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03/10 - USDA Guarantees an $80 Million Loan to a Georgia Biorefinery
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has guaranteed an $80 million loan to Range Fuels, Inc., which is building a biorefinery in Georgia to convert wood chips to biofuels using a two-step thermochemical process. The guarantee is the agency's first to a commercial-scale cellulosic biofuel plant. ... Read More
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has guaranteed an $80 million loan to Range Fuels, Inc., which is building a biorefinery in Georgia to convert wood chips to biofuels using a two-step thermochemical process. The guarantee is the agency's first to a commercial-scale cellulosic biofuel plant. ... Read More
03/10 - Recovery Act Funds 191 New Transit Projects in 42 States, Puerto Rico
Vice President Joe Biden has announced more than $600 million in Recovery Act funding for 191 new transit projects in 42 states and Puerto Rico. Recipients are spending the funds on improvements such as hybrid electric buses and conversions of vehicles to hybrids. ... Read More
Vice President Joe Biden has announced more than $600 million in Recovery Act funding for 191 new transit projects in 42 states and Puerto Rico. Recipients are spending the funds on improvements such as hybrid electric buses and conversions of vehicles to hybrids. ... Read More
03/10 - Navy Awards $200 Million for 40 MW of Solar Power on Southwestern Bases
The U.S. Navy recently awarded a $200 million contract for a total of 40 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaic power systems on Navy and Marine Corps bases throughout the Southwest. The National Park Service is also installing solar power at many of its facilities, using Recovery Act funds. ... Read More
The U.S. Navy recently awarded a $200 million contract for a total of 40 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaic power systems on Navy and Marine Corps bases throughout the Southwest. The National Park Service is also installing solar power at many of its facilities, using Recovery Act funds. ... Read More
03/10 - Geneva Motor Show Spotlights Plug-Ins, Electric Vehicles, and Hybrids
The Geneva International Motor Show in Switzerland is highlighting electrified vehicles, including plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, electric vehicles, and a range of new hybrids. The debuts include entries from such sports car leaders as Porsche, Ferrari, and Lotus.... Read More
The Geneva International Motor Show in Switzerland is highlighting electrified vehicles, including plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, electric vehicles, and a range of new hybrids. The debuts include entries from such sports car leaders as Porsche, Ferrari, and Lotus.... Read More
03/10 - Report Emphasizes Need to Reduce U.S. Consumption of Petroleum
An attempt to account for the energy security costs of domestic and imported oil finds higher security costs for imported oil. However, the costs are low compared to the direct cost of oil, implying that U.S. energy security efforts should focus on lower petroleum use, regardless of its source.... Read More
An attempt to account for the energy security costs of domestic and imported oil finds higher security costs for imported oil. However, the costs are low compared to the direct cost of oil, implying that U.S. energy security efforts should focus on lower petroleum use, regardless of its source.... Read More
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03/10 - PV Powered Inverters to be used with New Solar Panel Technology in Large Commercial Installation
PV Powered, Inc., the innovation leader in solar inverter reliability, performance, and serviceability, announces that its commercial inverters have been installed in a new office building project in Lakewood, New Jersey that also employs new high-density thin film cylindrical solar panels by Solyndra, Inc. of Fremont, Calif. The complete design, engineering and installation was completed by Premier Power Renewable Energy, Inc. of Eldorado Hills, Calif.... Read More
PV Powered, Inc., the innovation leader in solar inverter reliability, performance, and serviceability, announces that its commercial inverters have been installed in a new office building project in Lakewood, New Jersey that also employs new high-density thin film cylindrical solar panels by Solyndra, Inc. of Fremont, Calif. The complete design, engineering and installation was completed by Premier Power Renewable Energy, Inc. of Eldorado Hills, Calif.... Read More
03/10 - Solar Energy International PV Instructor Training back in its third year
SEI's Third Annual PV Instructor Training is in full swing in Paonia, Colo.... Read More
SEI's Third Annual PV Instructor Training is in full swing in Paonia, Colo.... Read More
03/10 - CUSTOMERS TALK ABOUT SOLAR FLEXRACK
