011 4:00PM
The U.S. Department of Energy recently celebrated the installation of twenty-five solar-assisted charging stations at its Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ONRL) in Tennessee. The units are part of a lar...
Jun 07, 2011 2:30PM
If you’re not the type to rock a purse
Jun 07, 2011 1:30PM
While the GOP controlled House was busy slashing clean energy program budgets last week, a Senate subcommittee was occupied with drafting a bill that, among other efforts, aims to make solar power sys...
Jun 06, 2011 10:45PM
An all-electric airplane sponsored by Airbus recently completed its first flight in Mindelheim, Bavaria, Germany. The test flight is part of an ongoing program to test the limits of electricity as a v...
Jun 06, 2011 9:45PM
General Electric (GE) has unveiled a solar powered electric vehicle charging carport in Plainville, Connecticut that the company says will generate enough energy that it could power 20 homes for a yea...
Jun 06, 2011 9:27PM
A very unique project blending two favorites of green technology lovers – high speed rail and clean energy – has been completed in Europe by
Jun 06, 2011 9:12PM
Jun 06, 2011 8:03PM
Coca Cola isn’t exactly a name which rolls off of the tongue when one thinks about green technology. The last time we reported on them related to cleantech was 2009, when the global soft drink c...
Jun 06, 2011 7:45PM
In Helsinki, Norway,
Jun 06, 2011 6:45PM
Recently the United States Army’s Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC)
Jun 06, 2011 5:45PM
These days, when we see the term “extreme” applied to something we expect it to be over the top, unnecessary and sometimes just plain ridiculous. In this case, however, “extreme...
Jun 06, 2011 3:40PM
Consulting firm Ernst and Young has just released the latest iteration of its quarterly
Jun 06, 2011 1:30PM
We’ve gotten a lot of pitches here at EarthTechling, but when someone tipped us off to an electric vehicle designed for the zombie apocalypse, our geek-sensors were
Jun 06, 2011 12:06PM
Jun 04, 2011 4:13PM
We’ve been keeping an eye on two large-scale solar projects under development by SolarReserve. The company has procured significant U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
Jun 04, 2011 3:00PM
Canada-based photovoltaic (PV) manufacturer Qsolar has just announced a new line of solar panels that it believes provides unique solutions for those interested in building-integrated photovoltaics (B...
Jun 03, 2011 9:30PM
The home of the Seattle Seahawks appears to be going “SeaGreen”. In a recent announcement made by Qwest Field and Event Center, it was announced that a large-scale rooftop solar power syst...
Jun 03, 2011 4:30PM
Your basic solar oven is a pretty basic DIY project involving, essentially, a
Jun 03, 2011 2:30PM
We’ve seen some interesting ideas for solar powered public seating–namely, MIT’s Soft Rocker chair–but we’re not sure what to make of the Tsuka Pod by designer Eleanor La...
Jun 02, 2011 10:00PM
A dairy farm California can now be added to the growing list of agricultural businesses that are turning to renewable energy to control operations costs. According to a recent statement, the Lakeside ...
Jun 02, 2011 7:30PM
An interesting new solar project is now under way at Arizona Western College (AWC) located in Yuma, AZ. The project involves five different types of solar power generation technology, each provided by...
Jun 02, 2011 5:08PM
SolarReserve receives $737 million from the Department of Energy to build a new plant to provide electricity all day with new technology.
Jun 02, 2011 4:30PM
Here at EarthTechling, we’ve featured plenty of solar chargers designed to help keep your
Jun 01, 2011 8:30PM
BrightSource Energy, a darling of the federal government’s clean energy focused loan
Jun 01, 2011 7:30PM
Energy super-giant GE has created a new type of power plant that it believes can address the intermittent nature renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power. The plant is said to be able to ...
Jun 01, 2011 5:30PM
A new 30,000 square foot data center has just been launched in Bend, Oregon and the facility is about as green as any data center could get. Bendbroadband announced the launch of the “Vault...
Jun 01, 2011 3:59PM
We’ve seen some fine examples of renewable energy generators as art projects, such as those featured in the United Arab Emirates’ Land Generator Art Initiative, the Power Flower wind turbi...
Jun 01, 2011 1:31AM
480?480:true;" onclick="resizeImg(this,480)" src="http://www.thevanwebsite.co.uk/rgdmanager/rgdadv/CHAL-getty.gif" alt="Contract hire and leasing" width="480" height="60" border="0" /> Home Green ...
May 31, 2011 7:45PM
The largest planned net zero energy development in the
May 31, 2011 2:52PM
480?480:true;" onclick="resizeImg(this,480)" src="http://www.thevanwebsite.co.uk/rgdmanager/rgdadv/CHAL-getty.gif" alt="Contract hire and leasing" width="480" height="60" border="0" /> Home Green ...
May 30, 2011 6:43PM
May 30, 2011 4:15PM
Swedish home furnishings retailer and meatball merchant Ikea may not have the specific aim of becoming the U.S. retailer with the most solar power systems gracing its roofs, but the way things are goi...
May 30, 2011 8:21AM
May 30, 2011 12:01AM
480?480:true;" onclick="resizeImg(this,480)" src="http://www.thevanwebsite.co.uk/rgdmanager/rgdadv/CHAL-getty.gif" alt="Contract hire and leasing" width="480" height="60" border="0" /> Home Green ...
May 29, 2011 6:00PM
A private gathering was held at the Umpqua Bank Innovation Lab in the South Waterfront district of Portland recently to announce two developments relating to the ongoing planning for the Oregon Sustai...
May 29, 2011 4:00PM
Currently, there are a whole lot of people around the world doing without electricity. D.light aims to bring light after dark to those areas of the developing world with their new solar lantern priced...
May 26, 2011 7:00PM
Michael Powers, co-founder and vice president of sales and marketing for
May 26, 2011 5:30PM
Much effort is being put toward improving solar energy capture efficiency. As we have seen, there are many ways to go about accomplishing that task. Konarka set some efficiency records with their orga...
May 26, 2011 4:30PM
Late last year,
May 26, 2011 4:12PM
May 25, 2011 7:00PM
Just last month San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) announced it was partnering with subsidiaries of Soitec Solar Development on three contracts that would bring the utility 30 megawatts of solar power...
May 24, 2011 5:48PM
We enjoy seeing new solar-powered adaptations of various gadgets as well as solar chargers for mobile devices. Eton’s iPod speaker dock and adventure tool and Goal Zero’s portable solar ch...
May 24, 2011 3:23PM
The
May 24, 2011 7:43AM
May 23, 2011 8:54PM
Nissan is going solar at its some of its Tennessee facilities as the automaker announced today it will be installing clean energy powered charging stations designed to charge its Leaf electric car.
May 23, 2011 8:41PM
Contributing editor Shawn Lesser reveals his top 10 cleantech governors in the United States.
May 23, 2011 4:49PM
Who took top dog at Metropolitan’s 2011 Solar Cup – the nation’s largest solar boat race – in Southern California this year?
May 23, 2011 3:38PM
May 23, 2011 3:02PM
The Obama administration may be bent on out-educating and out-innovating the rest of the world, but it seems to recognize that international collaboration has its place in the development of clean ene...
May 20, 2011 7:26PM
May 20, 2011 7:05PM
Spring is here and, for home owners everywhere, that means weekends will probably involve mowing the lawn. While many of us still cling to our gas powered mowers, a growing group of grass cutters have...
May 20, 2011 6:55PM
We recently reported that toy and game retailer Toys “R” Us intends to install what is said will the the largest rooftop solar power project in the U.S. At an anticipated 5.38 megawatts ge...
May 20, 2011 5:44PM
It appears that solar installations may soon be on the rise in Georgia. According to the
May 20, 2011 4:44PM
A debate rages in the scientific community over which is more efficient at harvesting solar energy: a plant or a solar cell? An article in the May 13 issue of Science rather provocatively proclaims th...
May 19, 2011 10:06PM
The saga of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) loan guarantee program for renewable energy recently took another turn when the DOE told some companies in the process that their applications were like...
May 19, 2011 8:55PM
Contributor Mike Tirone reports on the face-lift a dusty little town in California is getting, thanks to one investor with a big eco vision.
May 19, 2011 8:54PM
May 19, 2011 7:39PM
The Astoria-Megler bridge is a sort of Pacific Northwest icon. It is an impressive, 4.1 mile long feat of engineering placed in an setting that is as historically significant as it is picturesque. Now...
May 19, 2011 6:38PM
Since IKEA
May 19, 2011 5:02PM
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is once again reaching into its deep pockets to support a utility-scale solar project. This time, the DOE is providing a $90.6 million conditional loan guarantee to...
May 18, 2011 8:21PM
Professor Joshua Pearce has been spending his days in Canada’s knee-deep powder, bouncing tennis balls off snow-covered solar panels in an attempt to solve a pressing problem for renewable energ...
May 18, 2011 7:28PM
General Motors (GM) is now turning to solar generated electricity to help power its
May 18, 2011 6:57PM
TD Bank calls itself
May 18, 2011 4:14PM
What may end up being the largest roof-top solar installation in North America is coming from a singularly unexpected source. Toys“R”Us may be all about fun and games, but when it comes to...
May 18, 2011 4:00PM
A solar powered airplane dubbed the Solar Pulse recently completed its first international flight, traveling from Switzerland to Belgium, using only the energy from the sun’s rays.Andr
May 17, 2011 8:16PM
It has been said that the greatest scientific minds of the last
May 17, 2011 7:41PM
It looks like we can add Lowes to the growing list of big-box retailers that have decided to start offering residential solar solutions. Both Costco and Sam’s Club have introduced home solar kit...
May 17, 2011 6:05PM
We’ve seen solar systems installed on the roofs of public buildings and parking structures before-the parking garage at Long Beach City College is a good example-but this is the one of earliest ...
May 17, 2011 4:42PM
Spheral solar cells are tiny, elegant, and can be assembled on any flexible surface–so why not turn them into power for a stylish, eco
May 17, 2011 3:38PM
Just a few short months ago, than San
May 16, 2011 6:34PM
Arizona has been
May 16, 2011 6:12PM
Meet the Float Solar Catamaran–your portable, affordable (and foldable) beach party away from shore.The brainchild of designer Jeffrey Greger of San Jose, California, the Float concept is essent...
May 16, 2011 4:19PM
When you were a kid, did you collect fireflies inside a jar? Now you can have that soothing light on summer nights without traumatizing
May 16, 2011 3:12PM
In case you happened to miss the nation’s largest solar boat competition over this past weekend, let it be known that forty Southern California high school students took to the
May 14, 2011 3:10PM
Just last week we covered a slick little solar charger that masquerades as an Altoids tin. Inside the tin is a solar panel and some simple electronics, most of which can be purchased online or at reta...
May 13, 2011 4:45PM
Summer garden parties are just around the corner. Why not show off your patio after dark, grid-free
May 13, 2011 3:53PM
The
May 13, 2011 3:30PM
Last year Eton-perhaps best known for their hand cranked radios and solar powered GPS devices-issued the Soulra, a solar powered iPod/iPhone speaker dock with a waterproofed case that could provide co...
May 13, 2011 12:06AM
Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) and China Power International New Energy Holding Limited (CPINE), a wholly owned subsidiary of China Power New Energy Development Company Limited (CPNE; HKEX Stock Code: ...
May 12, 2011 8:20PM
A relatively new addition to the world of solar power systems is the concept of solar leases. A solar lease can provide a path toward solar energy integration for home and small business owners that m...
May 12, 2011 6:13PM
Designboom and Fujitsu have partnered for a product competition called “A Life with Future Computing” that comes with a grand prize of over $40,000. The contest is broken into two categori...
May 12, 2011 5:50PM
A team of senior engineering students at Rice University have developed an adaptation of a solar device which could provide life-saving medical instrument sterilization in areas where electricity is a...
May 11, 2011 7:40PM
With spring in the air it is probably around this time that you are busy planting things in your garden for full summer bloom. Accenting some of your more lush
May 11, 2011 6:28PM
Soft rock is all the rage these days on the
May 10, 2011 8:18PM
In our latest Green Tech Regional Report we highlight the creative workings of several local communities for their use and generation of solar power, green job opportunities and electric vehicles thro...
May 10, 2011 6:13PM
American designers Laura Karnath and Carl Burdick believe that “designers can no longer design products which rely on energy and resources as if those things were limitless.” Their new lap...
May 10, 2011 4:20PM
And now for some good economic news: cleantech venture capital (VC) investments in
May 09, 2011 7:39PM
Findings from a major international panel on climate change released today suggest close to 80 percent of the world’s energy supply could come from renewables by mid-century if backed by proper ...
May 08, 2011 3:00PM
By now most of us are probably familiar with solar garden lights. The product idea has taken many forms including lamps, flowers, fountains and even rocks which purport to help light paths, highlight ...
May 07, 2011 3:21PM
Not to be outdone by Costco’s recent offering of grid-tied solar kits, big-box rival Sam’s Club also is in the residential solar game with its own solar kits. Currently, Sam’s Club i...
May 05, 2011 4:11PM
In the not too distant future we may be utilizing our bridges and highways as energy producers – at least that’s what visionary Italian designers Francesco Colarossi, Luisa Saracino and Gi...
May 04, 2011 7:15PM
Swedish furniture retailer IKEA has finally flipped the switch on the solar energy system perched atop its Brooklyn store’s roof. A recent statement indicates the solar system is now
May 04, 2011 5:00PM
Not long after the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) issued its “State of States 2010“ report indicating state policy is important for enc...
May 03, 2011 7:15PM
It appears that BrightSource Energy, the company behind the development of the Ivanpah Solar facility, could be going public with its stock soon. According to Keating Capital, the company responsible ...
May 03, 2011 4:43PM
Photovoltaic solar, a geothermal heating and cooling system, a green roof, and even an innovative passive cooling system–City College of San Francisco’s new Joint-Use Academic Facility fea...
May 03, 2011 4:15PM
In Lakewood, Colorado, (just outside of Denver) seniors seeking green, affordable housing
May 03, 2011 2:45PM
You may have noticed those lovely IKEA solar lanterns we’ve featured recently on our Mother’s Day guide to green tech gifts. Now we bring you another off-grid lighting option, also from IK...
May 02, 2011 9:30PM
Wells Fargo recently announced that it will soon invest up to $120 million to fund U.S. solar PV power projects developed by SunEdison over the next year.
