Rioglass To Make Solar Reflectors in Surprise, Arizona
Subsidiary of Spanish company will make reflectors for Abengoa Solar's massive project.
Thin-Film Solar Startup Makes It Quick and Easy
AQT Solar began manufacturing this week after spending only $15 million.
Green Week in Review podcast – August 13, 2010
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The Green Week in Review is a podcast, hosted by SustainableBusiness.com News Editor Bart King. It’s posted every Friday morning and is about 15 minutes long. You can listen to it through your browser or download it to a portable media player. Sign up for our General News RSS Feed and it will be automatically downloaded to your computer each week. In this week’s show… Feds Take $1.5B From Cleantech Loan Guarantee Program Governor Races Could Be Make-or-Break For U.S. Climate Efforts GAO e-Waste Report Misses the Mark on Basel Convention Plus, a summary of the week’s top cleantech headlines. ++++ Email comments or questions to bart@sustainablebusiness.com
Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: August 12, 2010
Warmest Decade Yet, China is World’s Largest Energy User $188M to Small Business Clean Energy Technologies U.S. Wind had Strong 2009, Weak 2010 DOE: $43M Loan Guarantee for NY State Energy Storage Xcel Energy Wind-to-Battery Test Shows Promise San Francisco Bay Area Gets $5M for EV Charging Stations $117M Loan Guarantee for Hawaii Wind Project Past Decade Warmest on Record, China Takes Top Spot in Energy Use The Earth has been growing warmer for the past 50 years, and the past decade was the warmest on record, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) report. State of the Climate in 2009, released July 28, draws on contributions from over 300 scientists from 160 research groups in 48 countries. The report examines 10 key climate indicators, which all point to a warming world. Seven indicators are rising: air temperatures over land, sea-surface temperatures, air temperatures over oceans, sea levels, ocean heat contents, humidity, and temperatures in the troposphere, the active weather layer of the atmosphere that’s closest to the Earth’s surface. The three declining indicators are arctic sea ice, glaciers, and spring snow cover in the Northern Hemisphere. Not only were the 2000s the hottest decade on record but […]
DOE Reinstates Energy Advisory Board
Twelve-member advisory board to the Energy Secretary was dissolved under the Bush administration.
Transportation Industry Is Behind the Curve on Emissions Planning
CDP launches first global transport report. Sector lags behind Global 500 Companies.
GAO e-Waste Report Misses the Mark on Basel Convention
Ratifying the Basel Convention without first banning e-waste would actually make dumping electronics abroad easier.
Global Rice Production at Risk From Climate Change
New study tracks decline in rice production with hotter nighttime temperatures.
Governor Races Could Be Make-or-Break For U.S. Climate Efforts
In the absence of federal leadership, state efforts are all that we have in the U.S.
AES Orders 44MW of Smart Grid Stabilization Systems from A123
A123 Systems is focusing its efforts on lithium-ion batteries for utility-scale energy storage.
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