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EU to Push for International Climate Deal Through G20
Written by Mridul Chadha Published on January 9th Noting the failure of the Copenhagen Talks to produce an internationally agreeable climate change treaty, the European Union is looking to push for more concentrated negotiations at the G20 meetings. The EU reportedly feels that taking the G20 route would help iron out the major issues between the [...]
New Renewable Energy Performance & Financial Analysis Software Released | Energy Matters LLC
January 9, 2010 New Renewable Energy Performance & Financial Analysis Software Released EnergyPeriscope.com is a professional-level performance estimating and financial analysis engine. Creates financial performance reports for efficiency and renewable energy solutions. By Scott Cronk Santa Rosa, CA EnergyPeriscope.com is a robust, professional-level performance estimating and financial analysis engine. Use it to create financial performance reports [...]
Department of Energy – Research Areas: Fuels from Sunlight
Fuels from Sunlight To access the Fuels from Sunlight FOA (reference number DE-FOA-0000214) please direct your browser to: https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/PublicPages/PublicSearch/Public_Opportunities.aspx and search for “Fuels from Sunlight” in the search box (note that the search flag should be set to “Title” or “Title/Description”). After nearly 3 billion years of evolution, nature can effectively convert sunlight into energy-rich [...]
CLEAN ENERGY PATENT GROWTH INDEX
January 7, 2010 Solar Patents Part of Upward Trend in Clean Energy By Victor A. Cardona Albany, NY Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C. is pleased to announce the Shine-On Solar edition of the Clean Energy Patent Growth Index (CEPGI) by the firm’s Cleantech Group. The CEPGI tracks the granting of patents in the Clean Energy [...]
Webinar: Smart Grid Data Management
Smart Grid Data: How to Look Smarter in a Hurry (Hint: Get Brainiacs to Coach You) Jan 6, 2010 Here’s the problem — many of you could look very, very dumb this year. Thanks to smart meter rollouts and stimulus funding, data will be pouring into your utility. Unless you know how to handle it [...]
ARPA-E Launches New Round of Game Changing Energy Funding
Written by Tina Casey Published on January 5th, 2010 The first round of federal ARPA-E funding for future energy kick-started a stunning range of 37 different projects last year, from fuel-secreting bacteria to liquid batteries and a way to create solar energy by mimicking photosynthesis. Now the agency has launched a new round that narrows the target down to just [...]
Sharp, Enel Green Power and ST Microelectronics Establish Thin-film Joint Venture – Renewable Energy World
January 6, 2010 Sharp, Enel Green Power and ST Microelectronics Establish Thin-film Joint Venture Rome, Italy [RenewableEnergyWorld.com] Sharp, Enel Green Power (EGP) and STMicroelectronics (STM) have signed a joint venture agreement for the production of thin-film solar cells. Sharp and EGP also signed a joint venture agreement for independent power producer business. Following expected approval [...]
Senator: Cap and Trade a No-Go in 2010
January 6, 2010 Senator: Cap and Trade a No-Go in 2010 As went the Copenhagen climate talks, so goes U.S. cap-and-trade legislation. Or so it would seem from the comments of Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. Bingaman on Jan. 5 said that without consensus on the final [...]
XsunX Completes Hybrid CIGS Solar Device
January 6, 2010 XsunX Completes Hybrid CIGS Solar Device California, United States [RenewableEnergyWorld.com] XsunX Inc. said that it has completed a fully-functional CIGS (Copper indium gallium diselenide) thin-film solar device. The company is developing a hybrid solar cell technology that adapts manufacturing processes from the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) industry to produce CIGS solar cells [...]
Photovoltaics World Conference & Expo program unveiled
Photovoltaics World Conference & Expo program unveiled The conference, in conjunction with Renewable Energy World Conference & Expo North America, will run Feb. 23-25 in Austin, TX. Click here for details.