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North American Overseas Pellet Exports Rose for the Second Consecutive Quarter to Reach a New Record High in the 3Q/15 with the US South Shipping 77% of the Volume
The wood pellet industry keeps investing in new production capacity in the US South because of higher pellet demand in the United Kingdom, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review. In the 3Q/15, 77% of North America’s pellet exports were from the southeastern US. - February 11, 2016 - Wood Resources International LLC
New State Solar Jobs Census Numbers for All 50 States from The Solar Foundation Available Online at SolarStates.org
The Solar Foundation released state-by-state data from its annual National Solar Jobs Census series via the State Solar Jobs Census Map (www.SolarStates.org), providing detailed solar jobs information for all 50 states, nearly all 436 federal Congressional districts, and more than 6,000 state legislative districts. This year’s expanded State Census effort shows that there are now 61 federal Congressional districts with at least 1,000 solar jobs and132 districts with more than 500 solar workers. - February 11, 2016 - The Solar Foundation
China Has Become the Major Destination for Eucalyptus Chips from Australia with Record-High Shipments in 2015, Reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
Australia has increased exportation of Eucalyptus chips by 58% in three years to reach a record-high in 2015, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. Shipments to pulp mills in China have gone up substantially and the costs for chips landed in this growing market have increased the past two years to practically equal those of chip costs delivered to Japan. - February 10, 2016 - Wood Resources International LLC
Great Story Happening in NYC This Week: First Woman to Travel to All Countries to Speak at NYU
First Documented Woman to Travel to All 196 Countries in a Guinness Record Attempt to Speak at NYU This Week. - February 09, 2016 - Expedition 196
Green Alternative Systems Announces Newly Expanded Facilities That Increase Fleet Propane Conversion Capacity
Green Alternative Systems provides fleet conversion to alternative fuels that saves money and the environment. The popularity of fleet propane conversion throughout 2014 and 2015 prompted Green Alternative Systems to invest a considerable sum of money to increase their conversion capacity. Green Alternative Systems currently operates a dozen facilities in the United States and the newest service center in Chicago is scheduled to come online in 2016. - February 05, 2016 - Green Alternative Systems
Good Service is an Award Winning Combination
Bolton based Smart Meter installation company Trojan Utilities has won the Service Provider of the Year at the European Smart Energy Awards 2016. In addition to winning, the Smart Meter Installation Company were also shortlisted for the Innovation of the Year Award, and Customer Engagement Award,... - February 05, 2016 - Trojan Utilities
The Import Value of Logs and Lumber to China Has Fallen by 25% in 12 Months Because of Declining Housing Constructions
The reduction in house construction in China has resulted in a substantial decline in the importation of forest products during 2015, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. The total value of imported softwood logs and lumber has fallen 25% and import prices have declined almost 30% that past 12 months. - February 03, 2016 - Wood Resources International LLC
California Sunlight Corporation Names Mark Palmer President
Long-time Tech Veteran and Business Leader Joins Rapidly Growing Solar Energy Business. - February 03, 2016 - California Sunlight Corporation
Rentricity to Provide "Micro" In-Pipe Hydropower Solution to Colorado & Utah Projects
Town of Grand Lake, Colorado and Ferron, Utah to install equipment package for under 10kW - sized hydro energy recovery. - February 02, 2016 - Rentricity Inc.
