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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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

FPL powers STEM education for Florida students

Just in time for the new school year, Florida Power & Light Company has expanded its innovative education programs to include STEM subjects -- science, technology, engineering and mathematics. To help support teachers and students, FPL has partnered with Adopt-A-Classroom to offer a matching donation to 500 classrooms in FPL's 35-county service territory. To qualify for the match, ...

Aug. 11, 2011

By Florida Power & Light Company

The Principal Solar Institute Documents Role of Solar To Power Organic, Local Food Production

Principal Solar, Inc. (PSI; OTC Pink: PSWW), a publicly traded solar energy holding company executing a unique roll-up strategy to create the world's first distributed solar utility, today announced the release of “Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Organic Food Supply.” Authored by James W. Keyes, chairman, Key Development LLC, R. Michael Martin, executive vice president, ...

Dec. 4, 2012

By Principal Solar, Inc.

Leading Companies Team Up to Develop an Unrivalled Lithium Sulfur Solar Energy Storage System

A consortium of leading energy companies is to develop safe, lightweight and robust solar energy storage systems for the military around the world and will also be adapted for the commercial and residential market. Lincad, Oxis Energy, Pure Wafer and Solutronic have pooled their expertise in order to incorporate the breakthrough technology they've developed to create a system that will comprise ...

Jun. 12, 2013

By Solutronic AG

Pakistan’s renewable energy awaits tapping

Pakistan's vast renewable energy potential remains largely untapped for a mix of reasons, twin analyses show. The analyses, to be published in the June 2012 issue of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, say exploiting Pakistan’s massive, unexploited renewable energy sources, particularly hydroelectric and solar, can help plug its widening energy deficit and improve livelihoods. The ...

May 23, 2012

By SciDev.Net