• Choosing Batteries for Your Solar Panel System

    Updated: 2012-02-06 18:23:45
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  • Green media bans rogue traders

    Updated: 2012-02-01 00:00:00
    BusinessGreen has joined forces with four other leading green media companies, ClickGreen, GreenWise, Renewable Energy Installer and YouGen, to implement a voluntary three-month blackout on rogue solar pv companies trying to exploit consumers who are confused about the Feed-in Tariff.

  • Renewable Heat Incentive conference launched

    Updated: 2012-02-01 00:00:00
    RenEnergy is hosting its first Renewable Heat Incentive Conference on 29 February at Dunston Hall in Norwich.

  • Evaluating Institutional On-site Clean Energy

    Updated: 2012-01-31 17:07:47
    Earlier this month, I attended EUCI’ Utilizing Clean Power Development Conference in Philadelphia. The conference attracted a variety of large institutions (hospitals, municipalities, universities, etc.), developers, and financers to discuss the opportunity and challenges surrounding deployment of on-site renewable energy.  nstit

  • Kyocera to Launch Solar With Li-Ion Battery Storage for Homes in Japan

    Updated: 2012-01-30 18:13:29
    A big energy-related disaster doesn't just leave horrible marks on people's lives; it also can propel better and quicker policy and technology adoption. Kyocera on Monday said it plans to start selling a system that pairs solar panels with lithium-ion batteries for the residential market in Japan starting this summer.

  • “Quo Vadis Anthropogenic CO2?” Part 2: Carbon capture and storage techniques

    Updated: 2012-01-19 15:39:53
    In yesterday’s blog, I lay out the problem at hand, but now, what do we do to fight it? Carbon capture ...

  • Quo Vadis Anthropogenic CO2? Part 1: Greenhouse gas emissions and global warming

    Updated: 2012-01-18 15:58:31
    Hello there! My name is Konrad Eichhorn Colombo and I recently started as a blog editor for GE’s Edison’s desk. ...

  • Test Blog Post

    Updated: 2012-01-16 16:44:31
    This is a test post for using the Scribefire editor for ATC This is more text This is plain text

  • When We Struggle, We Learn

    Updated: 2012-01-16 15:42:49
    If there was one key takeaway from the most recent RenewableEnergyWorld.com and Solar Power-gen webcast it was that the year ahead will be difficult for large-scale solar power development due to poor access to capital, an uncertain policy landscape, the pending trade case against China and module prices that are too low to support a healthy indust

  • Solar Fred Solar Marketing Tip: What If We Sold Residential Solar Like Cars?

    Updated: 2012-01-16 14:00:00
    While solar is making steady progress towards the main stream, it ain’ there yet. Many consumers are still suspicious of solar because it’ unfamiliar. They’e seen panels and solar homes in pictures, but it’ not like buying or selling a car… or is it? Making analogies to something familiar can be very helpful fo

  • Tackling the Renewable Energy Transmission Tiger - Is There Hope? Is There Help?

    Updated: 2012-01-10 11:36:00
    Sign-In or Create a Free Account World's 1 Renewable Energy Network for News Information News Blogs Video Finance Companies Products Jobs Calendar Magazines Events Awards Renewable Energy Solar Energy Wind Energy Geothermal Energy Bioenergy Hydropower Tackling the Renewable Energy Transmission Tiger Is There Hope Is There Help By Russel E . Smith , Texas Renewable Energy Industries Association 2012-01-10 06:36:00.0 Post Your Comment Do you like this opinion commentary Email Bookmark Print Feed Share Tweet Share Texas , USA Building transmission to accommodate utility-scale renewable energy generation in the U.S . is seen as essential by much of the renewable energy industry . But can it be justified Doing so will necessarily involve constructing some of the longest stretches of wire ever

  • Clean Energy Expert Tam Hunt: Rapid Clean Energy Growth Inevitable

    Updated: 2012-01-03 10:50:00
    At Scaling Green, we periodically attempt to highlight some of the brightest, most up-and-coming stars – key industry players, thinkers, etc. - in the cleantech world. Today, we feature am Hunt, the “managing member of Community Renewable Solutions LLC, a renewable consulting and project development company focused on community-

  • Volume 45, Number 6, April 2004

    Updated: 2012-01-03 07:26:37
    Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 45, Number 6, April 2004. Loaded on 2004-01-17

  • Volume 45, Number 5, March 2004

    Updated: 2012-01-03 07:26:37
    Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 45, Number 5, March 2004. Loaded on 2003-12-13

