Solar thermal magazine March 2014 | Page 4 of 39
In course of the certification, all rooms together with their control features, the logic connections across rooms, as well as the energy flows were depicted in the system testing tool provided by eu.bac. According to this information, the energy efficiency of the building extension was classified, and finally awarded with the highest class A+.
The cost of saving energy – ( www.solarthermalmagazine.com ) – Program Administrator Cost of Saved Energy for Utility Customer-Funded Energy Efficiency Programs in the United States March 2014 As more states and utilities increasingly turn to energy efficiency programs to manage demand for electricity and natural gas, it is important to understand how much saving…
In fiscal year (FY) 2011, federal agencies obligated $31.4 billion to 1,134 academic institutions for science and engineering activities, according to a new report from the National Science Foundation’s National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. The FY 2011 obligations represent an 11 percent decrease in current dollars from federal obligations to academic institutions for…
Among the most important criteria for developing SolarWindow™ applications for today’s skyscrapers is providing a set of neutral colors that remain see-through and are uniform in fabrication. Today, we’ve revealed a record-breaking, largest-area see-through, organic photovoltaic (OPV) SolarWindow™ array that addresses tall-tower and commercial building glass requirements, they also bear the promise of facile scale-up capabilities and unparalleled manufacturability.
PRINCETON, N.J. – March, 2014– NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) has acquired one of the nation’s leading residential solar companies, Roof Diagnostics Solar (RDS), to support and expand the company’s efforts to empower its customers to control their own energy destiny through clean self-generation. RDS will complement NRG’s extensive network of independent solar installers and dealers…
The Energy Department will present a live webinar titled “Best of the Clean Cities Tools and Resources” on Friday, March 28, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (Note: rescheduled from originally announced date of March 31). During this webinar, participants will learn about the top 10 resources the Clean Cities Technical Response Service uses to answer…
Martifer Solar and Gauss Energía inaugurate Aura Solar, Latin America’s largest connected PV plant Martifer Solar, a subsidiary of Martifer SGPS, and Gauss Energía inaugurated the Aura Solar project today –bringing online Latin America’s largest grid-connected PV plant, with a total capacity of 39 MWp. The ceremony was highlighted with the presence of Enrique Peña…
Boulder Wind Power (BWP), a developer of advanced permanent magnet generators and full power converter technology for utility-scale wind turbines, announced an expansion of its product portfolio for onshore and offshore applications. Originally focused on developing and testing the core technology in direct drive applications, BWP now offers solutions for geared turbines while expanding its…
Hanwha SolarOne Co., Ltd , a global leading photovoltaic (PV) provider of high-quality, cost competitive solar photovoltaic modules, today announced that it has donated solar modules to the Karume Institute of Science and Technology in Zanzibar, Tanzania for a 75 kW rooftop installation, which was officially inaugurated on January 13, 2014. The installation serves a…
SolarCity (Nasdaq: SCTY), a leading provider of clean energy, has announced it has received all commitments to its $250 million financing facility provided by a group of lenders that includes BofA Merrill Lynch as Sole Structuring Agent and Sole Syndication Agent, intended to finance more than 200 MW of solar power systems for homeowners and…