It's one thing if a company brags about it's product, but it's something else when customers brag about it. At Solar FlexRack, we are very appreciative of the comments our customers have sent in about our service and product. Please read these testimonials and you'll see what we mean.... Read More
It's one thing if a company brags about it's product, but it's something else when customers brag about it. At Solar FlexRack, we are very appreciative of the comments our customers have sent in about our service and product. Please read these testimonials and you'll see what we mean.... Read More
03/10 - 'Balance Needed' Say Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Leaders in US Senate Briefing
On March 5th, 2010, hydrogen and fuel cell industry experts joined Senator Daniel Akaka of Hawaii to brief Senate staff on the balance needed between industry and government commitments as well as between different clean vehicle technologies. Daimler, General Motors, Linde and Dr. C.E. (Sandy) Thomas led the event on "Solving the Market's Dilemmas-Energy Infrastructure for Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles."... Read More
On March 5th, 2010, hydrogen and fuel cell industry experts joined Senator Daniel Akaka of Hawaii to brief Senate staff on the balance needed between industry and government commitments as well as between different clean vehicle technologies. Daimler, General Motors, Linde and Dr. C.E. (Sandy) Thomas led the event on "Solving the Market's Dilemmas-Energy Infrastructure for Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles."... Read More
03/10 - POET plans to cut water use to 2.33 gallons per gallon of ethanol in five years
POET plans to decrease water use in the production of ethanol by 22 percent over the next five years in the first goal of its sustainability iniative, Ingreenuity. If successful, it will cut the company's water used per gallon of ethanol from an average of 3 gallons to 2.33, an annual water savings of one billion gallons.... Read More
POET plans to decrease water use in the production of ethanol by 22 percent over the next five years in the first goal of its sustainability iniative, Ingreenuity. If successful, it will cut the company's water used per gallon of ethanol from an average of 3 gallons to 2.33, an annual water savings of one billion gallons.... Read More
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03/10 - California PUC funds UCSD forecasting project
March 11 -- The California Public Utilities Commission today allocated $9.3 million to fund projects that can help integrate photovoltaics into the grid. One of the awards was for a $548,000 project led by UC San Diego and includes San Diego-based EDSA Micro Corporation and collaboration from CAISO and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E). (UC San Diego has raised $137,000 in matching funds from non-university sources.)UC San Diego researchers, led by Jan Kleissl, assistant profess [...]... Read More
March 11 -- The California Public Utilities Commission today allocated $9.3 million to fund projects that can help integrate photovoltaics into the grid. One of the awards was for a $548,000 project led by UC San Diego and includes San Diego-based EDSA Micro Corporation and collaboration from CAISO and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E). (UC San Diego has raised $137,000 in matching funds from non-university sources.)UC San Diego researchers, led by Jan Kleissl, assistant profess [...]... Read More
03/10 - Arizona college plans 5-MW, multi-technology solar farm
Yuma, Ariz. ― Arizona Western College and PPA Partners of Morgan Hill, Calif., have announced plans for a 5-megawatt multi-technology solar project on the Yuma campus. It will be comprised of five commercially viable photovoltaic (PV) technologies, all optimized by tracking systems. The farm will use high-concentration, low-concentration, thin-film, monocrystalline and polycrystalline arrays.Technology partners have not been announced, but PPA Partners says it’s in discussions with Sol [...]... Read More
Yuma, Ariz. ― Arizona Western College and PPA Partners of Morgan Hill, Calif., have announced plans for a 5-megawatt multi-technology solar project on the Yuma campus. It will be comprised of five commercially viable photovoltaic (PV) technologies, all optimized by tracking systems. The farm will use high-concentration, low-concentration, thin-film, monocrystalline and polycrystalline arrays.Technology partners have not been announced, but PPA Partners says it’s in discussions with Sol [...]... Read More
03/10 - Michigan PSC OKs Detroit Edison Solar Program
Detroit, March 2 - The Michigan Public Service Commission has approved Detroit Edison's first Engineer, Procure and Construct contract for the utility's SolarCurrents renewable energy program. The regulatory approval paves the way for Detroit Edison (dteenergy.com) to start its own commercial solar projects at various locations throughout its southeastern Michigan service area. The $18 million, one-year contract was awarded to Nova Consultants Inc. (novaco [...]... Read More
