Archive for August, 2009

German Firms Join for Solar Thermal Push in the USA

August 18th, 2009 – Steve Gelsi reports on MarketWatch that German firms Solar Millennium AG and MAN Ferrostaal AG said they formed a joint venture to build up to 3 utility-scale plants in Southern California at a cost of about $1 billion each.
At least one other major project in Nevada is also on the drawing [...]

Some LEED Buildings Are Only a Little Green

Aug 31, 2009 – Mireya Navarro writes in the August 31, 2009 issue of The New York Times that “Some Buildings Not Living Up to Green Label.”  The Federal Building in downtown Youngstown, Ohio, features an extensive use of natural light to illuminate offices and a white roof to reflect heat.  It has LEED certification, [...]

Real Estate Developers Installing Battery Charging Stations

Aug 30, 2009 – Alison Gregor reports in August 30, 2009 The New York Times that some real estate developers are “Making Way for Electric Cars.” Glenwood Management, which has two dozen rental buildings in the city, will install four charging stations for electric cars in the 400-car parking garage of its newest [...]

Annual Essential CleanTech Investor Summit, London, November 10, 2009

Annual Essential CleanTech Investor Summit
Tue, Nov 10, 2009
Park Plaza Victoria, London, GREATER LONDON, GB
New Energy World Network (NewNet) is delighted to be hosting the 3rd Annual Essential CleanTech Investor Summit, on Tuesday 10th November 2009, at Park Plaza Victoria in London.

The Importance of Dye Solar Cells Compared to Conventional Silicon cells

China Moving Ahead of USA in Solar Manufacturing

Aug 25, 2009 – Keith Bradsher writes that “China Racing Ahead of U.S. in the Drive to Go Solar” in today’s The New York Times. Despite the rhetoric from President Barack Obama [sunning himself on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts]  to make the USA “the world’s leading exporter of renewable energy”, it is China that is surging [...]

Smart Solution for Charging Smart Phones

Aug 25, 2009 – Are you tied into the grid to charge up your  phone?  Get the Smart Cover for $139.99.  It has a USB port for convenient charging, a 2,000 mA battery built in & a 120 mA Solar Panel to constantly charge your phone.  It also acts as a protective cover for your [...]

USE RSS Feed to See Recent Blog Entries on Specific Websites

Click the RSS feed icon in the upper right hand corner of this page, the large orange and white square. If you use my.yahoo.com, choose the Yahoo RSS reader. You can have the latest blog posts appear on your my.yahoo.com page just as stories from other sources.  Click on a topic of interest and you [...]

ReneSola Signs Letter of Intent with Wuzhong Government to Develop 150 MW On-grid Solar Power Project

 
Aug. 20 ReneSola Ltd (NYSE: SOL) ) has been granted the exclusive right in a letter of intent with the Taiyangshan Development Zone in Wuzhong city, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, to develop a 150 megawatt (”MW”) on-grid solar power project with a budgeted total investment of RMB 4.8 billion (approximately US$ 706 million). The project [...]

Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Announces Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA and SHANGHAI, CHINA–(08/19/09) – Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA, Inc. (OTC.BB:WEMU), a U.S.-based solar module technology and China manufacturing company specializing in products for customers in the industries of solar energy, aerospace, wireless telecommunications, medical equipment and automotive industries, today announced financial results for the second [...]

Energy Conversion Devices Completes Merger With Solar Integrated Technologies

August 19, 2009 – Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) (NASDAQ: ENER), a global manufacturer of thin-film flexible solar laminate products for the building integrated and commercial rooftop markets, announced today it has completed its merger with Solar Integrated Technologies, Inc. (SIT), a leading provider of building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) roofing [...]

ECOtality, Inc. reports 2Q Financial Results

August 17, 2009 – ECOtality, Inc. (OTCBB: ETLY), a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies, today announced revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009.
“The second quarter was a period of significant operational growth for ECOtality,” said Jonathan Read, President and CEO, ECOtality. “The Company expanded its strong [...]

Rule of Unintended Consequences: No Savings From LED Lights in Florida

Aug 18, 2009 – Megan O’Matz writes in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel that the city of Lauderhill will not save any money by using federal stimulus funds to install LED street lights.  Why?  The utility, FPL, charges per lamppost, not for the amount of electricity used.  Lauderhill Mayor Richard Kaplan estimated a 40 to 60% [...]

Jim Cramer Discusses Fuel Systems Solutions and Compressed Natural Gas for Automobiles

eSolar Launches the Only Solar Power Tower Plant in the US

New Technology Delivers Lowest-Cost Solar Energy

eSolar unveiled the Sierra SunTower facility on August 5, heralding a new era of low-cost solar energy. To commemorate this landmark, eSolar CEO Bill Gross was joined by Dan Kammen, Professor in the Energy and Resources Group at the University of California, Berkeley; Dan Reicher, [...]