May 02, 2011 9:09PM
Researchers at Boston College and MIT recently announced that they have created
May 02, 2011 4:30PM
This past Earth Day, the California Independent System Operator Corporation (ISO) once again utilized the day’s occasion to announce a new web-based tool that allows the public to track renewabl...
May 02, 2011 3:31PM
480?480:true;" onclick="resizeImg(this,480)" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-18362" title="jun-xu-nanocone-cell" src="http://images.greenoptimistic.com/2011/05/jun-xu-nanocone-cell-300x254.jpg" ...
May 01, 2011 7:00PM
In April, 2007 Massachusetts’ Governor Deval Patrick laid out a 10-year goal for the commonwealth to adopt 250 megawatts worth of solar power installations by 2017. With just under 6 years remai...
Apr 30, 2011 5:30PM
Could adding solar power to your home raise its market value and fetch you more money on a sale? According to research conducted by
Apr 29, 2011 7:30PM
It was last October when Sempra Generation first announced it had
Apr 29, 2011 5:00PM
The last time we covered the work of One Block Off The Grid (OBOTG), the organization was bringing its discount solar deals to residents of Philadelphia as the area underwent the first electricity rat...
Apr 28, 2011 3:28PM
When viruses and technology collide, it’s often a catastrophic ordeal. Of course, in such cases the “virus” is not a biological organism. Rather, it’s usually a dubious cyber-p...
Apr 27, 2011 7:30PM
After almost four years since
Apr 27, 2011 5:50PM
Now that all utilities in California are on notice to source 33% of their power from renewable resources, they’ll likely be looking for smart ideas that will aid them in achieving their goals. B...
Apr 27, 2011 5:06PM
Your Mom digs green, and so do you. This year, show her you care with the gift of eco-savvy tech stuff designed to make her life a little easier. From backyard solar
Apr 27, 2011 5:00PM
Westinghouse Solar has announced a new solar product that the company says is ideal for commercial buildings and other flat roof situations. The system Westinghouse created combines its new 235 watt h...
Apr 26, 2011 8:04PM
Boeing, which is in the process of manufacturing its new 787 Dreamliner, and South Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G) have announced an energy partnership that will enable Boeing South Carolina to operat...
Apr 25, 2011 9:00PM
We’ve been watching some activity by big oil companies in the renewable energy sector with interest recently. BP, for instance, operates a
Apr 23, 2011 5:45PM
Just southwest of Seattle, the Sixth Place Apartments development in White City
Apr 22, 2011 8:00PM
The roofs of buildings soak up the sun, contributing to the heat island effect in cities. Today, many green builders are focusing on white, reflective roofs and even green roofs to counteract this pro...
Apr 22, 2011 7:30PM
In the market for a solar backpack? Consider the new
Apr 21, 2011 7:30PM
Researchers at the University of Michigan have made a scientific discovery that
Apr 21, 2011 6:44PM
Hangar 25 at the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California, isn’t your average airplane garage. This off-grid facility is powered entirely by solar–so much solar (over 400,000
Apr 21, 2011 6:00PM
Solar device chargers
Apr 21, 2011 5:30PM
If you’ve been following along with us the progress that solar energy has been making in the U.S. and around the world over the last year or so, then you already know that solar adoption is at a...
Apr 21, 2011 5:00PM
Sprint has officially announced another eco-friendly phone offering. The Samsung Replenish is Sprint’s first eco-friendly smartphone to run the Android operating system that, among other green f...
Apr 20, 2011 9:00PM
With Earth Day only a few days away, we thought we would bring to you some of our favorite green gadgets that we believe are shining examples of the many ways we can celebrate our environment and have...
Apr 20, 2011 6:30PM
The Sierra Club has apparently lost its lawsuit against the Calico Solar project. The California State Supreme Court recently tossed it out after it had been filed last January.The suit was based on ...
Apr 20, 2011 5:30PM
Late last month a new type of solar thermal power plant was inaugurated in Carboneras, Spain. The pilot plant, which is the product of a collaboration between German aerospace firm, DLR and
Apr 20, 2011 4:33PM
Are people willing to use electricity in a flexible way in order to save money and the environment? Dutch power distributor Enexis wants to know–so it has
Apr 19, 2011 4:38PM
We just took a look at a solar backpack from Ralph Lauren that is stylish, waterproof and $800. A price like that tends to get one thinking about how much portable solar charging gear can be had in th...
Apr 19, 2011 4:19PM
Last November, it looked as if federal funding for the massive Blythe Solar Power project was a sure thing, but it has been a few months since we’ve heard anything from Blythe, save its involvem...
Apr 18, 2011 8:30PM
Installing solar power systems rooftops of schools and other public buildings is a planning strategy that seems to be gaining traction all across the US. Just recently, we’ve seen the roof of a ...
Apr 18, 2011 7:30PM
While officials in California were working to pass legislation that requires 33% of the state’s energy to come from renewable resources by 2020, New York appears to have been making plans to est...
Apr 18, 2011 6:00PM
It’s been a while since we’ve seen solar technology and high-fashion merged successfully. It was just under a year ago that we took a look at some solar handbags designed by the likes of T...
Apr 18, 2011 3:15PM
Developer Del Webb has brought a whole lot of standard tract homes
Apr 17, 2011 3:25PM
Many are the children who grew up collecting lighting bugs in a jar.
Apr 16, 2011 4:00PM
Attention, Southern California home-buyers: if you’re looking for a greener version of the standard American master-planned community, you may want to check out Fair Oaks Ranch in the Santa Clar...
Apr 15, 2011 9:45PM
A major stumbling block for organic solar cells has been the fact that they’ve relied on glass coated with Indium Tin Oxide (ITO).
Apr 15, 2011 6:30PM
We’ve seen Google making considerable investments in various renewable energy projects here in the U.S. From investments in
Apr 14, 2011 8:43PM
There has
Apr 14, 2011 4:30PM
Right on the heels of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) announcement
Apr 13, 2011 6:45PM
One of
Apr 13, 2011 4:30PM
We’ve been following progress on the massive Ivanpah solar thermal project since the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced in February of 2010 that it would provide BrightSource Energy
Apr 13, 2011 4:00PM
GE has made a series of announcements that indicate its energy division is making some big moves in the solar power business. According to its
Apr 12, 2011 9:56PM
In the future, when the polar ice-caps melt–plunging humanity into a Waterworld-esque scenario–this is the form of shelter you’ll want: an off-grid boat made for daily living, powere...
Apr 12, 2011 7:14PM
More federal money is being dispersed under the SunShot Initiative, this time aimed directly at the manufacturing sector. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu announced that
Apr 11, 2011 9:45PM
Costco members will soon be able to add solar power systems alongside power tools and pancake mix on their shopping lists. Euegene, Oregon based Grape Solar has recently announced that several of its ...
Apr 11, 2011 6:45PM
Here’s some nice green news from the city of Nice. The coastal city (pronounced neese) in France, is a popular tourist destination known for its architecture, high-end shopping, sandy beaches an...
Apr 11, 2011 4:00PM
Most solar and solar thermal systems work by harnessing the bright light of the sun and converting it to electricity and/or heat. Their effectiveness is, to some degree, dependent on their level of ex...
Apr 09, 2011 6:00PM
How do you make a franchise opportunity super compelling? Just ask
Apr 07, 2011 7:45PM
We’ve been following some green actions in the California agribusiness sector as farms and food processors turn to renewable energy to support their operations. Here’s more news pointing t...
Apr 06, 2011 3:26PM
Big, cheap and
Apr 06, 2011 3:22PM
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) may be ancient history as far as many Americans are concerned, but stimulus funding is still
Apr 05, 2011 9:51PM
Spring is upon us and summer is not that far behind. For many, this is the time of year that planning begins for hikes,
Apr 05, 2011 8:30PM
It’s great to see the energy potential of roof-tops in sunny spaces getting put to use across the nation. Recently we learned of a big roof-top solar thermal install atop a convention center in ...
Apr 05, 2011 6:00PM
One of the latest solar power boats to emerge in the market is a trimaran, or multi-hulled, model inspired by the shape of a manta-ray called the Solar Odyssey, which has been engineered to circumnavi...
Apr 05, 2011 3:34PM
Contributing editor Shawn Lesser gives his top ten cleantech cities in the United States.
Apr 04, 2011 11:00PM
Arizona’s Renewable Energy Standard (RES), requires Arizona
Apr 02, 2011 3:03PM
The U.S. Wheeler Army Airfield in Hawaii recently unveiled the organization’s first Smart-Charging Micro Grid (SCMG) system outside garrison headquarters at a formal maile lei event hosted by Co...
Apr 01, 2011 10:45PM
Here at EarthTechling,
Apr 01, 2011 9:45PM
India utility Tata Power and Australian
Apr 01, 2011 8:15PM
Non-profit group Clean Energy Project Nevada, along with California-based policy group
Apr 01, 2011 4:16PM
Green Chip Living's Angela Guss reports the recent partnership between Sunengy and Tata Power to move forward on production of a floating solar power plant in India.
Mar 31, 2011 8:00PM
Solar power as a standard feature in a new home? Yes, please. Mega-homebuilder KB Home has stepped up to the renewable energy plate in Southern California with the announcement that solar photovoltaic...
Mar 31, 2011 6:30PM
Students from the Georgia Institute of Technology, calling themselves the Solar Jackets, have converted an Audi TT into an electric vehicle that is partially powered by a solar system, and plan to rac...
Mar 30, 2011 8:15PM
According to a recent report released by the Solar Energy Industries Association, the American solar power industry grew 67% last year, going from a $3.6 billion industry to a $6 billion industry and ...
Mar 30, 2011 6:45PM
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released a list of 19 renewable energy projects the agency is giving priority for development on public lands in 2011. T...
Mar 30, 2011 5:33PM
Indian company <strong>Tata </strong>is getting more and more involved in the renewable energy sector. After the agreement their CEO had with Daniel Nocera for producing energy from ...
Mar 30, 2011 4:15PM
In 2007 the U.S.
Mar 30, 2011 2:40PM
[Editor's Note: Today's column comes to us via a cross post from the Natural Resources Defense Council staff blog. The authors of this post, entitled "China and Germany race ahead of the U.S. in clean...
Mar 29, 2011 9:00PM
Over two million children die annually from preventable causes due to
Mar 29, 2011 8:00PM
The largest solar energy plant in the U.S. – for the moment anyhow – is now “officially” open. The Copper Mountain Solar Project started cranking out power just shy of a year a...
Mar 29, 2011 7:20PM
The city of St. Paul, Minnesota and its local utility, District Energy, have just taken the wraps off of what they say is the largest solar thermal installation in the Midwest. The Mayor of St. Paul a...
Mar 29, 2011 6:47PM
Bike enthusiasts (and even non-enthusiasts) will want to check out these slick, USB 2.0, solar-charged biking lights from bicycling accessory maker Blackburn which we recently noticed at
Mar 29, 2011 6:39PM
California based GRID Alternatives is a non-profit organization that helps low-income families and neighborhoods by training and leading volunteers who install free solar energy systems in needed area...
Mar 29, 2011 6:39PM
California based GRID Alternatives is a non-profit organization that helps low-income families and neighborhoods by training and leading volunteers who install free solar energy systems in needed area...
Mar 29, 2011 5:00PM
The building formerly known as the Sears Tower–a.k.a., Willis Tower–is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, and as such, soaks up a lot of Chicago sunshine. Now, a new partnersh...
Mar 28, 2011 6:59PM
Solar module maker First Solar and Arizona real estate firm DMB Associates have made a deal that has First Solar acquiring a large parcel of land within the Mesa Proving Grounds Project. First Solar i...
Mar 28, 2011 4:15PM
SunTech Power has announced the development of a 10 megawatt solar power plant in Tibet.
Mar 28, 2011 3:45PM
The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded the 3M Corporation $4.4 million to advance development of technology that will reduce the cost of photovoltaic solar systems. The fund, that wi...
Mar 26, 2011 5:00PM
Much has been made recently about electric vehicle charging stations and attendant public infrastructure–but what about all of our power-hungry gadgets? Sure, we won’t be stranded if they ...
Mar 26, 2011 5:00PM
Much has been made recently about electric vehicle charging stations and attendant public infrastructure–but what about all of our power-hungry gadgets? Sure, we won’t be stranded if they ...
Mar 26, 2011 4:00PM
It harvests solar energy in the winter, when you need it, and shrugs it off
Mar 26, 2011 4:00PM
It harvests solar energy in the winter, when you need it, and shrugs it off
Mar 26, 2011 3:00PM
SunPower, a solar panel manufacturer, and Xcel Energy, a utility provider, have announced the completion of one solar facility and the construction of another in Colorado’s Alamosa County. The G...
Mar 26, 2011 3:00PM
SunPower, a solar panel manufacturer, and Xcel Energy, a utility provider, have announced the completion of one solar facility and the construction of another in Colorado’s Alamosa County. The G...
Mar 25, 2011 3:16PM
Two big winners in the world of renewable energy
Mar 24, 2011 8:28PM
A stealth solar startup, that's developing thin-film photovoltaic panels, has scored financing from a group of angel investors, G.E.R. learns.
Mar 24, 2011 6:00PM
The solar market analysts at Solarbuzz have released their annual solar photovoltaic (PV) maket report for 2011, finding that last year
Mar 24, 2011 6:00PM
The solar market analysts at Solarbuzz have released their annual solar photovoltaic (PV) maket report for 2011, finding that last year
Mar 23, 2011 8:15PM
Here in the US, it is easy to take our power supply for granted. On a daily basis we enjoy the convenience of simply plugging things in and getting power and, for many of us, that happens without nece...
Mar 22, 2011 6:47PM
Brooklyn Bridge Park officials have announced that a new solar-powered electric vehicle charging station from Beautiful Earth (BE) Group has been delivered to the city. The station, designed and manuf...
Mar 21, 2011 7:42PM
Citizens of the
Mar 21, 2011 7:32PM
The clean-energy market grew 35% in 2010, making it a $188.1 billion industry according to a recent report. Clean Edge released the data in their Clean Energy Trends 2011, an introspective industry do...
Mar 21, 2011 7:02PM
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest, in collaboration with Kyocera Solar,
Mar 19, 2011 2:10PM
San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) announced recently they have signed a contract with a subsidiary of CSOLAR Development, which is managed by Tenaska, an energy corporation out of Nebraska, to bring a ...
