Soligent and SunWize have decided to integrate and combine their operations in order to reportedly become the largest provider of solar distribution and dealer services in the US. Their combined portfolio of offerings involve financing and value-added services for solar installers, energy efficiency firms, electrical contractors, and roofing companies. The … [continued]
Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment Senior Fellow Mark Jacobson says the United States has the technology and logistical ability to convert to all-renewable energy sources by 2050—if we can manage to exercise the social and political will to do so. He’s the guy who told David Letterman we already have … [continued]
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved five renewable energy projects yesterday that total 1,088 megawatts (MW) in capacity. 711 MW of that capacity is from solar PV power projects. The remaining 377 MW are from wind power projects. In total, annual generation of 2,927 gigawatt-hours (GWh). More details: Solar Power Plants “Southern … [continued]
These look pretty cool. And apparently they are getting popular in San Diego. They are small wind turbines combined with solar panels from DyoCore. The name of this product is SolAir.
General Electric (GE) seems to be in the news almost everyday lately. The latest news regarding this cleantech leader is that it, ConocoPhilips and NRG Energy Inc. are putting $300 million into a joint venture investing in “next-generation energy technologies.” Energy Technology Ventures is the name of the investment company. It … [continued]
Some of the best or biggest clean transportation news from the past week (other than what we covered): Road Trains This is actually an idea my dad had a few years ago. I figured at that time someone was probably working on it, but had never heard of such a … [continued]
The following is a special guest post from the President of OnGreen.com, Stanley Holt (more info on Stanley and OnGreen.com is on the bottom of this post). I know a number of our regular readers are clean tech experts and entrepreneurs, so I’m hoping the following opportunity is useful to … [continued]
It’s not a team from the Sunshine State (Florida), but one from equally sunny California. The NBA team with a huge new solar installation is the Golden State Warriors. [social_buttons] You may think that putting some solar panels on a practice facility isn’t a big deal. But when you consider … [continued]
Transit use boomed from 2006-2008, but not in traditionally transit-friendly areas. This shows hope for more transit use in traditionally car-oriented places in the US in the future. An analysis of the most recent transit use data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that transit use grew by up to … [continued]
