Veolia + World Solar Challenge = Double Win?
This year’s World Solar Challenge is backed by the international environmental services giant, Veolia.
Month: September 2011
Arizona Sun, US Solar Attract France’s Saint-Gobain
Saint-Gobain Solar announced that construction of its solar thermal mirror plant in Goodyear, Arizona has begun. The plant is slated to start production in this year’s fourth quarter, creating 50 permanent jobs and manufacturing millions of square feet of solar mirrors used in solar thermal and concentrating solar power (CSP) installations, including solar concentration towers and liner Fresnel lenses.
+330,000 Jobs in 2 Decades from Energy Efficiency
Energy efficiency saves us bucket-loads of cash, but it also creates jobs for our fellow Americans (and the money they make goes back into our economy).
James Dixon, chairman of the National Association of Energy Service Companies, recently pointed out on Politico that, since 1990, the energy efficiency industry has added 330,000 jobs (I imagine some of you have such jobs). Here’s more:
New York City’s Solar Windfall Illuminates America’s Clean Energy Future
A recently released solar map of New York City found enough room on building rooftops for solar panels to power half the city during hours of peak electricity use. Taking advantage of this solar windfall could allow New Yorkers to save millions on electricity costs and create tens of thousands of jobs.
Toray’s Green Sports Car Is Invitation For Collaboration
Toray’s TEEWAVE AR1, on display at the IAA 2011, seems to be a very rare thing – an environmentally friendly sports car. The next-generation EV concept car was made with environmentally friendly materials developed by Toray itself, with the hope that it could serve as an example for other automakers.
Solar Industry on Solyndra, Tremendous Job Growth (100,000 US Jobs Now), & Doubling of Installed…
The Solar Industry is showing the highest growth, employment and innovation at a time when the balance of the country is not and media, focused on politics and Solyndra, suggests a weak or ailing industry that is being supported, against the public interest, only on the backs of government money.
Selling a Bridge to Nowhere: NREL Lithium/Carbon Metric
A NREL study concludes lithium is used more sparingly in hybrid cars per pound of carbon saved than in an EV. This has lead to false conclusions that a hybrid is better than a BEV.
Glimpse Recessed LED Lighting
Recently, Lighting Science Group unveiled a new recessed LED lighting fixture. Unlike competitors models, Glimpse can be surface mounted to a J-Box as a luminaire or be retrofit into 5” or 6” recessed downlight by replacing the existing Edison base lamp and trim.
Japanese Public Protests Plan to Reopen Nuclear Reactors
Japan has long had strong feelings on the subject of nuclear energy, only heightened by the tsunami and subsequent meltdown in Fukushima last spring. The prospect of returning to nuclear power sparked a show of public opposition on Monday in Tokyo, with at least 20,000 participants (according to the police) and perhaps as many as 60,000 (according to various media reports).
Penn State Researchers Discover Method of Off-Grid Hydrogen Production
A Penn State research team reports an unlimited supply of pure hydrogen gas can be produced using seawater, river water and organic waste. The news may mean our renewable energy infrastructure will soon undergo a dramatic shift.
