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Pasadena, California-based Energy Innovations secured $16.5 million in venture financing this week to help commercialize their rooftop PV solar concentrator systems they're calling the Sunflower. Each Sunflower module is composed of an array of mi ... More... >>
DayStar Technologies - LightFoil Solar Cells
LightFoil(TM) consists of high efficiency CIGS solar cells deposited on thin titanium foil. Less than the thickness of common household aluminum foil, LightFoil design allows for high power production from sunlight without excessive weight. The Com ... More... >>
Ex-Im Bank Offers New Terms for Renewable Energy
Washington DC Beyond their environmental benefits, renewable energy technologies are increasingly viewed as potent economic job engines. With this in mind, the Export-Import Bank of the United States is doing its part to help U.S. companies take a ... More... >>
Renewable Energy Fund Established for Asia
Bangkok, Thailand A new Euro 50 million sustainable energy investment fund is to be established in Bangkok. The Private Energy Market Fund 2 (PEMF2) aims to provide services and investment capital to enterprises and projects that generate renewabl ... More... >>
Groundbreaking for 30 MW Solar Facility in Germany
Thalheim, Germany Massachusetts-based Evergreen Solar celebrated a groundbreaking ceremony for their new 30 MW solar wafer, cell and module manufacturing plant in Thalheim, Germany. The plant is being constructed by EverQ, a recently formed stra ... More... >>
Academic Study Discredits Ethanol, Biodiesel
Ithaca, New York We regularly report on biofuels -- from industrial ethanol facilities to home-brewed biodiesel -- because they're a big slice of the renewable energy pie. A new study from Cornell University and University of California-Berkeley ... More... >>
Million Solar Roofs Bill Passes Key Committees
Washington DC The Million Solar Roofs bill, SB 1, cleared two important committees in California's State Assembly, marking what advocates called the "highest hurdle to date" in a three year battle to pass the nation's strongest solar power bill. ... More... >>
Biodiesel Mandate for Navy and Marine Facilities
Jefferson City, Missouri Beginning June 1, 2005 all U.S. Navy and Marine non-tactical diesel vehicles will be required to operate on a B20 (20 percent) biodiesel blend as part of the military's efforts to increase their use of domestic and clean ... More... >>
German Firm Expands Solar Production to 220 MW
Freiberg, Germany After securing a financing package of some 80 million Euro (US$ 103 million), Germany's SolarWorld AG will almost double their solar silicon PV manufacturing from 120 MW to 220 MW. With its world market share of 15 percent ... More... >>
Renewable Fuels Standard Introduced in the House
Washington D.C. Few issues on Capitol Hill are as easy for both sides of the aisle to support than a renewable fuel standard. Just in time for possible inclusion in comprehensive energy legislation, a bipartisan group of 22 representatives intro ... More... >>
Changes to USDA Grant Program Target Solar Energy
Washington D.C. Now into its third year, a new USDA grant program helps farmers, ranchers and rural small businesses make the commitment to install renewable energy and energy efficiency systems. But the deadline for this years applications is f ... More... >>
South Korea to Build World's Largest Tidal Power Plant
Sihung City, South Korea Plans are well underway for a tidal energy power plant off the South Korean coast that developers say will be the largest such project in the world. Known as the Sihwa Tidal Power Plant, the project would generate 260 MW ... More... >>
Ontario Feed-in Tariffs Could Cascade Across Nation
Ottawa, Ontario Canada's solar energy industry association is urging that the Ontario government follow the lead of many European countries and enact a feed-in tariff to promote renewable energy. The policy approach, moving from obscurity to its ... More... >>
Million Solar Roofs Bill Passes Senate Committee
Sacramento, California The Million Solar Roofs Bill, SB 1, passed Senate Appropriations Committee this week by a vote of eight to five with no members abstaining. This is another hurdle cleared for the bill as it approaches the possibility of a ... More... >>
Biodiesel Tax Incentive Introduced in Congress
Jefferson City, Missouri Rounding out a historic week for the biodiesel industry, on the heels of President Bush's visit to a Virginia biodiesel plant Monday, biodiesel champions in the U.S. Senate and House introduced bills to extend a federal t ... More... >>
Congress Moves Toward Doubling Ethanol Use
The U.S. Senate's Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved a bipartisan amendment during the markup of comprehensive energy legislation to enact a historic 8 billion gallon Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), a move expected to make domestic et ... More... >>
From BIPV to Vehicle-Integrated Photovoltaics
Hybrid automobiles could be made even more environmentally friendly by the addition of solar cells embedded in the cars' body panels, according to Steven Letendre, associate professor of business, economics and the environment at Green Mountain Co ... More... >>
First Solar Announces Insurance Policy to Fund Solar Module
European and U.S. Renewable Energy Leaders Endorse Innovative Insurance Program, CdTe Technology Press Release from First Solar May 25, 2005 Phoenix, Arizona First Solar, LLC announced today that is has completed a long term agreement with ... More... >>