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Live Oak School District Dedicates Solar-Shaded Garden Bench to Sustainability Champion

On Friday, May 17, the Live Oak School District will celebrate completion of solar power installations and lighting efficiency upgrades at its six schools by dedicating a solar-shaded garden bench to the late Bernard "Barney" Bricmont, former member of the Live Oak School District Board and long-time supporter of solar and sustainability projects in the district.

From Chevron 18 May 2013

Potentially Cost-Effective Method to Generate Hydrogen Gas from Water and Sunlight

Using a powerful combination of microanalytic techniques that simultaneously image photoelectric current and chemical reaction rates across a surface on a micrometer scale, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have shed new light on what may become a cost-effective way to generate hydrogen gas directly from water and sunlight.

16 May 2013

Development of a New Solar Cooker to Harness Sun's Energy

A solar cooker able to harness the sun’s energy for cooking food and purifying water has been developed with expert help from Cranfield University.

From Cranfield University 15 May 2013

CEC Awards LLNL-Cool Earth Solar $1.7 M for Community-Scale Renewable Energy Demonstration Project

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has awarded $1.7 million to a partnership between Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Cool Earth Solar Inc. (CES) to conduct a community-scale renewable energy integration demonstration project at the Livermore Valley Open Campus.

15 May 2013

Saudi Engineers Receive Training about Renewable Resource Monitoring and Mapping at NREL

Saudi Arabia is planning to move aggressively into renewable energy, with plans to install more solar and wind power in the next 20 years than the rest of the world has installed to date.

From National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) 15 May 2013

Michigan Energy Office Awards GVSU-MAREC $44,000 Grant to Study Solar Thermal Systems

Grand Valley State University's Michigan Alternative and Renewable Energy Center received a grant from the Michigan Energy Office to study solar thermal system costs and efficiency improvements for use in Michigan's climate.

14 May 2013

All Earth Renewables Utilizes Renesola Modules for Vermont Solar Power Projects

ReneSola Ltd, a leading global manufacturer of solar photovoltaic ("PV") modules and wafers, today announced it provided modules for use in three community-scale solar power projects in Vermont in the last few months.

13 May 2013

NPL’s Centre for Carbon Measurement Unveiled as Verification Body of EU Environmental Technology Verification Pilot Programme

The Centre for Carbon Measurement at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has been unveiled as one of the first verification bodies of the EU Environmental Technology Verification Pilot Programme (ETV) with specific remit for the independent verification of Energy Technologies under the scheme.

13 May 2013

Lotte Chemical Places Follow-on Orders for ZBB Flow Batteries and Power and Control Center

ZBB Energy Corporation, a leading developer of intelligent, renewable energy power platforms and hybrid vehicle control systems, announced today that it has received two follow-on orders from Lotte Chemical in South Korea, for a ZBB EnerSystem™ consisting of five ZBB EnerStore™ flow batteries, totaling 250 kWh, and a ZBB EnerSection™ power and control center that connects the flow batteries and PV solar arrays to the AC grid via a 125 kW grid-tie inverter.

10 May 2013

Two Solar Installations Power Water Treatment Plants in City of Sacramento

SolarCity® Corporation, a leading provider of clean energy, and the City of Sacramento today announced the completion of two solar installations to power the city’s E.A. Fairbairn Water Treatment Plant on the American River and the Sacramento River Water Treatment Plant on the Sacramento River.

From Tesla Energy Foster City 9 May 2013