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The Key to Low-Cost Solar CellsWhile thin film technologies are receiving worldwide attention with their potential to lower the cost of solar energy, there are researchers who are thinking outside the box and are looking into different approaches that will result in cost reductions for photovoltaic technologies. Share This
Turn Your Old Nalgene Bottles into Solar LightsDon’t throw away your old polycarbonate water bottle - turn it into a solar lantern! The last thing this planet needs is any more plastic in the landfills. But what do you do with your old polycarbonate water bottle (Nalgene or similar) that you don’t want to use any more? Don’t throw it away! [...]
Printing Electricity from Sun and HeatSolar cells are needed on everything from clothing to packaging, toys, spaceships, consumer goods, medical testers, skin patches and tools. Mostly, they must be thin and flexible, lightweight, environmental and low in cost - even disposable in many cases. Optical transparency would prevent them defacing items and higher efficiency and working from heat as well [...]
Eco-friendly Inflatable Solar Panel for Domestic UseAs a leading sustainable product designer, Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC) is delighted to announce its latest product development; an inflatable solar collector called SolarStore. The SolarStore harnesses the sun’s natural energy to warm domestic water and can heat up to three full tanks of water per day at temperatures close to 80°C. Share This
Renewable Energy Marketers Form Trade Association(Washington, DC) Some of the most influential and competitive organizations in the renewable energy industry have now joined together to create the first trade association for organizations that market renewable energy. The Renewable Energy Marketers Association (REMA) has formed to vigorously promote the economic and national security benefits of domestic renewable energy. Share This
Fuels from Waste and Biologically Regenerating Raw MaterialsFuels from waste and biologically regenerating raw materials represent an increasing alternative to the mineral oil production for the decentralized energy-technical future. They are to replace the missing oil quantities of the future increasingly. Share This
British Columbia Invests in Solar PowerThe Government of Canada is advancing the development of clean technologies through a $20,000 investment to harness solar power for the Osoyoos Desert Centre in British Columbia. The funding will help the Osoyoos Desert Society to purchase and install solar equipment designed to provide the Osoyoos Desert Centre with a source of year-round power. The [...]
Report: Education Priorities for Renewable Energy FutureA significant role can be played by universities in research, in extension education and in educating professionals if the United States is to achieve a 25x’25 renewable energy future, according to a white paper issued today by the National 25x’25 Steering Committee. The paper, Research and Education Priorities in Agriculture, Forestry and Energy to Achieve [...]
Pennsylvania Commits to Clean and Renewable Energy(Washington, DC) SmartPower announced today that they have commitments and actions from 22 municipalities in Pennsylvania to purchase 20% clean energy by 2010, as part of the Pennsylvania Clean Energy Communities Campaign. Collectively, these municipalities serve a population of 350,000 people. Further, as a result of this campaign, the participating municipalities will increase the number [...]
Tellurian Biodiesel Acquires Superior Process Technologies(Los Angeles) Tellurian Biodiesel, a leading independent maker and marketer of sustainable high-quality biodiesel, today announced an agreement to acquire Superior Process Technologies (SPT) from Baker Commodities, one of the nation’s largest renderers. Early to identify the emerging opportunity for biodiesel in the U.S., Baker Commodities invested in SPT in December 2003 to develop technology for [...]
College Launches Solar Energy Research ParkNorthern New Mexico College, Espanola, New Mexico has launched an initiative to establish a dynamic Solar Energy Research Park and Academy (SERPA). Its current funding request of $9,000,000 has been introduced in an appropriations bill this legislative session (House Bill 146) and is sponsored by Speaker of The House Representative Ben Lujan. The bill has [...]
Rethinking Residential Solar Energy in the United StatesYou can decide to use renewable solar energy without the barriers such as cost installation challenges, or permitting hassles. Upgrade to solar generated electricity in your home by renting the solar energy system. Share This
Betting on Solar Power: It is Our FutureA new solar manufacturer is on the horizon; one that allows American homeowners to produce their own clean, renewable energy from the sun and keep the energy savings every month - year after year. You could save thousands of dollars powering your home with solar generated electricity. Share This
Solar Powered Mass TransitSolar Transportation Technologies Inc., is developing a solar powered transportation system that will reduce greenhouse gases, air pollution, and oil consumption. In addition it will make travel faster, safer, and more secure without costing tax payers one cent more than they currently spend on transportation. FreedomTransit merges individual, privately owned, electric cars with a highly [...]
Virginia Takes First Step Toward Energy Independence(Warrenton, VA) A 78-page study (see attached executive summary) concluded recently that it was economically and technically possible for Warrenton and Fauquier County to convert unusable landfill trash into electricity and fuel by employing the latest gasification technology, According to the feasibility study just completed for Mayor Fitch and the Town of Warrenton, this move [...]
