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Home Power Magazine
- by Rob Beckers
Check out my favorite magazine, full of information on renewable energy and sustainable building/living: Home Power magazine. It is in print what Green Power Talk would like to be on the Web (And no, they are not paying me to write this). Recommended!
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AltaTerra Research Web Conference Presents Status Update and Outlook for Renewable En
- by News Desk
Once "unthinkable" in North America, renewable energy feed-in tariffs are gaining momentum in the U.S. and elsewhere. On March 4th, author, advocate, and renewable energy industry analyst, Paul Gipe will present the latest developments in the feed-in tariff debate. More...
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25% US Renewable Electricity Standard Will Create 274,000 Jobs
- by News Desk
A new study released by Navigant Consulting finads that a 25% by 2025 national Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) would support hundreds of thousands of new American jobs and prevent a near-term collapse in some industries. Job growth in the wind, solar, biomass, waste-to-energy and hydropower industries would particularly benefit the Southeastern U.S. and manufacturing states whose Congressional delegations have had a history of voting against incentives and other measures designed to support the renewable energy sector. More...
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POET: Ethanol plants can be biorefineries
- by News Desk
New ethanol co-products can help ethanol plants become true biorefineries, unlocking the additional potential of each kernel of corn. More...
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Denham Capital Invests US $108M in Geothermal Developer Vulcan Power Company
- by News Desk
Geothermal developer Vulcan Power Company and Denham Capital announced that an affiliate of Denham Capital has invested US $108 million in preferred and common stock of Vulcan. This is the second equity investment in Vulcan by such Denham Capital affiliate and brings its total investment in Vulcan to $166 million. Other shareholders include a principal investing division of Bank of America Merrill Lynch. More...
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SolarCraft is Awarded Green Business of the Year
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SolarCraft has been selected by the Novato Chamber of Commerce (NCOC) as the inaugural recipient of its Green Business of the Year Award. In business since 1984, SolarCraft celebrates its 26th year providing renewable energy services to the North Bay. They offer full-service solar electric, solar pool heating and solar hot water, including consulting, design, sales, installation, monitoring and maintenance. More...
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announces the commission of Spire's 30MW Solar Cell Mfg line @ Hanwha in South Korea
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BEDFORD, MA – February 1, 2010 – Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR), a global solar company providing capital equipment and turnkey lines to manufacture photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules, announced its 30MW per year turnkey solar cell line has been accepted by Hanwha Chemical Corporation Ltd. of South Korea (Hanwha). The line exceeded both its efficiency and throughput specifications producing 15.8% efficient multi-crystalline silicon solar cells at the rate of more than 34MW per year. More...
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US Government Budget Proposals Increase Clean Energy Funding
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President Barack Obama unveiled on February 1 a $28.4 billion budget request for DOE for fiscal year (FY) 2011, including $2.36 billion for the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). The proposed budget aims to reduce unnecessary energy use, boost renewable energy sources, and strengthen clean energy research as the United States moves toward a clean energy economy. More...
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Renewable Energy Developers Ask If Not Here, Where?
- by News Desk
While millions of families became lost in the visual effects of the blockbuster movie Avatar, to me it also offers an ironic similarity to the quest for renewable energy here in the United States. In the movie, humanity is seeking to harvest a highly precious mineral on a far-off moon to solve their energy crisis back on earth. They do so despite increasing resistance from the native species of humanoids. The conflict is made worse when the humans grossly underestimate the native's ability to mobilize and fight, with inferior weapons and resources. More...
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Solarfun Introduces Eclipse With Reduced LID
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Solarfun Power Holdings Co. Ltd. announced the introduction of Eclipse, a new line of PV cells and modules with reduced light induced degradation (LID). The largest percentage of degradation of PV modules occurs during the first day of sun exposure. More...
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