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09/10 - DOE Announces $8.5 Million for Solar Energy Grid Integration
DOE has announced $8.5 million in awards through DOE's Sandia National Laboratories to help advance solar energy deployment and grid reliability. ... Read More
DOE has announced $8.5 million in awards through DOE's Sandia National Laboratories to help advance solar energy deployment and grid reliability. ... Read More
09/10 - DOE Announces U.S. Centers for U.S.-China Clean Energy Research
DOE has announced two consortia, one led by the University of Michigan and the other led by West Virginia University, to study clean energy under the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center. ... Read More
DOE has announced two consortia, one led by the University of Michigan and the other led by West Virginia University, to study clean energy under the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center. ... Read More
09/10 - DOE Issues Loan Guarantee for Nevada Geothermal Project
DOE has issued a partial guarantee for a $98.5 million loan supporting the 49.5-megawatt Blue Mountain geothermal project in Nevada. It is the first deal to close under DOE's Financial Institution Partnership Program. ... Read More
DOE has issued a partial guarantee for a $98.5 million loan supporting the 49.5-megawatt Blue Mountain geothermal project in Nevada. It is the first deal to close under DOE's Financial Institution Partnership Program. ... Read More
09/10 - DOE, USDA to Develop Better Plants for Bioenergy
DOE and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are funding a joint research and a genetic breeding program aimed at creating plants better suited for bioenergy production. ... Read More
DOE and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) are funding a joint research and a genetic breeding program aimed at creating plants better suited for bioenergy production. ... Read More
09/10 - New Jersey Enacts Law to Boost Offshore Wind Industry
New Jersey has enacted a law designed to boost offshore wind energy production by offering renewable energy certificates for approved projects and by granting assistance to firms that build wind turbines and components in the state.... Read More
New Jersey has enacted a law designed to boost offshore wind energy production by offering renewable energy certificates for approved projects and by granting assistance to firms that build wind turbines and components in the state.... Read More
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09/10 - CIGS Manufacturers Making Efficiency and Safety Gains
CIGS manufacturers made important announcements this week that may lead to further market penetration of their products.... Read More
CIGS manufacturers made important announcements this week that may lead to further market penetration of their products.... Read More
09/10 - Solaria Raises $65M for CPV Development
The solar PV manufacturer Solaria announced that it raised $65 million dollars from investors in a series D financing round. The funds will go toward scaling up the company's high-efficiency solar modules based on a concentrator concept.... Read More
The solar PV manufacturer Solaria announced that it raised $65 million dollars from investors in a series D financing round. The funds will go toward scaling up the company's high-efficiency solar modules based on a concentrator concept.... Read More
09/10 - Nevada Geothermal Project Secures Loan Guarantee
A geothermal developer got a big boost this week when U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced a partial guarantee for a $98.5 million loan to the 49.5 megawatt Blue Mountain geothermal project in Humboldt County in northwestern Nevada.... Read More
A geothermal developer got a big boost this week when U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced a partial guarantee for a $98.5 million loan to the 49.5 megawatt Blue Mountain geothermal project in Humboldt County in northwestern Nevada.... Read More
09/10 - Enbridge Invests in 35-MW Geothermal Plant
The Idaho-based geothermal power plant developer U.S. Geothermal is partnering with a major North American energy company on a 35-MW project in Oregon.... Read More
The Idaho-based geothermal power plant developer U.S. Geothermal is partnering with a major North American energy company on a 35-MW project in Oregon.... Read More
Blog Entries
09/10 - Did foreign oil exacerbate the mortgage crisis?
