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Australian Government Leaves Solar Industry Without Incentives for Consumers

With the Australian Labor government's first budget, an immediate restriction on the $8000 rebate incentive via a means test qualification was introduced, not to mention unrealistic time frames for implementation of this new rebate system. Many companies and customers have been left stranded, victims of the Labor government's overnight, instant effect, policy change

18 Jun 2008

DOW Chemical Delivers SYLTHERM Silicone Heat Transfer Fluids to Hemlock Semiconductor for Computer Chips and Photovoltaic Cells

More than 400,000 pounds of SYLTHERM Silicone Heat Transfer Fluids from The Dow Chemical Company were delivered to Hemlock Semiconductor. This large order will help enable the manufacture of high purity silicon wafers. These wafers will be used for computer chips and for photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight to electricity

18 Jun 2008

Climate Change Report Released by Suncor Energy

Suncor Energy Inc. today released its 14th annual climate change report, which shows that while greenhouse gas emissions climbed slightly during the past year, the company has reduced emission intensity at its oil sands operation by nearly half since 1990

18 Jun 2008

CALMAC’s Ice Storage Air Conditioning System Makes Big Savings for High School

Sustainable design is being credited for saving an estimated $85,000 in electric and gas expenses for the 2007/ 2008 school year at Fossil Ridge High School

17 Jun 2008

10 Percent of US Energy Could be Solar by 2025

A new study makes the case that solar power is emerging as a cost-effective hedge against fossil fuels and is likely to reach cost parity with retail-electricity rates in most regions of the U.S. in less than a decade

17 Jun 2008

Choosing our Tomorrows, A Film Set in the Future Looks at What If Scenarios for Climate Change

Choosing our Tomorrows, is a film that explores what life could be like in 2050 through the video diaries of the same Scottish farming family as they experience three very different futures...

17 Jun 2008

IBM and Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Team Up to Make Solar Electricity More Affordable and Easier to Install

Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co and IBM are collaborating to establish new, low-cost methods for bringing the next generation of solar energy products to market -- products that will be more affordable and easier to install than those available today

17 Jun 2008

Planning Decision Leave Sydney Solar Panels in the Dark

A local government planning decision in Sydney will leave solar electricity panels overshadowed by neighbouring building

17 Jun 2008

Intel Now Involved in Solar Cell Technology

To spur new development and demand for renewable energy sources, Intel Corporation is spinning off key assets of a start-up business effort inside Intel’s New Business Initiatives group to form an independent company called SpectraWatt Inc. Intel Capital, Intel’s global investment organization, is leading a $50 million investment round in SpectraWatt and is joined by Cogentrix Energy, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., PCG Clean Energy and Technology Fund and Solon AG

17 Jun 2008

Green Energy Plan from Helio to Deliver Residential Solar Power With No Upfront Costs

Helio Micro Utility, Inc., a residential green energy provider, today announced The Helio Green Energy Plan, a revolutionary way for homeowners to go solar. Unlike a traditional photovoltaic system purchase that relies on a large cash investment or financing, the Helio Green Energy Plan(TM) does not require an upfront payment for panels. Consumers pay only for solar electric power -- not panels -- at pricing below their utility's electric rates

17 Jun 2008