More Connecticut Residents Now Eligible for CT Solar Lease Program
The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund (CCEF) today announced that more Connecticut residents will now be able to qualify for financial...
President Obama Announces $3.4 Billion Investment to Spur Transition to Smart Energy Grid
Speaking at Florida Power and Light’s (FPL) DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center, President Barack Obama today announced the largest...
2.5 Million New Jobs Could Be Created with Clean-Energy Investments
The Center for American Progress, alongside the Political Economy Research Institute at the University of Massachusetts, has undertaken detailed analysis of the impacts that strong climate and clean-energy legislation could have on the U.S. economy. It looked at a suite of policies designed to curb CO2 emissions by driving investment into clean energy technology, and assessed their impact on employment opportunities, economic growth and people’s incomes.
Liberia Finds Solar Power Gets Things Moving Again
Liberians who live, study, or work outside the limited electric grid of the capital, Monrovia, do not have affordable, reliable...
AMORE Alliance Celebrates the Coming of Light to Remote Parts of Mindanao
On 10 June 2009, the coming of light to over 8,000 households in more than 270 rural villages in Mindanao...
Project for Algae to Turn Coal Plant C02 Into Biofuel Awarded $70m by DOE
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced that Arizona Public Service (APS), Phoenix, Ariz., has been awarded $70.5 million...
Beyond the Storm, Eco-Friendly Dream Homes
“I don’t think I will ever miss the old home; it never protected us from floods and storms!” said Dadi...
Slow-flowing water powers eGen system
The first few models that inventor Joel Douglas made he tested in his bathtub. Then he tested bigger versions, in...
America’s Largest Solar Plant Comes Online
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has announced the near completion of its DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center in Arcadia, Florida. This solar power plant will be producing electricity by the end of month. This project is ahead of its schedule. The plant has an impressive number of 90,000 photovoltaic panels. Experts claim that this solar power plant will generate around 110MW of electricity by the end of 2010.
Team Germany Wins 2009 Solar Decathlon
U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman today announced the winners of the 2009 Department of Energy Solar Competition on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Team Germany, the student team from Darmstadt, Germany, won top honors by designing, building, and operating the most attractive and efficient solar-powered home. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign took second place followed by Team California in third place.