Energy Research Project for Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, and Green Energy Technologies

1. Navy Awards $200 Million for 40 MW of Solar Power on Southwestern Bases
(Feed Articles / EERE - Energy Research News)

The U.S. Navy recently awarded a $200 million contract for a total of 40 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaic power systems on Navy and Marine Corps bases throughout the Southwest. The National Park ...

2. In Profile: Alex Slocum
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

... as much electric power as the nation currently uses. He’s also looking into ways of storing solar power, using molten salts to store the thermal energy for delivery later. With the right policies in ...

3. Alpha Energy Commissions Grid-Tied System for US Forest Service
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

Located at 1628 West Williams Drive, Alpha Energy, a member of worldwide Total Power Solutions provider The Alpha Group, recently installed a 21kW elevated solar racking structure at the US Forest Service ...

4. Alpha Energy Opens Phoenix Headquarters
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

A national leader in turnkey photovoltaic solar power systems, and member of The Alpha Group, Alpha Energy recently relocated its corporate headquarters to Phoenix. This new office, located at 1628 W ...

5. Schneider Electric's Renewable Energies Business releases the compact, lightweight Xantrex™ GT30 inverter
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Schneider Electric's Renewable Energies Business announces the launch of the Schneider Electric Xantrex GT30 Grid-Tie Solar Inverter, a three phase power inverter that delivers 120/208 Vac out of the ...

6. Power from motion and vibrations
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

... systems (as well as additional sources of power, such as a solar cell), Ramadass says. “You could have one set of electronics that interfaces” with multiple inputs, he says. For the future, the researchers ...

7. SolarCraft Brings Solar to Historic Jackse Winery
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

Novato-based SolarCraft announced the completion of a solar electric generating system at the newly renovated Jackse Winery in Glen Ellen. The historic building is now powered by clean, green energy ...

8. Intel Sets Up Plan to Install 2.5 MW Worth of Solar Rooftop Systems
(Feed Articles / NewsVine - Alternative Energy Feed)

"Intel Corp. plans to install rooftop solar panels at its Chandler complexes as part of a companywide solar power initiative. ...

9. Powering cube satellites
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

... are used for tasks that don’t require precise orbit control, to travel great distances and perform more serious tasks, such as searching for planets outside our solar system. The technology, which is based ...

10. Power from down under
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

... time, unlike sources such as solar or wind power. “So that’s certainly very promising,” he says. “It’s not completely infinite, but for all practical purposes it is.” Probing underground One of the ...

11. groSolar And Locus Accelerate Energy Monitoring
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

White River Junction, Vt. – Smart grids, smart meters and energy monitoring are powerful buzz categories these days in renewable energy. Now, groSolar and Locus Energy, LLC are taking PV system monitoring ...

12. Solar-Powered UAV Under Development
(Feed Articles / Alternative Energy News Top Stories)

If UAVs starts running on the solar system, then it will save lots of expensive fossil fuel and the add-ons in the form of greenhouse effects. Researchers at the Queensland University of Technology ...

13. New Solar Pond Distillation System
(Feed Articles / Alternative Energy News Top Stories)

Researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno are developing a solar technique that will take care of the ecosystems of terminus lakes around the world. This new solar distillation system will help ...

14. Alpha Energy Completes One of the Largest Continuous Elevated Solar Energy Racking Structures in the US
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

... Solar PV Grid-tied Structure for the Manheim NJ National Auto Dealers Exchange (NADE) auction facility in Bordentown, NJ. ...

15. Clean Future Solutions Now
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... We have everything you need from eco-friendly gift ideas to complete grid-tie and off-grid renewable energy systems. We can outfit your home or business with the latest in solar and wind power technology! Clean ...

16. Clean Future Solutions gears up to make a difference
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... We have everything you need from eco-friendly gift ideas to complete grid-tie and off-grid renewable energy systems. We can outfit your home or business with the latest in solar and wind power technol ...

17. National Semiconductor's SolarMagic Power Optimizer Wins Renewable Energy Design Award at 2009 Elektra Awards
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National Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:NSM) today announced that the company's SolarMagic™ power optimizer received the renewable energy design award at the 7th annual Elektra Awards, on Tuesday, December ...

18. SunEdison, Calif. school district forge solar deal (AP)
(Feed Articles / Yahoo - Environment News)

AP - The Irvine board of education on Wednesday approved a plan to work with MEMC Electronic Materials Inc. subsidiary SunEdison and privately held SPG Solar to install solar power systems at 21 district ...

19. Solar power coming to a store near you (AP)
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AP - Solar technology is going where it has never gone before: onto the shelves at retail stores where do-it-yourselfers can now plunk a panel into a shopping cart and bring it home to install.  ...

20. SPG Solar Installs Novartis Corporation's Largest Solar Array
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SPG Solar, based in Novato, Calif., recently completed construction of a one megawatt solar system for one of the world's leading pharmaceuticals firms: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The solar ...

21. Alpha Energy Incorporates Innovation Into Solar Power System Installed on Arizona Game & Fish Headquarters
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

Located at 1628 West Williams Drive, Alpha Energy, a member of worldwide power systems provider The Alpha Group, incorporated the latest innovations into the Solar Power system atop the Arizona Game & ...

22. ET: Check your voicemail
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

... designed to produce a simple image revealing something about humans’ size and shape, our solar system, the dish that sent the message, and even the biochemistry of our bodies. Joe Davis, a research affiliate ...

23. Liquid battery big enough for the electric grid?
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

... revolutionize the way electricity is used and produced on the grid, enabling round-the-clock power from America's wind and solar power resources, increasing the stability of the grid, and making blackouts ...

24. BLM and CEC Release Draft EIS for the 400-MW Ivanpah Solar Project
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) have completed a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the proposed Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System Project, ...

25. Japan eyes solar station in space (AFP)
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AFP - It may sound like a sci-fi vision, but Japan's space agency is dead serious: by 2030 it wants to collect solar power in space and zap it down to Earth, using laser beams or microwaves.  ...

26. Energy researchers find Obama an eager student
(Feed Articles / MIT - Energy Research News)

... self-assembled by genetically engineered viruses; long-lasting high-efficiency light bulbs; windows that can double as solar energy collectors; and structures that could provide offshore windmills with ...

27. National Semiconductor to Speak at Solar Power International about Current Limitations of PV Systems and Challenges of International Expansion
(Feed Articles / REW - Green Power News)

Leaders of National Semiconductor's SolarMagic team will address key issues facing the photovoltaic solar industry--international expansion and panel-level innovations--at the upcoming Solar Power International ...

28. MIT welcomes President Obama
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... are developing transformative technologies that include an array of advanced solar pathways and key enablers for renewable energy such as storage. MITEI Director Ernie Moniz noted that his initiative also ...

29. Israel’s Sunday Energy, Ormat team on $195M solar agreement
(Feed Articles / CleanTech - Energy News Feed)

Joint venture includes selling power from the 36 MW PV systems to Israel Electric under 20-year power purchase agreements.

30. Lockheed dives into developing wave energy, buoyed by OPT tech (update)
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Aerospace giant pulls out of utility-scale solar project as it looks to progress PowerBuoy system with marine-power firm. ...