The City of Palo Alto has written a $495,970 rebate check to Hewlett-Packard (HP) for designing and constructing a new data center that is cooled mostly with fresh air. It is estimated HP will save nearly 5 million kWh per year by using this system, rather than a conventional one … [continued]
Q2 was a record quarter for the US solar market, intensifying opposition and populist rhetoric notwithstanding. Utility solar power installations powered second quarter gains in solar power capacity, though residential solar power installations increased for the fourth consecutive quarter, according to SEIA-GTM Research’s latest quarterly report. […]
It can with your help — submit a comment to the FHFA by Thursday, Sept. 13! After effectively suspending residential PACE energy efficiency and renewable energy municipal financing programs in 2010, and then being taken to federal court and required to do a revised rule making, the Federal Housing Finance … [continued]
This is no football fantasy: NFL stadiums are aiming to be a little greener. At MetLife Stadium — home to both the New York Giants and Jets — about 1,350 solar panels form a ring around the top of the structure. This solar panel ring, designed by NRG Energy, … [continued]
Having boosted Seagen’s energy output 2 GWh since January, the Siemens MCT project team is looking forward to additional deployments in the UK, as well as orders from other tidal power project developers. […]
Despite publishing about 75 articles in the past week, there are still a ton of big news stories we couldn’t get to that we wouldn’t want you to miss. Here’s a summary post on some wind energy, energy efficiency, and other cleantech news from the past week: Wind Energy … [continued]
Despite publishing about 35 articles on solar power in the past week, there are still a ton of big solar news stories we couldn’t get to but that we wouldn’t want you to miss. Here’s a quick summary of them: 25MW California Solar Project Now Under Construction: SolarWorld has … [continued]
Japan’s third-biggest mobile phone company, Softbank corporation, and Mitsui and Co. have joined hands to build and operate the nation’s largest solar power plant. With a planned capacity of 39.5 MW, the solar power plant demonstrates the increasing interest of companies in the renewable energy sector after the Fukushima … [continued]
The San Diego Zoo will be adding a solar photovoltaic canopy system and five electric vehicle chargers. Construction began on the ten solar canopies Sept. 4, and when completed they will generate 90 kW of electricity. The electricity will be used to charge EVs and for storage in a … [continued]
Kohl’s announced this week that it’s increasing its electric vehicle (EV) charging station program. According to a new release, the company plans to have 36 new EV charging stations across 18 more stores by late fall of this year. Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Texas are four states that are … [continued]