Mar 19, 2011 1:51PM
Winners of this year’s GE Ecomagination Challenge–focused on powering the homes of the future–have yet to be announced, but the contest has already created the potential for real cha...
Mar 18, 2011 9:13PM
While workers at Fukushima nuclear plant were busy dousing the plant’s No. 3 reactor with water cannons to avert a full scale nuclear disaster, the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce was tac...
Mar 17, 2011 9:14PM
Take a USB drive. Slap a solar panel on it. Make it compatible with a range of popular portable devices for recharging them. What do you get? Well, if you are in India, you get the new Solmate Fusion ...
Mar 17, 2011 9:14PM
Take a USB drive. Slap a solar panel on it. Make it compatible with a range of popular portable devices for recharging them. What do you get? Well, if you are in India, you get the new Solmate Fusion ...
Mar 17, 2011 7:39PM
Talk about living close to the earth:
Mar 17, 2011 7:39PM
Talk about living close to the earth:
Mar 17, 2011 7:11PM
Sunnovations, a solar thermal technology start up, is one of the many hundreds of entries in the latest GE Ecomagination Challenge. If they don’t walk away with one of the top cash prizes, howev...
Mar 17, 2011 4:15PM
England’s Newcastle University is collaborating with Boeing and U.K. technology firm QinetiQ to create a new solar powered airplane. The program is called SolarEagle, and is being developed as a...
Mar 17, 2011 4:15PM
England’s Newcastle University is collaborating with Boeing and U.K. technology firm QinetiQ to create a new solar powered airplane. The program is called SolarEagle, and is being developed as a...
Mar 17, 2011 2:56PM
BrightSource Energy, the California developer of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants, is close to raising $125 million in a fifth round of venture funding.
Mar 16, 2011 7:08PM
Ford, alongside DTE Energy,
Mar 16, 2011 6:22PM
Sure, Dad always warned you not to eat the yellow snow when you were a kid, but even the pretty white stuff can harbor some nasties. Yet, for individuals traversing the back-country in the winter...
Mar 16, 2011 6:22PM
Sure, Dad always warned you not to eat the yellow snow when you were a kid, but even the pretty white stuff can harbor some nasties. Yet, for individuals traversing the back-country in the winter...
Mar 16, 2011 6:14PM
Earlier this month at the Midwest Energy Forum held in Chicago, the Clean Energy Trust (CET) handed out cash prizes to up and coming innovators in clean energy. The CET sponsored the inaugural Clean E...
Mar 16, 2011 4:28PM
A New Hampshire-based energy storage developer, headed by the former CEO of GT Solar, has raised $14.4 million in venture funding from new and returning investors, including GE Energy Financial Servic...
Mar 15, 2011 7:37PM
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) has partnered with SolarWorld to develop a 11.6 megawatt (MW) direct current solar system to help power the city. The municipal utility is the nat...
Mar 15, 2011 6:12PM
Solar Clover is billed as “an attractive, affordable” photovoltaic solar power system, manufactured by a company called
Mar 15, 2011 5:51PM
We’ve heard plenty recently about schools going green by adding solar and wind power–often with associated educational programs for students–but this may be the first we’ve hea...
Mar 14, 2011 11:03PM
British soldiers, like most other modern day warriors, carry around a lot of gear, including chemical battery packs used to power electronics. All of this gear, of course, adds weight, making it harde...
Mar 14, 2011 7:21PM
It looks like capturing solar energy may soon get
Mar 14, 2011 6:06PM
Germany announced recently that 17% of the electricity used in homes through out the country comes from a renewable source, as well as
Mar 14, 2011 5:29PM
Japan-based OS Co. Ltd has revealed its latest invention in the field of solar panels. The company has developed a portable power generation system called “Mobile Solar Unit GSR-110B” that...
Mar 14, 2011 5:06PM
Solar photovoltaic company Alta Devices has raised $72 million from a group of strategic and venture investor, including Energy Technology Ventures, the new venture fund jointly managed by GE, Conoc...
Mar 14, 2011 2:04PM
Before starting Tamarack Electric Boats, Montgomery Gisborne was interested in electric cars, but now he’s
Mar 11, 2011 8:00PM
Mar 11, 2011 8:00PM
Mar 11, 2011 6:18PM
Tenaska’s solar strategy is taking shape. Yesterday, the independent power company announced the development of a second utility-scale solar project and tells G.E.R. it anticipates to close financing...
Mar 11, 2011 12:02PM
Chevron appeals Ecuadorian court ruling on damage payments. [DowJones Newswires via WSJ.com, subscription required]U.S. solar capacity doubled in 2010, may add 2 Gigawatts to double again. [Bloomberg]...
Mar 11, 2011 1:01AM
Electric vehicle supply equipment manufacturer DBT has crossed the Atlantic and launched a US subsidiary in Chicago: DBT USA.The European electric vehicle charging company has more than 6,000 charging...
Mar 10, 2011 9:00PM
Eco Marine Power has decided to move forward with the development of a solar module sail panel system for ships. Based in Fukuoka, Japan, this rather interesting looking system is being called the Aqu...
Mar 10, 2011 6:00PM
A collaboration between an Israeli and a French company has resulted in the design of a solar panel prototype that floats on the water. Solaris Synergy of Israel and EDF Group of France have partnered...
Mar 09, 2011 8:45PM
If you want to make big strides toward improving solar energy technologies, you’ve got to be able to test your ideas year ’round and in a place where sun exposure is both persistent and ho...
Mar 08, 2011 10:57PM
Sure, you can get a set of rechargeables that power up via solar charger, but why not just cut out the middleman here? That seems to be the idea behind the Light Catcher Solar AA and AAA battery conce...
Mar 08, 2011 5:15PM
Stanford chemical engineering professor Zhenan Bao imagines a robot with super-human powers, a robot that can touch a person and say, “Oh, this person has that disease.” “Or,” ...
Mar 07, 2011 10:19PM
Magma Energy, the Vancouver, BC geothermal developer, has agreed to acquire Plutonic Power for C$190 million ($195 million) in stocks.
Mar 07, 2011 6:30PM
Morris County, N.J., is getting discounted electricity – paying more than a third below the usual rate – thanks to a unique public-private solar power program comprising 19 installations a...
Mar 07, 2011 6:30PM
Morris County, N.J., is getting discounted electricity – paying more than a third below the usual rate – thanks to a unique public-private solar power program comprising 19 installations a...
Mar 07, 2011 5:52PM
Looking to make some green business connections? If you're in Miami today, check it out...MiaGreen, a 2-day event taking place right now at the Miami Beach Convention Center. It's a well pro...
Mar 07, 2011 5:30PM
For the first time, a solar energy system – paid for, in part, by the Recovery Act – is fully powering the cleanup of contaminated groundwater at a federal Superfund site. The Environmenta...
Mar 07, 2011 3:53PM
U.K. may need 73% less money for clean energy, paradigm says. [Bloomberg]White House considers tapping oil reserves. [Politico]IPO daily watch: GT solar’s great IPO give-back (SOLR). [24/7 Wall Stree...
Mar 07, 2011 8:58AM
Prominent solar displays are all the rage, but do they reflect policy or are they just for show?President Obama has announced plans to install up to 75 photovoltaic panels on the roof of the White Hou...
Mar 06, 2011 4:00PM
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi has become the first carbon-neutral building in Africa by using solar power. A system of over 4,000 modules were installed on th...
Mar 06, 2011 3:47PM
In his 2006 State of the Union Address, President George W. Bush said: "Keeping America competitive requires affordable energy. And here we have a serious problem: America is addicted to oil, wh...
Mar 06, 2011 3:00PM
Anywhere else, the announcement of a project that will ultimately put hundreds of thousands of square feet of thin-film solar laminates on a rooftop, capable of producing 2.3 megawatts (MW) of electri...
Mar 05, 2011 4:30PM
United Solar has completed installing a 1.05 megawatt solar power system spread out over twenty-one school rooftops in the Reno, Nevada area. Eighteen elementary schools and three middles schools with...
Mar 05, 2011 2:02PM
Clean Urban Energy, NextGen Solar, and Thermal Conservation Technologies split $140,000 in prize money for taking home top honors in the Clean Energy Trust’s Clean Energy Challenge Business Plan Comp...
Mar 05, 2011 8:32AM
Clean Urban Energy, NextGen Solar, and Thermal Conservation Technologies split $140,000 in prize money for taking home top honors in the Clean Energy Trust’s Clean Energy Challenge Business Plan Comp...
Mar 04, 2011 4:00PM
Cogentrix Energy has selected Morrison Construction’s Renewable Energy division as the general contractor for their 30 megawatt solar power plant in Southern Colorado. The Alamosa Solar Generati...
Mar 04, 2011 2:52PM
A new online simulation will give the public the chance to see what it is like to be in government and make the big decisions about the nation’s energy future.Whether you want to build more nucl...
Mar 03, 2011 10:15PM
We’ve seen some interesting examples of LED desk lamps, but the Greendix
Mar 03, 2011 9:15PM
Here’s another entry in the emergency solar category, with the twist that this one isn’t photovoltaic. Instead, Nanogen is using concentrating solar power (CSP) with a system it says can b...
Mar 03, 2011 7:40PM
Too many cleantech and renewable energy companies are counting on government incentives to grow their businesses, sometimes at the expense of basic economics, including finding ways to cut costs.
Mar 03, 2011 7:15PM
Hmm. Maybe NextEra Energy Resources wants to think again about the size of the concentrating solar power (CSP) project it’s developing out in the desert near Blythe, Calif. If new research from ...
Mar 03, 2011 4:43PM
The number of solar panels, wind turbines and methane digesters on America's farms and ranches has increased significantly over the past decade and there are now 8,569 operations producing thei...
Mar 02, 2011 6:30PM
Israel-based Solaris Synergy and French EDF Group are planning to develop a new system of floating solar panels, called AQUASUN, that has the possibility of being installed on the surface of existing ...
Mar 02, 2011 6:24PM
After in late 2010 the petrol capital of Houston has been announced the recipient of a $10 million investment in electric car recharging networks, it's not Chicago's turn, as utility Exelon,...
Mar 02, 2011 4:00PM
CherryWood Village has become Oregon’s first senior living community to embrace solar technology as a way to offset utility costs. The addition of solar panels on the top of the 12 acre retireme...
Mar 02, 2011 3:30PM
Southwest Solar Technologies announced recently they have commissioned the largest commercial solar dish in North America. Spanning 75ft in diamater, the solar dish is more than twice the size of othe...
Mar 02, 2011 2:47PM
British Gas has been named as the preferred supplier of EV recharging points for the Nissan Leaf, which makes its first UK deliveries this month. A deal between the energy giant and the Japanese car m...
Mar 01, 2011 11:35PM
PV technology harnesses the power of the sun to produce electricity, even on cloudy days. PV panels are very widely used, benefit from having no moving parts and are largely maintenance free.
Mar 01, 2011 8:03PM
Top speakers throw light on 'solar future' in the Netherlands The market for solar energy has grown more during 2010 than all experts had predicted. Worldwide, a capacity of 15 gigawatts (15...
Mar 01, 2011 8:00PM
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) in the Republic of Senegal has given CyberSmart a grant to finance a pilot program which uses solar-powered, interactive whiteboards in rural classr...
Mar 01, 2011 6:00PM
In Kenya, as in many places around the world, there’s a great need for accessible, clean water, and for cottage industries that can empower budding entrepreneurs. A new project from Habihut addr...
Mar 01, 2011 2:30PM
It’s getting to be where you could put together an extensive wine list drawn entirely from wineries that use solar power. An Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon as an alternative to all those Na...
Feb 28, 2011 10:19PM
ZenithSolar Ltd provider of the world's most efficient combined heat and power solar system, announced today that it has signed a MOU with the EBGPDR Commission of China for cooperation in the...
Feb 28, 2011 9:45PM
The competition for Biggest Rooftop Solar Installation in the Country is heating up, and the battle is focused squarely on New Jersey.In early January, Solar Power announced it would build a 5 megawat...
Feb 28, 2011 8:45PM
The Arizona Diamondbacks are making a step in the direction of green energy this season with the installment of a solar power canopy above the plaza of Chase Field. The project was born out of a partn...
Feb 28, 2011 8:15PM
Brea, in Orange County, Calif., is at work way on three separate projects that will give it around 1.8 megawatts (MW) of solar power capacity. It’s all part of a larger energy infrastructure eff...
Feb 28, 2011 5:45PM
Saying it “makes good business sense,” Hertz announced it is installing 2.3 megawatts (MW) of solar power capacity at 16 facilities around the country. It’s the latest green initiati...
Feb 28, 2011 5:37PM
The Indian government and Russia’s Rusnano are considering to form a joint venture to manufacture solar PV module-grade silicon ingots. The plan is to build a manufacturing facility in Russia wh...
Feb 28, 2011 5:26PM
A University of Arizona engineering team led by Roger Angel has designed a new type of solar concentrator that uses half the area of solar (PV) cells used by other optical devices and delivers a ...
Feb 28, 2011 5:26PM
The contamination started back in 1972 but only came to light in 1983, when a hapless dog died of pesticide poisoning after falling into pit at the site. Efforts to clean the site started in 1992 ...
Feb 27, 2011 6:30PM
Not long ago, we reported that
Feb 27, 2011 6:00PM
PetersenDean announced it has begun work on the “largest combined SmarterRoof and solar energy project in the world.” And they should know – SmarterRoof is their trademarked product....
Feb 27, 2011 5:30PM
Roughly 100 acres of native reservation land in Thunder Bay, Ontario will soon become a solar park in an agreement between Fort Williams First Nation and SkyPower Limited. Once operational, the projec...
Feb 27, 2011 4:30PM
They’re still a very small piece of the energy puzzle in the nation’s largest megalopolis, but New York City and adjoining Westchester County saw a big jump in home and business solar powe...
Feb 27, 2011 3:30PM
One day last fall, Southern California Edison (SCE) announced 20 deals for nearly 250 megawatts (MW) of power. Now it’s getting that much in one fell swoop.The utility announced a 250-MW power p...
Feb 26, 2011 4:30PM
The China-based solar panel giant Suntech has been selected to provide 800,000 multi-crystalline solar panels for the Mesquite Solar 1 power plant in Arizona – the first phase in what developer ...
Feb 26, 2011 3:30PM
Chinese company Umeox Mobile announced one of the first smart phones to be put into production that can be changed using solar power. Debuting at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the Umeox Apol...
