Category Archives: Companies
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Technology Review: Cheaper, Stronger Lithium-Ion Batteries for Electric Vehicles
A British company is testing new chemistry that could boost the performance of batteries. By Duncan Graham-Rowe MONDAY, JANUARY 04, 2010 A British defense technology company, Qinetiq, is testing a new type of lithium-ion battery for hybrids and electric vehicles that could be substantially cheaper and more powerful than existing batteries. Packing power: The new battery [...]
PG&E CUSTOMER REVOLT MAY THREATEN ROLLOUT OF OBAMA’S SMART GRID
Dec. 30 (Bloomberg) — Consumer backlash and cost concerns may cause delays in the nationwide rollout of “smart” utility meters at the center of the Obama administration’s $8 billion push to update the U.S. electricity grid. PG&E Corp., owner of California’s largest utility, halted meter installations in Bakersfield, north of Los Angeles, after hundreds of [...]
PennWell's Photovoltaics World Conference Program Finalized
NASHUA, N.H., Dec. 29 /PRNewswire/ – The conference program for the Photovoltaics World Conference & Expo, to be held February 23-25, 2010 in Austin, Texas, has been finalized. Recent advances in photovoltaics technology and manufacturing processes will be addressed, as well as emerging applications for photovoltaic-based solar power generation systems. Information will be presented in two [...]
VIDEO: Earth: The Sequel preview (EDF)
A revolution is on the horizon, where entrepreneurs and inventors are creating new ways to power our planet and revitalize our economy. YouTube – Earth: The Sequel preview.
VIDEO: Unleash the Future – Intro (EDF)
Miriam Horn, co-author of Earth the Sequel, introduces a green energy future in Environmental Defense Fund’s video series, Unleash the Future. YouTube – Unleash the Future – Intro.
Standard Chartered Bank: Sustainable Finance – World Future Energy Summit Blog
Dec 28th, 2009 by Standard Chartered Bank. The environmental, economic and social costs of climate change are well known. Their impacts are becoming increasingly evident, especially in those countries that have limited capacity to mitigate against, and adapt to, the key risks associated with climate change. At Standard Chartered we recognise that as a leading international bank [...]
PV-TECH’S TOP 10 STORIES OF 2009 – Photovoltaics International
23 December 2009 | By Mark Osborne Every year we dig deep into the archive of web statistics to rediscover the most popular news stories that have captured the attention of readers in that year. In previous years, one or two stories stand out above all others for the most page views; however, this year more [...]