News about Solar Heat and Alternative Energy
Labour green group seeks to oust pro-nuclear Miliband
Sunday Herald - It is possible to store solar heat in melted salts so that electricity generation may continue through the night or on cloudy days. This technology has been generating electricity successfully in California since 1985 and half a million Californians
Europe Facing Environmental Disaster Through Global Warming
Deutsche Welle - The pact commits industrialized nations to making specific cuts in carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases that trap solar heat, thus warming the planet’s surface and disrupting its delicate climate system. Success limited without US But the
Bad windows leak money
Akron Beacon Journal - The lower a U-Factor, the less heat escapes a home. For air conditioning, Energy Star refers to the Solar Heat Gain Coefficient, which measures solar heat admitted by the window. The lower SHGC number the better, but Energy Star allows any number in
Ascent Solar Technologies to present at Jefferies 3rd Global Clean
Forbes - Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTI) (BSX:AKC), a developer of state-of-the-art, thin-film photovoltaic modules, today announced that it has been invited to present and participate in one on one meetings at the Jefferies 3rd Global Clean
Putting Your Portfolio Where Your Principles Are
KFVS12 - Solar power is a case in point. There are a dozen or so publicly traded companies that manufacture solar materials or systems. And some big-name billion-dollar investors–like John Doerr at venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, or Bill Gross
Where is the Solar Industry Headed?
SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance - Apr 05 1:04 AM
Neal Dikeman submits: I had a chance to talk with David Hochschild, the outgoing Executive Director of PV Now, about his thoughts on the solar industry and recent changes. PVNow is an industry association that, among other things, helped lobby for the net metering and the solar initiative in California and increased RPS standards [… ]Save
Alternative Energy Shortages: Time to Pay More Attention to Wind?
SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance - Apr 05 1:26 AM
Charles Morand submits: The polysilicon shortage in the solar industry is, by now, a well-known fact, and most investors are aware of the scale and probable duration of that shortage, as well as of what companies are positioned to benefit from a tight polysilicon market.Save
New Standards of Social Responsibility Set for “Green” Fashion Industry by Leading Humanitarian Efforts to Install …
[Press Release] PRWeb via Yahoo! News - Mar 31 12:01 AM
Austin, Texas designer, René Geneva leads efforts to install 19kw solar electrical system into women’s fair trade sewing cooperative with the Sun Power Project. Recent travels abroad with Joseph Marino of DC-Power Systems sees this project is one step closer to completion.Save