India’s ministry of New and Renewable Energy is working on a proposal to start several diploma and technical training courses in renewable energy specifically in solar energy systems. The ministry feels that there would be tremendous demand for skilled technicians as several project developers would launch their solar energy plants … [continued]
The Philadelphia Navy Yard, once home mainly to mothballed ships and notorious for asbestos contamination, has undergone a gradual transformation in the last ten years since the site was cleaned up and new businesses moved in. Now things are really starting to heat up. The U.S. Department of Energy will put up $122 million for a new “Energy Innovation Hub” to be located at the Navy Yard, featuring a partnership between United Technologies and Pennsylvania State University.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has invited 34 clean energy companies to present their business plans at the annual Industry Growth Forum next month, and the event promises a glimpse into the green jobs growth potential of sustainable technology. The Growth Forum has already established an impressive record for attracting investors. Growth Forum presenters have raised more than $3.4 billion since 2oo3, which is all the more impressive considering that includes a full five years under the Bush administration, which was no friend to the clean tech business community.
Part of a new U.S. Department of Energy grant for innovative geothermal technology is going to a project that could help small towns and mid-sized cities generate low cost local power, cut their carbon footprint, create new green jobs, and even develop local sources for fish and produce.
The U.S. Navy’s Seal Beach facility in California is now home to a new $1.9 million solar parking lot, thanks to funding from the federal Recovery Act.
The U.S. Department of Energy dedicated $338 million in Recovery Act funds for new geothermal projects last year, and now the agency has added another $20 million to the pot.
With the addition of Hawaii; the latest state to allow SunRun solar power purchase agreements to compete with utility power, homeowners in nine states now have the option for solar that’s cheaper from the first month than dirty power and costs little or nothing to start. In Hawaii, SunRun hits … [continued]
Here’s an idea for harvesting waste energy in a naturally synergistic combination. Many people who have air conditioners have swimming pools. Both take energy: one to cool, one to warm. Could you make use of the waste heat that your air conditioner generates as a byproduct when it cools your … [continued]
Researchers at North Carolina State University have used nano-engineering technology to develop new superstrong aluminum alloys with a plastic-like ability to stretch under stress. The new material could help lower the cost of solar power installations, and it also has the potential to replace far heavier metals such as steel … [continued]
Solar industry powerhouse Sunpower Corp. is busy creating new green jobs in the renewable energy sector, the latest endeavor being a group of contracts for a minimum of 20 megawatts in new solar installations for the U.S. Navy, Air Force, General Services Administration and National Renewable Energy Laboratory. All together, … [continued]
