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A Look at Green Technology Predictions for 2012
01/31/12, Mike Seifert, Ecotech Institute
The green landscape will continue to shift and it is important to watch, learn and prepare future leaders. The excitement of clean technology innovation in 2012 and beyond ought to be celebrated by everyone who has a stake in making our world a better place to work, play and live.
2011 Greentech M&A Review
01/31/12, Contributed by, Peachtree Capital Advisors
When the dust settled, 353 transactions had been completed for a reported $13.9 billion—down 6% from the $14.7 billion posted in 2010. While greentech funding rose 4% to $10.6 billion, mergers and acquisitions slumped 29% to $3.3 billion.
Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Power - Global Market Size and Key Country Analysis to 2020
01/31/12, Contributed by, Global Data
The global cumulative installed capacity for solar PV is expected to reach 330,424 MW by 2020, growing at a CAGR of 23.7% during 2011-2020. Europe is the leading solar PV market, with a share of 76.5% of the total cumulative installed capacity, followed by the Asia-Pacific region, accounting for a share of 15.8% in 2010.
Alternative Fueled Vehicles at the North American International Auto Show
01/31/12, Bill Dickens
Despite all the glamor, the real winner, the game changer, the quantum leaper, the watershed moment was here at the Autoshow and the Mainstream Automotive Writer's completely missed it.
Processing and Disposal of “soft” Municipal Solid Waste and Conversion into Electricity
01/31/12, Bernard Scharle, CONSULTING INTERNATIONAL
Ligno cellulose consists of accumulated solar energy, however recovery of this energy is possible only through combustion processes with considerable environmental disadvantages. The proposed technology offers a completely different approach: The input materials are dissolved in a concentrated salt solution.
Durban 2011 - A Second Chance to Climate Change
01/31/12, Vasileios D. Bizios
The Kyoto Protocol, having set binding targets for 37( + 4 that are to be added till the end of 2012) developed countries to reduce GHG emissions to 10-20 percent below the 1990 levels by 2012, however, may lose its significance in the second period since some countries such as Canada, Japan and China were reportedly unwilling to take part.
Case Study - Schumacher Auto Group of Palm Beach
01/31/12, Sean Cochrane , SuperGreen Solutions
From our research… we cant find a bigger PV solar System (135KW or 576 of PV solar Panels) that has been supplied and installed on an AUTO dealer in Florida or the East Coast of the USA for that matter.
Solar Air Heat, a Proven Renewable Supplement to Residential/Commercial Heating.
01/31/12, Douglas Hay , eVANTICO, Inc.
A new solar air heater has been engineered to provide homeowners, architects and builders with the performance of a highly efficient solar air heat collector with the look of a conventional skylight.
There’s More Green to Vineyards than Just Grapes and the Next Great Harvest
01/31/12, A. Keranovic
Notable wine regions in Italy, Germany and France already have FIT programs in place, while California and other states offer similar incentives based on government grants and rebates.
Solar Yacht Sails Around the World Powered by Nothing More than the Sun
01/31/12, James Burgess, OilPrice.com
The yacht carries a huge rack of Lithium-Ion batteries capable of storing up to three days' worth of sailing power, easily enough to
Solar Photovoltaic Companies Shifting From Focus on Market Share Growth to Profitability in 2012
01/17/12, Contributed by, SolarBuzz News
Planned Production Revised Downward; Market Growth Shifting Away from Europe, NPD Solarbuzz Reports
Unlock the Secret to Selling to the Military
01/17/12, Len Calderone
Selling to the military is not easy, but if you are persistent and take one step at a time, asking questions along the way, military sales can add substantially to your bottom line.
Solar Thermal (Hot Water) – The Other Type Of Solar
01/17/12, Michael Chance , Solar Energy USA
Just like PV solar panels, solar thermal systems are tax credit eligible on both state and federal levels. And, just as there are utility rebates for installing a new, more energy efficient water tank, most power companies also have special incentives for installing solar thermal, as high as $450 dollars per solar thermal installation!
IHS iSuppli Teardown Analysis of Solar Inverter, Identifying the Cost-Reduction Opportunities
01/04/12, Contributed by, IHS
In its first-ever dissection of a solar power inverter, IHS has determined the bill of materials (BOM) of a major manufacturer’s product, providing a path-setting benchmark for cost reduction in a market expected to undergo rapid price erosion in the coming years.
Building Integrated Photovoltaics Impacts the Glass and Glazing Industry
12/19/11, Richard D. Voreis , Consulting Collaborative
Selling PV modules in their product package of glass and fenestration products represent a very significant sales potential increase for glass and glazing subcontractors. On a related matter, many PV modules can be glazed directly into the fenestration products without any modification to either product.