Feb 25, 2011 10:50PM
The term of “co-generation” is often heard in the crowds of biofuel scientists and generally burnable fuels, because it provides both heat and electricity, through an intermediate mechanis...
Feb 25, 2011 9:30PM
SolarReserve is a step closer on another of its utility-scale solar power projects that would use advanced heat storage technology to make it possible to produce power during cloudy periods or after d...
Feb 24, 2011 6:31PM
A new campaign has been launched to encourage the government to rethink its planned review of the FiT scheme because of the effect it will have on the solar industry. Power to Society has been la...
Feb 24, 2011 6:16PM
NANOGEN Power Systems' NanoCSP line of modular and totally portable Solar Power Plants bring the economics and efficiency of large scale CSP solar systems to the 250kW to 10MW marketplace.NANO...
Feb 24, 2011 6:00PM
Canadian start-up firm Tamarack Lake Electric Boat Company announced earlier this month their plans to relocate production and general operations of their solar-powered boat, dubbed the Loon, from Ont...
Feb 24, 2011 5:51PM
Farmers' interest in solar energy continues to grow. A recent survey by Farming Futures revealed that four out of five farmers want solar PV on their roofs within the next three years.Interest ...
Feb 23, 2011 8:08PM
Financial details have emerged on KH Solar, the joint venture launched earlier this month by Helios Energy and Montreal-based Kruger Energy.
Feb 23, 2011 8:00PM
A Seattle private elementary school recently unveiled its new solar-powered science building, which
Feb 23, 2011 5:00PM
Philadelphia is aiming to purchase or generate 20 percent of its electricity from alternative sources by 2015 under Mayor Michael Nutter’s “Greenworks Philadelphia” agenda, and a new...
Feb 23, 2011 4:30PM
Eco-innovators from all over the world have been rising to the GE Ecomagination Challenge, which this year seeks to power the homes of the future. Among them is Debesh Raj Bhattarai, General Secretary...
Feb 22, 2011 4:30PM
There’s concentrated solar power (CSP), which involves using mirrors to focus sunlight on receivers to heat a fluid and, through several possible processes, make power. That’s not what we&...
Feb 22, 2011 4:18PM
Envision Solar International, Inc., has entered into a contract with a major California utility to design and engineer Envision Solar's Solar Tree® structures for a showcase deployment....
Feb 22, 2011 3:28PM
[Editor's Note: For our latest column we invited Darius Siwek, a supporter of an effort to get the annual Solar Decathlon restored back to the National Mall after it was removed from there by the U.S....
Feb 22, 2011 11:43AM
A new solar PV power station could meet one tenth of South Africa's electricity needsSouth African Energy Minister Dipuo Peters has confirmed plans to build a 5GW solar power station – the ...
Feb 22, 2011 1:29AM
The majority of our stocks (14 of 22) have seen their monthly momentum turn positive in the last week or two and 17 of 22 are showing positive weekly momentum – all short term signs that the sol...
Feb 21, 2011 4:59PM
IKEA has announced solar energy will be deployed at its Denver-area store under construction in Centennial, CO. Additionally, IKEA Centennial will be the first U.S. IKEA store to integrate a geother...
Feb 21, 2011 4:41PM
You’ve heard of micro-finance for developing countries–now, meet the micro-grid. Mera Gao (“My Village” in Hindi) Micro Grid Power (MGP) provides solar power to rural communiti...
Feb 21, 2011 3:02PM
Can stored solar power at the residential level
Feb 21, 2011 2:15PM
Do you remember Eric Jacqmain, who built his “Death Ray,” a solar concentrator that was able to melt everything that stood in its path? Well, Solar Beam, a Canadian company now produces so...
Feb 21, 2011 11:52AM
The Alternative Agenda: Solar Co. Raises $125M; UK Solar Industry; Posco Strikes Partnership With LanzaTech… Thin Film Solar Co. Miasole Closes $125M Venture Financing Round. [VentureWire via...
Feb 20, 2011 5:00PM
Since 2002, the U.S. Solar Decathlon has brought together teams from 20 institutions of higher learning each year
Feb 20, 2011 3:27PM
From atop Anya Schoolman’s home in Washington, D.C., you can see maybe a dozen rooftop solar power installations. From the street below, you can’t see any, as the law prescribes for the hi...
Feb 19, 2011 4:15PM
There’s a lot of sun at the University of California at Davis and
Feb 19, 2011 3:45PM
In Oregon, where organically grown food is almost a given,
Feb 19, 2011 2:47PM
From California to New Jersey, states have proven that progressive renewable energy policies can spur economic development, and the same appears to be true for the province of Ontario, Canada, which i...
Feb 18, 2011 10:59PM
eIQ Energy's Parallel Solar technology achieves significant wiring savings at new solar power installation in California. A Bee Safe Storage facility in Murrieta, Calif. has selected eIQ Energy&...
Feb 18, 2011 6:30PM
This green tech
Feb 18, 2011 6:00PM
Douglas County School District, Colorado’s third largest school district, recently announced that it will be bringing on a total of 3.1 megawatts (MW)
Feb 18, 2011 5:14PM
SunPower hit a home run with its latest earnings report, announcing record-setting revenue of
Feb 18, 2011 3:49PM
SoloPower, a thin fim solar manufacturer planning to open an Oregon plant that reportedly will create 270 jobs readying it and some 500 other jobs when production gears up, got a $197 million loan gua...
Feb 18, 2011 12:18AM
The GOP-controlled House of Representatives is taking another pluck at President Obama’s clean energy strategy this week. This time around it is in the form of a witch hunt probe by the House En...
Feb 17, 2011 7:29PM
Tuning existing solar cells so they run at their best is the hardest thing to do next to creating new ones, with the most advanced technology to date. HyperSolar, a company specialized in building sol...
Feb 17, 2011 6:44PM
Mountain View, Calif.-based SolFocus, a developer of concentrated solar power technology, likely as part of a compensation program, has issued some $3.8 million in stocks, likely for its compensation ...
Feb 17, 2011 6:30PM
There are services that will trim your trees, mow your lawn and even scoop your doggie doo. So why not a service that will clean your solar panels for you?Solar Maid is just such a service– ...
Feb 17, 2011 5:30PM
The sunny South will be bringing a little more solar power online, as Georgia Power has announced plans to test a number of small photovoltaic systems in an effort to better understand how solar gener...
Feb 17, 2011 4:44PM
San Mateo, Calif.-based SolarCity, a provider and installer of solar power systems, has acquire groSolar's residential solar installation business to expand its footprint on the East Coast.
Feb 17, 2011 12:05PM
The Alternative Agenda : Natural Gas Makes Enemies; Masdar To Build Second Solar Power Plant; Obama Budget Pushes Energy Innovation. Environmental groups want to extinguish the ardor many are feeling ...
Feb 16, 2011 11:29PM
Irish energy group NTR is turning its back on the hot California solar market, announcing today the sell of its 709 megawatts Imperial Valley Concentrated Solar Power project.
Feb 16, 2011 4:35PM
Aide Solar has broken ground on the planned Phase 2 expansion of its existing 1 million sq. ft. poly and mono crystalline solar cell and PV module production factory in Xuzhou, China. The expansion ...
Feb 16, 2011 4:30PM
The latest in seagoing fashion also happens to serve an important function: alerting others to your position should you find yourself in need of rescue. The Solar and Saltwater Rescue Strap concept by...
Feb 15, 2011 11:14PM
XPAL, a company that specializes in rechargeable battery technology, and Invitation have announced the launching of the Solar Egg, a “high-performance, portable solar charger that operates in mo...
Feb 15, 2011 10:52PM
Tres Amigas is an ambitious scheme to interconnect the three primary power grids in the U.S. - the Western grid known as WECC, the Eastern grid known as the Eastern Interconnection, and the Texas grid...
Feb 15, 2011 8:41PM
The presence of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado is a $714 million annual boost to the state’s economy, according to data compiled in a soon...
Feb 15, 2011 8:19PM
The U.S. DOE today announced an investment of up to $7 million in total funding through DOE’s NREL to support the development and commercialization of emerging solar energy technologies.
Feb 15, 2011 7:57PM
Funding for solar energy programs has been cut by $495 million to offset flood reconstruction spending, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced. Programs affected include the Solar Flagships p...
Feb 15, 2011 7:51PM
Greenearth Solar Energy, a subsidiary of Greenearth Energy, along with its major shareholder Advance Publicity, have agreed to establish a demonstration site of high concentration photovoltaic an...
Feb 15, 2011 7:15PM
Three Australian solar energy companies have donated to the Queensland flood reconstruction effort. Independent solar hot water company Apricus Australia is offering up to $15 million worth of its s...
Feb 15, 2011 6:30PM
Princeton is aiming to build a 5.3-megawatt (MW) capacity
Feb 15, 2011 5:39PM
Members of the solar energy industry have reacted angrily after the extent to which the government's Feed-in Tariff review could damage the industry was revealed.
Feb 15, 2011 5:00PM
A good number of greenhouses make use of organic matter and solar energy, but this one does so in a whole new way. The Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development (a.k.a. Neiker-Tecnali...
Feb 15, 2011 4:16PM
While Northern California is known for its fog, it could become
Feb 15, 2011 12:35PM
Rental giant Hertz, has announced it is installing over 2.3 MW of solar PV systems at sixteen locations across the US in the first phase of the company’s solar initiative. The global car rental ...
Feb 15, 2011 12:06AM
Green Earth Energy and Technology will distribute Ascent Solar's lightweight, flexible, high-power thin-film CIGS modules for building integrated (BIPV), and portable power solutions in Belgium, ...
Feb 14, 2011 11:54PM
A crew of electricians and construction workers, several with experience in the coal-mining industry, have installed 46 high-performance SolarWorld solar electric power panels on the roof of the Wi...
Feb 14, 2011 11:33PM
Ontario has already attracted more than $16 billion in private sector investment in the clean energy sector, and over 20 companies have announced plans to set up or expand operations in Ontario. Ont...
Feb 14, 2011 6:24PM
The trouble with solar power is that, like wind power, it’s intermittent in nature.
Feb 14, 2011 6:18PM
With solar power leading the way, venture capital investment in cleantech grew by 8 percent in 2010 to $3.98 billion, according to an Ernst & Young analysis.The firm said investments in solar comprise...
Feb 14, 2011 6:09PM
Finance giant Citi is teaming with SolarCity on a $40 million fund to back solar power lease arrangements this year. That’s a small piece of change for Citi compared to the $24.3 million it has ...
Feb 14, 2011 5:59PM
We tend to think of solar power coming in the form of big utility-scale projects or systems that provide power for individual businesses or homes. But Southern California Edison (SCE) is trying out a ...
Feb 14, 2011 4:54PM
We’ve seen New Energy Technologies announce a series of advances in its attempt to turn windows into solar panels, and now the company says it has a working, 1-square-foot see-through glass prot...
Feb 14, 2011 3:28PM
Scatec Solar plans a new solar power project in Iron County. Expected to be the largest in Utah, the Norwegian company says the investment will be around $500 million. The photovoltaic panels will be ...
Feb 13, 2011 4:23PM
In many parts of Africa, energy supply can be sporadic. While a significant inconvenience for millions of people, for health agencies the prospect of losing desperately needed, expensive and temperatu...
Feb 13, 2011 4:09PM
Will Phoenix, Arizona, rise from the ashes of the housing bubble on the wings of renewable energy? With the announcement
Feb 12, 2011 4:22PM
Forget those old-fashioned solar ovens of yore. The new off-grid global cooking craze is the Hot Liner Solar Cooker Stove by Yonggu Do & Eunha Seo (which comes to us via Yanko Design).The Hot Liner co...
Feb 11, 2011 7:45PM
Over the past years, several companies have been invented technologies which allows see-thru windows to be converted into solar panels. These have included Octillion’s NanoPower window, EnSol&rs...
Feb 11, 2011 4:54PM
U.S. schools aren’t the only ones going big for solar power these days. Kyocera reports that it has installed 1,200 solar power generating systems at public schools in Japan as part of the count...
Feb 11, 2011 4:09PM
In a world in which the vast majority of houses don’t have solar panels on their roofs, putting significant resources into developing solar roads might seem a fanciful indulgence. But determined...
Feb 11, 2011 3:58PM
You think the Nevada desert, you think solar power. But that’s not the case at Pahrump Valley High School, about 50 miles west of Las Vegas. The school, scheduled to open in 2012, is being built...
Feb 11, 2011 2:34PM
One of the many ways California is encouraging residential solar power adoption in the state – and trying to make sure it doesn’t just happen in affluent communities – is with a prog...
Feb 10, 2011 6:07PM
It looks more like a sci-fi communication device than a watch, but that’s definitely part of the appeal. Developed for fashion-forward Tokyoflash, the Solaris concept by Oliver Demangel (which c...
Feb 09, 2011 10:09PM
Axio Power, the California developer, is eyeing a sale of its development pipeline in Ontario.
Feb 09, 2011 7:56PM
A Paris-based fund has hired a new partner from Terra Firma to oversee investments supporting infrastructure projects, including renewable energy opportunities.
Feb 09, 2011 5:51PM
A
Feb 09, 2011 12:00PM
Despite move by Congress to curtail the oversight powers of the Environmental Protection Agency, a new USA TODAY/Gallup survey shows Americans want the agency to do more – not less t...
Feb 08, 2011 8:37PM
SEC has inked a supply deal with Tianwei New Energy Group, which is thought to be one of the largest ever signed by a UK company. The firm is set to supply 20MWp of Tianwei Photovoltaic Modules i...
Feb 08, 2011 6:31PM
One path to boosting the adoption of renewable energy is to make fossil fuels more expensive with a carbon tax or cap-and-trade policies. Since that apparently isn’t happening any time soon in t...
Feb 08, 2011 4:05PM
[Editor's Note: In this column we invited Eric Mathis, president of the JOBS Project, to pen a piece about sustainable development in the coalfields of Appalachia, where a recent announcement about a ...
Feb 08, 2011 12:40AM
The U.S. Department of Energy announced an initiative that aims to reduce the total costs of photovoltaic solar energy systems by about 75% over the next decade. If successful, the so-called SunShot i...
Feb 07, 2011 11:03PM
A system that converts the energy of sunlight directly into hydrogen has been discovered at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Scientists there have managed to design what they call a “biohybrid pho...
