Renewable energy
Created on Monday, 20 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Goldman Sachs, SolarCity, solar energy, solar panels, clean energy, renewable energy
May 20 -- Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS ) is investing in a $500 million fund from SolarCity (NASDAQ: SCTY ) that will in help the company install 110 MW of solar. This is the latest in a growing ... [ +++ ]
May 20 -- Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS ) is investing in a $500 million fund from SolarCity (NASDAQ: SCTY ) that will in help the company install 110 MW of solar. This is the latest in a growing ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 17 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: clean energy, renewable energy, climate change, Australia, greenhouse gas
May 17 -- The Gillard Government's Clean Energy Future package is working to help tackle climate change and enable Australia to play its part in reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. The science is ... [ +++ ]
May 17 -- The Gillard Government's Clean Energy Future package is working to help tackle climate change and enable Australia to play its part in reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. The science is ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 17 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: California, Texas, clean energy, renewable energy, solar, wind, green energy
May 17 -- California and Texas might be leading the nation’s rollout of solar and wind power, respectively, but Washington, where hydroelectric dams provide over 60 percent of the state’s energy, ... [ +++ ]
May 17 -- California and Texas might be leading the nation’s rollout of solar and wind power, respectively, but Washington, where hydroelectric dams provide over 60 percent of the state’s energy, ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 17 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Illnois, poll, clean energy, renewable energy, Zogby survey, Solar Industry Magazine
May 17 -- Wide majorities of likely Illinois voters believe it is important that the state maintain its commitment to increase its use of renewable power and support legislation that would achieve this ... [ +++ ]
May 17 -- Wide majorities of likely Illinois voters believe it is important that the state maintain its commitment to increase its use of renewable power and support legislation that would achieve this ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 16 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Associated Press, wind energy, clean energy, renewable energy birds
May 16 -- We all plug things in, and that energy has to come from somewhere. Despite what a story on the Associated Press wire today would seem to suggest, wind power is the most environmentally benign ... [ +++ ]
May 16 -- We all plug things in, and that energy has to come from somewhere. Despite what a story on the Associated Press wire today would seem to suggest, wind power is the most environmentally benign ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 16 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: PJM, wind energy, clean energy, renewable energy, energy market
May 16 -- PJM, the biggest competitive energy market in the world, could double the amount of planned wind and would still save ratepayers money, according to a new study of the PJM grid system. The PJM ... [ +++ ]
May 16 -- PJM, the biggest competitive energy market in the world, could double the amount of planned wind and would still save ratepayers money, according to a new study of the PJM grid system. The PJM ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: renewable energy, clean energy, Colorado, electric vehicles, clean transportation, sustainable transportation, Colorado
May 15 -- Colorado gets an A-minus grade when it comes to state policies that support electric vehicles, due to six bills supporting the industry that were passed by the Legislature this year, according ... [ +++ ]
May 15 -- Colorado gets an A-minus grade when it comes to state policies that support electric vehicles, due to six bills supporting the industry that were passed by the Legislature this year, according ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Arizona, solar, clean energy, net metering, renewable energy, APS, utilities
May 15 -- Net metering of rooftop solar creates value for society and the utility. Every dollar invested by Arizona Public Service (APS), the state’s dominant utility, in its net metering program will ... [ +++ ]
May 15 -- Net metering of rooftop solar creates value for society and the utility. Every dollar invested by Arizona Public Service (APS), the state’s dominant utility, in its net metering program will ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 15 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: SolarCity, solar power, renewable energy, military, rooftop solar, clean energy
May 15 -- SolarCity and Forest City Communities announced last week the start of a project providing solar energy for 6,500 military homes at the Marine Corps Base and the Navy Region in Hawaii, located ... [ +++ ]
May 15 -- SolarCity and Forest City Communities announced last week the start of a project providing solar energy for 6,500 military homes at the Marine Corps Base and the Navy Region in Hawaii, located ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Elon Musk, SolarCity, renewable energy, clean energy, solar power, solar energy
May 14 -- Sun Concept, Ampulse, Evergreen, Solyndra: the long list of defunct solar companies is enough to give pause to anyone trying to enter the business. But at least one company, SolarCity, has ... [ +++ ]