Lithium Boost Technologies Granted US Patent on Monitoring Lithium-Ion Battery Charge for Low-Speed Electric Vehicles
Lithium Boost Technologies was granted US patent No. 9,213,066 titled “Multiple Cell Voltage Measurement” by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The patent claims a unique method of determining cell voltages in conjunction with Lithium Boost’s individual cell chargers. The innovation was employed to develop a smart Battery Management System (BMS) and individual chargers applicable for powering low-speed electric vehicles and other emerging lithium-ion applications. - January 27, 2016 - Lithium Boost Technologies
U.S Lighting Group Announces New Energy Efficient Bulb
U.S Lighting Group has just announced their new bulb; the most energy efficient bulb currently commercially available. - January 26, 2016 - US Lighting Group
America Green Launching in New Markets
America Green is looking for local partnerships in Nevada, Colorado, Arizona, Texas and California. America Green is launching a Partnership Program for local business owners. The goal of America Green is to be able to help homeowners and business owners understand the process and full benefits of... - January 24, 2016 - SOLAREUM
Munich Reinsurance America Plaza III Takes Home a USGBCNJ Emerald Award
Munich Reinsurance America's Plaza III was awarded an Emerald Award by the U.S. Green Building Council New Jersey Chapter. - January 24, 2016 - Eneractive Solutions
Solar Optimum Named Angie’s List 2015 Super Service Award Winner
Solar Optimum is proud to be Angie’s List Super Service Award Winner for 2015. The award reflects Solar Optimum’s commitment to deliver the highest level of customer service in the solar installation industry. - January 17, 2016 - Solar Optimum
GREEN CREATIVE Releases A21 High Output 277V Universal Voltage LED Lamp for Incandescent and HID Replacement
GREEN CREATIVE, the commercial grade LED lighting manufacturer proudly announces the launch of its LED A21 HO 277V universal voltage lamp. - January 17, 2016 - GREEN CREATIVE
Renovated Home Becomes 1st Energy Producer
New Video "Healthy Home Healthy Planet" Tells the Story - January 14, 2016 - Healthy Home Healthy Planet
SolarCraft Becomes 100% Employee-Owned - North Bay Solar Energy Leader Sells to Employees Through ESOP
SolarCraft, a 32 year old North Bay solar energy contractor has announced that it has transitioned to a fully Employee Owned Company, (ESOP). - January 14, 2016 - SolarCraft
Upstate Solar Tour Showcases Solar at Work
Non-profit SmartPower and its Solarize South Carolina program will present the Upstate Solar Tour on Saturday, January 23, from noon-4 pm in Greenville County, South Carolina. There are four stops on this self-guided Solar Homes Tour, including two homes retrofitted with solar panels, a home undergoing its solar panel installation during the Tour, and a new Addison Homes-built home constructed with solar shingles. - January 14, 2016 - Addison Homes
GlacialLight Announces Highly Efficient 15W Outdoor Flood Lights with Motion Detection Capability – GL-FL15 Series
115 Lumen per Watt Performance in an IP66 Rugged Design, Perfect for Outdoor Security Lighting. - January 14, 2016 - GlacialTech Inc
South Florida Company is a Finalist in an Unprecedented Four of Nine Categories for Best Product of the Year at the 2016 International Builders Show
Aquarius BrandsTM and its wholly owned subsidiaries Atmospheric Water SolutionsTM and DroughtBusterTM will release new product lines of atmospheric water generators, water saving devices, and a new retractable solar solution at the International Builders Show (IBS) in Las Vegas from January 19th... - January 12, 2016 - Atmospheric Water Solutions
Sonoma Academy Makes the Switch to Solar - Sonoma County School Goes Green, Saves Money
Sonoma Academy has switched-on a 208 kW solar power project on the north edge of its campus. The electricity produced from this system is projected to save over $1,280,000 for the academy over the next 25 years allowing that money to flow directly back into education. - January 12, 2016 - SolarCraft
GlacialPower Announces Two New Fully Isolated LED Drivers – GP-RS10P & GP-RS15P
Rugged IP67 Rated LED Drivers Feature 3-in-1 Dimming and -20°C to 60°C Operation Under Full Load - January 11, 2016 - GlacialTech Inc
America Green is Launching Partnership Campaigns with Local Businesses
America Green will be working with local businesses to increase renewable energy awareness. - January 10, 2016 - SOLAREUM
Stratistics MRC Announces Its New Report, "Nuclear Power Global Market Outlook - Trends, Forecast, and Opportunity Assessment"