Detroit, March 2 - The Michigan Public Service Commission has approved Detroit Edison's first Engineer, Procure and Construct contract for the utility's SolarCurrents renewable energy program. The regulatory approval paves the way for Detroit Edison (dteenergy.com) to start its own commercial solar projects at various locations throughout its southeastern Michigan service area. The $18 million, one-year contract was awarded to Nova Consultants Inc. (novaco [...]... Read More
03/10 - Pickens wants Natural Gas Act passed by Memorial Day
T. Boone Pickens, the 81-year-old billionaire oilman now campaigning for national energy independence, last week told the Wall Street Journal he doesn't have time to wait around for Congressional action. He wants the Natural Gas Act, HR 1835 and SB 1408, passed and signed by Memorial Day.Pickens, who has invested about $62 million in his Pickens Plan, has laid plans to build vast wind farms in Texas, and he wants to convert eight million trucks from diesel to natural gas. He [...]... Read More
T. Boone Pickens, the 81-year-old billionaire oilman now campaigning for national energy independence, last week told the Wall Street Journal he doesn't have time to wait around for Congressional action. He wants the Natural Gas Act, HR 1835 and SB 1408, passed and signed by Memorial Day.Pickens, who has invested about $62 million in his Pickens Plan, has laid plans to build vast wind farms in Texas, and he wants to convert eight million trucks from diesel to natural gas. He [...]... Read More
03/10 - Spanish lessons on renewable energy
By Corey DahlSOLAR TODAY Managing EditorSpain's generous solar incentives have grown the industry considerably over the last few years. But have they hurt the country more than they've helped it? In a story from Monday's New York Times, reporter Elisabeth Rosenthal writes about the city of Puertollano, Spain, which has experienced a solar energy boom and bust. A struggling mining town with an unemployment rate of 20 percent, Puertollano was revitalized two years ago by a s [...]... Read More
By Corey DahlSOLAR TODAY Managing EditorSpain's generous solar incentives have grown the industry considerably over the last few years. But have they hurt the country more than they've helped it? In a story from Monday's New York Times, reporter Elisabeth Rosenthal writes about the city of Puertollano, Spain, which has experienced a solar energy boom and bust. A struggling mining town with an unemployment rate of 20 percent, Puertollano was revitalized two years ago by a s [...]... Read More
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03/10 - Interview with Young NESEA-ite Luke Falk
In the spring 2010 issue of the Northeast Sun, we will publish an article/compilation of interviews with 13 young NESEA members, exploring what they find valuable about NESEA, and how we can make the organization relevant to those under 40. Space constraints prevented us from publishing each interview in full, but the content from these [...]... Read More
In the spring 2010 issue of the Northeast Sun, we will publish an article/compilation of interviews with 13 young NESEA members, exploring what they find valuable about NESEA, and how we can make the organization relevant to those under 40. Space constraints prevented us from publishing each interview in full, but the content from these [...]... Read More
03/10 - Environmental Security Part IV: The Pentagon Is My Friend
In the previous post we have looked at the increased interest in the relationship of climate change to conflict by several recently formed groups that have involved mostly retired senior military officers as well as some high-visibility former and current politicians. At least one of these latter has been known as a climate change skeptic, [...]... Read More
In the previous post we have looked at the increased interest in the relationship of climate change to conflict by several recently formed groups that have involved mostly retired senior military officers as well as some high-visibility former and current politicians. At least one of these latter has been known as a climate change skeptic, [...]... Read More
02/10 - Environmental Security: Part III Old Soldiers Never Die…BUT They Can Change
The last time we looked at a landmark 2003 paper on the potential effects of abrupt climate change that was commissioned by none other than the Pentagon. Since that Schwartz and Randall paper, two additional studies of particular note have been published as well as the emergence of yet another group involved in this environmental [...]... Read More
The last time we looked at a landmark 2003 paper on the potential effects of abrupt climate change that was commissioned by none other than the Pentagon. Since that Schwartz and Randall paper, two additional studies of particular note have been published as well as the emergence of yet another group involved in this environmental [...]... Read More
