Solar Energy

Study Finds Smart Irrigation Controllers Not So Smart

Tests of "smart" irrigation controllers found that most of the devices currently on the market were not as smart as advertised, according to a new study, ...

Chicago Botanic Garden Adds Solar-Electric Tram

A 12-person solar-electric tram has made its debut at the Chicago Botanic Garden. The ...

LoyaltyOne Claims Largest Solar Rooftop Project in Canada

LoyaltyOne/AIR MILES is targeting LEED certification under the Canada Green Building Council's rating system for its new 50,000-sq. ft. customer care center in Ontario. Scheduled ...

Sony Electronics HQ Boasts Solar, LEED Construction

The new Sony Electronics headquarters building in San Diego uses solar-equipped parking structures to defray some of the facility's electric needs. Built to LEED standards - but not yet certified - the 455,000 square foot building ...

Tariff on Solar Imports May be Challenged

A recent decision to impose tariffs on a type of Chinese solar panels could eventually extend to other such imports, raising the cost of ...

Arizona Solar Deal Falls Apart While Feds Give a Boost to Other Projects

As federal agencies get set to approve several renewable-energy projects, primarily in the western part of the country, a solar deal between Starwood Energy Group Global ...

NJ Health Care Facility to Add 1.8 MW Solar Array

The Carrier Clinic in Montgomery, N.J., plans a 1.8 megawatt solar array under a power purchase agreement (PPA) with enXco, ...

Hawaii, Ontario Enact Feed-in Tariffs for Renewables

Businesses in Hawaii and Ontario can adopt renewable energy technologies with greater assurance that the investments will pay off now that the state and ...

Nevada National Guard Adding 3.4 MW Solar PPA

Solar parking lot structures will add electricity at three Nevada Army National Guard sites. The structures will begin construction in November and should be operational by ...

Universities of Toledo, Minnesota Embrace Eco-buildings

The University of Toledo has added a Campus of Energy and Innovation, while the University of Minnesota's new football stadium has earned LEED Silver status. At the ...

Oregon Solar Firm Charged with Theft, Racketeering

Showing that the renewable energy industry is not immune to the typical trappings of commerce, a central Oregon man has been charged with bilking ...

Troubles Ahead for California’s Climate and Solar Bills

California's Governor says he plans to veto a bill that requires the state to get one third of its electricity from renewable resources, while state legislators ...

NREL, SCE, PG&E, Black & Veatch Discuss Future of Renewables

In this session from the International Association for Energy ...

Brooklyn Tourism Firm to be 100% Powered by Solar

City Merchandise, a New York souvenir distributor, will be 100 percent powered by a 68.47 kW commercial solar system. Once complete, the array will be the ...

On-site Solar Poised for 22% Annual Growth

For retailers, supply chain operators and other small- to medium-sized businesses, decentralized electricity generation via rooftop and small-scale commercial solar photovoltaic panels represents one of the ...

NJ, NY, Other States Gain Solar Ground on California

While California has set the standard when it comes to incentives for and adoption of solar power, other states such as New Jersey, Pennsyvlania and Florida ...

Google Plans Own Solar Technology

Google is devising a solar game changer that will enable the company to more quickly adopt renewable energy, and much less expensively. Much ...

California on Track to Meet Renewable Portfolio Standard Targets

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved contracts for more than 8,300 megawatts (MW) of new renewable energy signed with the state's largest utilities, according ...

Austin Energy Proposes Raising City Renewable Use to 35%

Austin Energy's 2008 carbon reduction plan called for 30 percent of the Texas capitol's energy to come from renewables through 2020, but the utility has floated ...

Crayola Adding 1.5MW Solar to Factory

Solar panels at the Crayola headquarters will provide about 10 percent of the energy used at the Forks Township, Penn., operation. That's enough to make ...