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Desert Counties DO Benefit from Utility Projects
As other reporters and bloggers have pointed out, Sunday’s Los Angeles Times ran a one-sided and misinformed article questioning the economic benefits of utility-scale solar projects on desert counties. Let’s be perfectly clear – the counties where utility-scale solar projects are being built are benefitting significantly in direct and economic investments, tax revenues and job creation. For example, our [...]
In Focus: Dupont’s Solar Quality Standards
Solar installations were removed from twenty-four San Diego Unified School District campuses after corrosion was discovered that threatened the possibility of electrical issues that could lead to fires. The 4.3-megawatt installation was built in 2005-06 by Solar Integrated Technologies (SIT). SIT was acquired by Energy Conversion Devices (ECD) (PINK:ENERQ) in 2009. ECD’s Uni-Solar manufactured the [...]
3 Top Solar Stocks to Benefit from Obama-approved Massive Solar Project
The Obama administration, on Monday, gave a nod for a massive solar project in the state of California. The 1,000-megawatt solar project on federal land in Southern California will be the largest solar project everbuilt on U.S. public lands. The approval of the project marksthe beginning of a boom in solar power on federal lands, [...]
Owners of Solar Panels in Hawaii to Benefit from Feed-In Tariff
Hawaii’s plans for a feed-in tariff — which have been in the works for quite some time — are one step closer to being realized, thanks to a decision Wednesday by the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (HPUC).The decision is part of a broad push in Hawaii to get 40 percent of thestate’s electricity from renewable resources [...]
Global Social Benefit Incubator
On August 26 Santa Clara University is host to the 2010 Global SocialBenefit Incubator (GSBI) which is receiving entrepreneurs from aroundthe world. The day will feature business plan presentations thatshowcase innovative adaptation of technology and models of socialchange. The (GSBI) program at Santa Clara University supportssustainable social ventures. It combines classroom instruction infinance, marketing creation, [...]
3 Clean Energy ETFs That Can Benefit from China
This fear has compounded withweak earnings out of many large banks, and tempered growth predictionsfor mainland China to reduce expectations for one of the main driversof growth in the emerging world. The government has stepped in to cooldown the red-hot Chinese economy, in order to avoid inflationarypressures but still keep the economy growing at an [...]
Solar-powered Irrigation Of Great Benefit to African Villagers
Solar-powered drip irrigation systems significantly increased vegetable production in villages in the western African nation of Benin,improving nutrition and boosting household incomes, according to a newstudy. The study, led by a researcher at Stanford University’s Programon Food Security and the Environment, installed solar-powered dripirrigation systems in two villages in Benin and compared theimpact with two [...]
Channeling Innovation to Benefit Humanity (AMAT)
AppliedMaterials CEO Mike Splinter presents former U.S. Vice President andNobel laureate Al Gore with the 2009 James C. Morgan GlobalHumanitarian award. It would be tough duty to be a judge for the Tech Awards,the annual global technology competition sponsored by AppliedMaterials. Every one of the laureates, as they call the amazing groupof finalists each year, [...]