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Canada's Largest Rooftop PV System Now On Loyalty One Building - Friday, December 11, 2009

The Loyalty One building, manager of Air Miles rewards programs, is now the home for the largest rooftop solar system in all of Canada. Though the system is only 165 kilowatts, it's enough to power the entire building, thanks to its LEED silver and gold certifications. (Comparatively one of the largest rooftop arrays in the US this year went online at 2.37 MW). Then again, getting 800 solar panels on the rooftop of one building, is no small feat.

Sanyo Selling Solar Eco-homes - Monday, November 23, 2009

In Japan, electronics maker Sanyo is selling all-electric homes that have solar panels and lithium-ion batteries to provide backup power. Sanyo Homes Co., a subsidiary of Sanyo, is selling pre-fabricated homes with 3.78 kilowatt solar power system, along with a 1.57 kilowatt battery system to provide power at night or on cloudy and rainy days, according to a press release.

100% Wind-Powered Island off Maine Financed Using Electricity Co-op - Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Maine's Fox Islands brought online a $14.5 million wind farm that will soon power the two islands. The three turbines will generate enough power for the 2,000 year-round residents of the small islands. The project is owned cooperatively and will replace the electricity residents import from the mainland, 12 miles away.

Solar Rebates Are Going Fast - Tuesday, November 17, 2009

The popularity of solar rebates, which is causing shortages in some communities, is also the primary reason why rebate programs are being cut back across the nation. Solar rebates have done their job by significantly increasing solar installation projects across the nation.

P&G Launches 1.1 MW Solar Array - Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Procter & Gamble will use a 1.1 megawatt solar array to help electrify its Oxnard, Calif., paper plant. The photovoltaic solar array should generate more than 1.9 million kilowatt hours of electricity during its first year of operation, and more than 34 milion kWh over 20 years, according to a press release.

Duke Energy to Build Solar Projects with Chinese Company. - Monday, October 26, 2009

Duke Energy /quotes/comstock/13*!duk/quotes/nls/duk (DUK 15.97, +0.03, +0.19%) said Friday its merchant generation unit has signed an agreement with Chinese energy company and solar panel maker ENN Group to develop, own and operate solar-power projects in the U.S.

Solar Ferry Gaining Users - Tuesday, October 20, 2009

A type of solar ferry already in use in Sydney, Australia, soon will be in use in Hong Kong, which is adding four new solar-powered hybrid ferries using a design from Australian company called Solar Sailor. The vessels are being purchased by the Hong Kong Jockey Club as part of a $45 million effort to reduce emissions and fuel consumption in the city.

Roof Tiles Would Save Energy By Turning Color - Saturday, October 17, 2009

By turning white in warmer weather and thus reflecting light, a new breed of roof tiles could save companies energy. In the winter, conversely, the tiles would turn black to absorb heat. The new tiles were developed by students at MIT.

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Running a clothes drier sucks up 6% of a household's energy usage. So, as Americans across the country sought to save money and conserve electricity, many turned to clotheslines--only to discover that they weren't allowed in their communities. In fact, hanging clotheslines was against the rules in so many communities nationwide that state governments are being forced to step in and make it against the law to ban them. And states like Vermont and Utah have already succeeded. But the fight for the right to hang clotheslines is just getting started.

Solar Development Important to 92% of Americans - Saturday, October 10, 2009

When asked if it’s important for the U.S. to develop and use solar energy, 92 percent of Americans responded “yes,” according to a recent survey by Kelton Research.

Fiddling on the Roof: Dow’s Solar-Powered Shingles! - Friday, October 09, 2009

Dow’s announcement this week that it developed solar shingles is interesting not because it represents a big technological breakthrough—it doesn’t. Dow’s solar shingles are interesting precisely because they offer the prospect of turning something exotic, like solar power, into something mundane, like new shingles.

How Will A Solar Industry Tariff Affect Your Solar Investments? - Monday, October 05, 2009

Last Wednesday, the New York Times reported that companies importing solar panels to the U.S. are facing up to $70 million in unexpected tariffs. Because solar panels have become too sophisticated to qualify for duty-free status, the U.S. Customs Agency has stated that they will be treated as electric generators - which are subject to a 2.5% duty.

Rooftop Solar: ProLogis Turns Warehouses Into Clean Energy - Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Warehouse firm ProLogis has added rooftop solar installations to facilities in Spain and says it plans to take advantage of more of its 475 million square feet of roof space. Adding installations onto the roofs of industrial buildings has at least one big advantage: The buildings are already on the electrical grid.

U.S. Wind Turbine Installations to Reach 8,000 by 2015 - Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Wind turbine sales in the U.S. are projected to grow by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.7 percent to reach an annual production volume of almost 8,000 turbines with an average capacity of greater than 1 megawatt by 2015, according to a new report from Pike Research.

GE: Solar business is our 'next wind' - Friday, September 25, 2009

General Electric plans to give its solar business a charge in two years with the introduction of panels with the same solar cell material used by industry cost leader First Solar. In 2011, the energy giant expects to produce solar panels made with cadmium telluride, a thin-film solar cell material, said Michael Idelchik, vice president of advanced technologies at GE Global Research at the EmTech conference here on Wednesday.

Google Plans Own Solar Technology - Sunday, September 20, 2009

Google is devising a solar game changer that will enable the company to more quickly adopt renewable energy, and much less expensively. Much the way the Internet company created its own breed of server that scaled easily and was cheaper to build, Google has been researching a way to make mirrors for solar arrays that will cost less than half the price of others on the market.

On-site Solar Poised for 22% Annual Growth - Sunday, September 20, 2009

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 best ways to reduce conventional electricity generation and related infrastructure impacts, according to a new report from Pike Research.

Altech Completes Solar Installation at Aspen’s St. Regis - Sunday, September 20, 2009

ASPEN, COLO.—Altech Solar recently completed its latest solar installation at the St. Regis Resort in Aspen, Colorado. The St. Regis Resort contracted Altech Solar to install its custom solar thermal technology, which has already dramatically decreased the resort’s dependence on natural gas; the price of which has skyrocketed in recent years. Using the sun’s energy, more than 1,300 solar e-tubes mounted in solar array panels on the resort’s main building roof heat a liquid solution housed in vacuum tubes, resembling copper and glass torpedoes, to temperatures exceeding more than 2 million BTUs (British Thermal Units) per day.