Alternative Energy - Feeling the Heat

GT Solar’s chief financial officer resigns - CNBC
MERRIMACK, N.H. - GT Solar International Inc., which makes equipment and technology for the solar power industry, said Tuesday that its chief financial officer, Robert Woodbury, has resigned for personal reasons. Woodbury’s resignation is effective

GT Solar Announces Resignation of CFO Bob Woodbury - PR Inside
GT Solar International, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOLR) today announced that its chief financial officer, Robert Woodbury, has resigned for personal reasons, effective immediately. Woodbury has served as CFO of GT Solar since January 2008. Richard Johnson, vice

Solar power viable base load option - Ananzi News
Renewable solar electricity generation could supplement base load generation in South Africa, an Eskom solar power specialist said on Tuesday. Eskom renewable solar energy specialist, Louis van Heerden, said the Northern Cape and North West provinces

Utilities move on distributed solar power plants - CNET News
Some utilities are thinking small when it comes to solar power. Utility Arizona Public Service on Monday submitted a proposal to install and own solar power systems on customers’ rooftops in Flagstaff. Customers will pay today’s electricity and hot

Federal Funds Support FortisBC Solar Hot Water Heating Program - Energy Evolution
The federal government is putting $400,000 into the Solar Hot Water Heating (SHWH) program that FortisBC Inc. plans to make available in the Okanagan and Kootenays regions of British Columbia. The funds through the ecoENERGY for Renewable Heat

Supercapacitor and Low-Power 3V Battery Team to Power Wireless Sensor - Market Wire
Small wireless sensor nodes are now ubiquitous in security systems, fire alarms, asset and people tracking units and condition monitoring systems for industrial, commercial and residential applications. A low-power energy source — such as a 3V watch

Now is a good time to plant new rose bushes - Salem News
Q: I just purchased two rose bushes Mr. Lincoln and Hondo. I live in Danvers. When do you think that it would be a good time to plant them? A: You can plant them as soon as the last hard frost has past, which means now. The ideal would have been

Solar panel lets Mother Nature do the work - Post-Bulletin
CHATFIELD — Solar heat is trendy today, but 32 years ago Dean Finseth improvised a bulky but effective solar panel in his backyard that’s saved him thousands over the years. Photovoltaic cells convert sunlight directly into electricity and are made