reducing greenhouse gas emissions
The EPA and the Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory are collaborating on a project to evaluate the feasibility of siting renewable energy production on the Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail Yard Company Brownfields Site, owned by the City of Perry, Iowa. The study, valued up to $35,000, will explore the potential for […]
Department of Energy Announces $41 Million Investment for Carbon Capture Development Washington, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy announced today the selection of 16 projects aimed at developing advanced post-combustion technologies for capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from coal–fired power plants. The projects, valued at $41 million over three years, are focused on reducing the […]
REC Solar Awarded 6.6 Megawatts of Turnkey Solar Contracts from Veterans Affairs in California and Texas Awards include expansion to make the West Los Angeles Medical Center home to the VA’s largest solar energy system REC Solar, leading solar electric provider in the United States, today announced the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has […]
Aug 9 2011 | Posted in Press Releases,Solar PV | Read More »
Siemens CEO Peter Löscher: “We’re on the threshold of a new electric age” For the 15th time, Siemens – together with Friedrich Alexander University (FAU) in Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany – is hosting a special technology conference, the Erlanger Technikgespräch, in the Siemens medicare building in Erlangen, Germany. Climate change, diminishing natural resources, increasing urbanization, rising prosperity […]
Dec 17 2010 | Posted in Germany,Solar Research | Read More »
Southern Nevada’s First Non-Solar Renewable Energy Project Completed Ormat Technologies, Inc. and Kern River Gas Transmission Company today dedicated southern Nevada’s first non-solar renewable energy project, the Goodsprings Energy Recovery Station. Located 35 miles south of Las Vegas, the Goodsprings Energy Recovery Station is the first renewable energy project owned by NV Energy. The project […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Sandia National Laboratories has received White House recognition as one of eight recipients of the 2010 GreenGov Presidential Awards. The awards honor federal agencies and employees who work to reduce greenhouse gas pollution, meet a number of energy, water and waste reduction targets and leverage federal purchasing power to promote environmentally responsible […]
Oct 11 2010 | Posted in | Read More »
This country spends, in a typical year, $350 billion importing oil from Saudi Arabia and other foreign countries. While this is no doubt good news for the Saudi royal family, one of the richest in the world, it is bad news for the average American. The vast majority of the American people understand that now […]
Jul 22 2010 | Posted in Featured,Jobs,Solar Investment | Read More »
At the world’s first Clean Energy Ministerial, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced that the United States is helping launch more than 10 international clean energy initiatives. These initiatives will cut energy waste; help deploy smart grid, electric vehicle, and carbon capture technologies; support renewable energy markets; expand access to clean energy resources and […]
Precision tracking for maximum capture of solar energy – There is a significant advantage with both solar PV and solar thermal systems to positioning the solar panel such that it is always receiving the maximum amount of solar energy. Ensuring that the incidence rays of the sun are always 90 degrees to the surface of […]
Jun 29 2010 | Posted in Headline,Residential Solar,Technology | Read More »