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US Concentrated Solar Power Industry receives its biggest boost yet by American DoE

One of the companies who have recently secured DoE backing with a loan guarantee is celebrating their ground-breaking ceremony today. With over $2.1bl in founding, this plant will be the largest in the world at 1GW once it is complete. However, this journey to CSP market proliferation and support has been a turbulent one! The … Continue reading

Green Jobs Are Real: German and American Solar Industry Both Employ More People Than U.S. Steel Production

Last week, Germany’s economic development agency announced similarly big news: There are now more than 100,000 workers employed in the German solar PV industry alone.  Why is that so significant? The U.S. figures take into account solar jobs in PV, solar hot water and concentrating solar power; Germany is only factoring in solar PV.And as a reader over at Clean … Continue reading

Huge Growth Expected for North American Solar Industry

As Conference Committee Chair of Intersolar North America for the past three years, I witnessed the ebb and flow of policy, regulation, investments and its effect on the solar industry. The U.S. solar market has the potential to double once again in 2011, making it a contender for the world’s largest solar market by 2015. … Continue reading

Mitsubishi i North American launch to begin on West Coast and in Hawaii

The Mitsubishi i will launch in Hawaii and select West Coast states this fall.(Credit: Mitsubishi) The 2012 Mitsubishi i will be riding a big wave to Hawaii, the first North American state to receive the all-electric car.The Japanese automaker today revealed that beginning this month, Hawaiian consumers will be able to reserve the Mitsubishi i … Continue reading

American pikas: Contemporary climate change alters the pace and drivers of extinction

ScienceDaily (Apr. 21, 2011) — Local extinction rates of American pikas have increased nearly five-fold in the last 10 years, and the rate at which the climate-sensitive species is moving up mountain slopes has increased 11-fold since the 20th century, according to a study soon to be published in Global Change Biology.The research strongly suggests … Continue reading

Growth of American Wind Power means a cleaner Earth

Washington, DC On this celebration of Earth Day, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) is proud to note that beyond being affordable and homegrown, wind is by far one of the cleanest forms of energy on the planet. As evidence, wind uses no water, requires no fuel, and has no waste. “The fact that wind … Continue reading

Like Superman, American University Will Get Its Energy from the Sun

More than 2,150 solar photovoltaic panels will be installed by July on six American University buildings resulting in the largest solar power system in the District of Columbia.In addition, 174 solar thermal energy panels will be installed on four campus buildings by July, providing hot showers to more than 2,000 students living on campus and … Continue reading

3rd German American Energy Conference – Registration Extended Till 5 May

The deadline for registration for the 3rd German American Energy Conference 2011is extended until Thursday, 5 May! The conference titled “Global Energy Challenges – Transatlantic Business Opportunities” takes places in Berlin on May 12 – 13, 2011, and is hosted by the German American Chambers of Commerce (GACC) and the German Energy Agency (dena). The conference … Continue reading

American University’s New School of International Service expected to be LEED Gold

Green Technology: American University’s New School of International Service expected to be LEED Gold Green Technology Achieve a Sustainable Future with Green Technology. Create Innovation for New Energy. « Google in Bechtel out as Brightsource solar project investor | Main American University’s New School of International Service expected to be LEED Gold American University new … Continue reading

Ormazabal’s wind farm solution is certified according to IEEE standards for the North American market.

Ormazabal has certified according to IEEE C37.74 and C37.20.3 (ANSI approved Aug 7 2003) the complete product range CGM.3 and CGMCOSMOS metal enclosed switchgear for alternating current systems up to 38 kV and it’s integrated protection solution ekorRPT, ekorRPG and ekorVPIS. The certification was issued by Intertek testing services the 29th of March 2011. The … Continue reading