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| New solar panels installed at SFO |  |
| "We`re very excited to have them." Mayor Gavin Newsom today moved one step closer to reaching his goal of making San Francisco the "greenest" city in the nation. via Fog City Jouranl |
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| China to increase solar water heater coverage by 50 pct by 2010: report | |
| "By utilizing solar energy, China can save more than 50 million tons of coal in 2010" The coverage of solar water heating systems in operation in China will reach 150 million square meters in 2010, an increase of 50 percent from the current level, a report from the country`s top planning ... via People`s Daily Online |
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| Sunny Days and Hot Showers: Solar power hits the roof | |
| "We`re bargaining over time that it`ll be worth it because one day, we`ll get free energy." Jim Svensson already led a pretty environmentally friendly lifestyle from his gas-sipping Ford Aspire to his composting and recycling habits when he decided to go one step further and install a solar-powered ... via Detroit Free Press |
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| Solar Power Partners Completes Flagship Safeway Solar Project | |
| Solar Power Partners, Inc. (SPP), a leading national retail solar power developer of distributed solar energy facilities, announced today the completion and commissioning of its first Safeway solar facility built to provide electric power for a store in Dublin California. The 250 kW DC project was designed and constructed by SunTechnics Energy Systems of Sacramento California, one of several integration partners working with SPP on behalf of the statewide Safeway Solar Initiative.
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| ECOtality Acquires Innergy Power Corporation | |
| ECOtality Incorporated, a company that develops and commercializes eco-friendly technologies, announced plans to purchase the assets of Innergy Power Corporation, designer and manufacturer of thin sealed rechargeable lead batteries and high quality flat-panel multi-crystalline solar modules. ECOtality expects the acquisition to close in October 2007. |
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| Atlanta`s Live Oak Landfill to Become Source of Renewable Energy | |
| Jacoby Energy Development, Inc., announced this week that it has executed a milestone contract to turn Live Oak Landfill, one of metro Atlanta`s largest landfills, into a source for renewable energy. |
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| SOLON AG To Build 44 MW Solar Power Plant in Spain | |
| Scan Energy A/S, a Danish renewable power producer has commissioned SOLON AG, the German manufacturer of solar modules and photovoltaic (PV) systems, to develop and construct a 44 megawatt (MW) solar power plant in Spain. |
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| Solar Power Partners Raises $6 M in Series A Funding | |
| Solar Power Partners (SPP) today announced that it has secured $6 million in Series A funding led by Globespan Capital Partners. The Series A funds will be used to expand business operations and accelerate sales and marketing of commercial Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) solutions in partnership with leading solar integrators in selected U.S. markets. |
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| First Renewable FIT Introduced in U.S. | |
| Patterned after Germany`s highly successful Renewable Energy Sources Act, Veteran Michigan Assemblywoman Kathleen Law submitted a bill to the Michigan House of Representatives earlier this week that creates the first comprehensive renewable energy feed-in tariff (FIT) introduced into any U.S. legislature. |
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| Xantrex to showcase three ground-breaking new product lines at Solar Power 2007 | |
| Xantrex Technology Inc. (TSX:XTX), the North American market leader for solar inverters, today announced that it will showcase a new product line in each solar segment this year at Solar Power 2007 - North America`s largest solar industry conference and exhibit showcase, September 24 to 27, 2007, in Long Beach, CA. |
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| Wind Power`s a Breeze in Europe | |
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| China could be top wind market in three years: Vestas | |
| BEIJING (Reuters) - China could become the world`s top wind power market in three to five years but will grow faster if it reforms its subsidy system, executives of major wind turbine maker Vestas said on Friday.
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| Carnegie Mellon to Compete In Google Lunar X-Prize | |
| An anonymous reader writes "Google`s Lunar X-Prize already has a prominent entry, William Whittaker, a researcher from Carnegie Mellon University said that he will be assembling a team to development a robot that will be be competing for the $20 million grand prize. According to a TG Daily story, Whittaker has some unfair advantages, as he previously developed a lunar rover for NASA that `can find concentrations of hydrogen, possibly water and other volatile chemicals on the moon that could be mined to produce fuel, water and air that are essential for supporting lunar outposts.` The Lunar X-Prize runs until the end of 2012 and Carnegie Mellon`s announcement could be a first indication that researchers are taking this challenge very seriously."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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| Massachusetts Water Authority and Borrego Solar Systems Begin 100 kW Project | |
| The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) has awarded Borrego Solar Systems, Inc. the design and installation of 100 kilowatts of solar power for the Deer Island Water Treatment plant in Winthrop, Massachusetts. |
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| In the Public Interest | |
| What would you do if, through months of research, you came upon information that could make an incredible impact to both the environment and the energy costs for a whole town? What would do you if you knew the information might have a negative impact on a community that thrives on tourism, especially if it fell into the hands of someone who didn`t have an appreciation for the beauty of the area? This was the dilemma Dan Everett, owner of New England Geo Thermal – a geothermal loop field contractor, found himself in when he made an important discovery. In his quest to find a potential site for his company to place a geothermal plant, he discovered that there is a site in his own back yard, so to speak. North Conway is literally a hot spot. |
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| Texas Cities Purchase Renewable Energy | |
| Four Texas cities, Addison, Carrollton, Eastland, and Highland Park have authorized the Cities Aggregation Power Project (CAPP) to purchase renewable energy credits (RECs) on their behalf. The CAPP is a non-profit group created in 2001 that pools Texas cities` electric power needs in order to negotiate lower, more stable prices through bulk purchasing. CAPP initiated the REC purchase program in August at the request of its 101 city members that purchase 900 million kWh annually.
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