Featured ArticlesLow-cost and high performance heliostats07/12/10 - Juan Pablo Cabanillas, Carlos García Heliostats are the component with the greatest impact on the cost in solar tower CSP installations, assuming 50% of the total investment. In the last years, there have been serious attempts to reduce cost by relaxing some features. The TITAN TRACKER concept achieves the goal of reducing cost offering higher performance than the rest of heliostats. The US Solar PV Backsheet Market - Industry Trends and Opportunity Analysis to 2015 07/12/10 - Global Data The “The US Solar PV Backsheet Market - Industry Trends and Opportunity Analysis to 2015” report provides market analysis and volume forecasts up to 2015 in the US. The report contains detailed analysis of PV backsheets installed, pricing, market revenues, share of imports and exports, backsheet demand based on domestic module production, lead time analysis and key product analysis. Case Study: San Francisco MTA Transit Shelter 07/12/10 - Stona Fitch The Challenge: Reinvent the traditional transit shelter to take advantage of solar power. The Solution: Create a next-generation transit shelter that is both environmentally innovative and aesthetically pleasing. Honda Canada Reduces Power Costs by 6% Using Harmonizer Automatic Voltage Regulator 06/24/10 - Erik Wolfe Prior to installing an electrical Harmonizer-AVR, Honda Canada’s warehouse consumed 1,331,520 kWh annually with a peak demand of 355 kW. For the purpose of this case study, these numbers will be used a benchmark for energy consumption. Harnessing the Power of the Ocean: A Program Still in its Infancy Resolving the World Energy Need - Ocean Energy Thermal Conversion Global Small Hydro Power Market Analysis to 2020 - Installed Capacity, Generation, Investment Trends 06/22/10 - Chad S. Friedman & MacAdam J. Glinn As the ceremonial handkerchiefs fell and the dust settled on a busy sine die, a bright piece of legislation emerged: House Bill 7179 (the “Bill”). This Bill, which was the last bill passed this legislative session, is a ground breaking piece of legislation that establishes Florida’s Property Assessment Clean Energy (PACE) program. Wal-Mart Telling Suppliers to Go Green 06/10/10 - Jim Fitzpatrick The World's First Quintuple Play Case Study - How Spinwave Systems' Wireless Mesh Network is Helping Dartmouth College Monitor Energy 06/09/10 - Spinwave Systems The college is deploying Spinwave sensors and other wireless networking hardware, linked together by Spinwave’s wireless mesh network to give college facilities managers the ability to view energy system operations in near-real-time. State of the States: Fuel Cells in America 06/01/10 - Elizabeth Delmont Fuel cells are here today, available for purchase and already taking off in early markets such as the telecommunications industry, materials handling equipment, and combined heat-and-power stationary systems. EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge Turning A Poisonous Weed Into The Next Viable Biofuel The US Solar PV Market Analysis Policies and Incentives, Industry Trends and Forecasts to 2015 Evaluating Environmental Performance in Low-Carbon Energy Systems Trash To Energy Hydrogen cars: building a credible on-ramp to the low carbon highway Project Showcase - Montana's Biggest Grid-tie PV System SGS Conducts QHSE Management for the Belwind Bligh Bank Offshore Wind Farm in Belgium Need for Wind Energy Professionals Will Rise Energy Efficiency Consulting Services Reduce Operational Energy Demand to Reduce Capital Expenditure Engineering Society of Detroit Energy Conference South American Renewable Energy Markets to 2020
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Sponsored ArticlesAlternative Energy Leqal Q & A06/16/10 AltEnergyMag has joined forces with Cleantech Law Partners (CLP) to help our readers navigate the sometime dizzying legal and policy issues that are changing every day. CLP is a a boutique law firm that focuses on exactly these kinds of issues and works with clients everyday to help make clean energy projects a reality across the country. Batteries for Alternative Energy Systems Micro Inverter or the AC-Module Inverter: Truths vs. Myths Tradeshow ReportsThe ASES National Solar Convention AltEnergyMag Tradeshow News Reports InterviewsIntersolar North America07/02/10 - Eicke Weber Intersolar North America, taking place from July 13-15 in San Francisco's Moscone Center West Hall, promotes the development of business opportunities throughout the U.S. solar industry. More than 570 U.S.-based and international exhibitors and 20,000 trade visitors are expected. Extracting Oil from Algae 06/24/10 - Riggs Eckelberry OriginOil is very specifically a technology company that wants to make it possible for producers to scale up algae industrially. We are very focused on helping to develop an algae industry in which many players do not exist yet. That means that we have to define our role very narrowly, so that other roles can be developed. Training in Solar System Installation 06/24/10 - Gene Schlesinger There are several options available for solar energy education ranging from 1 day introduction courses through 2 year degree programs. There are community college programs, trade schools, courses offered by not for profit organizations and associations, manufacture product training and e-learning or online courses. Carbon Emissions and Energy Issue in the Transport Sector 06/22/10 - Jack Short Jack Short is the Secretary General of the International Transport Forum. He is also the Director of the Joint OECD/ITF Transport Research Centre, which was set up in 2004. He joined the ECMT in 1984 and was Deputy Secretary General from 1993 to 2001, when he became Secretary General. Previously he worked for the Ministries of Transport and Finance in Ireland, as well as in transport research. Solar Power Combiners 06/22/10 - Mitch Schoch Solar combiners aggregate the DC voltage from PV panels and then funnel it into inverters to convert it to AC power for use. Thus, the combiner is a key link in the chain of converting sunlight to useable electricity in PV arrays. Combiners also are increasingly important in monitoring system activity and performance to optimize system yields. Recycle CO2 into Fuel 06/09/10 - Byron Elton From sources such as natural gas fields, refinery flare gas, landfill gas, municipal waste, algae and other biomass, there is an abundant supply of inexpensive feedstock available to produce large and sustainable quantities of liquid fuel to replace petroleum for global consumption, thereby eliminating our dependence on petroleum. Small Wind Industry 05/13/10 - Nick Blitterswyk Urban Green Energy is a world leader in small wind energy, focused on providing high quality, high performance, and attractive products to customers around the world. UGE's products include vertical axis wind turbines and hybrid streetlamps. Geothermal Heating and Cooling 05/05/10 - David Goldsholl ENRGi was formed to bring the energy and costs savings of geothermal heating and cooling to residential and commercial buildings in the northern New Jersey area. Unlike most contractors that can install this equipment, we focus solely on geothermal environmental controls. Thermal and Hybrid Solar Collectors 05/05/10 - Johannes Hoek With the Volther Solar hybrid collector, production of both electricity and hot water is done simultaneously. More ArticlesThe Automotive X PRIZE Competition, StageTwo Completed05/13/10 - Bill Dickens The X-Car Competition may be a far more important Competition than realized. The goal is to beat 100 MPGe and provide beautiful, affordable transportation. That means the equivalent of 100 miles per gallon (gasoline) equivalent. This is done to level the playing field regardless of the fuel being used by the vehicle. Hence the vehicle can be powered by battery stored electricity and the energy usage can be measure equivalently with traditional gasoline. Home Build Solar System Case Study - Western Reserve Wind Project |
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