Midcoast Maine company, QuickWatts is making and fixing pre-assembled solar panel arrays for homes, businesses and vacation properties. The company has created three ground-mounted solar systems that can help homeowners save their energy bills by providing clean energy from the sun.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Oct 2011
The University of Calgary has reported the formation of a new NSERC/ENMAX Industrial Research Chair in Renewable Energy to examine different ways to execute renewable energy solutions at the domestic level.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Oct 2011
The Sustainable Building Envelope Centre (SBEC), a center financed by the Low Carbon Research Institute (LCRI), Tata Steel and the Welsh Government, is currently into the sixth month of a three-year program launched for the development of innovative techniques to dissipate, trap and store solar energy.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Oct 2011
The Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) has named the recipients of the Global Plastics Environmental Conference (GPEC) 2011 awards. The award recognizes institutions and companies that have shown environmental excellence and leadership.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Oct 2011
SunEdison, which is a subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials, will lead the project aimed to develop home solar photovoltaic charging systems for electric vehicles from Chevrolet Electric.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Oct 2011
A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a device to convert sunlight into chemical fuel. The device, which is also called the artificial leaf is made up of silicon, nickel and cobalt.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Oct 2011
The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) from the Department of Energy has announced a total of 60 projects for $156 million across 25 states in the US.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Oct 2011
First Solar has completed the sale of the Desert Sunlight Solar Farm, which is the largest project in the world based on photovoltaic solar power with a capacity of 550 Megawatt (AC).
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Oct 2011
Performance Services, an US- based design and building engineering company will be the design builder for the wind turbine project of West Central School Corporation (WCSC).
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Oct 2011
OneRoof Energy has announced new collaborations with Integrated Electrical Services (IES) and CertainTeed. These partnerships will make OneRoof Energy the first to provide a single-source solar and roofing solution.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Oct 2011
Frost Electronics has announced that it will provide solar power systems to the bi-state area of St.Louis as part of its efforts to offer a wide range of renewable energy solutions to residential homes and businesses.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Oct 2011
A new era in fuel-efficient aircraft has dawned. In an effort to inspire the development of electric airplanes and more fuel-efficient aircraft, NASA has awarded huge cash awards for green aviation.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Oct 2011
Indie Energy and the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) have entered into a technology partnership for energy efficient buildings.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Oct 2011
Sheetz, a convenience store operator, and 350Green, which develops networks of electric vehicle charging stations, have planned to develop and manage a network of electric vehicle charging stations at five Pennsylvania stores of Sheetz.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Oct 2011
NRG Energy has closed the purchase of the California Valley Solar Ranch (CVSR), a 250-MW solar power project, from SunPower. The acquisition completed before the financial closing of the loan guarantee of the project from the Loan Programs Office of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Oct 2011