According to Stratistics MRC, many nations around the world are looking at nuclear power to protest the earth’s climate from greenhouse gas emissions and from combustion of fossil fuels. Nuclear power is the only carbon free source and contributing a major part of power supplies. - January 10, 2016 - Stratistics Market Research Consulting Pvt Ltd
Is It Possible? America Green Takes Part in a Solar Revolution
Renewable Energy is no longer a product of the future. It is what we need today. - January 01, 2016 - SOLAREUM
America Green Announces Launch of First Groupon Offer
Today, America Green announces the launch of their first Groupon offer. Making Groupon a place to go for tips, money-saving opportunities and other useful information for local businesses and homeowners in the United States. For the first time, America Green is using this platform to reach out to... - December 30, 2015 - SOLAREUM
Grassroots Efforts Help Make Solar an Affordable Option
Hoping to put solar panels atop the three-family home, this homeowner in White Plains reached out to half a dozen installers for price estimates. Most didn't return his calls. One looked at a Google image of his roof and told him - erroneously - that solar wouldn't be viable on his row house. - December 25, 2015 - SOLAREUM
Morningstar Controller Enables Backup Power in the Caribbean
Morningstar’s TriStar MPPT 600V Solar Controller with DC Transfer Switch has been deployed successfully to retrofit an existing grid-tied solar system with battery backup in Barbados. Future Energy Caribbean, a provider of solar energy solutions, added the Morningstar controller, a Solis... - December 24, 2015 - Morningstar Corporation
Global Trade of Softwood Lumber Increased in 2015, Though Prices Have Trended Downward in Key Markets
Both domestic and export prices of softwood lumber have fallen in the US, Europe and China during the 3Q/15, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Russian lumber exporters have had a good year with record-high export volumes, competitive export prices and 20% higher prices in Ruble terms. - December 23, 2015 - Wood Resources International LLC
Sawlog Prices Have Fallen Faster in Europe Than in the Rest of the World for the Past 18 Months, with the ESPI Price Index Reaching a Five Year Low, Reports WRQ
The European Sawlog Price Index (ESPI) has declined by almost seven percent in 18 months and in the 3Q/15, was at its lowest level in five years, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. Since early 2014, sawlog prices in Europe have fallen faster than in most other lumber-producing countries around the world. - December 23, 2015 - Wood Resources International LLC
America Green Solar Sets Roots in California
California has been a leader in energy efficiency policy and programs since the 1970s. It established the first major utility efficiency programs in the 1980s, and the first PBF in 1996. CPUC provides policy oversight of the state PBF. CPUC approves plans for efficiency programs in each of the... - December 23, 2015 - SOLAREUM
America Green Solar Increases Presence in NY
America Green supports NY states federally funded green projects for homeowners and business owners. NYSERDA has invested more than $350 million in energy-efficiency programs and brought about an estimated additional investment of $850 million, for a total of $1.2 billion in public and private... - December 23, 2015 - SOLAREUM
Energetics Launches New Office in Dubai
Today Energetics Incorporated (Energetics) announced the launch of its new office in Dubai, UAE, to expand Energetics’ clean energy and energy management consulting services into the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This office located in Dubai Science Park (DSP), the... - December 20, 2015 - Energetics
Tax Credit Extension is Good News for Homeowners, Clean Energy Industry
When Congress voted Friday to extend the 30 percent Investment Tax Credit for solar, wind and other clean energy systems, lawmakers gave budget-conscious homeowners a big Christmas gift, according to Tim Teeslink of GenPro Energy Solutions in Piedmont. “The credit really cuts the up-front... - December 20, 2015 - GenPro Energy Solutions
Spirea GmbH Completed an Ecological Solar Pv System for Agro-Industrial Company Farolur S.A. In Uruguay
German cleantech company Spirea GmbH, together with its local partner ERGO SRL have announced the completion of a pilot solar photovoltaic system of 5kWp for company Farolur S.A. in Laguna del Sauce, Maldonado, Uruguay. The project consists of the installation of 20 photovoltaic panels in the... - December 19, 2015 - Spirea GmbH
SD Firm's Solar Panels a Bright Idea for Alaska Housing
