GE Invests $600 Million into Manufacturing New Solar Technology (“Most Efficient Thin Film Solar Cell…
GE just made a number of huge solar power announcements….
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Google Invests $5M in German Solar Power Plant
Google recently ventured outside the U.S. to put €3.5 million (~$5 million) into a 18.7-MW German solar power plant near Berlin.
Top Cleantech News & Commentary (40 Stories)
Top cleantech news from the last day or two.
“Zombie” Manufacturing Program Revived for Green Jobs in Solar Industry
Way back in the 1980’s, the U.S. Department of Defense devised a program that saved the American semiconductor industry from the grave, and now that same kind of model has been revived to benefit domestic solar manufacturing. Well, maybe zombie isn’t quite the right
Leading Republicans Introduce Clean Energy Bill
After years of procrastination and false claims (i.e. lies) that they were going to help make the U.S. energy independent; after flat-out denial of clear scientific facts; after proposing a market-based system for dealing with environmental pollution (cap and trade) and then demonizing it when Democrats picked it up and try to implement it, leading Republicans in the Senate seemed to have turned a major corner.
Wind Power Wilts in Wisconsin, Surges in North Dakota
Wisconsin might have the luxury of turning down opportunities to create new green jobs in the wind power industry, but North Dakota isn’t taking any chances. North Dakota’s wind industry is taking off, and the latest addition is a
Scotch Tape Maker on a Roll with Low Cost Solar “Tape”
The world would be quite a different place without Scotch tape or, for that matter, duct tape, and if history is any indicator then some time in the sparkling green future, then another kind of “tape” will be found in just about every household in America – not in a kitchen drawer, but on just about every window. That’s because
Governments Should Subsidize Loop-Based Business Models
Carbon may speed up the growth of trees (in the short-term) but certainly not our economy. For many decades, businesses were only functioning in one direction. This will have to change in the coming years, since such a one-way business focus, known as the river economy, is only focused on production of goods and leaving them in the hands of consumers, who throw them away after their product-life has ended. This will become less profitable in the coming years as the cost of natural resources will increase, resulting in higher development costs.
The U.S. Marine Corps Gets Their Biggest Ever Solar Installation
The U.S. Marines recently made news for their innovative use of suitcase-sized portable solar energy systems, and now they’ve gone in the other direction, sizewise, with a new 1.4 megawatt solar array at Camp Pendleton. It’s the largest solar installation at
LED Light Manufacturer Brings New Green Jobs to Texas
As the U.S. gears up for the forthcoming phaseout of incandescent light bulbs, two schools of action are emerging. One, spearheaded by Texas Congressmen Joe Barton and Ron Paul, seeks to roll back the plan. The other is represented by companies like Firefly LED Lighting, a Texas-based company which manufactures … [continued]
