Loans and Stimulus For Alternative Energy
This video with Steven Chu, Energy Secretary, discusses the future demand for alternative energy.
Archive for the 'SOLAR POWER' Category
BioSolar Announces Plans for Expanded Line of BioBacksheets for Photovoltaic Module Manufacturing
March 8, 2010 –BioSolar, Inc. (OTC BB: BSRC), developer of a breakthrough technology to produce bio-based materials from renewable plant sources that reduce the cost of photovoltaic solar modules, today announced plans for an extended line of BioBacksheets used to protect PV modules compatible with conventional c-Si PV modules.
Conventional c-Si Photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturers will [...]
Ad Continued: Earthjustice
Mar 5, 2010 – What is the tagline for the ad by Earthjustice? “Because the earth needs a good lawyer.” OK, I know there are too many lawyer jokes to list here. Does that mean that the earth currently only has bad lawyers now. Of course, as I have indicated before, most ads, even in [...]
Mar 5, 2010 — Jad Mouawad reports in The New York Times that FPL Group “is running an experiment in the future of renewable power. Across 500 acres north of West Palm Beach, the … utility is assembling a life-size Erector Set of 190,000 shimmering mirrors and thousands of steel pylons that stretch as far [...]
Energy Conversion Devices Announces 2.4-Megawatt Rooftop Solar Project in Portland
Mar 3, 2010 – Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (ECD) (NASDAQ: ENER), the leading global manufacturer of thin-film flexible solar laminate products for the building integrated and commercial rooftop markets, announced it has been selected by ProLogis and Portland General Electric (PGE) to deliver 2.4MWp of UNI-SOLAR® laminates for installation on seven ProLogis distribution warehouses in [...]
Palm Beach Zoo in Florida Builds First LEED Certified Animal Hospital
Feb 27, 2010 – Congratulations to the Palm Beach Zoo for building the first and only Gold Certified LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) animal hospital in the nation. A new 80-panel solar installation covers the green facility. It will supply 13 percent of the building’s energy use with clean energy from the sun. [...]
SunPower: Largest solar power plant in Colorado to begin production in 2010
Feb 24, 2010 – MetLife and John Hancock Financial Services will finance the construction and third-party ownership of a 19-mw (AC) solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant that SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB) is contracted to build for Xcel Energy in Colorado’s Alamosa County, the companies announced today. Construction on the plant, which will be the [...]
Falling Price of Solar Panels May Have Silicon Industry Struggling to Compete While Thin-film Market is Poised for Expansion
Feb 22, 2010 – XsunX, Inc. (OTCBB:XSNX), the developer of advanced, thin-film photovoltaic (TFPV) solar cell technologies and manufacturing processes, updates its shareholders on the shrinking margins of silicon wafer manufactures and its varying repercussions on the entire photovoltaic (PV) industry.
The solar industry overall began to experience increased demand again in the fourth quarter 2009, [...]
Ads Continued: NRDC donated by Peter Morton
Feb 19, 2010 – Earlier this month the NRDC, “The Earth’s Best Defense” [Who are they?] of NYC had full page ads donated by Peter Morton [Who is he?]. The NRDC is Natural Resources Defense Council & its Trustee’s include well-know actors, actresses, celebrities, wealthy businessman, etc. The ad was directed to US Senators & [...]
SolarWorld Wins Independent Test Again; Modules Reach Highest Yields in International Competitive Comparison
Feb 10, 2010 – SolarWorld AG is again the winner of a quality study conducted by the Photon trade magazine. In the 2009 long-term test, SolarWorld’s solar power modules generated more electricity than all competitive products. In comparison with other modules, the SolarWorld modules produced up to 12% more power. On [...]