02/10 - Environmental Security: Part II Enter the Pentagon
In Part I of this series we explored the concept of environmental security in terms of its meaning, history and the implications for the environment and for national and global security. We learned that it was not a particularly new concept but could be traced back as early as the 1960’s and, indeed, was the [...]... Read More
In Part I of this series we explored the concept of environmental security in terms of its meaning, history and the implications for the environment and for national and global security. We learned that it was not a particularly new concept but could be traced back as early as the 1960’s and, indeed, was the [...]... Read More
02/10 - The Transition Handbook: from oil dependency to local resilience
The Transition Handbook is a whole-systems thinking, solutions-focused, inside-out approach on how communities can manage peak oil and climate change. ... Read More
The Transition Handbook is a whole-systems thinking, solutions-focused, inside-out approach on how communities can manage peak oil and climate change. ... Read More
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03/10 - We've been down at the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association's Building Energy 2010 conference in Boston all day. Lot's of exciting new things happening in the industry. Looking forward to another day tomorrow walking the trade show floor. Pics and comments forthcoming.
We've been down at the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association's Building Energy 2010 conference in Boston all day. Lot's of exciting new things happening in the industry. Looking forward to another day tomorrow walking the trade show floor. Pics and comments forthcoming.Building Energy Conference 2010 Welcome to BuildingEnergywww.nesea.orgThe Original Conference and Trade Show for Renewable Energy and Green Building Professionals.... Read More
We've been down at the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association's Building Energy 2010 conference in Boston all day. Lot's of exciting new things happening in the industry. Looking forward to another day tomorrow walking the trade show floor. Pics and comments forthcoming.Building Energy Conference 2010 Welcome to BuildingEnergywww.nesea.orgThe Original Conference and Trade Show for Renewable Energy and Green Building Professionals.... Read More
03/10 - Our micro-inverter job in Goffstown (NH) is complete. This small, affordable solar array will offset up to 90 percent of the family's electricity! Imagine -- for the little girls growing up in this home, solar electricity is as natural as water from the tap.
Our micro-inverter job in Goffstown (NH) is complete. This small, affordable solar array will offset up to 90 percent of the family's electricity! Imagine -- for the little girls growing up in this home, solar electricity is as natural as water from the tap.Micro-inverter Solar Array4 new photos... Read More
Our micro-inverter job in Goffstown (NH) is complete. This small, affordable solar array will offset up to 90 percent of the family's electricity! Imagine -- for the little girls growing up in this home, solar electricity is as natural as water from the tap.Micro-inverter Solar Array4 new photos... Read More
03/10 - Come on down to the HBRANH home show in Manchester this weekend. We'll be there!
Come on down to the HBRANH home show in Manchester this weekend. We'll be there!www.hbranh.comwww.hbranh.com... Read More
Come on down to the HBRANH home show in Manchester this weekend. We'll be there!www.hbranh.comwww.hbranh.com... Read More
02/10 - This is a micro-inverter job in Goffstown, NH. You can't really see it in the pic, but we are connecting small inverters on the rack, which will connect to each individual PV panel and convert the DC power to AC on the roof. More pics and commentary to come!
This is a micro-inverter job in Goffstown, NH. You can't really see it in the pic, but we are connecting small inverters on the rack, which will connect to each individual PV panel and convert the DC power to AC on the roof. More pics and commentary to come!... Read More
This is a micro-inverter job in Goffstown, NH. You can't really see it in the pic, but we are connecting small inverters on the rack, which will connect to each individual PV panel and convert the DC power to AC on the roof. More pics and commentary to come!... Read More
02/10 - The Loudon job is complete. There will be a couple more detailed pics and comments to come. But the array is a thing of beauty!
The Loudon job is complete. There will be a couple more detailed pics and comments to come. But the array is a thing of beauty!... Read More
The Loudon job is complete. There will be a couple more detailed pics and comments to come. But the array is a thing of beauty!... Read More