solar energy
Created on Tuesday, 21 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Landfill, solar energy
May 21 -- Many states and cities have long been turning trash into treasure by burning garbage to create heat and electricity, or by harvesting the methane gas that is released as junk decomposes. But ... [ +++ ]
May 21 -- Many states and cities have long been turning trash into treasure by burning garbage to create heat and electricity, or by harvesting the methane gas that is released as junk decomposes. But ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 20 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Goldman Sachs, SolarCity, solar energy, solar panels, clean energy, renewable energy
May 20 -- Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS ) is investing in a $500 million fund from SolarCity (NASDAQ: SCTY ) that will in help the company install 110 MW of solar. This is the latest in a growing ... [ +++ ]
May 20 -- Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS ) is investing in a $500 million fund from SolarCity (NASDAQ: SCTY ) that will in help the company install 110 MW of solar. This is the latest in a growing ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Elon Musk, SolarCity, renewable energy, clean energy, solar power, solar energy
May 14 -- Sun Concept, Ampulse, Evergreen, Solyndra: the long list of defunct solar companies is enough to give pause to anyone trying to enter the business. But at least one company, SolarCity, has ... [ +++ ]
May 14 -- Sun Concept, Ampulse, Evergreen, Solyndra: the long list of defunct solar companies is enough to give pause to anyone trying to enter the business. But at least one company, SolarCity, has ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: LA, Los Angeles, renewable energy, clean energy, solar power, solar energy
May 14 -- Los Angeles’s power utility, which serves about 1.5 million customers, will seek bids from developers for 250 megawatts of solar power to comply with a California requirement to get 25 percent ... [ +++ ]
May 14 -- Los Angeles’s power utility, which serves about 1.5 million customers, will seek bids from developers for 250 megawatts of solar power to comply with a California requirement to get 25 percent ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 08 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Oregon, solar energy, solar power, renewable energy, clean energy, OSEIA
May 8 -- The Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association has just published a major new peer-reviewed study, Vision to Integrate Solar in Oregon (VISOR). Bonneville Environmental Foundation was the ... [ +++ ]
May 8 -- The Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association has just published a major new peer-reviewed study, Vision to Integrate Solar in Oregon (VISOR). Bonneville Environmental Foundation was the ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 15 April 2013 / Industry News
Tags: renewable energy, clean energy, FERC, solar power, solar energy, wind power, wind energy
April 15 -- Renewables are leading again. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office of Energy Projects has just released a report for the first three months of 2013. The report is called the ... [ +++ ]
April 15 -- Renewables are leading again. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office of Energy Projects has just released a report for the first three months of 2013. The report is called the ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 12 April 2013 / Industry News
Tags: SEIA, solar energy, record generation, solar power, utilities, renewable energy
April 12 -- Now, for the first time, solar energy accounted for all new utility electricity generation capacity added to the U.S. grid in March, the Solar Energy Industries Association is announcing. >>View ... [ +++ ]
April 12 -- Now, for the first time, solar energy accounted for all new utility electricity generation capacity added to the U.S. grid in March, the Solar Energy Industries Association is announcing. >>View ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 20 March 2013 / Industry News
Tags: solar energy, solar power, New Jersey, record solar, renewable energy
March 20 -- The more than 20,300 solar projects installed statewide with the help of subsidy credits include residences, businesses and government facilities, along with landfills and brownfields, according ... [ +++ ]
March 20 -- The more than 20,300 solar projects installed statewide with the help of subsidy credits include residences, businesses and government facilities, along with landfills and brownfields, according ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 05 March 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Renewable Energy Capacity, Economic Development, RPS, Wind Energy, Solar Energy
March 5 -- As the Obama Administration seeks to find its footing for a second term, there appear to be plenty of reasons to hold a very bleak outlook for clean tech in the U.S. and beyond. But when we ... [ +++ ]
March 5 -- As the Obama Administration seeks to find its footing for a second term, there appear to be plenty of reasons to hold a very bleak outlook for clean tech in the U.S. and beyond. But when we ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 05 March 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Ohio, Renewable Energy Standards, Wind Energy, Solar Energy
March 5 -- Ohio has been on a positive renewable energy track since alternative energy standards were put into place in 2008 and recent voter polling shows that many Ohio residents support clean energy ... [ +++ ]
March 5 -- Ohio has been on a positive renewable energy track since alternative energy standards were put into place in 2008 and recent voter polling shows that many Ohio residents support clean energy ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 04 March 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Solar Energy, Solar Manufacturing, SolarCity, Home Depot, Honda
