Education
California Solar Plant Generating Energy, Jobs and Training
19 November 2010POSTED IN Applications News
Southern California Edison (SCE) today announced that a solar power plant it has constructed on top of a 436,000-square-foot facility in Rialto, Calif. owned by an affiliate of AMB Property Corporation is now online and providing clean generation to Inland Empire customers, providing jobs to 500 workers and training through and apprentice program.
Case Study: Mounting PV on a half-round roof
10 March 2011POSTED IN Case Studies and Solar Solutions
The University of Delaware (UD) knows solar. The university is home to the Institute for Energy Conversion, which conducts research and development of thin film photovoltaic solar cells. In 2007 UD researchers led a consortium that achieved a record-breaking combined solar cell efficiency of 42.8%. In 2008 the school received a $3.75 million grant under the Solar America Initiative. The graduating class of 2009 left the school a gift of $100,000 to help fund solar projects on campus, and today that gift is being realized with the largest rooftop solar installation in the state.
The World's Largest Solar-Powered Boat Comes to Miami
17 November 2010POSTED IN Applications News
Having started its journey in Monaco in late September 2010, the world's largest solar-powered boat, the Turanor PlanetSolar, a catamaran measuring close to 31 meters in length and 15¼ meters in width, is scheduled to arrive at the Miami Beach Marina, slip A19, in Miami, Florida on Sunday, 28 November 2010 at around 12:00 PM, depending on the weather and the seas.
Clean-Tech Investor Summit to Set Tone for 2011
15 November 2010POSTED IN Business News
Clean-tech venture capitalists, government advisers, clean-energy thought leaders and corporate visionaries will convene in Palm Springs, California on 19-20 January 2011 for the 7th Annual Clean-Tech Investor Summit, the industry’s premier annual gathering.
Zahner and ABI Unveil Tessellate Adaptive Solar Shading Façade System
15 November 2010POSTED IN Applications News
A. Zahner Company and Adaptive Building Initiative (ABI) have partnered to unveil Tessellate, the latest adaptive façade system of ABI's Intelligent Surfaces platform, at the Greenbuild 2010 Expo located at McCormick Place West in Chicago, Illinois on 17-19 November 2010.
Helping Iraq Advance Sustainability
15 November 2010POSTED IN Editors Blogs
Earlier this month a Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski, the Iraq Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Oregon State University, and the Michael Scott Mater Foundation (MSMF) to implement partnerships aimed at developing sustainable engineering curricula, expanding research labs, promoting international student and faculty exchanges, and advancing other sustainability efforts at Iraq’s 23 public colleges of engineering.
EVSO and Solar-Nomics to Partner
12 November 2010POSTED IN Business News
Evolution Solar Corp. (EVSO) announced today that the company signed partnering agreement with Denver, Colorado-based solar energy services company Solar-Nomics.
Desertec University
05 November 2010POSTED IN Applications News
The DESERTEC Foundation, in cooperation with the Tunisian National Advisory Council for Scientific Research and Technology, has founded a platform for scientific cooperation for DESERTEC.
FiTs for Schools
02 November 2010POSTED IN Guest Blogs
The adoption of a more robust feed-in tariff (FiT) program in California has been a hot topic in recent news. FiT proponents argue that such a program would help push California toward energy independence, increase private sector investment in renewable technologies and encourage its deployment by homeowners and businesses across the state.
PV Power Plants 2010 Conference in Las Vegas 1-2 December
02 November 2010POSTED IN Business News
Solarpraxis AG, one of the organizers of conferences on renewable energy, will host the PV Power Plants 2010 conference, which focuses exclusively on ensuring the success of large-scale solar power plants, in Las Vegas, Nevada on 1-2 December 2010.
Cornell gets $80 Million Gift for Sustainability Research
02 November 2010POSTED IN Research
Cornell University in Ithaca, New York have created the David R. Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future with an $80 million gift from alumnus David R. Atkinson ‘60 and his wife Patricia Atkinson.
The gift turns a three-year-old pilot program they funded into a permanent, major research center focusing on challenges in the global energy, environmental and economic development arenas. According to the university, this is the largest gift ever given by an individual to its Ithaca campus and the largest gift to a university for sustainability research and faculty support.
Perpetual Energy Puts Solar on California Campus
28 October 2010POSTED IN Business News
Perpetual Energy Systems, a national power purchase agreement (PPA) provider and financier of solar-powered, renewable energy systems, and Santa Clara University (SCU) in California have activated a 968 kilowatt (kW) solar energy system.
Solar Installation Made Possible Through New Mexico Grant
28 October 2010POSTED IN Politics and Policy News
SCHOTT Solar PV, Inc. and Albuquerque-based Consolidated Solar Technologies today inaugurated a 50kW photovoltaic (PV) solar power system in the parking lot of Los Lunas High School.
DII conference: Inside the panels
28 October 2010POSTED IN Editors Blogs
Major issues of the Desertec project were discussed in three parallel sessions the afternoon of the first conference day in Barcelona. While the first two panels were packed, panel three was the least attended, but no doubt the one with the most controversial discussions. It not only had the word “social” in its title “Economic and social development in MENA”, but also the highest number of panellists from North African-countries on the stage.
SMA Solar Academy in Germany
28 October 2010POSTED IN Applications News
SMA Solar Technology AG's new training center in Niestetal Germany is housed in an innovative off the grid building that will be used to train over 15,000 seminar participants per year.
Training Facility Planned for Renewable Industries
27 October 2010POSTED IN Applications News
Airstreams Renewables, Inc. announced that its new renewable energy training facility will be built adjacent to a 1.5 to 2MW solar park in Tehachapi, California.
Dow Honors Winners of Sustainability Student Challenge
22 October 2010POSTED IN Applications News
Today, the Dow Chemical Company will recognize the winners of its second annual Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge program at a ceremony being held at Tufts University in Boston, Mass.
The Dow Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge
07 October 2010POSTED IN Research
The Dow Chemical Company announced the second annual Dow Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge Awards program, which recognizes and rewards students and universities for research and innovation to promote sustainable solutions to the world’s most pressing social, economic and environmental problems.
President Obama’s Community College Vision Begins in California
06 October 2010POSTED IN Politics and Policy News
Next week, leaders from California’s community colleges and their partners in creating a pathway to the green economy will converge in Pasadena, California at the Green California Community Colleges Summit.
SPI 2010: Free Public Night 13 October
04 October 2010POSTED IN Business News
Solar Power International 2010 opens its doors to the public on 13 October 2010 from 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.