  • Volume 44, Number 20, December 2003

    Updated: 2012-01-03 07:26:36
    Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 44, Number 20, December 2003. Loaded on 2003-08-23

  • Volume 44, Number 19, November 2003

    Updated: 2012-01-03 07:26:36
    Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 44, Number 19, November 2003. Loaded on 2003-08-02

  • Volume 44, Number 17, October 2003

    Updated: 2012-01-03 07:26:35
    Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 44, Number 17, October 2003. Loaded on 2003-06-28

  • Volume 44, Number 16, September 2003

    Updated: 2012-01-03 07:26:35
    Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 44, Number 16, September 2003. Loaded on 2003-05-17

  • Volume 44, Number 15, September 2003

    Updated: 2012-01-03 07:26:35
    Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 44, Number 15, September 2003. Loaded on 2003-05-17

  • Slum Cities

    Updated: 2011-12-27 18:38:32
      By the year 2030 slum cities around the world will grow by over a billion people.  Most poor people on the planet will live in slums and The Appropriate Technology Collaborative will be there to design new affordable, sustainable products that improve life and provide opportunity.  We are developing relationships with people in Managua [...]

  • Interview with the President and CEO of Hydro Green Energy LLC

    Updated: 2011-12-27 14:00:00
    Michael P. Maley is the newest member of the executive team at Hydro Green Energy LLC, a developer of low-head hydropower projects. Maley discusses the company's technology, its business strategy and his decision to jump into the hydropower business.

  • Solar Fred's Top 5 Solar Marketing Wishes for 2012: Build Solar Communities

    Updated: 2011-12-19 14:00:00
    Welcome to Solar Fred’ 3rd annual Solar Marketing Wish List for the coming year. If you haven’ granted my last two years worth of wishes, take another shot: Here’ 2010 and 2011. For 2012, the theme is focusing your marketing on building solar communities. And when I say “communities,” I’ not just tal

  • ATC 2011 Success

    Updated: 2011-12-14 18:47:54
      Last year, thanks to the hard work and commitment of our clients in developing countries, and literally hundreds of volunteers from the U.S., we were able to achieve astounding progress on our goal of developing and distributing affordable, sustainable technological solutions that empower people and promote dignity.  Working side-by-side with our partners in developing [...]

  • California Struggles To Embrace TRECs

    Updated: 2011-12-13 05:09:49
    With the implementation of AB32, many solar advocates are hoping that the California TREC program will boost solar development the way SREC markets have in the country’ fastest growing solar markets on the East Coast. After much delay, the TREC, or tradable REC or unbundled REC program, finally launched on December 10th, allowing utiliti

  • Enterprise Green Power News: First Solar Hot Air PPA, Military Solar Gains Momentum, and More

    Updated: 2011-12-05 14:00:00
    The end of November has come with a string of new and interesting solar project announcements. The adoption of solar at military installations continued to gain momentum, as Bank of America stepped in to provide a $1 billion loan for SolarCity’ SolarStrong project to bring 300 MW to military residences and two megawatt-plus installations

  • Renewable Energy Groups Seek 1603 Extension; Analysts Offer Hope for Life After the Grant

    Updated: 2011-12-02 17:34:39
    This week more than 750 large companies, small businesses and organizations sent a letter to Congress calling for a one-year extension of the Department of Treasury's Section 1603 Program.

  • Why America Will Still Win the Solar Race

    Updated: 2011-12-02 15:08:00
    As I have said before, there is deliberate bearishness about solar power, much of it coming from the fossil fuel industries.  #xD; They ignore solar economics. Install a capital good now and money comes out day-after-day, year-after-year, literally for decades. Regardless of the current price of grid electricity you will, in time, pay for that c

  • America and Germany Getting Their Clean Energy Just Desserts

    Updated: 2011-12-02 14:57:00
    Germany is the unquestioned world leader in renewable energy. By mid-2011, the European nation generated over 20 percent of its electricity from wind and solar power alone, and had created over 400,000 jobs in the industry. The sweet German success is no accident, however, and the following pie chart illustrates the results of a careful

  • Psst! Solar Fred Market Research Tip for PV Companies: Think Small and Think Service

    Updated: 2011-12-02 14:00:00
    Good news, solar PV manufacturers (and inverter companies, too). You may not be just a $/watt commodity after all, at least according to some new solar market research that was recently given to me by one of my solar market research friends, Jon Worren of ClearSky Advisors. I saw Jon at SPI in Dallas, and we started discussing the latest solar PV

  • America's Energy Future a Battle Between Entrenched Utilities and Clean, Local Power

    Updated: 2011-11-28 20:11:20
    As Americans transition their electricity system to the 21st century, they should ask this question: Does it make sense to pursue strategies such as accelerating the development of new high-voltage power lines that reinforce an outdated paradigm of electricity delivery, or should scarce energy dollars be spent to add new clean, local energy t

  • Insights from Renewable Energy Markets Conference 2011: What's Your REC Strategy?