SmartPower Slams U.S. Energy Bill(Washington, DC) Today SmartPower released the following statement voicing their strong disappointment with the US Senate Energy Bill, passed yesterday. While the Senate Energy Bill raised CAFÉ standards and offered a biofuels mandate, it eliminated the requirement for a National Renewable Portfolio Standard, as well as eliminating the production tax credits for renewable energy products. [...]
Sale of Buffalo Creek Wind Farm(St. Louis) Wind Capital Group (WCG), one of America’s fastest-growing independent developers of wind energy, announced today that it has sold its 200 megawatt Buffalo Creek Wind Farm in Franklin County, Iowa, to Interstate Power and Light Co. (IPL), a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation. Share This
New paths toward zero-carbon biofuel(Bali, Indonesia) Today at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali, Indonesia, Primafuel, bioenergy-specialist situated in Signal Hill (California, USA) presents a new and innovative approach for the production of zero-carbon fuels. Primafuel develops technology for the biofuel industry, reducing the carbon output along every step of the fuel supply-chain. In November Primafuel was named [...]
Landmark Study on Energy EfficiencyThe More Powerful People Feel, The Less Power They Use. “Living Diary” Market Research Finds Generational Differences and Inspirational Approaches to Real World Solutions and Energy Conservation. (WASHINGTON, DC) On December 6, 2007, SmartPower, the nation’s leading non profit marketing organization dedicated to promoting clean, renewable energy and energy efficiency, released a landmark study on [...]
Democratic Debate May Ignore Clean EnergyCNN Democratic Debate in Las Vegas Co-Sponsored by Coal Industry Interests! (Washington, DC) “Does Wolf Blitzer have the courage to ask the tough questions America really wants answered? Or will he give in to the debate’s corporate sponsor tonight?” stated Brian Keane, CEO of SmartPower. Share This
SmartPower Declaration of Energy IndependenceOhio Democrat is the First Presidential Candidate to Sign Declaration! Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) became the first presidential candidate to sign the SmartPower ‘Declaration of Energy Independence.’ Kucinich, the 6-term Ohio Congressman, signed the document in his Manchester, NH campaign headquarters. SmartPower is the national, non-profit marketing organization that is leading the creation of a [...]
Canada’s greenest housing developmentA ceremony today in Newmarket, Ontario marked the start of construction on Canada’s greenest low-rise development. The 34-unit development by Rodeo Fine Homes is one of only a few developments in North America to be built entirely to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED®) platinum specifications, which is now a world-wide sustainable building rating [...]
Tidal Power Coming to West Coast of CanadaBritish tidal energy company Marine Current Turbines Ltd, the developer of SeaGen, the world’s largest and most advanced tidal stream energy system, has signed a cooperation agreement with Canada’s BC Tidal Energy Corporation to deploy its SeaGen tidal energy technology in waters off Vancouver, British Columbia. The announcement comes hot on the heels of the company’s [...]
Chief Energy Conservation Officer Issues 2007 Annual Report(Toronto, Ontario) Ontario’s Chief Energy Conservation Officer, Peter Love, released his 2007 annual report, Taking Action, urging the Ontario government to adopt 12 key recommendations to achieve a “culture of conservation” throughout the province. Codes and standards are among the most effective ways to achieve the province’s conservation goals, Love emphasized, saying that the OPA will [...]
Thin-Film Solar Production Plant in Jena75 million euro investment creates 180 new jobs. Today, SCHOTT, the technology group based in Mainz, Germany, inaugurated industrial mass production of thin-film solar modules in Jena by its subsidiary, SCHOTT Solar. By investing a total of 75 million euros towards a state-of-the art manufacturing facility with a module capacity of 33 megawatts (MW) per [...]
Pioneering Tidal Power Project in Canada’s Bay of Fundy(Nova Scotia, Canada) British company Marine Current Turbines, the developer of SeaGen, the world’s largest and most advanced tidal stream energy system, has signed an agreement with Canada’s Maritime Tidal Energy Corporation to harness the huge tidal currents of the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, Canada. Share This
Lifetime achievements in green building(Toronto, Canada) Three green building gurus-Peter Love, Janis Kravis and Doug Pollard-received Lifetime Achievement Awards today at the 3rd Annual Toronto Regional Green Building Festival at Ontario Place. “The Lifetime Achievement Awards celebrate the success of visionaries who recognized the importance of sustainable buildings and energy efficiency years ago, and have been working to make [...]
Senergy Appoints Alternative Energy ConsultantSenergy Limited, the Aberdeen based oil and gas consultancy, has strengthened its energy capabilities with the appointment of Nial McCollam as a consultant on alternative energy. Highly regarded in the sector, Nial will be focusing on developing a strategy for Senergy beyond the oil and gas sector. Share This
Renewable Energy in GaliciaCurrently the US and the rest of the world are frantically searching for solutions on how to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Switching to renewable energies is quickly emerging as the best solution and sadly US corporations are currently lagging behind Europe (and specifically, Galicia, Spain) in regards to global expansion of these renewables. Share This
