Greensboro NC green panel, Sustainability council, City Council, January 4, 2011, Green energy The Greensboro, NC City Council, on January 4, 2011, will vote on a plan drafted by the Community Sustainability Council. The plan is directed at reducing emissions, creating green jobs and cost savings. From the Greensboro City Council schedule: “REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY JANUARY [...]
Pepsi refresh project grant voting January 1, 2011, Green Energy On-line, GEO, Energy and jobs On Saturday, January 1, 2011, we will be notified by the Pepsi Refreah Project team if our project application has been approved for voting. If approved, a link will be provided on this site as well as on our social [...]
DOE funds solar technology, Dept of Energy, Innovative technologies, Cost competitive solar energy From the US Department of Energy December 16, 2010. “Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the Department’s intent to fund up to $50 million to test and demonstrate innovative technologies that will lead to cost-competitive solar energy technologies. The demonstration program will [...]
Church cuts energy costs, Mount Washington United Methodist Church cuts cost by 25 percent From Cincinatti.com December 16, 2010. “Mount Washington United Methodist Church expects to cut its energy use by more than 25 percent after completing a $40,000 energy efficiency program, the first nonprofit to complete the new program offered by the Greater Cincinnati [...]
Home Depot solar panel kits for sale, Sunforce panels, 1230 watt kit, How to instructions Sunforce 123 Watt Solar Panel Kit, $8,550.00 Model # 39107 Internet # 100677615 From the Home Depot website: “This kit is an ideal solution for off-grid backup power and rural electrification. This kit includes ten 123 Watt solar panels, one [...]
Greensboro NC solar farm, Mosca Farm, Extend energy installation, Duke Energy purchasing excess Extend Energy of Greensboro, NC has installed a solar farm on the Mosca Farm located in the Browns Summit community. The active solar panels, that use silicon cells to convert solar energy to DC electricity, are expected to produce 52,000 kilowatts per [...]
NC solar farm approved, SunPower Corp, California company, 5 megawatt project From The Triangle Business Journal December 10, 2010. “San Jose, Calif.-based SunPower Corp. is scouting out investors to finance construction of what could become one of the largest solar energy facilities in the state. SunPower’s proposal to build a 5 megawatt project on a [...]
Geostellar Technology, 3D modeling, Track sun, Windy locations From the LA Times November 26, 2010. “Put solar panels where it’s sunny, wind farms where it’s windy. If only it were that simple. Choosing the best sites for renewable energy projects is a challenge for clean-power developers; selecting the right location and securing permits can take [...]
Solar tiles, Glass tiles, Colored glass tiles, Passive solar collectors with appeal, Leaded glass too? We are working with Barbara at GlasTiles, Inc on some projects to develop passive and possibly active solar collectors that are pleasing to the eye and even artistic. Our test today of colored glass exceeded expectations and a full scale [...]
Mexico solar energy gold mine, Mexico energy department, SENER, Solar Energy Sector From Clean Technica December 9, 2010. “A new report out from Mexico’s energy department, SENER, delves deeply into the nation’s vast solar energy potential, which is well above that of current solar energy leaders Germany and Spain. The report, Solar Energy Sector has a [...]