    Updated: 2011-11-22 14:00:00
    Last week at the Renewable Energy Markets Conference, leading corporations, renewable energy generators, and utilities gathered to discuss the state of voluntary and compliance green power and renewable energy certificate (REC) markets. The conference demonstrated the growing use of green power by corporations and institutions, but also highl

  • Will President Obama Send Green Marines to Darwin?

    Updated: 2011-11-18 14:00:00
    President Barack Obama was in Australia this week and upset China and Indonesia with the annoucement of an increased miliary presence in this country, including 2500 US Marines to train and provision equipment in Darwin. When the U.S. Marine Corp establish themselves a new home in Darwin, they will bring some seriously green equipment and ideas to

  • What is the Best Indoor Humidity Range for People, Books, and Electronics?

    Updated: 2011-11-15 10:46:03
    This article provides an engineering perspective on the best range of humidity for people, books, and electronics. Also discussed is how humidity is measured and the best ways to control indoor humidity. Humidity is a strange beast: allow humidity to get too high, and all manner of issues crop up, but let it drop too low, and unique new problems re...

  • Learn More about Heat Pumps

    Updated: 2011-10-30 19:57:23
    Nature created mankind, but with the advancement of technology, man is now trying to recreate nature. This may have its own advantages and disadvantages, but nowhere is this struggle more evident than in the field of environmental control for our inhabited interior spaces. The human body is dependent on external factors like the surrounding tempera...

  • HVAC Design Principles and Major System Components

    Updated: 2011-10-14 18:33:24
    Whether you're upgrading an existing system or building a new one, good knowledge of the principles of heating and air conditioning, and typical designs, will allow you to make wise decisions when the time comes. These principles, along with descriptions of typical components, are referenced here. HVAC stands for Heating, Ventilation, and Air C...

  • Footer 7

    Updated: 2011-10-13 22:51:13
      Last year, thanks to the hard work and commitment of our clients in developing countries, and literally hundreds of volunteers from the U.S., we were able to achieve astounding progress on our goal of developing and distributing affordable, sustainable technological solutions that empower people and promote dignity.  Working side-by-side with our partners in developing [...]

  • Footer 5

    Updated: 2011-10-13 22:50:17
      Last year, thanks to the hard work and commitment of our clients in developing countries, and literally hundreds of volunteers from the U.S., we were able to achieve astounding progress on our goal of developing and distributing affordable, sustainable technological solutions that empower people and promote dignity.  Working side-by-side with our partners in developing [...]

  • Footer 4

    Updated: 2011-10-13 22:49:28
      Last year, thanks to the hard work and commitment of our clients in developing countries, and literally hundreds of volunteers from the U.S., we were able to achieve astounding progress on our goal of developing and distributing affordable, sustainable technological solutions that empower people and promote dignity.  Working side-by-side with our partners in developing [...]

  • Footer 2

    Updated: 2011-10-13 22:47:14
      Last year, thanks to the hard work and commitment of our clients in developing countries, and literally hundreds of volunteers from the U.S., we were able to achieve astounding progress on our goal of developing and distributing affordable, sustainable technological solutions that empower people and promote dignity.  Working side-by-side with our partners in developing [...]

  • Footer 1

    Updated: 2011-10-13 22:46:17
      Last year, thanks to the hard work and commitment of our clients in developing countries, and literally hundreds of volunteers from the U.S., we were able to achieve astounding progress on our goal of developing and distributing affordable, sustainable technological solutions that empower people and promote dignity.  Working side-by-side with our partners in developing [...]

  • Footer 11

    Updated: 2011-10-13 22:46:16
      Last year, thanks to the hard work and commitment of our clients in developing countries, and literally hundreds of volunteers from the U.S., we were able to achieve astounding progress on our goal of developing and distributing affordable, sustainable technological solutions that empower people and promote dignity.  Working side-by-side with our partners in developing [...]

  • Footer 10

    Updated: 2011-10-13 22:42:05
      Last year, thanks to the hard work and commitment of our clients in developing countries, and literally hundreds of volunteers from the U.S., we were able to achieve astounding progress on our goal of developing and distributing affordable, sustainable technological solutions that empower people and promote dignity.  Working side-by-side with our partners in developing [...]

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