Apple Inc. has received approval to build two solar power installations at its main data center in North Carolina, allowing the technology giant to run the center entirely with renewable energy by next year. The two solar farms, which will cover 250 acres near its core data center in Maiden, N.C., will utilize high-efficiency solar [...]
Carbon Sequestering Ceramic Membrane Technology Tested at MIT
In what is a new twist, researchers are claiming that one of the ways to reduce CO2 emissions may be to produce pure carbon dioxide. The claim applies to factories that rely on fossil fuels. If pure CO2 is produced, then greenhouses gases – once isolated – could be captured and buried in the earth’s [...]
In Focus: The SolarCity IPO
The Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Facebook Inc. has been dominating the news, but I am more interested in another IPO that is developing. One of the largest solar installers in the country, SolarCity, has filed a confidential application to the SEC to create an IPO of its shares. This is an exciting development, and is [...]
New Solar Tariffs: Hurting American Jobs?
Well, it happened. . . Chinese solar modules are now expected to be hit with huge tariffs. Here’s what the Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy (pretty much the most vocal and rational voice on this issue) had to say. . . Leaders and member companies of the Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy (CASE) today responded [...]
Top 3 Cleantech Innovations for 2012
This year has seen a few nice new inventions coming forwards and steps for society towards clean technology. Today we’ll look at three of them. Eco ATM A San Francisco based firm has recently attracted extra funding, to the tune of $17 million to further the deployment of it’s new Eco ATM service. With what [...]
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