The American Solar Energy Society’s magazine, Solar Today, recently won a Gold-level award for the National Association Publications‚ 2007 EXCEL Awards Competition. SOLAR TODAY‚ s July/August 2006 issue ‚ with the theme, ‚ Confronting the Climate Change Crisis‚ ‚ was recognized as the first-place winner in the category Magazines ‚ Special Topic Issue, 20,000 readers ... Read More
Archive for June, 2007
NYSERDA Grant Benefits Albany, NY Habitat for Humanity Blitz Build
Friday, June 29th, 2007Albany, NY‚ s South End added a house in just over a day, thanks to the Capital District Habitat for Humanity‚ s (CDHFH) Blitz Build 2007. The June 23 event drew upon the efforts of over two hundred volunteers, who worked to fully construct the three bedroom, two bathroom home in just over twenty-four hours. ... Read More
ACEEE "Rates the States" on Energy Efficiency Progress
Friday, June 29th, 2007The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has released its latest State Energy Efficiency Scorecard that grades each state and the District of Columbia on its 2006 contribution toward addressing America‚ s energy security and environmental challenges through the adoption of energy efficiency policies, programs, and technologies. The report provides a comprehensive ranking of ... Read More
CEC Announces WREGIS, Renewable Energy Registry & Tracking System for Electricity Generation
Thursday, June 28th, 2007The California Energy Commission (CEC) announced the launch of the Western Renewable Energy Generation Information System (WREGIS), a renewable energy registry and tracking system for electricity generation. The system is the largest of its kind in the world in terms of coverage and includes the western United States, western Canada, and a small portion of ... Read More
SunEdison, Featured on NPR’s Morning Edition, Installs Solar on 20 Walgreen’s
Thursday, June 28th, 2007SunEdison, a solar company that installs PV panels and sells the power to residential and commercial customers, was featured on Thursday, June 28, 2007 National Public Radio’s Morning Edition show. SunEdison is an IREC corporate member. Chris Cook, SunEdison’s VP of Regulatory Affairs, is an IREC Board Member. You can listen to the story at ... Read More
Small Wind State Stakeholders Meet in Los Angeles
Wednesday, June 27th, 2007Download 2007StateReports.pdf url=”http://irecusa.org/uploads/media/CAZoning-Permitting.pdf” length =”385338″ type=”application/pdf” / Download GuastiConstruction.pdf url=”http://irecusa.org/uploads/media/NetMeter-Interconnection.pdf” length =”703451″ type=”application/pdf” / url=”http://irecusa.org/uploads/media/TurbineCertification-Bergey.pdf” length =”664167″ type=”application/pdf” / url=”http://irecusa.org/uploads/media/TurbineCertification-Sherwood.pdf” length =”156744″ type=”application/pdf” /Prior to the WindPower 2007 conference, nearly 50 people attended the 5th Small Wind State Stakeholders Meeting. Included among the participants were representatives of 14 states, the small wind industry, and non-profit ... Read More
Opportunity on the Horizon: PV in Texas; New Report from UT’s IC2
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007A new report about the benefits of a solar industry in Texas has just been published by the University of Texas’ IC2 Institute. Intended for a knowledgeable lay audience, it was prepared by researchers at the IC2 Institute at the Univeristy of Texas at Austin to identify areas of future research and recommend actions for ... Read More
Anaheim Public Utilities Breaks Ground on Energy Park
Thursday, June 21st, 2007A three-acre park in Anaheim is slated to become a showcase for both energy and water-saving technologies in a typical park and play area. The land, currently vacant, is next to Anaheim Public Utilities’ Southwest Substation, a short walk from Hermosa Village. The groundbreaking for the Energy Park, held on June 20th, is planning for ... Read More
DOE to Provide up to $2.5 Million to Implement Solar Energy Technologies in 13 US Cities
Thursday, June 21st, 2007U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel W. Bodman today announced that DOE will make available nearly $2.5 million to thirteen cities to increase the use of solar power across the country, building on the President‚ s commitment to further the development of clean, renewable energy technologies. Cities selected for the Solar America Cities cooperative ... Read More
July 19, 2007 Telephone Seminar ‚ Photovoltaic Market Trends
Thursday, June 21st, 2007The next IREC Telephone Seminar on PV Market Trends was held on Thursday, July 19 at 2pm EDT (1pm CDT, noon MDT, 11am PDT, 10am Alaska, 8am Hawaii). Travis Bradford of the Prometheus Group was the presenter. Grid-tied photovoltaic installation increased by 60% in 2006 in spite of tight supplies for PV modules. The seminar ... Read More
