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The Liquid Metal Battery Missing Link to Renewable Energy

What’s the key to using alternative energy, like solar and wind? Storage — so we can have power on tap even when the sun’s not out and the wind’s not blowing. This video presentation by inventor Donald Sadoway takes to the blackboard to show us the future of large-scale batteries that store renewable energy. As he says: “We need to think about the problem ...

Dec. 19, 2013

By GLOBE SERIES

Saudi Arabia’s coming oil and fiscal challenge

The Riyadh-based Jadwa Investment firm has produced an extremely valuable special report, "Saudi Arabia's coming oil and fiscal challenge," that addresses a series of key questions about trends in Saudi Arabia's energy sector and economy. Jadwa Chief Economist Brad Bourland and Head of Research Paul Gamble, authors of the report, noted that Saudi Arabia's government spending and domestic ...

Aug. 16, 2011

By GLOBE SERIES

Csr minute: subaru donates $5m to nonprofits with `share the love` program; sprint named to epa`s green power partners list

Subaru has announced that the company generated $5 million for charities in its third annual “Share the Love” event. From November of last year through early January of this year, Subaru donated $250 for every new vehicle sold or leased. Customers could designate one of five nonprofit organizations to receive the funds, ranging from youth mentoring to environmental protection. The ...

Feb. 16, 2011

By 3BL Media

EPA Honors U.S. Virgin Islands Environmental Champions

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has honored three individuals and organizations from across the U.S. Virgin Islands with Environmental Champion Awards for their achievements in protecting public health and the environment. EPA Regional Administrator Judith A. Enck was joined by Donovan Richards, Chair of the New York City Council's Committee on Environmental ...

Apr. 24, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

The Quantum Mechanisms of Organic Devices for Alternative Solar Panels Are Revealed

Silicon panel-based technology requires a very costly, contaminating manufacturing process, while organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices have been positioned as one of the most attractive alternatives as a source of solar energy. This research has made a ground-breaking discovery because it is the first time that the quantum mechanisms that trigger the photovoltaic function of these devices have ...

May 29, 2014

By Elhuyar Fundazioa - Basque Research

AEE Adds Entrepreneur and Executive Steve Chadima to Management Team

Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) CEO Graham Richard today announced that Steve Chadima had joined AEE as Senior Vice President, Communications, and Director, California Initiatives. A serial entrepreneur with nearly 30 years experience in energy and technology, Chadima previously served as vice president of external affairs for Suntech Power Holdings, where he led public policy, investor relations ...

Jun. 18, 2011

By The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM)

Solar Installation in San Luis Obispo County Making Ready to March into the Future

More and more homeowners are looking for cost-efficient solar installation San Luis Obispo County services these days. By now almost everybody is convinced that solar energy derives its basis from a clean, renewable and inexhaustible source, i.e. the sunlight. Electricity bills have been consistently increasing over the past few years in the state of California and people are desperately looking ...

Oct. 27, 2015

By SouthernCaliforniaSolar

Brattle Group Economists to Manage Large Purchase of Solar Alternative Energy Credits by FirstEnergy`s Pennsylvania Utilities

Economists at The Brattle Group announced today that they will administer the Request for Proposal (RFP) process for the purchase of 14,500 Solar Photovoltaic Alternative Energy Certificates (SPAECs) annually over a ten-year period on behalf of FirstEnergy's Pennsylvania Utilities. Specifically, FirstEnergy seeks to purchase 2,000 SPAECs annually for Pennsylvania Power Company (Penn Power), ...

Oct. 5, 2012

By The Brattle Group

Brattle Group Economists Complete Solar Photovoltaic Alternative Energy Credits Purchase for Metropolitan Edison Company, Pennsylvania Electric Company, and Pennsylvania Power Company

Through a competitive bidding process conducted by economists at The Brattle Group, FirstEnergy Corp.'s (NYSE: FE) subsidiaries Metropolitan Edison Company, Pennsylvania Electric Company, and Pennsylvania Power Company have successfully solicited contracts for 14,500 Solar Photovoltaic Alternative Energy Credits (SPAECs) annually over a ten-year period. One SPAEC represents the solar renewable ...

Nov. 27, 2012

By The Brattle Group

DEP to Hold Two Alternative Energy Workshops for Teachers

The Department of Environmental Protection announced today it will host two summer workshops to help teachers learn about alternative energy. The workshops, hosted by DEP in conjunction with Waste Management and Fresco Green Building Supplies, will offer presentations and site visits to a landfill and a house built using "green" technology."As energy and the environment continue to change, it is ...

