Fear of the disintegration of the Euro resurfaced in May, sending all stocks downward. Clean energy stocks once again fell more than the market as a whole. Possible causes are that many clean energy sectors are exposed to further loss of European subsidies, and that clean energy stock...
Residential Case Study: Smart Refrigerator Controls, Links to Electric Grid. Home appliances are increasingly making use of technology-centered efficiency such as smart controls and communication technologies to improve their efficiency levels. Some products, to meet upcoming federal ...
While there are big question marks about the financial and environmental sustainability of existing unconventional oil and gas production, I think it’s fair to say that the industry has ramped up production of these low-grade resources faster than many peak oil forecasters anticipated...
So it was with sobering political reality that Karl Rove, a Republican strategist revered for his ability to build the type of coalitions that move voters and legislators alike, spoke to a weary industry Tuesday at Windpower 2012 in Atlanta. Rove, who in many ways cut his political te...
North and South Carolina have at least 30 wind-related manufacturing plants, including a major turbine factory in Greenville, S.C., and fiberglass factories in Shelby and Lexington, N.C. Florida boasts another 14 such facilities, while Arkansas has nine — five in business and four in ...
The potential for new energy efficiency remains enormous. While a large portion of our past efficiency gains came from improvements in individual products, appliances, and equipment, and these device-level technology improvements will continue to play an important role, looking ahead ...
The next generation of efficient ground source heat pumps are a significant step forward in energy efficient climate control. Nevertheless, for the next few years, I’d expect that these variable speed compressor pumps will only be used in a small fractions of installation. Geothermal ...
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June 04, 2012 - Online study programs through the American Institute of Health Care Professionals now include certification and continuing education in hypnotherapy. For individuals aiming to become certified hypnotherapists, there are hypnosis courses offered through the American Col...
Sierra Club launches 'Wind Works' campaign Posted: 2012-06-05 Tom Gray New campaign advocates for renewing Production Tax Credit for wind Today the Sierra Club launched “Wind Works,” a new campaign to advocate for renewal of the federal Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind energy. The...
June 4, 2012 (Albuquerque, NM) – SCHOTT Solar high performance panels recently helped the Albuquerque International Sunport reach a significant milestone on its solar energy system, capacity of 1 MW after adding more than 1,750 high performance SCHOTT Solar panels. Affordable Solar of...
Many are firmly opposed and a few more are skeptical of the nuclear energy industry. A big concern is the waste resulting from the uranium enrichment process that is part and parcel of the reactors we have chosen to use for nuclear power generation. Some see recycling of the waste as ...
Established in 2000 under the U.S. Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund — a program of the Treasury — the NMTC has thus far provided 664 tax credits worth a cumulative $33 billion. The purpose of NMTCs is to catalyze economic activity and job creation in under-serv...
During this presidential election year, any solar company failure in the U.S. is no longer simply a story of technological viability or market trends. As the ghost of Solyndra continues to haunt the industry, solar bankruptcies are now political. The recent bankruptcy of Lowell, Mass....
The "Solar for All" bill, AB 1990, passed the House by a vote of 49 to 27 and was reported to the Senate. The move is the first significant action on feed-in tariffs in California during this legislative session. It is also the first time in North America that advocates for the poor a...
ATLANTA, GA.June 4, 2012A leading supplier of wind turbines for utility-scale wind energy projects, GE (NYSE: GE) is announcing eight of its wind turbines will power a 12.6-megawatt (MW) community wind initiative in rural southwestern Iowa. The turbines were purchased by 180 communi...
- Support industry events which are in the strategic interest of AWEA and VDMA members. "This is a great marriage of two strong wind power nations and organizations," said AWEA CEO Denise Bode. "The timing couldn't be better as we celebrate America's growing wind power manufacturing s...
Renewable Energy Systems Canada Inc. (RES Canada) has inaugurated SunE Rutley, which the company says is Ontario's first large-scale solar feed-in-tariff (FIT) project. Ontario's FIT program was established in 2006 by the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) to stimulate investment in renewa...