Although Anchorage is not known for clear skies and sunshine, a new housing project in the city’s Mountain View neighborhood is designed to capture the power of the sun for heating and electricity. GenPro Energy Solutions in Piedmont, S.D., supplied the solar systems for the Anchorage project. - December 17, 2015 - GenPro Energy Solutions
Spirea GmbH Installed a Pilot Photovoltaic System with 2 kWp for the Faculty of Engineering at the University of the Republic in Uruguay
The German company Spirea GmbH, together with its local partner ERGO SRL have announced the installation and connection of a pilot solar photovoltaic system of 2kWp for the Faculty of Engineering (FING) at the University of the Republic in Montevideo, Uruguay. - December 15, 2015 - Spirea GmbH
Welspun Renewables Commissions 126 MW Pratapgarh Wind Project
Helps India Meet its COP 21 targets by setting up Mega Clean Energy Project in Rajasthan. Marches one step closer to completing its target of 1GW of solar and wind plants well within this financial year end. Largest wind project in the company’s portfolio till date. 7,25,760 homes to get access to clean, green energy, replacing the need to source carbon based energy generation. 2,11,922 tonnes of carbon emissions will be mitigated by this project - December 09, 2015 - Welspun Renewables
An Unprecedented Opportunity for the MENA Renewable Energy Industry
This event will bring Morocco’s government representatives, developers, contractors and other stakeholders to discuss the requirements and strategies for the financing and construction of solar plants. - December 08, 2015 - Advanced Conferences & Meetings
GREEN CREATIVE Releases PAR38 High Output Universal Voltage LED Lamp
GREEN CREATIVE, the commercial grade LED lighting manufacturer proudly announces the launch of its PAR38 High Output 277V LED universal voltage lamp. - December 08, 2015 - GREEN CREATIVE
Sceptor Holdings Inc. Announces Status of South African 90MW Power Project
On September 11, 2015 (the “Closing Date”), Scepter Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation closed a transaction (the “Transaction”) in the form of an Asset Purchase agreement, (the “Agreement”) with Belfleur, Inc. a company organized under the laws of the State of... - December 05, 2015 - Scepter Holdings Inc.
Colorado Solar Industry Needs Independence to Continue Growth, Says EcoMark Solar
Colorado could get 100 percent of its power from solar by 2050 if the industry is not hindered by existing utility reguations. - December 05, 2015 - EcoMark Solar
Number of Colorado Solar Companies Decreasing But EcoMark Solar Continues Growth
EcoMark Solar is bucking trends and adding employees to its growing company. - December 02, 2015 - EcoMark Solar
Jon Urbana, Creating a Better World
Among the things that people are complaining about is the quality and condition of the environment. For one thing, everyone needs the environment so that they can live. If the environment is not healthy, then people as a result will have failing health. Unfortunately, so much has been done to the... - November 26, 2015 - Jon Urbana
Arterran Renewables Nominated for Governor Generals Innovation Award
Arterran Renewables presents society with a new, disruptive innovation, Thermocatalytic Transformation, able to produce renewable, sustainable base load energy as the world's 1st "drop in" replacement for thermal coal. - November 26, 2015 - Arterran Renewables
Stratistics MRC Announces Its New Report, "Alternative Photovoltaic Solar Cell Technologies Global Market Outlook - Trends, Forecast, and Opportunity Assessment"
According to Stratistics MRC, the growth of the Global Alternative Photovoltaic Solar Cell Technologies market lies in Space solar power generation and in remote regions. - November 26, 2015 - Stratistics Market Research Consulting Pvt Ltd
Traveling Solar Installers or Traveling Circus? Local Company, Solarponics, Fights Back.
Many solar installers today are traveling long distances to complete jobs. This can pose problems in quality control, warranty obligations and follow up service. - November 16, 2015 - Solarponics
Haymarket Announce Details of Their Optimising Wind Farms in Cold Climates Conference
A vital conference on Optimising Wind Farms in Cold Climates is taking place soon in conjunction with Wind Power Monthly. - November 13, 2015 - Haymarket
I-Renew Publicly Opposes Bakken Pipeline
I-Renew Vice President to speak out against Bakken pipeline at public hearing. - November 12, 2015 - Iowa Renewable Energy Association
Source One Receives Supply and Demand Chain Executive’s 2015 Green Award
Source One Management Services named among the winners of the Supply and Demand Chain Executive's 2015 Green Award, recognized for providing clients sustainable supply chain solutions for the fourth year in a row. - November 09, 2015 - Source One, a Corcentric Company