Largest Commercial Solar Array in Georgia
The largest commercial solar array in the state was commissioned last week in Dalton, GA. USFloors, a nationwide leader in sustainable flooring, installed an 144.48 kW solar array on their facilities. USFloors President Piet Dossche explained, “The array is expected to more than cover the energy needs for our green building, producing enough energy to power [...]
Enel Green Power & Group Marcegaglia join forces to develop photovoltaic generation
The Enel Group company devoted to the development and management of renewables will install a 4 MW photovoltaic system on the roof-tops of the Marcegaglia Group’s industrial plant in Taranto. The system will be fully integrated into the existing architecture and will mostly rely on innovative flexible thin-film amorphous silicon technology.
Tioga Energy uses @RISK from Palisade to predict financial savings on solar energy agreements in California
Tioga Energy (www.tiogaenergy.com), a leading supplier of renewable energy services to commercial, government, and non-profit institutions, is using @RISK from Palisade to illustrate to customers in California the potential financial benefits of signing up to a solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).
eSolar Partners With Penglai on Landmark Solar Thermal Agreement For China
2 GW to be Built Utilizing Technology Proven at the Sierra Power Plant
BEIJING, China and PASADENA, Calif. – January 8, 2010 – eSolar, a global provider of reliable and cost-effective concentrating solar power (CSP) plants, and Penglai Electric, a privately-owned Chinese electrical power equipment manufacturer, announced a master licensing agreement to build at least 2 [...]
Nokia : Connecting People with their environment
The concept
The concept consists of two parts – a wearable sensor unit which can sense and analyze your environment, health, and local weather conditions, and a dedicated mobile phone.
The sensor unit will be worn on a wrist or neck strap made from solar cells that provide power to the sensors. NFC (near field communication) technology [...]
Renewable energy increasingly begins at home
Two years ago, after Stan Gelber had retired and started an Internet company out of his home in Santa Cruz, Calif., he took a good, long look at his $3,000-a-year utility bill and decided to make a change.
“My electric bill was skyrocketing,” he says. “I really needed to get a handle on what was going [...]