May 13, 2011

By Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

White House Announces New Solar Workforce Development Program, Led by The Solar Foundation

The White House today announced a new program, led by The Solar Foundation, to help train more Americans for careers in the rapidly expanding solar workforce. The $2.1 million program, known as the Solar Training Network, is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative under the Solar Training and Education for Professionals (STEP) funding program. The Solar Training Network will ...

Jul. 19, 2016

By The Solar Foundation

China should support solar thermal energy research

China must support technological research on solar thermal energy, say Huang Ming and Yidong Gong. China is rich in solar energy. More than two thirds of the country receives more than 2,200 hours of sunshine every year. Estimates put the amount of solar radiation landing on China as up to 10,000 times the energy capacity of the Three Gorges Dam. But despite the huge potential of solar power ...

Mar. 24, 2010

By SciDev.Net

A plan to make Western Canada a global leader in clean energy

What is the biggest challenge for alternative energy? Bringing down its cost. What is the biggest challenge for traditional oil and gas companies? Becoming cleaner. As business leaders are set to arrive in Vancouver for Globe 2010 this week -- for an opportunity to really think about the business of the environment -- this could be an opportune time to consider a particular Canadian advantage, a ...

Mar. 25, 2010

By GLOBE SERIES

Solar Power Homes In Southern California Helping Families Change Over To Cleaner Resources

Nowadays, more and more homeowners are adapting to alternative source of energy, solar panel, which is free, clean and renewable. A lot of people today are already saving huge amount of money on their power bill by creating their own free energy from sunlight with installation of solar panels. Especially in Southern California, there are many solar companies which have turned up with cost ...

Sep. 14, 2015

By SouthernCaliforniaSolar

DOE finalizes $1.45 billion loan guarantee for one of the world`s largest solar generation plants

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced a $1.45 billion loan guarantee has been finalized for Abengoa Solar Inc.'s Solana project, the world's largest parabolic trough concentrating solar plant. Located near Gila Bend, Arizona, the 250-megawatt (MW) project is the first large-scale solar plant in the United States capable of storing energy it generates. Solana will produce enough energy ...

Dec. 21, 2010

By US Department of Energy

Alternative Energy Partners (AEGY) Launches Solar Thermal Energy Program Targeting Healthcare

On-Site Utility Pilot Can Provide Clean Energy for Los Angeles Hospital at 10% Less Than Conventional Utility Costs. FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA --Alternative Energy Partners, Inc. (OTCBB: AEGY) is pleased to announce that Sunarias Corporation, its wholly owned, on-site clean energy producer, will implement a pilot solar thermal energy program. Promise Hospital of East Los Angeles has been selected ...

Jun. 15, 2010

By Alternative Energy Partners, Inc.

Winter Park Falls

On Valentine’s Day, Friday, February 14, at 10:30 a.m., the City of Winter Park will show how much it “loves” its newly installed rooftop solar panels at the Public Works Compound located at 1409 Howell Branch Road. Last summer, the City Commission approved an agreement with Clean Footprint, central Florida’s leading solar development and finance company to add solar ...

Feb. 13, 2014

By Clean Footprint

HCC Begins Collaboration with First Solar to Support Alternative Energy Technology Program

Hagerstown Community College (HCC) and First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR), a leading provider of photovoltaic (PV) solar system solutions, today announced the start of collaborative initiatives for faculty and students in HCC’s alternative energy technology program to benefit from the construction and operation of the 20-megawatt Maryland Solar facility, a First Solar project currently under ...

Nov. 1, 2012

By First Solar, Inc.

Chicago-based Connexion Partners with Eaton to Address Sustainability in Larger, More Complex Facilities

Connexion, a leading provider of electrical and energy solutions to the construction trade, manufacturing, facility management firms and commercial businesses has formed a strategic partnership with Eaton Corporation, a global technology leader in diversified power management solutions. This partnership will enable Connexion to further expand their energy solutions and engineering services to ...

Mar. 15, 2012

By Connexion

Wanted: better bridges between science and aid efforts

Aid innovators are calling for more interaction with research and development communities, ahead of World Humanitarian Day, reports Imogen Mathers. In the aftermath of the devastating bomb attack on the UN's Baghdad headquarters on 19 August 2003, the UN General Assembly pushed through a resolution to hold an annual commemoration of those who were killed, and to celebrate those engaged in ...

Aug. 17, 2012

By SciDev.Net

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