May 14 -- Sun Concept, Ampulse, Evergreen, Solyndra: the long list of defunct solar companies is enough to give pause to anyone trying to enter the business. But at least one company, SolarCity, has ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: renewable energy, Goshen College, clean energy, carbon footprint, climate change
May 14 -- Goshen College from now on will purchase all its electricity from renewable energysources, such as wind and solar power, college leaders announced Monday. The change will reduce the college’s ... [ +++ ]
May 14 -- Goshen College from now on will purchase all its electricity from renewable energysources, such as wind and solar power, college leaders announced Monday. The change will reduce the college’s ... [ +++ ]
Created on Tuesday, 14 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: LA, Los Angeles, renewable energy, clean energy, solar power, solar energy
May 14 -- Los Angeles’s power utility, which serves about 1.5 million customers, will seek bids from developers for 250 megawatts of solar power to comply with a California requirement to get 25 percent ... [ +++ ]
May 14 -- Los Angeles’s power utility, which serves about 1.5 million customers, will seek bids from developers for 250 megawatts of solar power to comply with a California requirement to get 25 percent ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 13 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: wind energy, wind power, Iowa, Warren Buffet, renewable energy, clean energy
May 13 -- Iowa sits on no deposits of oil, natural gas or coal, but we were reminded last week of the fact the state is positioned well as a player in the energy game nonetheless. On Wednesday, Gov. Terry ... [ +++ ]
May 13 -- Iowa sits on no deposits of oil, natural gas or coal, but we were reminded last week of the fact the state is positioned well as a player in the energy game nonetheless. On Wednesday, Gov. Terry ... [ +++ ]
Created on Monday, 13 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: renewable energy, New England, clean energy, RPS
May 13 -- Massachusetts is leading the New England states in securing energy produced from resources such as the wind and the sun, as it tries to meet legislative mandates for renewable energy. But ... [ +++ ]
May 13 -- Massachusetts is leading the New England states in securing energy produced from resources such as the wind and the sun, as it tries to meet legislative mandates for renewable energy. But ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 10 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: wind power, wind energy, wind farms, renewable energy, clean energy
May 10 -- Wind power had a banner year in 2012, accounting for more new generating capacity than any other resource. Despite the boom in cheap natural gas, 42 percent of all new capacity last year ... [ +++ ]
May 10 -- Wind power had a banner year in 2012, accounting for more new generating capacity than any other resource. Despite the boom in cheap natural gas, 42 percent of all new capacity last year ... [ +++ ]
Created on Friday, 10 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: PTC, Romney, Iowa, wind energy, wind farm, wind power, renewable energy
May 10 -- A controversial wind energy tax credit made MidAmerican Energy’s big new project in Iowa possible, the company’s CEO said Wednesday. MidAmerican has been one of Iowa’s biggest recipients of federal ... [ +++ ]
May 10 -- A controversial wind energy tax credit made MidAmerican Energy’s big new project in Iowa possible, the company’s CEO said Wednesday. MidAmerican has been one of Iowa’s biggest recipients of federal ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 09 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Warren Buffett, wind farms, Iowa, wind energy, clean energy, renewable energy, wind power
May 9 -- A unit of Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. plans to invest $1.9 billion to build additional wind farms in Iowa that would increase its wind generating capacity in the state by ... [ +++ ]
May 9 -- A unit of Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co. plans to invest $1.9 billion to build additional wind farms in Iowa that would increase its wind generating capacity in the state by ... [ +++ ]
Created on Thursday, 09 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: General Electric, wind, wind energy, clean energy, renewable energy
May 9 -- General Electric Co. (GE), the biggest U.S. supplier of wind turbines, expects domestic installations to double next year after the renewal of a tax credit boosts demand. Wind-farm developers ... [ +++ ]
May 9 -- General Electric Co. (GE), the biggest U.S. supplier of wind turbines, expects domestic installations to double next year after the renewal of a tax credit boosts demand. Wind-farm developers ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 08 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: renewable energy, clean energy, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, green jobs, clean energy jobs
May 8 -- If you’re a job seeker in Boston, Chicago or San Francisco with experience in energy efficiency, environmental compliance or sustainable supply chain, you may be in luck. Those are three ... [ +++ ]
May 8 -- If you’re a job seeker in Boston, Chicago or San Francisco with experience in energy efficiency, environmental compliance or sustainable supply chain, you may be in luck. Those are three ... [ +++ ]
Created on Wednesday, 08 May 2013 / Industry News
Tags: Oregon, solar energy, solar power, renewable energy, clean energy, OSEIA
May 8 -- The Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association has just published a major new peer-reviewed study, Vision to Integrate Solar in Oregon (VISOR). Bonneville Environmental Foundation was the ... [ +++ ]
May 8 -- The Oregon Solar Energy Industries Association has just published a major new peer-reviewed study, Vision to Integrate Solar in Oregon (VISOR). Bonneville Environmental Foundation was the ... [ +++ ]
