By BrentC on January 16, 2010
Solar energy has made its debut at Harvard University, with CarbonFree Technology, Integrys Energy Services and SunPower Corporation installing a 500-kilowatt solar array on the roof of an historic brownstone.
Posted in Alternative Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Solar Power | Tagged CarbonFree Technology, Crimson Solar, David Oxtoby, Harvard University, Integrys Energy Services, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, Solar America Initiative, SunPower Corporation, SunPower T5 Solar Roof Tiles, Tom Leyden |
By Grace on January 13, 2010
ESolar, a Pasadena-based company, lands a deal that will have it provide technology and assistance in putting up several solar farms in China.
Posted in Alternative Energy, Broad Scale Clean Energy, Clean Energy, Clean Power Plants, Photovoltaics, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Solar Power, Solar Power Plants, Wind Power | Tagged China, eSolar, First Solar, Google Inc., heliostats, Idealab, Mongolian Desert, photovoltaic panels, Shaanxi Yulin Huyayang New Energy Co., Shandong Penglai Electric Power Equipment Manufacturing Co., Sierra SunTower, Solar Farm, solar photovoltaic plant, Solar Power Plant, solar thermal power, Southern California Edison, wind energy, Yulin Energy Park |
By Grace on December 24, 2009
Suntech Power has signed a deal with the Canadian solar installer Pure Energies to supply 17 megawatts worth of photovoltaic panels in 2010.
Posted in Photovoltaics, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Solar Power | Tagged Business, China, Golden Sun, Government, photovoltaic, photovoltaic panel, photovoltaic panels, Pure Energies, solar, solar panel, solar panels, Solar Power, solar power system, solar power systems, Suntech Power, Trina, UB |
By Grace on December 13, 2009
Bexley’s new police station will have solar panels installed some time in the next year in connection with Ohio’s goal of having 25 alternative energy projects across the state.
Posted in Alternative Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Solar Power | Tagged alternative, Alternative Energy, Bexley, Car, Dovetail Solar and Wind, energy, Gov. Ted Strickland, Installation, Ohio, solar, solar panel, solar panel installation, solar panels, Solar Power, Solar Vision LLC |
By Grace on December 6, 2009
The future looks bright for solar panel manufacturers with next week’s 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen to look for climate change solutions.
Posted in Clean Energy, Environment, Global Warming, Home Solar Power Systems, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Solar Power, Solar Power Plants | Tagged Car, China, Clean Energy, climate change, climate change conference, Copenhagen, Copenhagen Summit, Dr. James Hansen, emissions, energy, gas, Global Warming, Golden Sun stimulus, Government, Green, greenhouse gas, Renewable, renewable energy, solar, solar cell, solar cells, solar panel, Solar Power, Suntech, sustainable, Trina, UB, UN Climate Chance Conference, United States, warming |
By Grace on November 24, 2009
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and that means it’s time once again for the annual Black Friday sale. Here’s a list of solar power Black Friday deals you can score on Amazon.com.
Posted in Portable Solar Power, Solar Energy, Solar Home, Solar Lights, Solar Panels, Solar Power, Solar Power for Camping, Solar Powered Lighting | Tagged Amazon, battery, Car, energy, eSolar, Green, inverter, solar, solar energy, solar panel, solar panels, Solar Power, Solar Powered, UB |
By Grace on November 23, 2009
Great things are happening in Inner Mongolia when it comes to solar power. This Mongol autonomous region located in northern China is becoming a powerful player in the alternative energy sector, and as such China wants to use the region to house various solar farms.
Posted in Alternative Energy, Photovoltaics, Solar Electric, Solar Energy, Solar Heating, Solar Panels, Solar Power, Solar Power Plants | Tagged alternative, Alternative Energy, bio, biomass, Business, California, China, electricity, energy, First Solar, Government, hydro power, Inner Mongolia, Ordas City, photovoltaic, photovoltaic panel, photovoltaic panels, power plant, Renewable, renewable energy, solar, solar cell, solar cells, solar energy, Solar Farm, solar panel, solar panels, Solar Power, Solar Power Farm, solar thermal, Suntech, sustainable, Thin Film, wind energy |
By Grace on November 16, 2009
Chinese-owned solar panel giant Suntech has announced plans to erect its U.S. headquarters in a 100,000 square feet location in Phoenix, Arizona. The building of the site, which will also house a manufacturing plant, was announced last Monday by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer.
The Suntech Power facility is expected to be fully operational by the third quarter of 2010, creating at least 250 new green jobs in the state. Once operational, the facility will likely be the first ever company to be eligible for Arizona’s Renewable Energy Tax Incentive program. Through said program, Suntech can earn refundable tax credits and additional property tax reductions.
Posted in Alternative Energy, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Solar Power | Tagged Alternative Energy, Arizona, Arizona State University, Business, Car, energy, Environment, Green, Renewable, renewable energy, solar, solar panel, solar panels, Solar Power, Solar Powered, Suntech, tax credit, tax credits, Texas, UB, United States |
By Anna on October 13, 2009
There are many applications for solar power, from your humble calculator, to chargers for cell phones and iPods, to automobiles using panels to top up batteries. Solar panels can even be found on road side signs where it can be impractical to run an electrical cable.
Posted in Broad Scale Clean Energy, Clean Energy, Environment, Home Solar Power Systems, Photovoltaics, Solar Energy, Solar Heating, Solar Home, Solar Panels, Solar Power, Solar-Powered Gadgets | Tagged electrical, electricity, energy, evacuated tube, gas, generator, generators, Green, green energy, grid, Incentives, oil, solar, solar panel, solar panels, Solar Power, Space, UB, Water heating |
By Grace on June 26, 2009
California Public Utilities Commission has approved a plan to generate at least 500 megawatts of solar power, by utilizing commercial building rooftops.
Posted in Broad Scale Clean Energy, Clean Energy, Clean Power Plants, Solar Electric, Solar Energy, Solar Panels, Solar Power | Tagged Business, Businesses, California, California Public Utilities, California Public Utilities Commission, Car, energy, Environment, environmental, Fontana, grid, Installation, Public Utilities, Renewable, renewable energy, Rooftop Solar, solar, solar energy, solar panel, solar panels, Solar Power, solar power system, solar power systems, solar systems, Southern California Edison, Space, UB |
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