Feb 07, 2011 8:03PM
A team of researchers from DOE's LBNL led by Samuel Mao has produced a photocatalyst that can extract hydrogen from water in the presence of light, including infrared and ultraviolet. They used...
Feb 07, 2011 4:55PM
Together with ABB, REC Systems has developed and financed, and is now constructing a 24.2 MW solar power plant located in the Lazio region of Italy using 100,000 REC modules.
Feb 07, 2011 4:39PM
Conventional domestic and commercial solar PV systems use a large, central "string" inverter, typically one per system, to convert the DC output from solar modules (panels) into AC for conne...
Feb 07, 2011 4:19PM
Net zero energy efficiency at “an unprecedented rate of affordability?” That’s what
Feb 04, 2011 6:28PM
What did it take to install the largest photovoltaic (PV) system on an assisted living facility in
Feb 04, 2011 5:24PM
Could this Denver-area IKEA store, currently under construction, get any greener? First we reported that it would feature geothermal heating and cooling. Now we’ve received word that this store ...
Feb 04, 2011 12:16PM
Alternative Agenda: Republicans Move To Block EPA; Obama Proposes Green Incentives; Solar Investments Set To Double. Republicans Move to Block EPA Greenhouse RegulationThree Republican lawmakers -- S...
Feb 03, 2011 6:00PM
Can Chicago become a cleantech capital? The Clean Energy Trust thinks so, if the area’s enormous intellectual resources – in the form of great universities, corporate powerhouses and resea...
Feb 03, 2011 4:10PM
We don’t think about it much in the developed world, but mobile telecommunications require more than the power that’s in your phone. Base stations need juice, too – and in many areas...
Feb 02, 2011 11:05PM
It is February, which means of course Valentine’s Day is coming up very shortly. We already published our lady’s guide to green tech gifts for this mass consumer holiday, but what about fo...
Feb 02, 2011 7:08PM
In 2002, Wladek Walukiewicz and Kin Man Yu of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Material Sciences Division stacked crystalline layers with closely matched but slightly different levels...
Feb 02, 2011 6:52PM
Feb 02, 2011 6:11PM
Feb 02, 2011 5:02PM
Feb 01, 2011 7:05PM
Electricity for as many as 9,000 Western homes will now come directly from the sun, thanks to the 30 megawatt (MW) capacity Cimarron Solar Project in Colfax County, New Mexico. The project, which rece...
Feb 01, 2011 5:36PM
Feb 01, 2011 2:48PM
First Solar, the Tempe, Ariz. maker of thin-film photovoltaic panels, has agreed to acquire a 15-megawatt solar project in Ontario from Helios Energy, a Toronto-based developer. First Solar agreed to ...
Jan 31, 2011 10:20PM
Solar concentrators are being used in a lot of places around the world nowadays, just because they're cheap to build, don't need any complicated electronic equipment and resist harsh envi...
Jan 31, 2011 6:42PM
The Cincinnati Zoo is covering 800 parking spaces with a solar canopy – the "largest publicly accessible, urban solar array in the country," it says.
Jan 31, 2011 4:20PM
A new net-zero building designed by OFIS Architects for Eles Electro makes use of a massive, honeycomb-like solar roof to capture multiple angles of sunlight.
Jan 31, 2011 4:06PM
Wells Fargo signed a strategic agreement with Baoding Tianwei that may result in funding for a U.S.-based solar manufacturing plant and more U.S. solar projects.
Jan 31, 2011 3:55PM
Contributing editor Shawn Lesser gives his top 10 reasons why Colorado is a cleantech leader.
Jan 31, 2011 3:05PM
After a meeting of all world leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, India will have a new project regarding the installation of some solar-powered cell phone towers.
Jan 29, 2011 7:40PM
A major challenge to the installation of renewable, solar power generations system is lag-time experienced in recouping the initial investment and reaching break-even.
Jan 29, 2011 3:51PM
OSolar has announced the completion of a 10 MW capacity tracking solar installation, reportedly the world's highest grid-tied system, in Llasa, Tibet.
Jan 29, 2011 3:36PM
An anti-reflective film inspired by a coating found in moth eyes leads to small but significant increases in solar panel efficiency.
Jan 29, 2011 2:37AM
On Tuesday President Barack Obama called this point in history “Our generation’s Sputnik moment.” The president was referring to the growing green energy gap between the United States and its competi...
Jan 28, 2011 11:11PM
The Prius, the Chevy Volt and the Nissan Leaf...everyday there seems to be a new electric car, or EV hitting the streets. Now what's needed is some EV charging infrastructure. If you have an issu...
Jan 28, 2011 11:07PM
This futuristic public hydration station was conceptualized by Mostafa Bonakdar, a design student from that bastion of green tech innovation - Tehran, Iran. Rainwater captured on the Hydroleaf's ...
Jan 28, 2011 6:13PM
The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a massive $967 million loan guarantee for the 290 megawatt capacity Agua Caliente Solar Project slated for Arizona.
Jan 28, 2011 5:17PM
The IceCard MP4 Player concept, powered by transparent, extra-sensitive solar penals to play tunes, looks to be hardly thicker than a credit card.
Jan 28, 2011 5:08PM
A 1-megawatt solar farm facility 100 miles outside of Atlanta begins pumping out power, becoming Georgia's largest privately held ground-mounted system.
Jan 28, 2011 12:29AM
Researchers have discovered a new way to remove the snow from roads using solar energy. They are convinced that <a>the solar panels</a> used to heat our houses could soon keep our streets ...
Jan 28, 2011 12:27AM
Solar cells that harvest the entire light spectrum have been the ultimate dream of any scientist, especially since the solar efficiency has become crucial in the economical development of some produci...
Jan 27, 2011 8:42PM
SEAT is capitalising on Spain's position as one of the world's leading solar energy producers by establishing its own solar power generation scheme. The Barcelona-based car maker has confi...
Jan 27, 2011 7:25PM
Bloom Energy is now pushing Bloom Electrons: a new power purchase plan, somewhat like solar, where the customer just pays for the power and not the power source.
Jan 27, 2011 6:44PM
The 1.3 million sf Jersey Gardens outlet mall in Elizabeth, New Jersey, will soon be home to the North America's largest single-roof solar power system.
Jan 27, 2011 4:34PM
A Boulder, Colo., company’s bid to make solar power more viable for residential and small commercial buildings by using it to both heat water and produce electricity appears to be making headway...
Jan 27, 2011 4:26PM
Perdue says it will install 11,000 solar panels over two states, which, when complete, will be one of the largest commercially-owned East Coast solar projects.
Jan 27, 2011 4:21PM
The world – all its industry and transportation and housing, its televisions, air conditioners, computers, wine chillers, CAT scan machines, electric foot massagers, you name it – won&rsqu...
Jan 27, 2011 4:01PM
If you live in Tucson, Arizona, and you’re interested in solar, here’s an item of interest: as of February 1, TEP will be offering juice from its new 1.6 MW tracking array at the Universit...
Jan 27, 2011 3:33PM
Pure Power Advisors has announced a $100 million fund to provide for the financing and structured acquisition of 1.5 to 20 MW ground-mounted solar projects.
Jan 26, 2011 9:36PM
According to a White Paper published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the falling costs of PV technology mean that solar energy is already a more economically attractive option for domestic power gene...
Jan 26, 2011 5:59AM
Every now and then, a concept design comes along that strikes us as both high tech and high touch. The Remember Project, a solar-powered video journal/memory box by designer Ian Duffy of San Francisco...
Jan 26, 2011 2:31AM
Greece has recently revealed its ambitious plan to start building the world’s largest solar park, said PM George Papandreou. The photovoltaic park is evaluated at a price of nearly 600 million e...
Jan 25, 2011 11:30PM
The way they describe it, the technology developed by Sossina Haile and her colleagues at Caltech could practically have been done right at home. A self-cleaning oven, a magnifying glass and, voila, a...
Jan 25, 2011 9:55PM
San Jose, Calif.-based Solar Junction, a developer of high-efficiency solar cells for the Concentrated Photovoltaics (CPV) market, is out raising a fourth round of venture funding, an industry source ...
Jan 25, 2011 2:34PM
Livermore, Calif.-based Solar Universe, an installer of solar panels for residential and small businesses, has raised $7 million in a Series B round of venture funding. Veterant greentech venture inv...
Jan 25, 2011 3:09AM
SolarCity is expanding its operations to the East Coast. The company has acquired Clean Currents Solar, the solar installation division of Mid-Atlantic based Clean Currents LLC, and will serve Maryl...
Jan 24, 2011 11:32AM
1: BrightSource Energy Yes. We at Green Energy Reporter are unabashed BrightSource Energy fans. The news that the concentrated solar power (CSP) firm is eyeing a 2011 initial public offering only make...
Jan 24, 2011 2:36AM
Landfills are eyesores, especially in densely populated regions. What to do with all that space, once the landfill is closed? In Springfield, Massachusetts, WMECo has announced that it will be turning...
Jan 23, 2011 12:19AM
First Solar is sounding confident that the 230MW Solar Ranch One planned for California’s Antelope Valley is cleared for takeoff. The company said the failure by any group to fight the use permi...
Jan 23, 2011 12:14AM
The United Arab Emirates to Have a New Solar Powered Desalination PlantAbu Dhabi’s Environment Agency has developed a new solar energy desalination system that unlike conventional ones is less c...
Jan 23, 2011 12:07AM
A new report details how Europe can convert to almost entirely renewable energy-supplied electricity by 2050 using smart grid management.
Jan 22, 2011 10:20PM
Tamura Improves Back Reflecting Material for LED Lights and Solar PanelsTamura Corp. has recently created a new type of white reflective material for LED lights and solar panels that unlike the conven...
Jan 22, 2011 1:25AM
Human rights, the under-valued yuan and yes, green energy have all been top items on the Chimericaagenda. In a relatively short time, China has emerged as one of the world’s largest green power ...
Jan 21, 2011 11:27PM
It’s a story that seems to be repeating itself every few weeks: group files lawsuit to stop solar plant. There was the one against a whole slew of projects in the Southern California interior; a...
Jan 21, 2011 10:28PM
Much of the excitement around thin-film solar is related to the lower cost and relative ease of installing it on rooftops, particularly on existing buildings.
Jan 21, 2011 1:08AM
The first four editions of the Solar Decathlon brought a remarkable temporary green village to the National Mall, as 20 collegiate teams erected and operated the solar-powered homes they had designed....
Jan 21, 2011 1:02AM
It’s all about the mission. That’s been the overriding message from the various branches of the U.S. military as they pursue renewable-energy solutions – and Marines in Afghanistan a...
Jan 21, 2011 12:49AM
If you're planning on flying into Phoenix's Sky Harbor Airport in Arizona in the next year, you may notice a new facility rising just south of the airport, the focal point of which-a 75 f...
Jan 21, 2011 12:44AM
Oregon celebrated the decision earlier this month by SoloPower to build a big manufacturing line in the state, seeing the potential for hundreds of new well-paying jobs. But after Massachusetts’...
Jan 20, 2011 4:10PM
Contributing editor Shawn Lesser offers 10 reasons why Ireland is a cleantech leader.
Jan 19, 2011 11:41PM
Thin-film solar panel manufacturer SoloPower is giving Oregon’s battered economy a boost, announcing it will locate a new plant in Wilsonville, a town about 20 miles south of Portland.
Jan 19, 2011 9:44PM
A leading energy-focused private equity fund is close to securing financing supporting the construction of a $120 million, 20-megawatt solar PV project in Italy. First Reserve, the energy-focused priv...
Jan 19, 2011 5:29AM
A Marine Company went to the war from Helmand Province in Afghanistan endowed with solar panels and believes its generators’ fuel consumption could be reduced by nearly 90 per cent. This can mak...
Jan 19, 2011 12:24AM
San Diego Gas & Electric, working to catch up with California’s rising renewable-energy requirements, has won approval of two power-purchase agreements that will give it a boost.
Jan 18, 2011 9:41PM
Pulsar Renewables will be showcasing a wide range of new eco-friendly heating and energy related products at this year's Ecobuild, taking place from 1-3 March at ExCeL. New products being launc...
Jan 18, 2011 9:38PM
What would it take for the world to convert to 100% renewable energy? According to two researchers, a massive build-out of solar and windpower could accomplish the task by 2030.
Jan 18, 2011 9:04PM
Now is a good time for consumers to inform about solar panels for their home. The solar panel market in the UK is booming in 2010. The number of MCS accredited solar panel installers has grown tenfold...
Jan 18, 2011 6:12PM
Musical instruments are practically as old as humanity, but the new museum in Phoenix that celebrates them comes with cutting edge technology. Most people will never see it, but it’s right there...
Jan 18, 2011 6:06PM
When the grid teeters during summertime heat spikes, it’s air conditioners that are doing a lot of the damage. Now Hitachi is aiming to offer a distributed way to lessen the load, developing wha...
Jan 18, 2011 3:03PM
NRG Energy’s 230 megawatts Solar Ranch thin-film photovoltaic project in Southern California has passed a key environmental regulatory hurdle, ensuring construction-start. In a statement releas...
Jan 17, 2011 8:07PM
The congregation at All Saints Church, Wing with Grove in Buckinghamshire has not only reduced the church’s carbon footprint significantly but also found a way of generating an income for decade...
Jan 17, 2011 4:57PM
EverGreen Solar Takes Tax-Payer Money and Goes To China EverGreen Solar, the Massachusetts silicon solar wafer panel maker, got $40 million in subsidies from the state of Massachusetts. However,&...
Jan 17, 2011 3:02AM
Smart homes and smart buildings rely on a host of wireless sensors, each of which require a small but consistent power supply. Devices that harvest energy from indoor light are an increasingly popular...
Jan 17, 2011 2:59AM
The sunny South is set to get a boost from solar, as Stion has announced plans to build a new production facility in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, as part of an incentive agreement with the state that inc...
Jan 16, 2011 5:56PM
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates were among those in attendance at a ceremony officially unveiling BYD’s new all-electric K9 e-bus, 1,000 of which are due to begin providing public transportation s...
Jan 16, 2011 5:48PM
Reusable and sustainable solar LED technology which can help eliminate the use of kerosene in developing nations, where the power grid is unreliable or non-existent, is something likely welcomed by th...
Jan 15, 2011 7:43PM
At the Consumer Electronics Show last week we brought you a little bit of news about some new products from solar bags company Voltaic. The company is out now with more information on these products, ...
