Alternative Energy - Feeling the Heat

Roofers bid for solar work - Dalles Chronicle
A new solar-paneled roof financed by federal energy grant money will grace Wasco County s historic medical building at 425 E. 7th St., The Dalles. Six roofing companies bid between $323,000 and $428,000 Wednesday to demolish the failing pitched

Projects completed so far with money from an April 2008 Unified - Journal Times
New cooling system at Case with an independent hot water system and geo-solar system to heat the pool, which should create energy savings Camera and card security access systems at all Unified schools, something not on the list.

Cali company to retrofit Empire State Building - BusinessWeek
A California company has been hired to retrofit New York City’s Empire State building with 6,500 energy saving windows. A number of iconic buildings have undertaken major renovations to become more efficient, but even more importantly, to lure new

PRS Builders launches new project - Hindu
In addition to the regular amenities, Lakeville offers other facilities like swimming pool, fitness centre, day care centre, recreation hall, children’s park, solar heat plant and ayurveda centre. The apartments give an unlimited view of both the sea

“Great Opportunities” For Specialist Window Film Company, DigiGlass - TMCnet
Feb 26, 2010 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) — The Bromsgrove-based Digiglass company makes images appear part of the glass; mundane glass walls and windows become lively or relaxing displays, backgrounds or communication tools. Newly appointed sales manager

Revised: Intercontinental New York Times Square Takes Center Stage as - Big Hollywood
ATLANTA , Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — IHG (IHG) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)], the world’s largest hotel group by number of rooms, has begun the countdown to the opening of the newest InterContinental Hotels & Resorts property in Times Square

First Solar Beats Estimates, Top Line Up 48% (FSLR) - Comtex Smartrend
2/18/2010- First Solar ( NASDAQ:FSLR ) reported fiscal Q4 EPS of $1.65, ahead of the consensus estimates of $1.52 per share. Revenues for the quarter rose 47.9% to $641.3 million, topping the consensus estimates of $581.4 million. The company sees

Oregon’s solar future could hinge on copying Germany - Oregonian
View full size Amy Hsuan, The Oregonian In Freiberg, Germany, a florist sells flowers on a snowy street in January. The 800-year old medieval town, the industrial center of the former communist East Germany, maintains its historic character

Abengoa & JCI Installing Solar Thermal System at Colorado Prison - RenewableEnergyWorld.com
Abengoa Solar Inc., under contract to Johnson Controls Inc. (JCI), is installing a turnkey solar hot water heating system at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) located in Englewood, Colorado. The solar system consists of 160 parabolic PT-1

Top winter eco destinations - KIVI-TV
If your trip to visit the extended family didn’t qualify as a “vacation,” we’ve got the solution to the post-holiday-deflated-and-jaded feeling. Whether you’re escaping the 9 to 5 grind or the stifling snowstorms that keep you locked inside, these

Solar scheme cashes in on Nelson sun - ONE News
Nelson, New Zealand’s sunshine capital, is planning to turn its sunlight into power. Neslon wants to become the country’s first ’solar city’ with a scheme to help 1,700 homes switch to solar powered water heating over the next four years. A home in

Oncor Suggests Taking Precautions During Cold Snap - Yahoo Finance
Use programmable thermostats to lower temperatures automatically when you re not at home, leave drapes or curtains open to take advantage of solar heat, and throw an extra blanket on the bed rather than turn up the heat. As a rule of thumb, heating

Premier Bilt Windows & Doors - Woodlands Online& LLC
Premier Bilt Windows and Doors is locally owned and operated and a factory-direct window dealer. Premier Bilt Windows was started, because there was a serious hole in Houston’s window market. Windows priced to high or Windows advertisted too low

Electricity price hikes spark switch to solar power to reduce expenses - Today’s Zaman
Sales of solar power units have increased in Turkey over the past few months as people seek ways to save money under the burden of rising electricity prices. Most research and development (R&D) firms are also following developments abroad