Constellation Energy Completes Solar & Wind Project
While President Obama only gave a cursory comment about the role of solar and wind in our energy future in his remarks this morning, these industries continue to move forward with completion of renewable electricity projects. Today, Constellation Energy announced that its subsidiary, Constellation Energy’s Projects & Services Group, has completed the installation of a 1.2 megawatt solar and wind …
Berkeley Lab Awarded Funds for Biofuels Research
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Cathy Zoi announced today that Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) will receive almost $18 million from the Recovery Act to build an advanced biofuels process development facility from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). This grant will assist researchers with studies of next generation biofuels by …
SolarCity Creates $90 Million Fund for Solar Projects
A new fund has been created for commercial and residential solar projects that will begin in 2010. SolarCity, a company that not only offers solar power system design and installation, but financing as well, has created a new $90 million fund in partnership with U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation (USBCDC) to finance new projects in the U.S. SolarCity will use …
Auburn, CA Wastewater Treatment Plant Goes Solar
Pacific Power Management (PPM) and the city of Auburn, California recently announced that the city’s wastewater treatment plant is going to be 100 percent powered by solar energy. A 680 kilowatt solar photovoltaic (PV) system will supply all of the plant’s electrical needs by this summer when the project is slated to be completed. The photovoltaic system will consist of …
New York Auto Show Previews “Green Cars”
The New York International Auto Show is set to to kick off April 2, 2010 and many car companies are previewing their latest in “green car” technologies. Yesterday, Chevrolet announced a partnership with ConEdison to introduce the electric-plug-in (and flex fuel vehicle) Chevy Volt to New York. The Volt is scheduled to go into full production in the fall of …
Acres for Biodiesel, Ethanol Feedstocks to be Big
If the biodiesel makers ever get the $1-a-gallon federal tax credit back, the industry could have plenty of feedstock for the green fuel come fall. This Bloomberg article posted in the Wichita (KS) Eagle says U.S. farmers are expected to plant their largest soybean crop this year: Soybean plantings will rise 2.1 percent to 79.111 million acres from a record …