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Concentrix Solar Joins Transgreen Initiative
Soitec says its Concentrix Solar division, which focuses on concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) systems, has joined the Transgreen Initiative. Transgreen was recently created within the context of the Mediterranean Solar Plan to stimulate the development of a Trans-Mediterranean electric powertransmission network to respond to the significant expected needs forelectricity exchange between the two sides of the [...]
State Dep’t Briefing on Global Shale Gas Initiative
David L. Goldwyn Coordinator for International Energy Affairs Washington, DC August 24, 2010 MR. CROWLEY: Good afternoon, and welcome to the Department of State.To start off today, we have our State Department Coordinator for International Energy Affairs David Goldwyn. He’s here to brief you on the Global Shale Gas Initiative Conference that is still ongoing [...]
California Solar Initiative Making Good Progress Thus Far
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) last week issuedits annual assessment of the California Solar Initiative, a $2.2 billion effort to install 1,940 megawatts(MW) of solar capacity across the state by 2016. On balance, thecommission’s findings are positive: Three years into the state’s 10-year solar program, California isalready 42 percent of the way towards its [...]
Asian Development Bank Creates $9 Billion Solar Power Initiative
The Asian DevelopmentBank (ADB) has announced a massive plan to spur solar power growthin Asia. The ADB has designed the Asia Solar Energy Initiative, will infuseUS$9 billion of capital into the regional market. ADB’s plan is tostimulate the industry quickly and generate 3,000-megawatts of solarpower in the next three years. The Asia Solar Energy Initiative [...]
Regional Power Purchase Initiative Plans 14.4 MW Purchase
The County of Santa Clara, Calif., and severalpartnering cities, VTA, Rethink Waste and Joint Venture Silicon Valleyhave launched the Regional Renewable Power Purchase Initiative, a multi-jurisdiction renewable energy procurement effort. According to the County of Santa Clara, this is the U.S.’ largest publicrenewable energy procurement in terms of both number of sites and number of [...]
3TIER Completes Global Solar Resource Mapping Initiative
Seattle-based 3TIER has completed its REmapping the World initiative, which was launched in March 2008 to address the lack of reliable information regarding resource potential and availability. Withthe release of a global solar map and data set, the company says it hascompleted its goal of identifying and mapping the world’s wind andsolar resources using a [...]
The California Solar Initiative Framework
Solar installations are only financially viable, at this stage, whenthe cost can be mitigated by financial incentives like tax credits andsolar energy rebates. While the wisdom of including solar power in ournation’s energy portfolio is now generally accepted, this wasn’t alwaysthe case. It took a certain amount of vision–and gumption–for the firstserious supporters of solar [...]
Southern California Edison Launches Solar Training Initiative
Today, Southern California Edison (SCE) launched a $1 millioninitiative providing funds to community college students pursuing greenjobs training or education. The Green Job Initiative will make$1,000/year scholarships available to hundreds of students at theprogram’s ten participating colleges, which include schools in LosAngeles, Cerritos, San Bernardino, and more southern Californiacommunities. “Green jobs” is a slightly nebulous [...]
Ascent Solar (ASTI) Chosen For Solar America Initiative
Ascent Solar just announced that it has been selected for the SolarAmerica Initiative pre-incubator program by the US Department ofEnergy. This is significant news for Ascent because the project awardincludes a year-long subcontract valued at approximately $315,000. TheSolar America Initiative per-incubator program is brought to you by theAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act. From a company [...]