Friday, August 6, 2010 SolOptics’ Lens Design Improves Solar Panel Efficiency Up to 12.5% Big improvements in solar panel performance with a stick-on texturing process for use on film or glass As the solar industry and photovoltaic module industry matures, incremental improvements become more and more important. Barring a black …
American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC)
American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC) is a powerful coalition of business networks committed to building a vibrant, just, and sustainable economy. The Council is dedicated to moving beyond the politics and practices of the past to identify the innovative solutions that will transform our economy and society. We are committed …
Giant Norwegian govt fund tenders corporate credit mandate
August 6th, 2010 RI News Alert: › Giant Norwegian govt fund tenders corporate credit mandate › Bloomberg in environmental research/data hiring spree Click here to read the newsletter.
BP: Taking Us “Beyond Petroleum”?
A Practical Visionary Perspective © 2010 by Corinne McLaughlin When BP changed its name from “British Petroleum” to “Beyond Petroleum” some years ago to promote its new division for renewable energy, did the company have any idea about the dramatic role it would later play? Did BP realize what it …
Octopus Ventures invests £1.83m in efficient engine developer Bowman Power
5 August 2010 DEALS NEWS… Octopus Ventures invests £1.83m in efficient engine developer Bowman Power Acciona Energy pushes Lamèque Wind Power Project forward with $112m investment Banco de Galicia secures funding to encourage private sector cleantech investment Inter-American Development Bank finances $40m Nicaragua geothermal expansion Click here to read the …
Sulfurcell Inks Deal for 16MW
LS9’s Genetics Breakthrough—Will it Produce Biofuels at Scale? A genetic discovery could allow LS9 to produce biofuels by converting sugar directly to alkanes and fuels. SolarReserve’s Salty Solution for Solar Thermal Salt holds its heat better, but will the advantages get swamped by the trade-offs? Meter Data Management: Get a …
Efficiency Leaders in Crystalline Silicon PV
PV Challenges on the Sunny Island of Kauai You need more than ample sunlight, high electricity rates and sheer desire to get residential PV deployed—you need capital. Next Year: Utilities Move Into Demand Response Technology and legal changes are going to expand demand response next year, says eMeter’s Larsh Johnson. …
APG sends warning to mining firm Vedanta on ESG issues
July 28th, 2010 RI News Alert: › APG sends warning to mining firm Vedanta on ESG issues › RI Briefing, July 28: Legg Mason, UNCTAD, BNP Paribas, Ethos Click here to read the newsletter.
UN Adopts Water as a Human Right!
UN resolution on right to water passes overwhelmingly. 124 yes, 42 abstentions, 0 no! On July 28, 2010, the United Nations G eneral Assembly overwhelmingly agreed to a resolution declaring the human right to “safe and clean drinking water and sanitation.” The resolution, presented by the Bolivian government, had 124 …
First Factory Built Solar Charging Station
First Factory Built Solar Charging Station Posted: 03 Aug 2010 02:41 PM PDT International Green Energy Expo Korea 2010 was chosen as the venue where SunPods SP-300 was first displayed. This is the first factory built-to-order solar-powered integrated electric-vehicle charging station – ready for powering up immediately. This ready-to-use solar …