Chicago to Launch Nation’s Largest Smart Grid Energy Pilot Program

The ins and outs of tomorrow’s energy grid will be tested on an unprecedented scale in Chicago. Local utility ComEd, a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation, will use $5 million in Recovery Act funding to institute the program, which will initially outfit 8,000 homes with advanced smart meters in order to test how well consumers manage [...]

SolarWorld Inks Deal in Qatar, Joins Heavy Push for Middle Eastern Solar Investment

SolarWorld has climbed on-board the new venture investment called Qatar Solar Technologies.  Headquartered in Qatar, this will be the first production facility for polysilicon technologies on the Arabian Peninsula.  The plant will have an annual production capacity of around 3,600 tons of high-purity polysilicon during its first stage in 2012.

This investment stems from a [...]

Free Publication: How Do “Green” Claims Affect the Building Products Industry?

Intertek is now offering a free white paper called, “Green” Revolution: What does it mean to the building products industry?  This paper covers the challenges manufacturers face when they make “green” claims about their products, and how to eliminate potential pitfalls in the process.  The paper stems from increased public scrutiny in the wake of [...]

SolarWorld Enters Landmark Partnership with Portland Soccer Team

SolarWorld, the largest solar manufacturer in the United States, has entered a landmark deal to be the primary jersey sponsor of the Portland Timbers, a professional soccer team in Portland, Oregon. Soccer, the most dominant sport in the world (outside of North America), is nothing new to SolarWorld, but the deal with the Timbers marks [...]

Controversial “Anti-Solar” Bill Yanked After Industry Uprising in Arizona

Members and supporters of Arizona’s fledgling solar industry are breathing a sigh of relief after a bill was withdrawn that would have revised the state’s renewable portfolio standard. Just last year, Arizona passed landmark legislation creating tax credits for solar manufacturers and in no time, international solar giant Suntech Power Holdings decided to build a [...]

PG&E Shrugs Off the Hyped-Up Bloom Box

The hottest thing in alternative energy right now is the Bloom Box. That clever, standalone fuel cell that its creators say could erase the need for grid-tied energy systems, power lines and even utilities. Since its revelation on 60 Minutes last month, followed by a much-hyped presentation at eBay headquarters in Silicon Valley, the Bloom [...]

New Porsche Hybrid Concept Car Gets 78 Miles to the Gallon

You know what the world needs? A plug-in hybrid that can go from 0-60 mph in three seconds. Soon, fast-driving, sports-car-loving greeners may be able to enjoy the fast lane guilt-free with Porsche’s new plug-in hybrid concept car. Unveiled the night before the Geneva Auto Show, the Spyder 918 allegedly has a 500 horsepower V-8 [...]

Incredible Boat Made from Recycled Plastic Bottles Unveiled in San Francisco

David De Rothschild and friends have been tooling around for some time on an ambitious project to build a seaworthy boat out of recycled plastic bottles. Late last week, the crew finally shared their vision, The Plastiki, to the world in San Francisco Bay. The Plastiki will sail 11,000 miles from San Fran to Sydney, [...]

Feds Back Loans for World’s Largest Solar Power Plant

The Obama administration has given initial approval for $1.4 billion in federal loan guarantees to help build the world’s largest solar power complex in California’s Mojave desert. Brightsource Energy’s Ivanpah solar complex would consist of three phases (Ivanpah 1, 2 and 3), totaling nearly 400 megawatts of concentrated solar power. Obama’s decision to guarantee the [...]

PlanetSolar Boat Unveiled, Prepped for Record-Setting Trip in April

PlanetSolar, the solar-powered boat that will circumnavigate the globe, was officially unveiled last week in the German port town of Kiel. After extensive testing in the meantime, PlanetSolar will set out this April to become the first boat in the world propelled only by solar power. An international team of scientists, engineers, boat builders and [...]

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