If you send $500 billion a year overseas to pay for foreign oil, and some of that money comes back as investment capital, does it distort the mortgage market and thus the entire U.S. economy?North Carolina investment adviser Lewis Reynolds says it does.Reynolds has just published a book, America the Prisoner, arguing that about 44 cents on every dollar Americans have spent on foreign oil has been used to buy U.S. assets. A big chunk of that money was invested in mortgage- [...]... Read More
If you send $500 billion a year overseas to pay for foreign oil, and some of that money comes back as investment capital, does it distort the mortgage market and thus the entire U.S. economy?North Carolina investment adviser Lewis Reynolds says it does.Reynolds has just published a book, America the Prisoner, arguing that about 44 cents on every dollar Americans have spent on foreign oil has been used to buy U.S. assets. A big chunk of that money was invested in mortgage- [...]... Read More
09/10 - Solar conferences in the United States
By Joseph McCabeChair, ASES Solar Electric Division Have you noticed lots of new conferences in the solar space? Some new conferences are concentrating on finance, others on specific applications like concentrating solar, thin film or building integrated solar. There have been other solar engineering community-specific conferences like IEEE or ASME that focus on electrical or mechanical engineering respectively. But there have been a few solar conferences that have been aroun [...]... Read More
By Joseph McCabeChair, ASES Solar Electric Division Have you noticed lots of new conferences in the solar space? Some new conferences are concentrating on finance, others on specific applications like concentrating solar, thin film or building integrated solar. There have been other solar engineering community-specific conferences like IEEE or ASME that focus on electrical or mechanical engineering respectively. But there have been a few solar conferences that have been aroun [...]... Read More
08/10 - Feds should boost solar demand
By Liz MerrySOLAR TODAY "Ask Liz" ColumnistMy friend and photovoltaic (PV) training specialist Brian Hurd (with Hands on Solar) says it feels like the training part of workforce development in the solar industry is on the fast track. But in many areas of the country, program graduates don't have solar jobs available once they are trained. Community colleges and for-profit training organizations are rolling out hundreds of new PV installation training programs this fall [...]... Read More
By Liz MerrySOLAR TODAY "Ask Liz" ColumnistMy friend and photovoltaic (PV) training specialist Brian Hurd (with Hands on Solar) says it feels like the training part of workforce development in the solar industry is on the fast track. But in many areas of the country, program graduates don't have solar jobs available once they are trained. Community colleges and for-profit training organizations are rolling out hundreds of new PV installation training programs this fall [...]... Read More
08/10 - California OKs 250-MW CSP plant
By Seth MasiaSOLAR TODAY deputy editor The California Energy Commission on Wednesday approved construction of a 250-MW solar power plant in Kern County, after a 29-month permitting process.The Beacon Solar Energy Project will be the first large CSP plant built in California since SEGS 9 was completed at Harper Lake, 20 years ago. But several more are in queue for approval this year. That's because developers need to meet a Dec. 31 deadline to break ground, or lose ARRA [...]... Read More
By Seth MasiaSOLAR TODAY deputy editor The California Energy Commission on Wednesday approved construction of a 250-MW solar power plant in Kern County, after a 29-month permitting process.The Beacon Solar Energy Project will be the first large CSP plant built in California since SEGS 9 was completed at Harper Lake, 20 years ago. But several more are in queue for approval this year. That's because developers need to meet a Dec. 31 deadline to break ground, or lose ARRA [...]... Read More
08/10 - Coal ash dumps contaminate water
WASHINGTON, D.C. (press release) -- Days before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) kicks off a series of regional hearings across the United States on whether and how to regulate toxic coal ash waste from coal-fired power plants, a major new study identifies 39 additional coal-ash dump sites in 21 states that are contaminating drinking water or surface water with arsenic and other heavy metals. The report by the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP), Earthjustice and the Sierra Cl [...]... Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. (press release) -- Days before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) kicks off a series of regional hearings across the United States on whether and how to regulate toxic coal ash waste from coal-fired power plants, a major new study identifies 39 additional coal-ash dump sites in 21 states that are contaminating drinking water or surface water with arsenic and other heavy metals. The report by the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP), Earthjustice and the Sierra Cl [...]... Read More
NESEA Northeast Sustainable Energy Association Blog
08/10 - NESEA Retrofit Revisited?
We’re having lots of great conversations internally about the strategic role of 50 Miles Street to NESEA. For the uninitiated, “50 Miles Street” is the address of the NESEA building. Unlike many nonprofit organizations of our size, NESEA actually owns its building. We have owned it since the mid-1990s, as a result of an agreement with the City of Greenfield, MA, which also led to NESEA creating the Greenfield Energy Park. ... Read More
We’re having lots of great conversations internally about the strategic role of 50 Miles Street to NESEA. For the uninitiated, “50 Miles Street” is the address of the NESEA building. Unlike many nonprofit organizations of our size, NESEA actually owns its building. We have owned it since the mid-1990s, as a result of an agreement with the City of Greenfield, MA, which also led to NESEA creating the Greenfield Energy Park. ... Read More
07/10 - Interview with Michael Nerrie
The other day I had the pleasure of speaking with Michael Nerrie, the builder and owner of a passive solar house in Walpole, New Hampshire. Mr. Nerrie’s home was recently selected for the cover of the Fall 2010 edition of the Northeast Sun. Below is a brief transcription of our conversation. Michelle Rose: What inspired [...]... Read More
