May 17, 2013 (Source: Clean Technica) -- Commercial production of solar windows, using the patented SolarWindow spray-on solar power coating system, may be just around the corner. A recent announcement from US building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) developer New Energy Technologies Ltd. (which we’ve been following for years) has us feeling that the time may soon come. As per New Energy Technologies’ recent…
May 17, 2013 (Source: BBC) -- Solar panels have been fitted to more homes in a part of Devon than anywhere else in England, Scotland and Wales, according to official statistics. About 8% of homes in Mid Devon have panels compared with about 1.4% in England. The figures showed 362,000 homes have installed solar panels in England, Scotland and Wales…
May 15, 2013 -- VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (Source: Marketwired) -- CAVAN VENTURES INC. (TSX VENTURE:CVN) ("Cavan" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that it has started a prospecting and exploration work program on its five prospective graphite projects, acquired in April 2012, May 2012 and March 2013, and which are located in the Province of Quebec. The projects consist…
May 16, 2013 (Source: Financial Post) -- Solar panels were cheaper than wind turbines for the first time last year in certain markets, per unit of capacity, and are rapidly closing a remaining gap in the full cost of power generation. Until now, wind power has been the leading low-carbon alternative to oil, coal and gas, outside large niche markets…
May 17, 2013 (Source: Forbes) -- Well, they did it. Just a few months after reporting exceptionally strong growth in the solar sector, Athens announced that they would implement retroactive cuts to state subsidies. Like a number of European states, Greece had implemented a number of funding mechanisms over the last decade aimed at spurring solar growth. However, as the region’s economic…
May 17, 2013 (Source: Solar Panels uk) -- The number of solar panel farms continues to grow here in the UK as we strive to achieve the country’s carbon emission reduction targets. Permission has been sought by Roger Reed, who is a developer, for the installation of 960 solar panels to be situated on agricultural land by Long Sutton that is a…
May 17, 2013 (Source: domestic fuel) -- The Boston/Dedham Commerce Park is the new home of the largest rooftop solar array in the City of Boston. The 974 kilowatt capacity solar project was completed by FireFlower Alternative Energy in partnership with First Highland Management & Development and spans 12,000 square feet. The solar system to produce enough electricity to “fuel” approximately 65…
May 15, 2013 -- CAMARILLO, CA (Source: Marketwired) -- Sauer Energy Inc. ("SEI") (OTCBB: SENY), developer of the patented WindCharger™ vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) and manufacturer of the patented HELIX WIND® vertical axis wind turbine, announced today it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to form a Strategic Alliance with iCeL® Energy Solutions™ ("iCeL"), a state-of-the-art energy storage and…
May 13, 2013 (Source: Businessweek) -- When we discussed our home solar panel project in mid-2011 with friends, one of the first questions everyone asked was, “What’s the payback period before you break even?” The second question, unsurprisingly, was, “How much is it costing you?” but the focus always ended up on the payback. After all, if you’re going to…
May 10, 2013 (Source: Solar Industry) -- Hyundai Motor Co. will install a 10 MW rooftop solar photovoltaic project at its manufacturing facility in Asan, South Korea. Hyundai's Asan factory will host the solar array, while Korea Electric Power Corp. will purchase the electricity produced by the solar modules and sell it to areas near the plant, including Asan. Working…
May 10, 2013 (Source: Vancouver Sun) -- The Green Party of BC joined forces Thursday with the province's renewable energy sector to offer an alternative to an economy driven by fossil fuels, such as the massive export of liquefied natural gas. Party leader Jane Sterk told a Vancouver news conference that she wants to remove the "impoverished thinking" that places…
May 10, 2013 (Source: China Daily) -- Chinese photovoltaic panel manufacturers face import tariffs of up to 67.9 percent in Europe China is firmly opposed to any punitive duties set by the European Union targeting Chinese solar companies, and the government will defend the rights of domestic companies, a senior Chinese official said on Thursday. "China expects the EU to…
May 9, 2013 (Source: CTV) -- A Massachusetts-based aerospace company says it is developing a user-friendly, affordable flying car that will allow "the rest of us" to leave the asphalt and go airborne whenever the mood -- or rush-hour traffic -- strikes. Terrafugia has made similar announcements in the past. The prototype of its Transition plane, unveiled to much fanfare at the New…
May 9, 2013 (Source: Press Citizen) -- MidAmerican Energy Co.’s $1.9 billion investment in wind energy in Iowa will help hold down customers’ electric bills, make the state more attractive to companies looking for greener energy, and create good jobs, state and utility leaders said Wednesday. The MidAmerican Energy project becomes the biggest single economic investment ever in the state,…
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