Jan 15, 2011 1:16AM
SCE, one of California’s big three utilities striving to comply with state requirements to ratchet up its renewable-energy sourcing, announced deals with two solar power developers to buy 831 MW...
Jan 15, 2011 1:11AM
What if solar cells were self-healing, like living cells? This sci-fi-sounding possibility may become a reality, thanks to new nanotech research from Purdue University, where scientists are using carb...
Jan 15, 2011 1:01AM
The Westhampton Free Library in Westhampton Beach, New York, has improved its projected carbon footprint over the next 20 years by approximately 4,328 pounds of sulfur dioxide, 1,579 pounds of nitrous...
Jan 14, 2011 10:12PM
A green giant emerged this week. Duke Energy’s $13.7 billion acquisition of Progress Energy formed the country’s largest power company with a $37 billion market capitalization and a whoppi...
Jan 14, 2011 4:51AM
RayTracker’s entire team will join First Solar’s Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) group, bringing expertise in solar technology innovation, reliability engineering, advanced...
Jan 14, 2011 1:59AM
Google Earth Based Solar Power Map Could Help Homeowners Optimize Solar Panel PlacementJan Kleissl, Environmental Engineering professor at the San Diego University of California, has been working with...
Jan 13, 2011 6:31PM
Contributing editor Sam Hopkins offers an update on Desertec.
Jan 13, 2011 5:07AM
staples edison solar power Free Solar Panels Installed on Staples Rooftops With an Interesting Catch A new, inspired method of both promoting and providing solar power at minimum cost comes from SunEd...
Jan 13, 2011 4:32AM
The prospects for CSP are bright in the near term, but hazy in the longer term, according to GTM Research. CSP installations are forecast to reach 472 MW in 2011 and over 1200 MW n 2012, growing from ...
Jan 13, 2011 2:13AM
Green is in at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, an ever-present aspect of the curriculum flowing from the school's "to continue to learn how to live responsibly and justly ...
Jan 12, 2011 9:22PM
Windows have long been a conundrum in the green building world. On one hand, they allow for natural daylighting and a free source of heat when the sun is shining. On the other hand, they also tend to ...
Jan 12, 2011 9:14PM
Solar-powered microelectronics? Not unusual. But a solar-powered microchip with no battery – that is to say, a chip with the solar cell integrated into it and running directly off available ligh...
Jan 12, 2011 8:53PM
Green energy investments experienced their strongest year ever in 2010, figures compiled by Bloomberg New Energy Finance have revealed. New cash injected into the field reached $243 billion (&po...
Jan 12, 2011 8:49PM
Aberdeenshire Council has received five applications for the construction of solar farms, furthering the development of renewable energy in the region. Each solar farm would include 350 solar panel...
Jan 11, 2011 10:49PM
How photocatalysis works. Cleaning water effectively so it becomes potable is an important issue in poor countries nowadays. Using solar power, a team from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University led by ...
Jan 11, 2011 10:37PM
Bergamo Acquisition Corp has come to terms for three hybrid solar thermal power plants totaling 200 megawatts to be located in India. Bergamo Acquisition Corp's subsidiary in India, Bergamo Harbi...
Jan 11, 2011 10:22PM
The recent history of the parcel between 80th and 90th streets west and H and H-8 avenues on the northwestern edge of Lancaster, Calif., tells a lot of the shifting California economy. In a nutshell: ...
Jan 11, 2011 5:30PM
Green Chip Living's Angela Guss reports on the projects being discussed for solar power plants in the Sahara Desert.
Jan 11, 2011 4:22PM
All right, party people–in honor of the recent New Year, we’d like to present a green build concept for the party of the future, the ART.Rainbow solar pavilion by Gualeni Design of Italy.
Jan 11, 2011 4:07PM
Chinese chemical maker China National BlueStar has agreed to pay $2 billion for Elkem, the Norwegian maker of solar-grade silicon. The acquisition is expected to close in the first half of this year. ...
Jan 11, 2011 1:54AM
The EIA of the US DOE expects world energy consumption to grow 44% from 2008’s 283 quadrillion BTUs to 678 quadrillion BTUs by 2030. This increase will be driven by growing energy demand from de...
Jan 11, 2011 1:39AM
The Ordos project in Inner Mongolia represents the first large-scale solar collaboration between China and the United States and an example of China-U.S. bilateral cooperation on renewable energy. Fir...
Jan 11, 2011 12:35AM
A team of Australian students have recorded a new Guinness World Record for the fastest solar vehicle. The Sunswift solar car, nicknamed ‘Ivy’ officially broke the world solar car speed re...
Jan 11, 2011 12:12AM
Self Repairing Organic Solar Cells Use DNA Strands to WorkA grand breakthrough in solar cell technology is attempted at the Birck Nanotechnology and Bindley Bioscience centers at Purdue’s Discov...
Jan 10, 2011 11:35PM
Sunswift IVy, Worlds Fastest Solar Powered Car Entering Guiness BookA new world record was set yesterday as the students of The University of New South Wales managed to design and build the fastest so...
Jan 10, 2011 10:50PM
Electrical grids rely on a steady source of power, while sunshine is intermittent–which means that energy storage is a major issue on the frontiers of solar power. Xtreme Power Inc. is looking t...
Jan 10, 2011 10:46PM
At first glance, it sounds like a story you’d hear coming out of San Francisco, not the Blue Ridge Highlands of southwestern Virginia: It’s a coffee shop collective using 100 percent organ...
Jan 10, 2011 10:43PM
The first thing you need for a big rooftop solar system is a big roof. And that they have in Cateret, N.J., with the White Rose Building (check it out on Google maps). It’s a sprawling building ...
Jan 08, 2011 3:31AM
It’s not solar, and heaven knows a lot of solar chargers showed up at the CES. But Idapt makes a big play that its new dual universal charger – which comes with a USB port and an interchan...
Jan 08, 2011 3:21AM
Thailand has been more aggressive than most of its southeast Asian neighbors in enacting policies that encourage the development of renewable energy sources, according to an International Energy Agenc...
Jan 08, 2011 3:18AM
Energizer came to Las Vegas with a broad range of gear to show. Solar-powered devices weren’t the items the company headlined, but the growth of the line was another indicator of how mainstream ...
Jan 07, 2011 10:55PM
After a two-week hiatus, G.E.R.’s The Week In Green Energy is back! And in Washington, after four years in the minority, Republicans are also back! Dark days for green energy lie ahead. The last...
Jan 06, 2011 10:15PM
The FAI has confirmed that the solar-powered Zephyr, the U.K.’s own HALE UAV has broken not one, not two, but three world’s records, giving it the nickname, ”the eternal plane.&rdquo...
Jan 06, 2011 9:49PM
Critigen, a global technology consulting firm, has developed solar maps of San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles County, Anaheim (California) and Portland (Oregon). Now it has turned its sights to sun...
Jan 06, 2011 5:31PM
Cornwall Council has approved plans for a giant solar farm near Lostwithiel, which is capable of producing up to 5MW of power per year. Energy from the farm , which is being developed by Cornwall Po...
Jan 06, 2011 4:56PM
If big business can snag attention with electronic billboards, why not the little guy, too? That seems to be the inspiration between the solar-powered Public Poster concept design by Cheng Ya-Fang and...
Jan 06, 2011 4:02PM
Details have emerged on the GE-led acquisition of a 50-megawatt solar portfolio in Ontario from First Solar. GE’s energy financing unit, GE Energy Financial Services, is expected to invest about...
Jan 06, 2011 1:52AM
Energy when you need it, where you need it – as long as there’s sunshine. That’s the promise from Goal Zero, which is introducing its new, more affordable portable solar power system...
Jan 06, 2011 12:41AM
Even though solar power is recognized as a non-polluting, unlimited source of energy, we still generate less than 1% of total energy consumption from this renewable source. Although solar has the powe...
Jan 06, 2011 12:21AM
A new Lux Research report, titled “Global Subsidy Roundup: Solar Beyond Germany,” provides a detailed overview of the subsidy and regulatory structures for 15 markets, and provides timely ...
Jan 05, 2011 11:45PM
A Native American group filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Interior on Monday in an effort to block six large solar power plants approved for development on public lands in the South...
Jan 05, 2011 11:20PM
Many off-grid homes with solar electricity systems feature a diesel generator for back-up power. Now, homes connected to the grid can use solar power as a back-up, thanks to the Ecotricity ECO1800 sol...
Jan 05, 2011 5:00PM
Chicago-based renewable energy developer Lincoln Renewable Energy (LRE) has raised $14 million in venture capital funding led by Austin Ventures. Austin Ventures’ Ken DeAngelis and Clark Jernigan als...
Jan 05, 2011 3:13PM
A venture jointly owned by GE’s energy financing unit and a Vancouver, B.C.-based project developer have agreed to buy a 50-megawatt thin-film solar project portfolio in Ontario from First Solar...
Jan 05, 2011 3:54AM
According to industry estimates, demand for solar energy over the past 15 years has grown at an annual rate of approximately 30 percent. As policymakers at the state and federal levels steadily increa...
Jan 05, 2011 1:49AM
Portable Solar Shelter Could Be the Solution for Disaster ReliefOne of the latest disasters in Australia, that demands huge relief efforts and centers on the need for portable energy is flood. The col...
Jan 04, 2011 11:39PM
Sometimes it is small scale solar facilities which can add up to make a renewable energy company a major player in its region of the world. Such is the case of National Grid, which recently debuted th...
Jan 04, 2011 4:35PM
SAIL Venture Partners, the cleantech-focused venture capital fund, has hired Christopher Brown as a senior associate in its Irvine, Calif. office. Brown has used his deep scientific background across...
Jan 04, 2011 12:30PM
Solar Power Technologies (SPT), a developer of technology that optimize the performance of large solar power plants, has raised $6.08 million in venture funding. Austin-based Solar Power Technologies...
Jan 04, 2011 5:51AM
The PV array development in the South Somerset village of Long Sutton is expected to be completed in March 2011 and will create solar power through a series of ground mounted solar panels, covering ar...
Jan 04, 2011 5:44AM
The students at California Lutheran University (CLU) have built a solar-powered water fountain that resembles a handcrafted waterwheel, on the Thousand Oaks Campus.
Jan 04, 2011 1:29AM
It’s all about the power in Boulder City. The Nevada town was born during the Great Depression as a place to house workers building what would become known as Hoover Dam, the 2,080-megawatt-gene...
Jan 03, 2011 9:19PM
A San Diego-based renewable energy developer, which last week acquired Tessera Solar’s Calico project, will start talking to funders to arrange financing to support the development of an i...
Jan 02, 2011 10:14PM
Rather than using the classic approach of a solar cell and a battery, researchers from the University of Twente, the MESA Institute for Nanotechnology have developed an interesting microchip that embe...
Jan 02, 2011 9:41PM
2010 has came to its end, and we’ve had lots of good, interesting and fun with writing news for you this year. It’s been the year of launch for Nissan Leaf the first mass-produced electric...
Jan 02, 2011 5:58PM
The latest in solar chargers doesn’t fit in your purse, roll out of your backpack, or hook up to your bike. This solar charger is actually a pair of pants, and a rather spiffy pair at that.
Jan 02, 2011 5:51PM
Solar cooking is both an ecological and economical way to prepare food where sun is abundant, especially where people have been displaced and may lack access to a kitchen. With this in mind, Sun Ovens...
Jan 02, 2011 5:46PM
Currently, Germany may lead Europe in solar energy installations, but watch out, here comes Bulgaria. With a 45 MW solar project consisting of two installations, a 20 MW and 25 MW photovoltaic array, ...
Jan 02, 2011 5:38PM
For the utility behind the project, it's all about gathering data. For 60 households in South Carolina, word that they'll be getting a solar thermal water heating system was a dose of hap...
Dec 31, 2010 12:19AM
An Austin-based start up broke ground on a solar power plant about 20 miles northeast of the Texas Capitol, billing it as “one of the the largest solar projects in the world.” That might b...
Dec 30, 2010 9:45PM
K Road Power said yesterday it had acquired the planned Calico solar power project from struggling Tessera Solar at an undisclosed price. In making the announcement, K Road said it would largely ditch...
Dec 30, 2010 3:50PM
The Pershing County School District from Nevada is the latest of many across the United States that have installed solar arrays this year. The solar photovoltaic system is expected to produce much of ...
Dec 30, 2010 2:35PM
A Rhode Island green power developer has teamed up with a private equity-backed solar power operator to jointly develop, own and operate commercial-scale photovoltaic solar generation across New Jerse...
Dec 29, 2010 11:25PM
I've known for years that solar concentrators do a good job at harnessing heat. You may also use them to generate electricity, but it's not their best job possible. A recent article pub...
Dec 29, 2010 10:38PM
A Native American organization said yesterday it filed suit in federal court against six large solar projects approved for public lands in the Southern California desert, charging the Bureau of Land M...
Dec 29, 2010 10:10PM
GreenVolts, a California startup that develops concentrating solar power systems, is in the process of raising nearly $40 million in venture funding. GreenVolts is in the process of raising $38.8 mill...
Dec 29, 2010 6:53PM
Just days after Southern California Edison canceled its power purchase agreement with the Calico project in California, owner Tessera Solar has opted to walk away from the project altogether and has r...
Dec 29, 2010 4:17PM
A great third quarter and a "banner" year - that's the assessment of the performance of the solar industry from its very own national trade association, which cited a big jump in ins...
Dec 28, 2010 10:20PM
Solar Vox, the unique portable solar charger that we told you about in August, has taken to the Kickstarter online funding platform in an effort to bring the American-designed project to market.
Dec 28, 2010 7:50PM
Mountain View, Calif.,-based SolFocus, a developer of concentrated solar power technology, aims to close a $50 million-plus Series D round of venture funding early next month. So far SolFocus has rep...
Dec 28, 2010 5:24PM
A solar reactor derived by a team from Caltech, ETH Zurich and the Paul Scherrer Institute, could assist the thermo-chemical production of fuels. In a paper published in the journal Science, the res...
Dec 28, 2010 4:54PM
If Wal Mart, that decidedly un-hip mainstay of American retail shopping, can do rooftop solar, why not design-conscious, oh-so-Scandinavian IKEA? Lately, the furniture giant as been doing just that, a...
Dec 28, 2010 3:22PM
SunEdison has closed the sale of its 70 megawatts Rovigo solar PV power plant in Italy to energy-focused private equity First Reserve. The sale closed after First Reserve payed SunEdison €230 million...
