The Colorado Department of Agriculture is now offering several Advancing Colorado’s Renewable Energy (ACRE) grants. Eligible projects include agricultural related renewable energy systems, feasibility studies and research projects. The ACRE program is a set of grants that provide funds to conduct feasibility studies, install renewable energy systems or do research into renewable energy projects. Grant applications submitted must be for …
PSEG Solar Source and juwi solar Announce Projects
Today, PSEG Solar Source announced that it has completed an acquisition from juwi solar inc. of two utility-scale solar projects to be located in Florida and Ohio. PSEG also announced it is developing a solar project in New Jersey. Combined, these three solar projects will have a total capacity of nearly 30 megawatts and are scheduled to be completed by …
Alternative Energy Symposium Set for Chicago
Mark your calendar for October 1st and 2nd for the third annual Alternative Energy Symposium held at the campus of Chicago State University. The event is put on by the folks at American Science Technology‘s Center for Alternative Energy Technology (CAET): Renewable and sustainable energy derived from natural resources could hold the key to the United States not only reducing …
Wind, Solar Advocate Picks Up Heinz Award
A man called “one of the most effective renewable energy advocates in Texas” is being honored with an award that has a focus this year on the environment. Thomas “Smitty” Smith… known for his work in putting together the Texas Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) that is now being adopted all across the country and has made Texas a leader in …
Ma Bell Uses Alternatives to Cut 300 Tons of Emissions
Efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions are paying off for AT&T. This story posted on EnvironmentalLeader.com says the telephone behemoth’s conversion of some of its fleet vehicles in California to alternative fuels are part of a bigger plan that also includes solar panels and recycling scrap metals: AT&T also introduced a new fleet of alternative-fuel vehicles that will lower its …
Solar Generated Ethanol
Bioengineering firm Joule Biotechnologies of Massachusetts recently unveiled a new technology that uses sunlight to directly convert carbon dioxide into ethanol. The process, called Helioculture™, produces what the company is calling SolarFuel™ liquid energy. According to Joule, the conversion requires no agricultural land or fresh water, and leverages a highly scalable system capable of producing more than 20,000 gallons of …
Feed-In Tariffs Could Help Small Solar, Wind Power
A proposal that would require utilities to buy power from small-scale renewable energy producers could end up being a boon for solar and wind power in America. The New York Times reports that two Democrats in the U.S. House have introduced a bill to do just that: Reps. Jay Inslee of Washington and Bill Delahunt of Massachusetts are preparing a …
Petra Solar to Mount Panels on NJ Utility Poles
A solar panel company will be mounting 200,000 smart solar photovoltaic panels on the poles of a New Jersey utility, making it the largest pole-attached solar installation in the world. This press release from Petra Solar, Inc., says the project to mount the systems on New Jersey’s PSE&G utility poles and street light poles will create 100 green jobs in …
Solar-Powered Airship to Fly from New York to Paris
In the footsteps of Charles Lindbergh (but in a much more comfortable ride), a Spanish company plans to offer rides between New York City and Paris aboard a luxurious airship powered by the sun. CleanTechnica.com reports that the Turtle Airships vessel will use lightweight photovoltaic cells and will be able to put down on land or water: The first blimp …
“Pure Energy” Radio Show to Debut
The first national radio show dedicated to the business of renewable energy will make its debut from the Miami studios of 880 The Biz (WZAB) on Monday, July 13, at 6:00 pm Eastern time. Pure Energy is hosted by noted energy expert Sean O’Hanlon, Executive Director of the American Biofuels Council (ABC). “We’re going to talk about all forms of …