Tag Archives: 2010
Cyber Monday 2010
In 2010, Cyber Monday takes place on November 29, and it is the biggestonline shopping day of the year. On this day buyers are shopping onlineto take advantage of the deals offered on the web. Online shopping isgenerally a greener way to shop, this is due to the fact that trucks can deliver goods efficiently [...]
R.I.P, Wakonda Solar (2005-2010)
Unable to raise further cash, solar startup Wakonda has joined thegrowing list of defunct venture capital-funded greentech firms. Thefirm’s phone is out of service although their website is still up (It claims they’re hiring). The CEO is still pursuingsolar technology according to investors, but Wakonda seems to be winding down as a VC-funded startup. Wakonda’s [...]
Greenbuild 2010 Wrap-Up
Today is the final day of the U.S. Green Buidling Council’s annual Greenbuild Conference. This year it is being held in Chicago, where attendees can check out the latest greenbuilding products and sit in on discussions with preeminent figures in the field. Top 10 Green Building Products Pubisher BuildingGreen, Inc. announced its ninth-annual Top 10 [...]
IEA World Energy Outlook 2010
The IEA world energy outlook is a yearly report that details global renewable energy industryfactors and policies moving forward based on the year’s market trends,as well as environmental factors. This year’s report outlines threescenarios: 1. the scenario that we stay at current renewable energypolicies, 2. All G20 countries follow through on their future renewableenergy policy [...]
iSuppli boosts 2010 solar installation forecast; 2011 stays on track
Stronger than expected growth in Germany has prompted iSuppli Corp. toboost its 2010 forecast for global installations of Photovoltaic (PV)solar systems. Worldwide installations in 2010 will amount to15.8 Gigawatts (GW), up from iSuppli’s previous outlook of 14.2GW. Thiswill represent 118.7 percent growth from 7.2GW in 2009. iSuppli nowforecasts that installations in 2011 will amount to [...]
PV Industry Will Grow 92% in 2010 to Surpass 15 GW
Global solar photovoltaics (PV) panel production will eclipse 15gigawatts this year, according to GTM Research’s latest report, PV Technology, Production and Cost Outlook: 2010–2015. While subsidy cuts in key markets will lead to slower growth in 2011and beyond, panel production will still exceed 25 gigawatts by 2013. Atthe same time, increasing competition between suppliers will [...]
Solar Industry Grows in 2010
On October 13th, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and GRM Researchreleased the “U.S. Solar Market Insight” report covering industry action in the first half of 2010. The news is encouraging: the report revealsthere is growth in the solar industry despite the struggling capitalmarkets and economy. “First half solar installations grew beyond expectations as a [...]
Ascent Solar to exhibit at DIREC 2010 $ASTI
Ascent Solar Technologies Inc., a developer of flexible thin-filmphotovoltaic modules, will be exhibiting at the Delhi InternationalRenewable Energy Conference, also known as DIREC 2010 hosted by theIndian Government. Ascent Solar is participating as part of aUnited States of America lead delegation to promote clean energytechnology partnership between India and the United States. Ascent Solar will [...]
GreenBiz Innovation Forum 2010
Leaders in sustainability are coming together on October 19 and 20, for an event called the GreenBiz Innovation Forum. This forum is designed to help businesses embrace innovation and sustainability as part of their fundamental strategy. This is the first event for global companies focusing on how to embedinnovation into their DNA to achieve both [...]