The other day I had the pleasure of speaking with Michael Nerrie, the builder and owner of a passive solar house in Walpole, New Hampshire. Mr. Nerrie’s home was recently selected for the cover of the Fall 2010 edition of the Northeast Sun. Below is a brief transcription of our conversation. Michelle Rose: What inspired [...]... Read More
07/10 - Quick Update from the Executive Director
This will be my last communication for a week or two, as I’m headed off to vacation in Madison, Wisconsin with my family on Friday. But I wanted to fill you in on what the staff and I have been working on over the past few weeks.... Read More
This will be my last communication for a week or two, as I’m headed off to vacation in Madison, Wisconsin with my family on Friday. But I wanted to fill you in on what the staff and I have been working on over the past few weeks.... Read More
06/10 - You Can’t Make This Stuff Up
The voracious Dutch vessels, for example, continuously suck up vast quantities of oily water, extract most of the oil and then spit overboard vast quantities of nearly oil-free water. But nearly oil-free isn't good enough for the U.S. regulators.... Read More
The voracious Dutch vessels, for example, continuously suck up vast quantities of oily water, extract most of the oil and then spit overboard vast quantities of nearly oil-free water. But nearly oil-free isn't good enough for the U.S. regulators.... Read More
06/10 - On winning . . . NESEA style
My favorite blogger, Seth Godin, wrote yesterday about winning. He started with the toddler’s approach to winning – getting what you want, now. But he went on to describe more nuanced ways of defining a “win.,” asking instead, “What happens when you define a win as getting closer to someone who wants the same thing? Or when you define it as improvement over time? Or in creating trust?” These three questions set the framework for what could have been a very difficult meeting yesterday. ... Read More
My favorite blogger, Seth Godin, wrote yesterday about winning. He started with the toddler’s approach to winning – getting what you want, now. But he went on to describe more nuanced ways of defining a “win.,” asking instead, “What happens when you define a win as getting closer to someone who wants the same thing? Or when you define it as improvement over time? Or in creating trust?” These three questions set the framework for what could have been a very difficult meeting yesterday. ... Read More
SolarIndustryMag.com
09/10 - Department Of Energy Funds Solar Grid Integration Projects
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced that the Department of Energy's (DOE) Sandia National Laboratories is investing $8.5 million for four projects that [...]... Read More
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu has announced that the Department of Energy's (DOE) Sandia National Laboratories is investing $8.5 million for four projects that [...]... Read More
09/10 - Tyco Electronics Introduces Low-Visibility Junction Box
Harrisburg, Pa.-based Tyco Electronics (TE) has developed the SOLARLOK slim junction box. This junction box, measuring 15.5 mm by 52 mm, distributes DC power [...]... Read More
Harrisburg, Pa.-based Tyco Electronics (TE) has developed the SOLARLOK slim junction box. This junction box, measuring 15.5 mm by 52 mm, distributes DC power [...]... Read More
09/10 - Saint-Gobain Launches LightSwitch PV Portfolio
Saint-Gobain Solar, a manufacturer of sustainable materials and engineered renewable energy products, has released its new LightSwitch portfolio of solutions, including LightSwitch Frontsheet, LightSwitch [...]... Read More
Saint-Gobain Solar, a manufacturer of sustainable materials and engineered renewable energy products, has released its new LightSwitch portfolio of solutions, including LightSwitch Frontsheet, LightSwitch [...]... Read More
09/10 - Honeywell Expands Solar Protector Portfolio
Honeywell has expanded its line of PowerShield backing systems, which are designed to protect photovoltaic modules from severe external conditions, such as UV rays [...]... Read More
Honeywell has expanded its line of PowerShield backing systems, which are designed to protect photovoltaic modules from severe external conditions, such as UV rays [...]... Read More
09/10 - Sulfurcell Develops New CIGS PV Cell
Thin-film solar manufacturer Sulfurcell Solartechnik GmbH has unveiled the prototypes for its new product line: 1.25 m by 0.65 m modules with a TUV [...]... Read More
Thin-film solar manufacturer Sulfurcell Solartechnik GmbH has unveiled the prototypes for its new product line: 1.25 m by 0.65 m modules with a TUV [...]... Read More
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08/10 - Five local weatherization agencies in New Hampshire will receive over $2.5 million to implement a variety of technologies, including renewables!
Five local weatherization agencies in New Hampshire will receive over $2.5 million to implement a variety of technologies, including renewables!http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/pdfs/grantees_selected_serc_awards.pdfwww1.eere.energy.gov%PDF-1.6 %ãÏÓ 432 0 obj > endobj 442 0 obj >/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[]/Index[432 31]/Info 431 0 R/Length 65/Prev 57276/Root 433 0 R/Size 463/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream hÞbbd... Read More
Five local weatherization agencies in New Hampshire will receive over $2.5 million to implement a variety of technologies, including renewables!http://www1.eere.energy.gov/wip/pdfs/grantees_selected_serc_awards.pdfwww1.eere.energy.gov%PDF-1.6 %ãÏÓ 432 0 obj > endobj 442 0 obj >/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[]/Index[432 31]/Info 431 0 R/Length 65/Prev 57276/Root 433 0 R/Size 463/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream hÞbbd... Read More
08/10 - Bring your lightly used shoes into the GES Solar Store and help a good soul in genuine need. GES is happy to support the local Concord area Soles for Souls campaign, sponsored by Green Concord. You know it's time to clean out the back of your closet! Just drop off your unused shoes (good condition) in the collection box, just inside the front door of our store.