Dec 27, 2010 5:08PM
The US Dept of Energy (DOE) finalized a $1.45 billion loan guarantee for Abengoa Solar's Solana plant, the world's largest parabolic trough concentrating solar plant. Located near Gila ...
Dec 27, 2010 3:48PM
That’s Not Good: Edison Cancels Tessera Solar PPA Talk about a ruined Christmas, some real coal in the stocking for Tessera Solar, which last week was told by Southern California Edison, one of ...
Dec 27, 2010 3:23PM
Hawaii admits to being the most fossil fuel-dependent state in the nation, relying on imported oil for more than 90 percent of its energy. But the state is trying to change that, forming the Hawaii Cl...
Dec 27, 2010 3:10PM
ILEK (Institut für Leichtbau Entwerfen und Konstruierenat, or Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design) at the University of Stuttgart in Berlin has won the “Plus-Energy H...
Dec 24, 2010 10:14PM
Avacos Solar of Canada recently completed a green residential project in mid-town Toronto using high-efficiency solar modules that produce energy from both sides-a.k.a., SANYO's HIT Double module...
Dec 24, 2010 10:09PM
The California Solar Initiative (CSI), which provides solar rebates to offset the installation costs on qualifying multi-family affordable housing buildings, has gotten "boots on the roof" f...
Dec 24, 2010 10:02PM
California has a long list of huge solar power projects in the pipeline that will produce hundreds of megawatts apiece to help the state’s three major investor-owned utilities reach an aggressiv...
Dec 24, 2010 12:25AM
Sun tracking devices increase energy production by allowing solar modules to follow the course of the sun and optimize the incident angle of sunlight on their surface. Because the actual value of PV...
Dec 24, 2010 12:17AM
The problem with many companies specialising in solar products these days is that unfortunately, it just doesn’t make financial sense. But Green Clouds believe they have cracked that problem. It...
Dec 24, 2010 12:13AM
The Japanese group Honda announced a new domain of interest for its customers: the vehicle charging stations that will be part of the company’s goal of reducing CO2 emissions. Thus, Honda’...
Dec 23, 2010 11:38PM
Nuclear forces in the heart of the sun are responsible for the light that brightens our days and powers our photovoltaic solar electric systems. An art installation by the Berlin-based spatial and med...
Dec 23, 2010 11:32PM
The Chinese company Astroenergy is taking the rooftop solar concept to a new level, saying it plans to cover 148,000 square meters – that’s around 36 acres, by our calculations – of ...
Dec 23, 2010 11:14PM
National attention shifted away from damage done by Hurricane Katrina a long time ago, replaced in part by that fresher Gulf disaster involving oil. But the effects linger on, and Elon Musk and So...
Dec 23, 2010 11:09PM
The U.S. Army has been greening operations on a number of fronts, and the latest is a solar-powered shelter that pops up directly over a tent. A number of these shelters–which make use of flexib...
Dec 23, 2010 5:26AM
The race is on as CSP technology becomes smarter and more sophisticated. While schemes to tap the power of the Saharan sun attract increasing interest, it's worth noting that two industrialised c...
Dec 23, 2010 12:51AM
A team of researchers, whom we’ve been talking about more then two years ago, from the Idaho National Laboratory in Idaho Falls, has made advances in the study of a special kind of solar cells t...
Dec 23, 2010 12:39AM
Honda is spreading its wings above the electric and plug-in hybrid backyard, too. They announced the start of their first field tests of several EV and plug-in hybrids in Japan on Dec. 20. It looks...
Dec 23, 2010 12:12AM
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has pulled out his APPROVED stamp and for the ninth time this fall used it on a solar power plant destined for federal lands. The secretary said yes to Cresc...
Dec 23, 2010 12:09AM
To give you a sense of how slowly the Solana Generating Plant has proceeded, the press release announcing the solar power project said it was “scheduled to provide renewable energy beginning in ...
Dec 22, 2010 9:21PM
BrightSource Energy, the California developer of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants, is eyeing an initial public offering in 2011. However, before hiring any underwriters, BrightSource will work h...
Dec 22, 2010 2:55PM
Contributing editor Brad Berman discusses Honda's new plug-in testing program.
Dec 22, 2010 1:08AM
Launched in April, the government’s Feed-in Tariffs (FiT) provide guaranteed income for 25 years - up to 43.1p for each kWh of electricity generated, even if it’s used on-site, which also ...
Dec 22, 2010 12:04AM
You don't really have to be an accredited scientist to prove the world that you actually can do scientific experiments. All you need is passion, knowledge and a little financial effort. That...
Dec 21, 2010 11:49PM
If you want to develop solar projects in your community but don't know where to start, check out this new publication from Northwest Sustainable Energy for Economic Development. Community Solar...
Dec 21, 2010 11:46PM
Average installed costs for PV systems in the US declined from $10.80 per watt in 1998 to $7.50 a watt in 2009 (in real 2009 dollars), according to DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Lab study, &...
Dec 21, 2010 11:32PM
Solar power is becoming more economical, but government backing remains a key to its growth, according to a Bloomberg New Energy Finance study. And one company that manufactures the cadmium telluride,...
Dec 21, 2010 9:50PM
The North American unit of Spanish developer Abengoa Solar has closed a $1.45 billion government-backed debt financing supporting the construction of a Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant in Arizo...
Dec 21, 2010 5:28AM
22 million acres of US public lands are now called Solar Energy Zones - land that's suitable for large, utility-scale solar plants. The land is in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexi...
Dec 21, 2010 5:07AM
Arizona is about to become one of the leaders in the solar energy sector. A few days ago, the SunPower Corporation announced a collaboration with Iberdrola Renewables to develop a giant photovolt...
Dec 21, 2010 4:29AM
The American West is known for its wide open spaces. Soon, it may also become known for its 'solar energy zones'- as determined by a comprehensive environmental analysis recently announced b...
Dec 21, 2010 3:46AM
The federal government has been approving huge solar projects on public lands left and right this year, and it just laid out a plan to speed that process even more by creating “solar energy zone...
Dec 21, 2010 3:44AM
Cruise ships have long been a target of environmentalists, but there’s change afoot at the big port in Southern California that could improve their reputation a bit. The Port of Los Angeles anno...
Dec 20, 2010 5:23AM
Two villages, 500 miles west of Cairo, will get their solar fix not only for schools, streets and houses but also for mosques and other local facilities. The money for this project come from the Itali...
Dec 20, 2010 5:14AM
While cloudy states like New Jersey and Pennsylvania incongruously lead on solar energy, sunny Arizona appears to be stepping it up now as well, as SunPower Corporation recently announced an agreement...
Dec 19, 2010 5:34PM
We’re hauling around gizmos galore these days, so it’s no surprise to see a proliferation in portable charging options, especially ones that might be touted as green. The latest example: A...
Dec 19, 2010 5:28PM
Twenty-three thousand square feet – that’s about half a football field, from goal line to 50-yard line and sideline to sideline. That’s also the size of the single-structure, thin-fi...
Dec 19, 2010 5:25PM
In one massive solar project, the City of San Francisco will be tripling the amount of solar power used by its local government and powering up California’s largest municipal solar array. That&r...
Dec 19, 2010 4:58PM
Silfab Ontario has showcased its new monocrystalline photovoltaic modules SLA 250M and SLG 300M at Solar Canada 2010. The Canadian subsidiary of photovoltaic provider Silfab SpA, Silfab Ontario Inc., ...
Dec 19, 2010 4:35PM
Having spent around £10,000 on a PV system and expecting a £1,000 return on investment from the Feed-in-Tariff each year, the last thing a homeowner wants is for an undetected te...
Dec 18, 2010 3:35PM
Oregon has the seventh-worst unemployment rate among the 50 states, hovering well over 10 percent, but you can't blame SolarWorld for that. The company just announced that its plant in Hillsboro,...
Dec 18, 2010 3:04PM
Sunny Italian cities are often pictured with colorful awnings, and Venice-based designed Michele Marin has a vision of an awning that would not only block the rays of the sun but put them to work i...
Dec 18, 2010 3:01PM
Continuing a trend that has characterized the second half of 2010, the California Energy Commission approved two more utility-scale solar power plants, totaling 650 megawatts (MWs). The newly approved...
Dec 17, 2010 4:05PM
All over the country, it seems, public schools systems are going solar in formats both large and small. The Denver Public School District’s build out of 1.8 megawatts-worth of solar PV panels on...
Dec 17, 2010 3:27PM
2,500 miles is a long way to travel via e-bike–even a recumbent that looks like it might belong to Speed Racer–but that’s how far renewable energy advocate Tom Weis has come on his &...
Dec 16, 2010 4:46PM
NRG Solar has great plans for the future. They are planning to build a 20MW solar power plant (Roadrunner Solar Electric Facility) in New Mexico. El Paso Electric Co. will buy the generated energy ...
Dec 16, 2010 3:20PM
If you’re looking for a last minute Christmas gift–especially for family in the UK or Europe–look no further than the solar powered solarpod charger by thousandsuns, said by its deve...
Dec 15, 2010 9:46PM
Sungevity, an Oakland, Calif. installer of rooftop solar systems, has raised $15 million in a Series C round of financing. Existing investors Greener Capital and Firelake Capital led the financing....
Dec 15, 2010 6:39PM
A recently-launched Toronto solar-focused fund is set to acquire a $50 million, 10-megawatt portfolio of roof-top solar projects in Ontario. An investment fund backed by Mill Valley, Calif., Solar Pow...
Dec 14, 2010 9:41PM
NRG Energy, the New Jersey power company, has agreed to buy the 290 megawatts Agua Caliente solar project in Arizona from First Solar. The project is scheduled to be completed by 2014 and has a 25-y...
Dec 14, 2010 9:07PM
Google has reportedly secured land in southern California to develop a solar demonstration project. Google, the Mountain View, Calif. search engine company with renewable energy ambitions, has secured...
Dec 13, 2010 5:30PM
Twin Creeks Technologies Incorporated (TCTI) is an American company that wants to invest in the construction of a high power solar cell plant in Ipoh, Malaysia, at the Kanthan Industrial Area.
Dec 13, 2010 2:46PM
In major cities the world over, the built environment tends to exist in shades of gray, with precious little of the green stuff in sight. An interesting concept design from Shen Jian of Milano, China,...
Dec 11, 2010 5:16PM
singlet fission solar cell 300x222 Singlet Fission Having The Possibility to Increase Solar Cell Efficiency by 35 PercentA molecular system that could be used to enhance the efficiency of solar cells ...
Dec 11, 2010 4:49PM
Fresh & Easy has invested in one of California's largest solar roof installations on its distribution center in Riverside, California. The installation, which is more than 500,000 sq. ft., ...
Dec 11, 2010 3:44PM
In the category Biggest School Solar Installation Contract Ever, there’s a new leader: Mount Diablo, in sunny east Contra Costa County east of San Francisco, has one-upped Southern California&rs...
Dec 10, 2010 7:06PM
Vatican solar panels 300x200 The City of Vatican Declared The Greenest State In The WorldThe Vatican City has decided to line up with the other countries in their efforts to meet the electricity deman...
Dec 10, 2010 4:26PM
Talk about a buzz kill: A team of MBA students has found that fuzzy and often misguided policy, technical roadblocks, affordability issues and out-of-tune leadership all add up to a challenging landsc...
Dec 10, 2010 3:30PM
Earlier this year, we alerted you to the fact that the nation’s largest solar plant–located in Boulder City, Nevada–had begun generating electricity. Now, Sempra Generation has annou...
Dec 09, 2010 9:59PM
About 40 miles southeast of Las Vegas, in Boulder City, Nevada, the largest photovoltaic power plant in the US went online last week. The 48 MW Copper Mountain Solar Facility was set up for constructi...
Dec 09, 2010 3:04PM
When you think of Sharp, what comes to mind? Maybe Blu-ray players or LCD TVs, or microwave ovens or any of an endless number of home electronics. But the company has long been a big player in the sol...
Dec 08, 2010 8:58PM
Solar is growing slowly in the U.S., thanks to a slow economic recovery and the potential non-extension of government rebates–but with over 5 GW of power purchase agreements (PPAs) currently und...
Dec 08, 2010 7:50PM
The report, entitled "National Solar Jobs Census 2010: A Review of the U.S. Solar Workforce," examined employment along the solar value chain, including installation, wholesale trade, manufa...
Dec 07, 2010 5:35PM
Geneva-based independent solar power producer Etrion has closed a €57 million ($76 million) debt financing supporting the construction of four solar-power plants in Italy. Natixis, Wes...
Dec 07, 2010 5:30PM
Commentators are so pessimistic about the odds of success at the United Nations’ Cancun climate change talks that they’ve been talking about failure in Mexico since Copenhagen failed. Now ...
Dec 07, 2010 4:41PM
The US Congress is in a heated lame duck session before Republicans take control of the House in 2011 - various cleantech subsidies are at risk. Major provisions include an expansion of the Treasu...
Dec 07, 2010 4:24PM
A California solar developer has partnered with a Toronto fund to acquire and develop solar photovoltaic projects in Ontario. Mill Valley, Calif., Solar Power Partners (SPP) and JCM Capital, a Toront...
Dec 07, 2010 4:10PM
Sure, there are areas of India that are extremely technically advanced–but there are also areas where school children don’t have electricity in the classroom. Now, thanks to a partnership ...
Dec 06, 2010 11:10PM
A new solar cellmanufacturing technology that uses a thin and uniform light-absorbing layer has been developed by Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory researchers. The thin layer is to be de...
Dec 06, 2010 10:40PM
The upper Midwest has become a center for solar manufacturing, according to a recent New York Times story. Michigan has seven new solar facilities and Ohio has four. These inlcude DuPont's (NY...
Dec 06, 2010 12:58AM
Perhaps you recall the name Konarka, an American solar tech company that’s been making waves with everything from a solar curtain wall to funky and functional Euro-styled solar bags. Now, the co...
Dec 04, 2010 6:48PM
SunPower's proposed 250-megawatt solar plant in California's San Luis Obispo County looks like it might be getting off the ground soon. The developer has hooked up with the big energy prov...
Dec 04, 2010 6:03PM
The Solar Foundation, a nonprofit organization, has good news for whoever is looking for a job in the <strong>clean energy</strong> industry, reporting that thousands of solar jobs will be...
