Solar Energy (New York Times)

News about solar energy. Commentary and archival information about solar energy from The New York Times.

New wind farm leads Alliant Energy to ask for 14% rate hike (The Des Moines Register)

Alliant Energy has asked state regulators for a 14 percent rate increase for its 525,000 customers in eastern, northern and southern Iowa to pay for a new wind farm and transmission upgrades.

AWSL’s Atlantic Solar Inc. Receives Letters of Intent From Green Energy Funds to Negotiate Major Financing Agreements (Marketwire)

TORONTO–(Marketwire – March 8, 2010) – Atlantic Wind and Solar Inc. ( PINKSHEETS : AWSL ) is pleased to report that negotiations with several Green Energy funding companies are advancing toward finalizing a financing that would fund AWSL’s current activities, including numerous JV Ontario rooftop solar projects, production ramp up of the Company’s outstanding Inverters/Converters, continued …

Solar Development in Germany Surges to Record, New Energy Says (Bloomberg)

Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) — Power companies will build a record amount of solar-energy capacity in Germany this year, or two- thirds more than they added in 2008, seeking to take advantage of subsidies, New Energy Finance said.

Texas breaks US wind energy record (vnunet.com)

Cath Everett, BusinessGreen , Monday 8 March 2010 at 12:59:00 Lone Star State generates nearly a fifth of electricity from wind power Texas set a new record for US wind energy generation late last week when at 6:37am on Friday wind turbines provided 19 per cent of the electricity mix – the equivalent of 6,272MW – to its main grid. The figure, which did not include power generated in its windy …

Florida solar energy projects’ costs raise concerns (Sun-Sentinel)

Critics warn of rate increases for customers The Sunshine State is poised to be the second largest solar energy producer in the country, thanks to three new Florida Power & Light plants that use glimmering rows of solar panels or mirrors to convert sunlight to power.

LGC Skyrota Wind Energy Corp. Extends Closing Date of Non-Brokered Private Placement (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)

LGC Skyrota Wind Energy Corp. today announced that the original March 1, 2010, closing date of its previously announced non-brokered private placement has been extended. The new closing date has not yet been determined.

AWEA Supply Chain Manager to Explore Renewable, Wind Energy at WESTEC, March 23-25, in Los … (ThomasNet)

On March 25, Matt Garran, supply chain manager for AWEA, will offer insights on how manufacturing companies can grow in the renewable energy and wind industry at WESTEC 2010. Attendees will be able to see demonstrations of the latest technologies, watch free show floor presentations, and hear 3 keynote addresses and panel discussion addressing wind energy supply chain and prospects in aerospace …

Lowell embraces wind energy project (The Burlington Free Press)

LOWELL — Voters turned out in record numbers Tuesday to endorse a proposed wind energy project on Lowell Mountain by an overwhelming margin, 342-114.

Solar energy with jewel-like curtains on windows (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Cityscapes of glass-clad buildings gleaming in the sun make Anna Dyson think about wasted energy. Dyson heads the Center for Architecture Science and Ecology, or CASE, a research consortium that wants to turn office windows into multifaceted solar power generators.

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