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UK Feed-In Tariffs Make Solar Roof Projects a ‘Safe’ Investment
Monday, 30 Mar, 2009 – 14:15 | 4 Comments
UK Feed-In Tariffs Make Solar Roof Projects a ‘Safe’ Investment

Renting people’s roofs to deploy solar panels could be a safe source of income for Pension funds, under renewable feed-in tariffs set to come into force in April 2010 in the U.K. Jeremy Leggett, the …

Biofuel for Hawaii
Sunday, 29 Mar, 2009 – 14:58 | 4 Comments
Biofuel for Hawaii

Sustainable biofuels could provide Hawaii with enough fuel, food and fiber to significantly reduce it’s dependence on foreign sources of fossil fuel and imported food.
Biofuel plantations could revitalize Hawaii’s agricultural sector, anchoring a cluster of …

Cathy Zoi to Head Renewable Energy Post at DOE
Saturday, 28 Mar, 2009 – 13:29 | No Comment
Cathy Zoi to Head Renewable Energy Post at DOE

Cathy Zoi has had a long career promoting renewable energy and fighting climate change, and is now President Barack Obama’s nomination to be the Energy Department’s assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy, the …

Arizona Recieves $200 Million to Stimulate Green Future
Saturday, 28 Mar, 2009 – 12:19 | No Comment
Arizona Recieves $200 Million to Stimulate Green Future

Nearly $200 million in federal stimulus money is coming to help Arizona move into a green future.
State, local governments and individual homeowners will be provided with money to find new ways to conserve energy, generate …

17.6 Percent Increase in Renewable Energy Generation in 2008
Saturday, 28 Mar, 2009 – 11:35 | One Comment
17.6 Percent Increase in Renewable Energy Generation in 2008

New figures released this week by the Energy Information Administration showed that non-hydro renewable energy increased 17.6 percent in 2008 compared to the year before.
Overall electricity generation was down 1 percent in 2008, most likely …

First Solar to Build 30-megawatt Solar Farm in New Mexico
Wednesday, 25 Mar, 2009 – 19:13 | 3 Comments
First Solar to Build 30-megawatt Solar Farm in New Mexico

A 30-megawatt solar farm in New Mexico, will be built by First Solar (FSLR) which has entered into a contract with the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Authority.
The New Mexico contract is worth around $98 million …

Benefits of Solar Roof Tiles
Monday, 23 Mar, 2009 – 8:42 | 4 Comments
Benefits of Solar Roof Tiles

If you would like to install solar panels, but don’t like the aesthetic appearance of conventional, or older style solar panels then a great alternative might be solar roof tiles. Also known as solar roof …

Credit Crunch Hits Plans to Invest in Scotland’s Electricity Transmission Network
Sunday, 22 Mar, 2009 – 5:42 | No Comment
Credit Crunch Hits Plans to Invest in Scotland’s Electricity Transmission Network

Ignacio Galàn, the charismatic chairman and chief executive of Iberdrola, owner of ScottishPower, was held a press conference ahead of the Iberdrola’s annual meeting. He raised concerns about ScottishPower’s ability to invest in the UK …

How the Smart Grid Could Benefit from Stimulus Package
Wednesday, 18 Mar, 2009 – 9:18 | No Comment
How the Smart Grid Could Benefit from Stimulus Package

Research firm IDC has issued a new report that says that renewable energy is set to receive the lion’s share of new revenues from the stimulus– but that smart grid and energy efficiency companies should …

Shell Scales Back Investment in Renewable Energy
Wednesday, 18 Mar, 2009 – 3:52 | One Comment
Shell Scales Back Investment in Renewable Energy

The oil company Royal Dutch Shell Plc doesn’t plan to make any more large investments in wind and solar energy in the future and does not expect hydrogen to play an important role in energy …