April 22, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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Solar project development: There’s an app for that.

With an increasing number of people confessing to being “solar curious”, quotes for solar PV systems may be in higher demand, and toward that end, solar professionals have a new tool at their disposal for project development. Continue reading

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March 19, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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World’s tallest solar tower (750 feet) to be erected in California… Twice

Brightsource and Abengoa are currently working on a 500 megawatts concentrated solar project in California that would be composed of twin 250-megawatt units with what should be the tallest solar towers in the world. Continue reading

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February 4, 2013
by Grace Gill
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India Green News : Government strides in solar and renewable energy investment, health impacts of pollution in cities

Grace Gill, Program Assistant, CMI/India/Climate Center, New York
India Green News is a selection of news highlights about environmental and energy issues in India.
January 1 – 31, 2013
Energy
Bucks for Green Energy
In a pre-budge… Continue reading

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January 3, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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Warren Buffett Buys World’s Largest Solar Project from SunPower for $2.5 Billion

Warren Buffett’s utility, which is part of his Berkshire Hathaway holding company, has just announced that it is buying SunPower’s Antelope Valley Solar Projects, located in California, for between 2 and 2.5 billion dollars. Continue reading

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July 21, 2012
by Amanda Maxwell
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Latin America Climate, Energy and Environment News: 7/16- 7/20/2012

Amanda Maxwell, Latin America Advocate, Washington, DC
Chile
Given the dramatic decrease in costs and increasing efficiency of solar modules, it is becoming increasingly viable to finance and build competitive solar projects in Chile. T… Continue reading

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July 11, 2012
by Amrita Batra
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Survey of State Solar Projects Reveals Immense Opportunity for Solar Energy in Rural India

Amrita Batra, Program Assistant, India Initiative and Food and Agriculture, San Francisco
Last week, one of India’s leading solar energy developers, Mahindra Solar One announced plans to move forward with a 50 megawatt solar plant… Continue reading

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October 7, 2010
by Frances Beinecke
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Two Solar Projects Get the Green Light to Bring Clean Energy and Jobs to California

I welcome Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s announcement on Tuesday that he has approved the first two new solar projects on public lands in California in more than two decades. These ventures will help jumpstart America’s transition to clea… Continue reading

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August 17, 2010
by Johanna Wald
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NRDC approves first solar project: Lucerne Valley Project

We share exciting news this week as environmental groups, including NRDC, support our first utility scale solar energy project – the Lucerne Valley Solar Project near Victorville in San Bernardino County. This is the first solar power project, an… Continue reading

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