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Abu Dhabi CSP Plant Coming Online
A 100 megawatt (MW) concentrating solar plant (CSP) under construction in Abu Dhabi is the first of its kind in the Middle East and one of the biggest in the world. The Shams 1 facility, which covers 617 acres near Abu Dhabi, is scheduled to connect to the grid before the end of March. Because it is a parabolic trough design, it requires [...]
Energy Questions People Want Answered by Obama and Romney
Tonight’s presidential debate, which takes place in Hempstead, Long Island, is a town hall, where undecided voters get to ask the questions. Unfortunately, the subject matter is limited to foreign policy, so many important questions average voters would ask won’t be allowed (how about their positions on a constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United?). Is [...]
Thanksgiving: Learning to Live in Harmony with the Environment
Thanksgiving is the perfect time to deepen commitments to greener living and more sustainable business practices. Thanksgiving is all aboutbeing grateful for everything we have, and it is only natural that weshould show our appreciation for the environment by learning to bebetter stewards of the earth. Thanksgiving traces its origin from a 1621 Pilgrim harvest [...]
Long Live AB 32
As Californians witnessed leading up to yesterday’s election,Proposition 23, which called for the suspension of the State’s landmark AB 32 law (the Global Warming Solutions Act), was one of the most debated items on the ballot. While proponents of the proposition pegged Prop 23 as a “jobs initiative,”the real thrust of the proposition was to [...]
New Arizona Solar Info Website Goes Live Tomorrow
Good news for Arizona homeowners: you will soon have (yet another) online source for solar-related information. The Phoenix Business Journal yesterday reported that the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) will on Wednesday launch a new solar energy information website. Dubbed Arizona Goes Solar, thesite will “provide a one-stop source of information on what residentsand businesses need [...]
California Jail Solar PV System Goes Live
A northern California jail is now using the power of the sun to save millions in energy costs. On July 27th, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors “flipped the switch” on a new Yolo County Justice Campus solar photovoltaic system. The 1-megawatt solar power system wascompleted six weeks ahead of schedule. The facility, located in Woodland, [...]
ORNL Wind Gateway Goes Live
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has launched the Wind Energy Data & Information (WENDI) Gateway to provide easy access to a large amount of wind energy-related dataand information to a broad range of wind-energy stakeholders through. The Gateway has two main interfaces: the Wind Energy MetadataClearinghouse and the Wind Energy Geographic [...]
FLS Energy solar farm goes live with high-performance solar modules from Suniva
Suniva Inc., a US manufacturer of high-efficiency monocrystallinesilicon solar cells and modules, announced the commissioning of theEvergreen Solar Farm in Canton, North Carolina, with partner FLSEnergy. Set atop a former landfill, the 555 kW projectutilizes high-powered Suniva solar modules and was constructed via a20-year power purchase agreement from FLS Energy to supply clean energyto the [...]
State Energy-Efficiency Action Network Goes Live
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy announced the launch of the State Energy Efficiency Action Network last week, which aims to accelerate deployment of energy efficiency policies and programs at the state level. The goal of SEE Action is to assistenergy policymakers, utility regulators, energy efficiency programadministrators, and other market [...]