Dec 04, 2010 6:00PM
The Californian branch of Solyndra, based in Fremont, has recently finished the latest solar panels installation on a warehouse rooftop near Toulouse, France. The largest system of Solyndra in Fr...
Dec 03, 2010 3:06PM
Nobody likes to take out the trash, or the recycling, for that matter. A new concept design from Soyoung Park, Song-Young You, and Jae-Hong Lee (which comes to us by way of Tuvie) seeks to improve our...
Dec 01, 2010 10:03PM
And now, for all you Bento box fans/solar gadget enthusiasts, the perfect device with which to inspire envy among your co-workers, while keeping your meal piping hot (or crispy cool): the Sunflower Lu...
Dec 01, 2010 9:55PM
The scientists at Spectrolab, a division of Boeing, say they’ve begun mass production of a new terrestrial solar panel said to have an average conversion efficiency of 39.2 percent. This would m...
Dec 01, 2010 9:07PM
From Big Pharma to Big Pretzel, we've been hearing plenty of good solar news out of Pennsylvania recently. Now, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that the Quaker State is on...
Dec 01, 2010 8:59PM
Audi seems to have chosen solar power to green up the manufacturing processes of their future E-tron electric cars for both of their factories in Germany. Having already installed 11,600 square meters...
Dec 01, 2010 8:44PM
China's first fuel cell light rail locomotive has been jointly developed by the China North Vehicle Yongji Electric Motor Corporation and the Southwest Jiaotong University.
Dec 01, 2010 8:23PM
Georgia and Alabama--two states that are generally considered behind the curve in solar development--are among ten states that would benefit the most from generating and consuming the renewable reso...
Nov 29, 2010 12:12PM
Southern California Edison (SCE), servicing a population of nearly 14 million via 4.9 million customer accounts in a 50,000-square-mile service area within Central, Coastal and Southern California,...
Nov 25, 2010 7:41PM
Boeing efficient solar cells 300x225 Boeing Plans Large Scale Production of 39.2 Percent Efficient Photovoltaic CellsSpectrolab, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boeing company, is responsible for the cre...
Nov 25, 2010 2:49PM
Here’s a measure of the growing popularity of electric bicycles in Japan: Kyocera says it’s coming out with solar-powered charging stations specifically for the assisted-power two-wheelers...
Nov 23, 2010 9:36PM
One of California's higher profile solar power plants recently approved by state and federal regulators on what many consider environmentally sensitive lands has had a setback as the California E...
Nov 23, 2010 2:26PM
It’s a breakthrough in solar with a lot of potential. How much potential? Three hundred times the return of today’s solar cells, according to HyperSolar, Inc., developer of a “breakt...
Nov 23, 2010 2:15PM
A San Francisco-based solar developer is giving itself 18 months to complete development work supporting the construction of some 113 megawatts of solar power generation. Silverado Power, the San Fran...
Nov 22, 2010 9:18PM
A post-combustion Carbon Capture and Storage technique devised by Siemens that captures 90 percent of emissions has completed a successful pilot run, Business Green reports. The trial, held at E.ON&rs...
Nov 22, 2010 3:18PM
The Kern County Board of Supervisors approved a 200-megawatt photovoltaic plant proposed for California’s Antelope Valley by Sempra Generation. When constructed it will be the company’s fo...
Nov 21, 2010 11:01PM
Banks are finally funding projects, but accessing that cash is difficult. Banks are requiring a signed, long-term power purchase agreement with a large utility and a cash-rich, A-rated blue-chip backe...
Nov 21, 2010 3:26PM
A new photovoltaic (PV) panels production and assembly facility will be build at Composite Park in the north-eastern region of Moselle, France. The plant's structure will consist of two productio...
Nov 21, 2010 2:56PM
As of 2009, California had more solar power than any other state, according to the Interstate Renewable Energy Council. Number two on the list? Hard to believe, but it was New Jersey, where strong ren...
Nov 19, 2010 9:05PM
Modern life, increasingly, involves portable technology. Whether it's laptops, cell-phones, MP3 players, handheld games or all of the above, all that tech requires juice to keep it running, cre...
Nov 19, 2010 8:57PM
Despite shipments of PV modules set to grow in 2011, rapid price erosion may see a decline in market revenues next year according to new market analysis.
Nov 19, 2010 7:15PM
Solaris Synergy 300x227 Israeli Company Builds Floating Concentrated Solar Panels To Help Clearing Lands. Keeping the land clear for useful projects is vital to some countries that have limited space ...
Nov 18, 2010 9:44PM
With its new fresh-food distribution center in the province of Alberta, Walmart Canada didn't nibble around the corners of being green. The company took a full bite, with hydrogen fuel cells, ...
Nov 18, 2010 8:16PM
Anyone I know who is interested in solar power usually has two thing that make them tilt their head, clench their teeth and do the breathe-in hesitation- high up front costs and maintenance. It can co...
Nov 18, 2010 7:26PM
I always thought that if I ever made the journey to Glastonbury it would be to hear U2 or Oasis perform to a crowd of thousands - how wrong could I be! Hundreds of farmers are queuing up to see Glasto...
Nov 18, 2010 5:59PM
espite a continued increase of solar panels production at the Malaysia-based factory that will augment the megawatt production by 65% in 2011, Tom Werner, CEO of SunPower, revealed in a financial-rela...
Nov 18, 2010 5:38PM
A team of researchers from the Berkeley Lab (LBNL) and the University of California (UC) at Berkeley have recently announced their achievements in the field of nanopillar-based <strong>solar ...
Nov 18, 2010 4:14PM
Back in June 2009, U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar vowed to have 13 utility-scale solar projects on federal lands approved and ready for construction by the end of 2010. After a ...
Nov 18, 2010 4:02PM
There are regions of the world where batteries, such as the kind that power your standard device for measuring systolic blood pressure, can be prohibitively expensive. This is a problem for those heal...
Nov 17, 2010 4:03PM
When you purchase a car, you probably take a look at it first. If it looks good, then you think about its performance. If it suits, then you look for reviews of people who drove one and how it did on ...
Nov 17, 2010 3:52PM
Italy, the country with the world’s first highway ever built (in 1926), is now preparing the addition of another motorway segment between Catania and Siracusa (the A18). But this is not just ano...
Nov 17, 2010 3:29PM
Researchers from the Polytechnic University (PolyU) in Honk Kong in collaboration with industry partners, have recently developed a new solar energy-powered A/C system for vehicles and already complet...
Nov 17, 2010 3:17PM
The largest solar power station in New England is finished and ready to deliver power by the end of November. The plant is established on a piece of industrial contaminated property in Springfield, Ma...
Nov 16, 2010 8:20PM
Following the European Commission’s release of its energy strategy communication titled “Energy 2020”, the EPIA has highlighted the importance of preserving all necessary national su...
Nov 16, 2010 7:55PM
The 1st EPIA International Conference on CPV took place recently in Munich. During the event, the EPIA stressed that CPV is ready for commercial take-of, with the market expected to reach a GW level i...
Nov 15, 2010 8:11PM
The Spanish company, Solarpack, and Codelco have announced that they will collaborate on a solar photovoltaic project. The two companies will construct and operate a 1-MW solar farm, which will supply...
Nov 15, 2010 7:13PM
The Government is considering making changes to the FiT scheme to stop the development of ground-mounted solar PV field arrays, it emerged yesterday. Speaking in Parliament, yesterday morning, Energy ...
Nov 10, 2010 10:08PM
Thailand will be supplied with some more solar panels for a new power plant, as a result of the signed agreement between the authorities and Suntech Power Holding Co. The latter will provide approxima...
Nov 10, 2010 4:26PM
Located in Majadas de Tiétar (Cáceres, Spain) the new concentrating solar power (CSP) plant has a capacity of 50 MW. According to Acciona, the plant’s 77 kilometres of parabolic tr...
Nov 09, 2010 10:34PM
A Chinese developer of solar photovoltaic power plants has scored a $100 million investment from a major U.S. bank to support the development of its U.S. project pipeline.
Nov 09, 2010 9:21PM
After discovering plasma TVs account for 10 percent of power bills, the new energy standards in California require TVs to halve their power consumption by 2013. In order to be compliant with these new...
Nov 09, 2010 5:38PM
The US solar energy provider Congenra has made an impressive leap toward a new direction in its field, boasting its services and flipping the switch on a defiant capital project.
Nov 09, 2010 5:20PM
India and the United States will found a research and development center for clean energy in India, with a $5 million annual financial support for a period of five years from each party an equivalent ...
Nov 09, 2010 1:05PM
Oerlikon Solar's €16.7 million research project PEPPER has received a €9.4 million grant under the Framework Programme for Research of the European Union, coordinated by the DG Energy o...
Nov 08, 2010 8:12PM
What could become Virginia’s largest solar-power installation is getting $5 million in seed money. Dominion Power announced the grant to get the ball rolling on the facility, with the money comi...
Nov 08, 2010 6:08PM
That a traditional institution like the Air Force Academy would be gung-ho for renewables might be surprising, but the academy is proud of its engineering programs.
Nov 05, 2010 9:38PM
REC, a world leader in the production of polysilicon and wafers for solar applications, has opened a new €1.4 billion manufacturing facility in Tuas (Singapore.)
Nov 05, 2010 9:11PM
First Reserve Corporation, the Beltsville, Md. (US)-based private equity firm, has closed a €276 million project financing agreement for the Rovigo solar plant in northeast Italy.
Nov 05, 2010 8:45PM
A Princeton, N.J.-based power company is on the acquisition trail to significantly boost its solar generation portfolio.
Nov 05, 2010 7:07PM
Sunny Hawaii is concentrating on its solar future with the news that developers have broken ground on a new five-megawatt (MW) solar farm utilizing Micro Concentrating Solar Power (MicroCSP).
Nov 04, 2010 6:14PM
The British company Eco Sustainable Solutions, in partnership with Dorset County Council and Natural England are to install about 30,000 photovoltaic solar panels on a field...
Nov 04, 2010 5:59PM
The well-known German exactness has calculated that the price solar power in their country is estimated to outweigh the price of coal and fossil-derived energy.
Nov 03, 2010 12:36AM
A group of researchers have created a new piezoelectric-photovoltaic fiber that has the possibility to be implemented into different gadgets to power them using light and motion.
Nov 03, 2010 12:24AM
Proposals to build the first solar farm in Dorset have been made by local company Eco Sustainable Solutions.
Oct 26, 2010 4:13PM
Rapidly declining equipment costs combined with stronger government support have set the stage for explosive growth in the US solar market...
Oct 26, 2010 2:48PM
An economically-sound solution to solar power comes from Tata Steel’s Corus and Swansea University researchers.
Oct 25, 2010 10:05PM
Iberdrola's Chairman has lashed out against solar energy – photovoltaic and solar thermal electric – which he accuses of provoking the tariff deficit in the Spanish electricity system...
Oct 22, 2010 6:32PM
1BOG has made a report saying that if the US government granted as much subsidy to solar as they do to petrol-based fuels, the place would surely look differently and suddenly all the struggle with im...
Oct 22, 2010 4:19PM
The Florida Department of Corrections has been awarded a $740,000 federal grant to train inmates nearing release to become certified in Photovoltaic System (solar panel) installation.
Oct 21, 2010 11:32PM
Solar Frontier, a subsidiary of Japanese energy business Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K., will jointly develop thin-film solar cell technology devised by IBM based on copper, zinc, tin, sulfur, and selenium (...
Oct 21, 2010 9:56PM
Backed by the Indian Government, the $35 solar-powered Sakshat could bring affordable computing to Indian schools and villages across the country.
Oct 21, 2010 7:43PM
BrightSource Energy announced yesterday that it would team-up with French power plant maker Alstom to build utility-scale solar power plants in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
Oct 21, 2010 7:30PM
1366 Technologies, a Massachusetts solar panel maker, has raised $20 million in a Series B from Korea’s Hanwha Chemical and Ventizz Capital Fund. The company plans to use the cash to commerc...
Oct 21, 2010 6:26PM
German thin-film manufacturer, Avancis, recently celebrated topping out its second Copper Indium Selenide (CIGS) photovoltaic factory in Germany. The new construction will increase the company’s...
Oct 21, 2010 4:09PM
A report from industry analyst firm NanoMarkets says that new materials used for thin-film photovoltaics (TFPV), will grow rapidly in importance, with this market topping $1.3 billion within five year...
Oct 21, 2010 3:47PM
Countries along the globe’s Sunbelt (those located +/- 35° latitude around the equator) present a unique opportunity in terms of the competitive potential of photovoltaic solar, according to...
Oct 21, 2010 1:21PM
Not only are Japan stuffed with the latest gadgets not yet found anywhere else, but now they want to set an example for the US and Europe to follow.
Oct 21, 2010 1:11PM
A few days ago, the Israel-based energy company ZenithSolar has officially unveiled its 3rd generation Solar Z20. The solar energy generator is a combined heat and power system, able to deliver 72% ef...
Oct 20, 2010 4:31PM
McDonald’s recently announced that a rebuilt location in California had gone the green way and was, in fact, the first in the very large operation to apply to be LEED Gold certified west of the ...
Oct 20, 2010 4:15PM
Big box top retailer IKEA is certainly digging trying out renewable energy ideas at its U.S. stores. Besides going for geothermal heating at a Colorado store, it announced recently plans to install a ...
Oct 20, 2010 1:40PM
Air Force engineers are set to build three new solar arrays by 2013 that are as big as or bigger than the current largest renewable-energy project in the Air Force.
Oct 19, 2010 10:40PM
Duke Energy and joint venture partner Integrys Energy Services plan to finance the construction of up to 40 megawatts of solar photovoltaic projects with a combination of debt and equity.
Oct 19, 2010 10:21PM
London-based Terra Firma is joining a steady stream of investors eager to capitalize on Italy’s generous subsidies.
Oct 19, 2010 6:38PM
State renewables requirements for utilities are boosting solar, but a U.S. study says more carefully designed policies could have an even bigger impact.
Oct 19, 2010 3:22PM
First Nations students in Canada have started down the road to becoming experts in solar industry, having completed a five-day solar PV design and installation course at the Ontario Solar Academy.
Oct 19, 2010 1:35PM
First Solar, a provider of solar solutions and leading manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) solar panels, broke the $1.00 a Watt price barrier last year, being able to produce thin film at $0.76 cents a ...
© 2013 IBTimes Company. All Rights Reserved.
Partners 
