Steel Union, Chinese Companies Link up for Texas Wind Project It’s Chinese know-how and U.S. labor and steel. Sort of a reverse situation, eh. Suntech Abandons Thin Film, Wafer Experiments The crystalline silicon giant pays out cash. Why fight crystalline? Desalitech Reduces Costs of Desalination The most common question I …
Solazyme raises $52m to bring micro-algae biofuel products to market
10 August 2010 DEALS NEWS… Solazyme raises $52m to bring micro-algae biofuel products to market LDC funds Green Sky Energy’s acquisition of two DWEC energy management businesses, furthering global expansion Etrion acquires €48m equity in Italy’s largest solar park from SunPower’s SunRay pipeline Attero raises $3.3m for Indian e-waste recycling …
USPS Goes Green
Posted: 09 Aug 2010 02:20 PM PDT In strict adherence to guidelines released by the Department of Energy, the United States Postal Service gets on a fast track to reach the goal for energy reduction. Green roofs, green buildings and an optimally efficient management system of energy consumption form part …
SolOptics’ Lens Design Improves Solar Panel Efficiency Up to 12.5%
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 …
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. …
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 …
Geothermal company Calpine uses $1.1bn private placement to repay debt
28 July 2010 DEALS NEWS… Geothermal company Calpine uses $1.1bn private placement to repay debt Energy storage system developer Xtreme Power raises $29.5m Algae biofuel technology developer OriginOil secures first revenue GE invests in energy efficiency company SynapSense Waste-to-energy company Monsal secures £14m from FourWinds’ Water Resources Fund Click here …
A Green Investment Bank – Fixing The Holes In The New Energy Economy
NewEnergyNews Daily Headlines click here for main page: http://www.NewEnergyNews.net/ * Today’s Headline:A Green Investment Bank – Fixing The Holes In The New Energy Economy * Quick News, 8-2: Offshore Wind Cuts Price; Molten Salts In The Sun; The Challenges Of Making Wind; Breakthrough Tubes In Sun Deals Sunday World, 8-1: …
International Solar News
Post Event Coverage of Intersolar North America 2010 Intersolar North America wrapped up last week, but you can still see highlights of the show with Intersolar TV, read event coverage and more on www.greentechmedia.com and www.intersolar.us. See you in 2011!