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Solar & Renewable Energy

News and best practices about commercial and industrial operations using solar and other renewable energy sources that have minimal impact on the environment.

City Waives Alt-Energy Permit Fees, If There's Not Too Many

City Waives Alt-Energy Permit Fees, If There’s Not Too Many

The Hillsboro, Oregon City Council voted recently that solar panels and similar devices will be exempt from payment of the normal permit fees associated with installation or construction. The list of qualifying devices includes passive solar space heating, solar water heating, solar thermal electric, photovoltaic, wind, biomass, hydroelectric, fuel cells ... Read more »
Carmanah Provides Lighting for Norwalk's Transit System

Carmanah Provides Lighting for Norwalk’s Transit System

Carmanah recently announced a new product and a new contract for its solar products: A wireless solar-powered LED airfield light which it’s selling to China’s aviation market and a solar LED Lighting system for transit shelters such as bus stops. Carmanah recently won a transit lighting contract to supply the ... Read more »
Solebury Township Aims for 100% Alternative Energy

Solebury Township Aims for 100% Alternative Energy

Pennsylvania’s Solebury Township is moving forward with a series of studies that would provide direction for outfitting buildings with solar panels, batteries to collect unused solar energy and mechanical systems that rely on natural underground temperatures to heat and cool buildings. The township believes it can produce more energy than ... Read more »
Bill Could Unlock $100 Million for San Francisco Solar Power

Bill Could Unlock $100 Million for San Francisco Solar Power

A bill passed by the California Assembly last week would allow San Francisco to use $100 million from a 2001 bond measure for solar energy to build large-scale solar projects at locations such as reservoirs and parking garages. The measure could ease restrictions from the 2001 bond measure, which limits ... Read more »
Dow Unveils New Solar Material, Could Ease Silicon Shortages

Dow Unveils New Solar Material, Could Ease Silicon Shortages

Dow Corning has produced a solar-grade silicon derived from metallurgical silicon that the company said exhibits good solar cell performance characteristics when blended with traditional polysilicon feedstock. In a press release, Dow said the new silicon feedstock material, Dow Corning PV 1101 SoG Silicon, is the first commercially available feedstock ... Read more »
Invenergy Given Go-Ahead for West Virginia Wind Farm

Invenergy Given Go-Ahead for West Virginia Wind Farm

Invenergy has received approval to build 124 wind turbines in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, although a lawsuit to block the project is likely. The $300 million, 186-megawatt Beech Ridge Energy Wind Farm would be one of the largest wind-turbine projects east of the Mississippi River. Beech Ridge, a subsidiary of ... Read more »
Pa. Doubles Green-Energy Use to 20%

Pa. Doubles Green-Energy Use to 20%

Pennsylvania’s state government will double the amount of electricity it consumes from renewable energy sources to 20 percent. “It makes Pennsylvania by far and away the largest state in terms of purchasing megawatts from green electricity,” said Pennsylvania’s Governor Rendell, according to the Philadelphia Inquierer. “It will also make us ... Read more »
ErSol Solar, Wacker Chemie Sign Major Silicon Supply Contract

ErSol Solar, Wacker Chemie Sign Major Silicon Supply Contract

ErSol Solar Energy AG has signed a polysilicon contract with Wacker Chemie AG, the world’s second-largest provider of polysilicon for the semiconductor and photovoltaic industry. The contract begins in 2009 and will give ErSol an additional production output of approximately 100 MWp over six years. “Our success in securing this ... Read more »
Hoku to Build Solar Plant in Idaho

Hoku to Build Solar Plant in Idaho

Hoku Scientific has selected Idaho as the location for its solar module and polysilicon production facilities. Earlier this year, Hoku Scientific announced its plans to enter the solar and polysilicon businesses by manufacturing up to 30 megawatts of solar modules and up to 1,500 metric tons of polysilicon per year. ... Read more »


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