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| Record rise in home solar panels |  |
| A record number of UK homeowners installed solar panels in August, according to energy regulator Ofgem. |
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| Denver Mint to coin new energy approach, use wind |  |
| The U.S. Mint in Denver is going green. Xcel Energy said Tuesday that the Mint, which produces coins, will start getting all its electricity from wind power. |
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| Area`s first Honeywell Wind Turbine generates power at Kent County Recycling Center |  |
| Looking more like a 6-foot bike wheel with fins, the first Honeywell Wind Turbine in the area now generates electricity at the Kent County Recycling Center. |
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| Peace Corps to Tackle Grassroots Energy Issues |  |
| The Peace Corps announced late last month that the U.S. Department of State will provide $1 million to fund the program in support of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA). The money will help Peace Corps efforts that increase rural access to energy, mitigate the effects of climate change, and support the use of renewable energy and energy efficient technologies in Central and South American communities. |
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| Top 6 Utility-scale Fast-tracked Solar Projects |  |
| In June 2009, the Department of Interior announced a fast-track program for renewable energy and transmission projects on public lands under BLM management. The agency designated fast-track projects as those "where the companies involved have demonstrated to the BLM that they have made sufficient progress to formally start the environmental review and public participation process." |
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| Innovation for Biogas in France |  |
| Whilst its European neighbours are forging ahead, France is today beginning to realise the potential of this highly versatile and renewable energy form. With its vast and well structured agriculture and agro-alimentary sector, France in reality has an outstanding potential to become a leading European player in biogas. |
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| The Facts About Wind Energy and Emissions |  |
| Recent data and analyses have made it clear that the emissions savings from adding wind energy to the grid are even larger than had been commonly thought. In addition to each kilowatt-hour (kWh) of wind energy directly offsetting a kWh that would have been produced by a fossil-fired power plant, new analyses show that wind plants further reduce emissions by forcing the most polluting and inflexible power plants offline and causing them to be replaced by more efficient and flexible types of generation. |
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| Standard Solar Ranks in Top 100 of the 2010 Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company in America List |  |
| Standard Solar, Inc., a premier full-service developer, integrator and installer of solar electric systems for commercial, government and residential customers, today announced that the company was named to the prestigious Inc. magazine Top 500 Fastest Growing Companies in America list, a compendium of the most entrepreneurial and fastest growing companies in America. Standard Solar ranked 73rd out of 500 and was the highest ranking renewable energy company on the list. |
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