March 4 -- In the first installment of a print version of his Connected video interview series, Fortune's Adam Lashinsky discusses SolarCity (SCTY) with its co-founder and CEO, Lyndon Rive. A native of ... [ +++ ]
March 4 -- In the first installment of a print version of his Connected video interview series, Fortune's Adam Lashinsky discusses SolarCity (SCTY) with its co-founder and CEO, Lyndon Rive. A native of ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 04 March 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Solar Energy, PV, Distributed Generation, Ohio, Walmart
March 4 -- Walmart is rolling out solar power at a dozen Ohio stores. The giant retailer has installed solar power arrays atop the stores in a process that's been in the works during the past year. They'll ... [ +++ ]
March 4 -- Walmart is rolling out solar power at a dozen Ohio stores. The giant retailer has installed solar power arrays atop the stores in a process that's been in the works during the past year. They'll ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 28 February 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Solar Energy, NRG Energy, Renewable Capacity, California, PG&E
February 28 -- NRG Energy Inc, the No. 2 U.S. power generating company, said on Wednesday it will add over 2,000 megawatts (MW) of natural gas and solar power generating capacity in 2013. "In 2013, we ... [ +++ ]
February 28 -- NRG Energy Inc, the No. 2 U.S. power generating company, said on Wednesday it will add over 2,000 megawatts (MW) of natural gas and solar power generating capacity in 2013. "In 2013, we ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 28 February 2013 / Slideshow
Tags: Solar Energy, Photovoltaics, Royal Dutch Shell, Renewable Energy Policy
February 28 -- Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA) says solar power, a business it abandoned four years ago, may expand into the world’s biggest source of energy in the next half century. The proposition that ... [ +++ ]
February 28 -- Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSA) says solar power, a business it abandoned four years ago, may expand into the world’s biggest source of energy in the next half century. The proposition that ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 27 February 2013 / Industry News
Tags: solar energy, innovation, ARPA-E, renewable energy, research and development, R&D
February 27 -- Now in its fourth year, the summit of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) never fails to bring out the most cutting-edge ideas in renewable energy. >>View Article ... [ +++ ]
February 27 -- Now in its fourth year, the summit of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) never fails to bring out the most cutting-edge ideas in renewable energy. >>View Article ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 26 February 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Solar Energy, PV, Distributed Generation, NRG Energy, Sunpower
February 26 -- Even though the 2013 National Football League season is about six months away, one team is driving the ball down the field in helping to boost the changing image of spectator sports as a ... [ +++ ]
February 26 -- Even though the 2013 National Football League season is about six months away, one team is driving the ball down the field in helping to boost the changing image of spectator sports as a ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 25 February 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Biomass, Renewable Generation
February 25 -- According to the latest “Energy Infrastructure Update” report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office of Energy Projects, 1,231 MW of new in-service electrical generating ... [ +++ ]
February 25 -- According to the latest “Energy Infrastructure Update” report from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office of Energy Projects, 1,231 MW of new in-service electrical generating ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 21 February 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Wind Energy, Solar Energy, Biomass, Renewable Capacity, FERC, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee
February 21 -- Renewable energy accounted for all new electric capacity added in the United States last month, according to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. In all, 1,231 megawatts of new generating ... [ +++ ]
February 21 -- Renewable energy accounted for all new electric capacity added in the United States last month, according to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. In all, 1,231 megawatts of new generating ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 19 February 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Solar Energy, Solar Panels, SEIA, Residential Photovoltaics, Texas
February 19 -- In the past five years, prices for solar panels -- the now-familiar glassy sheets containing electricity-producing photovoltaic cells -- have fallen at least 80 percent, bringing down the ... [ +++ ]
February 19 -- In the past five years, prices for solar panels -- the now-familiar glassy sheets containing electricity-producing photovoltaic cells -- have fallen at least 80 percent, bringing down the ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 15 February 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Texas, Austin, San Antonio, solar power, solar energy, state policy, clean energy
February 15 -- San Antonio and Austin are using their municipal power companies to push solar electricity generation, and other Texas cities should support state policies boosting solar power, Austin-based ... [ +++ ]
February 15 -- San Antonio and Austin are using their municipal power companies to push solar electricity generation, and other Texas cities should support state policies boosting solar power, Austin-based ... [ +++ ]