Bring your lightly used shoes into the GES Solar Store and help a good soul in genuine need. GES is happy to support the local Concord area Soles for Souls campaign, sponsored by Green Concord. You know it's time to clean out the back of your closet! Just drop off your unused shoes (good condition) in the collection box, just inside the front door of our store.Soles4Souls | A Shoe Charity Giving To Those In Needwww.soles4souls.orgSoles4Souls shoe charity donates shoes to adults and children in need. Donate shoes, host a shoe drive, or provide disaster relief to help shoe charity.... Read More
Bring your lightly used shoes into the GES Solar Store and help a good soul in genuine need. GES is happy to support the local Concord area Soles for Souls campaign, sponsored by Green Concord. You know it's time to clean out the back of your closet! Just drop off your unused shoes (good condition) in the collection box, just inside the front door of our store.Soles4Souls | A Shoe Charity Giving To Those In Needwww.soles4souls.orgSoles4Souls shoe charity donates shoes to adults and children in need. Donate shoes, host a shoe drive, or provide disaster relief to help shoe charity.... Read More
08/10 - Stop by our booth at Greenerpalooza tonight! We'll be in the Eco Village on your way into the concert, featuring Grammy winner Sheryl Crowe & 2009 BMI Pop Award Songwriter of the year Colbie Caillat. Should be loads of fun!
Stop by our booth at Greenerpalooza tonight! We'll be in the Eco Village on your way into the concert, featuring Grammy winner Sheryl Crowe & 2009 BMI Pop Award Songwriter of the year Colbie Caillat. Should be loads of fun!Going Greenwww.meadowbrook.netThe Official Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion Website... Read More
Stop by our booth at Greenerpalooza tonight! We'll be in the Eco Village on your way into the concert, featuring Grammy winner Sheryl Crowe & 2009 BMI Pop Award Songwriter of the year Colbie Caillat. Should be loads of fun!Going Greenwww.meadowbrook.netThe Official Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion Website... Read More
08/10 - Healthy Planet, Healthy Life -- GES Solar Store at Summit Health in Belmont. Thursday Aug. 5, 6:30 - 8:30.
Healthy Planet, Healthy Life -- GES Solar Store at Summit Health in Belmont. Thursday Aug. 5, 6:30 - 8:30.Community Night Lectureswww.ahealthylife.comFree Total Wellness Community Series at Summit Health NH in Belmont PresentsHealthy Planet, Healthy Life Harnessing the power of the sun for a clean energy future ·An introduction to solar technology, how it works, and how it can be applied in our daily lives to reduce the use of fossil fuels, impro...... Read More
Healthy Planet, Healthy Life -- GES Solar Store at Summit Health in Belmont. Thursday Aug. 5, 6:30 - 8:30.Community Night Lectureswww.ahealthylife.comFree Total Wellness Community Series at Summit Health NH in Belmont PresentsHealthy Planet, Healthy Life Harnessing the power of the sun for a clean energy future ·An introduction to solar technology, how it works, and how it can be applied in our daily lives to reduce the use of fossil fuels, impro...... Read More
08/10 - Come join GES Solar Store for a an in-depth discussion on how each of us can adopt solar energy to not only save money, but improve the health of our planet and, therefore, improve our lives and that of future generations.
Come join GES Solar Store for a an in-depth discussion on how each of us can adopt solar energy to not only save money, but improve the health of our planet and, therefore, improve our lives and that of future generations.Community Night Lectureswww.ahealthylife.comFree Total Wellness Community Series at Summit Health NH in Belmont PresentsHealthy Planet, Healthy Life Harnessing the power of the sun for a clean energy future ·An introduction to solar technology, how it works, and how it can be applied in our daily lives to reduce the use of fossil fuels, impro...... Read More
Come join GES Solar Store for a an in-depth discussion on how each of us can adopt solar energy to not only save money, but improve the health of our planet and, therefore, improve our lives and that of future generations.Community Night Lectureswww.ahealthylife.comFree Total Wellness Community Series at Summit Health NH in Belmont PresentsHealthy Planet, Healthy Life Harnessing the power of the sun for a clean energy future ·An introduction to solar technology, how it works, and how it can be applied in our daily lives to reduce the use of fossil fuels, impro...... Read More