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| Blog - Stimulus Funding for Solar and Geothermal |  |
| President Obama announced the funding at a solar-powered Air Force Base.
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| Geothermal Industry Applauds President Obama`s Announcement, Says Stimulus Funds Will Help Spur Economic Recovery | |
| The Geothermal Energy Association today applauded President Obama`s announcement of $350 million in new investment in geothermal energy. "There are more geothermal power projects under development today than have been built in the history of the United States," according to Karl Gawell, GEA`s Executive Director. "This stimulus funding will help make sure those projects are successfully completed and will help develop the technology needed to bring tens of thousands of additional megawatts on line," he added. |
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| Intertek Partners With Photovoltaic Institute-Berlin to Increase Solar Panel Testing Capabilities To UL 1703 in Europe | |
| Intertek (LSE: ITRK), a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a range of industries worldwide, today announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with a leading European player in the Renewable Energies market. According to the agreement, Photovoltaic Institute – Berlin (Germany) – will be able to test photovoltaic modules and related products in Germany on behalf of Intertek. Testing will be preliminary to the issuing of Intertek`s ETL Mark for North American market access. |
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| State plans $75 million for NC green energy | |
| North Carolina wants to develop green energy projects using $75 million of the state`s share of federal stimulus funds. |
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| Climate guru: `Paint roofs white` | |
| Some people believe that nuclear power is the answer to climate change, others have proposed green technologies such as wind or solar power, but Barack Obama`s top man on global warming has suggested something far simpler - painting your roof white. |
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| SPG Solar Completes First of Seven Solar Projects for the City of Tucson | |
| SPG Solar, Inc., recently completed the first of seven solar projects for the City Tucson. On Friday, May 29, 10 a.m., the City of Tucson will hold a dedication ceremony at the El Pueblo Activity Center, 101 West Irvington, Tucson Ariz., site of the first completed project. The seven new projects for the City of Tucson will combine to deliver nearly 1 megawatt of clean, renewable energy to the city. |
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| KYOCERA Solar Modules Help Power Morristown, N.J., Wastewater Treatment Plant to be Inaugurated Today | |
| The Morristown, N.J., Wastewater Treatment Facility will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony today, Thursday, May 28, 2009 for its new solar electric generating system –the town`s first publicly owned system – amid an audience of elected officials, local dignitaries and representatives of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the New Jersey Clean Energy Program. The celebration will take place at 1:00 p.m. on the facility grounds at 80 East Hanover Ave. in Cedar Knolls. |
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| Owens Corning Installs Largest SolarWall® System of 2008 | |
| Owens Corning (NYSE: OC), a world leader in building materials and glass fiber reinforcements, today announced that it has installed North America`s largest* SolarWall® system of 2008 at the company`s Toronto area insulation manufacturing facility. The use of the SolarWall® technology demonstrates the company`s commitment to sustainability and renewable energy, and Owens Corning`s strong sense of environmental stewardship. |
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| Obama Announces US $467M in Stimulus Funding for Geothermal and Solar Energy Projects | |
| President Barack Obama announced that more than US $467 million from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act could be used to expand development, deployment and use of geothermal and solar energy throughout the United States. |
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| BP & SolarEdge Collaborate on PV Module-integrated Power Harvesting System | |
| BP Solar and SolarEdge announced that they have formed a joint agreement to explore commercialization of a photovoltaic (PV) module-integrated power harvesting system embedded directly into BP Solar modules. |
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| AMSC In New Indian Licensing Deal | |
| American Superconductor Corporation subsidiary AMSC Windtec has licensed its proprietary 2 MW doubly-fed induction wind turbine design to Inox Wind Limited, part of India`s Inox Group of Companies. |
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| Boston Logan In Solar Garage Plans | |
| The Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) has approved US$55.7 million of funding to rehabilitate the Terminal B parking garage at Boston Logan International Airport. The project includes the installation of photovoltaic solar panels on the garage roof and the replacement of existing lighting with low consumption LEDs. |
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| Electric Utilities Rise to Meet Solar Call-to-Action | |
| As financial markets deteriorated in October 2008, Solar Electric Power Association Executive Director Julia Hamm challenged the solar and utility industries to deploy solar power on a massive scale despite new economic barriers. She issued the challenge in a speech at Solar Power International, the nation`s largest solar conference and trade show. Today, the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) issued a report demonstrating that the industry has responded even amidst a tough economic climate. |
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| Wal-Mart to Nearly Double On-Site Solar Energy Use in CA | |
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