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Utilizing Panel-Level Monitoring to Improve Project ROI
01/04/12, Ray Burgess, Solar Power Technologies, Inc.
Panel-level monitoring is a new and valuable weapon for array owners and O&M companies to improve financial performance and reduce risk in owning and operating large-scale solar arrays. The accuracy and insight from this new technology, coupled with intelligent Cloud-based analysis and diagnostics, bring many opportunities to improve energy output and improve efficiency in O&M activities.
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Interview - Energy Monitoring with PowerTrack
01/17/12, Robert Schaefer, AlsoEnergy
By monitoring and measuring energy production, consumption and portfolio performance, budget conscious users, installers, developers and financiers are discovering production increases and cost savings that they could never see before.
Alternative Energy in Rhode Island
01/04/12, Keith W. Stokes, Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation
The Renewable Energy Fund (REF), managed and administered within the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC), has historically been the state’s sole, dedicated source for renewable energy funding. The program provides grants, recoverable grants and loans for commercial, municipal and housing projects, as well as feasibility studies.
Energy Storage for the Grid
01/04/12, Tom Granville, Axion Power
Currently, the PowerCube™ is configured as a behind the meter resource. In essence this means that Axion acts as a virtual generator by curtailing load. When the PowerCube is commanded to take load from the grid it uses that power to charge its battery. When commanded to discharge, the battery is discharged into the plants load effectively reducing or curtailing its power consumption.
Solar Infrastructure Codes
12/19/11, Juan Suarez, Unirac
Unirac is a strong advocate for developing new codes for solar infrastructure, and has been working closely with the International Code Council Evaluation Service to develop new performance standards for racking and mounting systems. Unirac’s new SolarMount (E)volution residential roof mount PV racking system, launched at Solar Power International in October, is currently being evaluated by ICC-ES. Unirac is the first company to apply for an ICC ESR under ICC-ES AC428.
PVP HE String inverters
12/19/11, Bryan Thomas - AE Solar Energy
We believe that system owners and installers should take an active role in understanding how their system is performing and that basic web based monitoring should be free and flexible. Adhering to this philosophy, we have designed the ZigBee based monitoring solution for the PV Powered HE string inverter to make string inverter performance monitoring fast, easy, simple, reliable and flexible.
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MIT Energy Initiative: With changes, U.S. electric grid can hold up to expected challenges
12/19/11, David Chandler, MIT News Office
MIT report shows that with new policies, U.S. electric grid could handle expected influx of electric cars and wind and solar generation.
Striking Balance – How the Solar Industry Benefits From the U.S. & China
12/19/11, Robert D. Hansen and Stephanie A. Burns, Dow Corning
The solar industry is ready for its moment in the sun: Here at home, we hope fairness prevails so that the investigatory process proceeds without acrimony, political overzealousness or protectionism; at stake are U.S. jobs, U.S. exports, and U.S. consumer benefits for a strategically important U.S industry
Solar Technology Comparison Study
Wastewater Engineering Building – LEED Gold Certified
12/19/11, Third Sun Solar
Both thin film and crystalline solar technologies provide reliable and impressive energy production performance. While it is well known that amorphous silicon modules suffer lower performance loss in high temperatures and low light conditions, this study reveals that the differing mounting requirements of each system more than offset this cell-type difference. As a result, with commonly-used commercial mounting solutions, crystalline modules actually outperform thin film modules in energy production per rated watt.
Solar Cogeneration Technology
12/19/11, A White Paper by , Cogenra
Solar cogeneration of electricity and hot water maximizes the economic and environmental value of energy derived from the sun. Cogenra’s system produces as much electricity as photovoltaic (PV) technology allows, then captures most of the remaining energy as hot water, in total exploiting over 70% of the energy incident from the sun.
India Embraces Solar Power, Says Price Will Equal Thermal Power in Five Years
12/19/11, John C.K. Daly for, OilPrice.com
The program's goals are nothing if not ambitious, as the government had initially hoped to boost the nation's solar capacity by the equivalent of about 18 nuclear power plants by 2022, a date that's now been brought forward by five years.
Trabant partners with Siemens to develop game changing solar tracker
12/19/11, Contributed by, Siemens
Sade’s idea was to eliminate the need for masts or poles to secure a solar array to concrete foundations. Instead, the tracker would use a ballast pan filled with dirt, gravel or sand.
Small Companies Can Make a Big Difference in Tomorrow
12/19/11, Mark Posson, Environmental, Sustainability Consultant
During the conversation, I kept coming back to ‘Why? What was driving this desirable business behavior?’ Larry summed it up. “At the end of the day - we work to do as much right as we can for all concerns. By being long-term, we can look at the long-term win-wins for both conserving our resources and with a competitive long-term cost benefit as well.
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