By Kelsey Misbrener New York City residents and businesses are using the power of the sun to generate more than 100 megawatts of clean, renewable power. Con Edison customers in the city have completed 9,700 projects, producing 101.2 megawatts. That’s enough to power more than 15,000 homes. Just a decade ago, solar panels were rare…
By Kelly Pickerel Elemental Energy may be a successful residential and small commercial solar installer in the Portland, Oregon, area, but the company’s solar-obsession extends far beyond the Pacific Northwest. The company’s 15 employees, not content with just clocking in every day, are also affiliated with the non-profit Twende Solar, which bridges the gap between…
By Jon LeSage Volkswagen is preparing to launch its first all-electric I.D. car in 2020 to meet increasingly strict emissions rules in Europe and China. VW brand CEO Herbert Diess told analysts last week that the I.D. concept hatchback shown at the Paris auto show last year is expected to have its design approved in…
By Kathie Zipp SunPower by Positive Energy Solar, a New Mexico-based solar installer, has received the SunPower “Commercial Regional Top Producer of the Year” award for its outstanding commercial solar performance as a SunPower dealer in 2016. The company also received this award in 2014. “Earning SunPower’s 2016 ‘Commercial Regional Top Producer of the Year’…
By Editorial Staff The Citroën Berlingo is now available with an electric drivetrain in the form of the E-Berlingo. The new E-Berlingo extends Citroën’s electric vehicle range consisting of the C-ZERO, E-MEHARI and Berlingo LCV, each one responding to specific needs in its respective segment. The new Citroen E-Berlingo Multispace is equipped with the electric…
By Kathie Zipp Texas State Technical College’s Solar Energy Technology program is growing and poised to fill an expected growth of jobs in the state. Equipment used for program lectures and labs will be moved throughout the spring semester from an older metal building on Airline Drive to a newer, larger structure up the road…
By Kathie Zipp Alencon Systems has successfully gained ETL certification for its newest string power optimizer and transmitter (SPOT) family of products. The ETL Mark from Intertek is proof that the product has been tested by an independent laboratory and meets the requirements of the applicable product safety standard. The new SPOT family of products…
By National Wind Watch HOLLAND – A Quebec town has joined the opposition to the proposed Dairy Air Wind turbine. Coaticook, north of Norton and Holland, is in the viewshed of the planned 500-foot-tall turbine on a Dairy Air Farm field and wants to send representatives to be heard at hearings on the project before…
By National Wind Watch HOPKINTON – The Town of Hopkinton passed a moratorium on proposed wind turbines at a town board meeting March 20. The moratorium was passed with a 2-1 vote, according to Town Councilman Steve Parker Jr. Town council member Susan Lyon and Town Supervisor Susan Wood voted in favor while Parker voted…
By National Wind Watch Residents of a rural north Meath community have expressed serious concern about a project to locate five wind turbines within a short distance from their homes. Tierworker locals say the 120 metre high Teevurcher site turbines now under construction – said to be the tallest in Ireland so far – are…
A team of scientists at the University of Cambridge has developed a way of using solar power to generate hydrogen from biomass, the U.K. university said last week. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Solar Tech News – RenewableEnergyWorld.com
By National Wind Watch Inquiries are continuing after a man fell to his death at the Kilgallioch windfarm site near Barrhill. The 37-year-old Gamesa contractor was working on a project at the Scottish Power base on 6.45pm on Wednesday, March 15. Emergency services attended but the man was pronounced dead at the scene. It is…
By National Wind Watch Marking the return of big wind power development in Oregon, Avangrid Renewables plans to break ground in September on the first phase of a 404-megawatt project in Gilliam County. As with the company’s Gala Solar project in Crook County, power from the 202-megawatt Phase I of the Montague project will go…
By National Wind Watch HOLLAND – The Vermont Public Service Board has scheduled a site visit and public hearing next week about the proposed Dairy Air Wind Project. The site visit is 3 p.m. Thursday March 30 at Dairy Air Farm on School Road. That will be followed by a presentation from the wind developer’s…
By Michelle Froese Canada’s Prince Edward Island’s (PEI) has set a new energy strategy designed to create jobs, stimulate the economy, and put money into the pockets of Islanders. The 10-year plan aims to develop a stronger, more sustainable, and resilient province. As part of a 10-year plan to develop a stronger and more sustainable…