New York’s Solar Thermal Plans
By unveiling a solar heating and cooling programme that could create 25,000 new green jobs, generate US$2.6 billion in revenue and see 2 GW of new solar thermal capacity installed in the state over the next decade, New York has revealed its ambition to become America’s national leader in solar heating and cooling. Thermal storage is also an area that, if effectively solved, would allow for additional advancement of the industry
D.light wins the prestigious Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy
D.light is making low cost, high quality, durable solar lanterns available to people in developing countries that have never had access to modern light. The company has a mass market strategy that is reaching large scale sales and improving the lives of thousands of people around the world.
Major decline in illegal logging
Illegal logging in the world's forests has fallen by nearly a quarter since 2002, according to the most thorough analysis yet. The London-based thinktank Chatham House says consumer pressure, legal restrictions by importing countries and media attention have all contributed. Some important forest countries such as Brazil, Cameroon and Indonesia have seen much larger cuts.
Community in the Peruvian Andes develops its productive capacities through renewable energy
The Community of San Francisco de Raymina nested in the Southern Peruvian highlands has moved into the first phase of...
African, Asian Nations Top Latest Water Security Risk Index
Somalia has the least secure water supply while Iceland has the most stable in the world, according to a survey...
Solar plane completes historic 24-hour flight
PAYERNE, Switzerland — An experimental solar-powered plane landed safely Thursday after completing its first 24-hour test flight, proving that the...
SELF Named a Winner in Ashoka’s Changemakers Challenge
The Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF) has been announced as one of three winners in the Women | Tools |...
Bloom Energy Makes Lower Carbon Electricity From Gas in Chattanooga, Tennessee: Scientific American
The state of Tennessee just got its first Bloom Energy “Server”, which turns any gaseous fuels into electricity using its...
Mobile Solar-Powered Biofuel Processors Will Roam the U.S. in Search of Fuel : CleanTechnica
Researchers at Purdue University have developed a concept for a new biofuel process that could enable the biofuel industry to...
Kenyan Women Light Up Villages with Solar Power
Let there be light. And thanks to the efforts of rural women in one of the most remote corners of...