Midé Technology has combined the Volture" Vibration energy harvester with the Volture" Solar Energy Harvester to power physical or environmental condition monitoring systems with a wireless hybrid product (Volture Solar Energy Harvester) - replacing dependence on wires, expensive batteries and their associated maintenance. (PRWeb Oct 23, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/vibration-harvester/solar-energy-harvester/prweb1504314.htm

City Tour for Solar, an interactive exhibit extolling the benefits of solar energy made a stop in Chandler on Monday. The exhibit featured displays, demonstrations of solar power and video presentations on the benefits of solar energy.

(AHN) - One of the largest solar solar energy farms in the southeast will be built in the mountains of western North Carolina and provide enough energy to power 1,100 homes. - Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:58:52 GMT

Despite the rapid decline of oil prices and a slowdown in the semiconductor and FPD (flat-panel display) industries recently, global investment in solar energy has continued to build â€' a trend that has helped bring in a backlog of orders for thin-film solar products at Applied Materials. Digitimes recently had an opportunity to talk with Gilad Almogy, senior vice president and general manager of display and thin-film solar business group at Applied Materials, on the prospects of the global photovoltaic market.

Intel Capital, the global investment arm of Intel Corp., said it made three new investments in China, including a $20 million investment in thin-film solar energy provider Trony Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. (INTC)

Companies that have invested in solar energy boast of its benefits.

Among Taiwan-based makers of solar energy products including wafers, cells and modules, two extreme opinions concerning business outlook in 2009 have emerged, according to industry sources in Taiwan.

(Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) Researchers at the center will work to develop the next generation of solar technology by studying one of the most powerful energy converting machines in world -- plants. Researchers will use sophisticated new technologies and techniques to understand the energy converting power of plants to develop new technologies that mimic this extremely efficient natural system.

Gov. Charlie Crist continues to focus attention on renewable energy in the state, especially through his annual Serve to Preserve summits on global climate change that have been held in Miami the past two years. But, the initial movement toward renewable energy has been slow: It still comprises less than 1 percent of the state's electric power portfolio, for example.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., is opening a new alternative energy research center tomorrow.

Officials are confident that they can spend $635,000 by year's end.

John Woolard, CEO of a private California-based solar energy company called BrightSource Energy, offers his outlook on solar energy.

(AHN) - One of the largest solar solar energy farms in the southeast will be built in the mountains of western North Carolina and provide enough energy to power 1,100 homes. - Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:01:43 GMT

Mark Duda has been named president of the Hawaii Solar Energy Association, a 40-member group representing the solar industry. Duda is vice president of finance for Suntech Hawaii, a Kailua-based renewable energy firm specializing in solar photovoltaic and hot water systems. The company, founded in 2004, bills itself as the largest locally owned and operated solar integrator. Duda recently talked with PBN's Nanea Kalani about his new role and some of the challenges facing Hawaii's solar industry.

Researchers have discovered and demonstrated a new method for overcoming two major hurdles facing solar energy. By developing a new antireflective coating that boosts the amount of sunlight captured by solar panels and allows those panels to absorb the entire solar spectrum from nearly any angle, the research team has moved academia and industry closer to realizing high-efficiency, cost-effective solar power.

(AHN) - Municipal governments as well as public utilities are jumping on the renewable energy bandwagon, utilizing everything from methane gas produced by rotting garbage at the town dump to solar energy produced by solar panels that work even on cloudy days to generate power. - Tue, 4 Nov 2008 12:17:44 GMT

While solar energy panel sales have and will continue to grow at a rate of about 40% per year, market research firm The Information Network indicated that several key growth drivers, including high oil prices, a polysilicon shortage and government subsidies, are expected to have less of an effect on the market in 2009. Considering that the costs of solar are not yet able to compete with traditional sources of energy, overcapacity in the market is expected in the short-term.

Duke Energy scales back solar plan, Solydra scores another big customer for rooftop solar, energy and water's close linkage, an algae biofuels contest, smartening the grid, and more.

Ahwatukee resident Daniel Jones and his sister Debra Jones are taking solar energy on the road. They started Spirit of the Sun Solar Systems, LLC in July, as a way to bring ''power to the people'' naturally via mobile solar generators.

Leading suppliers of polycrystalline silicon material (poly-Si) around the world, viewing that demand from the solar energy industry will keep growing in 2009 while that from semiconductor industry will decrease, may allocate increased portions of their output for solar players in 2009, according to makers of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers in Taiwan.

Knoxville unveiled its "Solar City America" campaign on Friday. The program is designed to educate city residents and businesses on the benefits of solar energy.

Intel Capital, the global investment arm of Intel Corp., said it made three new investments in China, including a $20 million investment in thin-film solar energy provider Trony Solar Holdings Co. (INTC)

Shrugging off gloom over the economic outlook, Intel Capital on Tuesday announced its first "clean-tech" initiative in China, a $20 million equity investment in Trony Solar Holdings Co., one of China's biggest makers of solar energy and wind power equipment.

A report released in 2007 by the American Solar Energy Society reveals the truth about the renewable energy industry's ability to stimulate job growth.

A proposal to extend tax credits to Anne Arundel County homeowners who want to generate electricity using solar energy could lure more solar suppliers to do business there.

A report released in 2007 by the American Solar Energy Society reveals the truth about the renewable energy industry's ability to stimulate job growth.

AP - Shrugging off gloom over the economic outlook, Intel Capital on Tuesday announced its first "clean-tech" initiative in China, a $20 million equity investment in Trony Solar Holdings Co., one of China's biggest makers of solar energy and wind power equipment.

Hamlin Energy Solutions got its start in January after the family-owned, rooftop metal fabrication company Hamlin Cos. decided to venture into solar energy.

ABI Research reports solar energy is now a very viable solution for powering cellular base stations.

The United States should use part of any future economic stimulus package to connect wind turbines and solar energy to the nation's electricity grid, said Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt, an advisor to President-elect Barack Obama.

President Bush signed the defense authorization act on October 15. A key provision of the act should lead to more fuel-efficient military vehicles, while another provision aims to reduce fuel use for deployed troops by generating some of their electricity from wind and solar energy.

The future is definitely bright for solar energy and other forms of distributed energy such as wind power and fuel cells, says Ralph Parrott, president of Houston-based Alternative Power Solutions LLC (www.apowersolutions.com), which designs and installs residential and commercial solar systems.

Solar energy, ecotourism and even fish farms can create new jobs in a developing economies hit by global warming, a UN report suggests.

Want to install a $60,000 solar energy system in your home? Uncle Sam will pay 30%. