Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Solar Power Rundown for Monday, March 8 | GetSolar.com Blog

Posted by Joe Boyce on March 8, 2010

Happy Monday, everyone. It’s all about the lending this morning, as we relay news on solar energy financing programs in three places: Hawaii, Sonoma County and Cambodia. Now let’s get down to business…

New! Advance Your Solar Career With SolarVisionaries.org

Posted by Joe Boyce on February 26, 2010

With time and feedback comes knowledge, and we here at SolarVisionaries.org have heard and understand what is most important to our visitors. No surprise, it’s jobs, jobs, jobs.

Laboratory Equipment – Solar Energy Outlook is Bright

Posted by Joe Boyce on February 24, 2010

From Laboratory Equipment: Originally Posted Feb 24, 2010

Solar Energy Outlook is Bright

February 24, 2010

Spurred by global development and population growth, the world’s energy needs are expected to double by 2050. The best solution to meet this coming demand is an energy mix that includes generous amounts of renewable energy sources such as solar, wind and biofuels, as well as nuclear energy and fossil fuels.

Clean energy is mired in politics – latimes.com

Posted by Joe Boyce on February 22, 2010

Read the full article at LATimes.com

At a time when the U.S. economy is desperate for jobs and investment in future growth, a slew of clean-energy projects are on hold largely because of political stalemate in Washington.

Study Reveals 7000 New Jobs for Utah in Clean Energy

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A recently released study finds that new renewable energy and energy efficiency investments in Utah could yield significant economic benefits for the state by 2020, including the creation of 7,000 net ongoing jobs, nearly $310 million in net annual earnings, and a $300 million net annual increase in gross domestic product by state (GDPS).

SolarVisionaries.org Top 10 Solar Celebrities

Posted by Joe Boyce on February 17, 2010

When compiling our list of the most powerful celebrity voices for solar and sustainable living, we realized how important these people are to promoting solar as a major source of energy in our daily lives.

Proponents of solar energy ask Maryland to help industry – wtop.com

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by Meg Tully @ The Frederick News-Post

ANNAPOLIS — A Middletown resident thinks the state should do more to support the solar energy industry in Maryland.

Constellation Energy (CEG) Commits $90 Million To Commercial Solar Projects | Green Stocks Central

Posted by Joe Boyce on February 16, 2010

From Green Stocks Central

Posted by Tate Dwinnell | # |
01:04:00 pm on February 16, 2010

Constellation Energy (CEG) announced today that it will commit $90 million to the development of commercial solar projects.  In order to capitalize on the benefits of government funding Constellation will only fund project that begin before mid 2010 and are at least 500kW.  About $18 million in funds have been committed to projects that will begin development soon in Maryland and New Jersey.

Solar by the Millions (Reported by Erin Schneider)

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Solar by the Millions (Reported by Erin Schneider).

The Glass is Half-full – 50% of the US is Open for Commercial PV Development « Cleanbuilder

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The Glass is Half-full – 50% of the US is Open for Commercial PV Development « Cleanbuilder.

Towards the end of 2008 my friend, Ted Horton, who blogs at NorCal PV, invited me to make some 2009 predictions for the US Solar PV industry. He does this every year, reaching out to a group of respected solar professionals, and puts a composition on his blog.