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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
Red River Valley flood fight shifts north of Fargo
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — The Red River Valley flood fight shifted Sunday from the cities of Fargo and Moorhead, Minn., to rural areas north of the north–flowing river, which crested Saturday night in Fargo at its fourth highest level in recorded history.Fargo officials said the metropolitan area appears to be in good shape, but urged … Continue reading
Warm water causes extra-cold winters in northeastern North America and northeastern Asia
ScienceDaily (Mar. 30, 2011) — If you’re sitting on a bench in New York City’s Central Park in winter, you’re probably freezing. After all, the average temperature in January is 32 degrees Fahrenheit. But if you were just across the pond in Porto, Portugal, which shares New York’s latitude, you’d be much warmer — the … Continue reading
Record ozone loss over the North Pole
ScienceDaily (Apr. 8, 2011) — In the past few weeks, exceptional weather conditions have led to unprecedented ozone depletion over the Arctic. Ground and satellite observations by researchers at the Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (CNRS/UVSQ/UPMC) as well as French models show that ozone loss reached around 40% at the end of March. The phenomenon … Continue reading
Does the UN have the answers to promote solar in North Africa and Middle East?
One great resource that can stimulate growth and create the required dynamic societies is the Arab youth (about 30% of the Arab population), but only if they are well-educated and properly employed. But as we have seen the current “inability of Arab governments to provide the young with relevant employment after schooling or university education … 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
North Atlantic oceanic currents play greater role in absorption of carbon than previously thought
ScienceDaily (Mar. 21, 2011) — The ocean traps carbon through two principal mechanisms: a biological pump and a physical pump linked to oceanic currents. A team of researchers from CNRS, IRD, the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, UPMC and UBO (1) have managed to quantify the role of these two pumps in an area of the … Continue reading
Kudzu vines spreading north from US Southeast with warming climate
ScienceDaily (Mar. 25, 2011) — Kudzu, the plant scourge of the U.S. Southeast. The long tendrils of this woody vine, or liana, are on the move north with a warming climate.But kudzu may be no match for the lianas of the tropics, scientists have found. Data from sites in eight studies show that lianas are … Continue reading
Solectria Renewables to Exhibit at Building Energy and Renewable Energy World North America 2011 Trade Shows
Building Energy is hosted by the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association (NESEA) and is a conference attended by architects, designers, planners, builders, policymakers, manufacturers, and installers. The conference sessions range from emerging trends in renewable energy to deep energy retrofits of commercial and residential buildings. Solectria Renewables staff will be in booth #927 Renewable Sales’, a … Continue reading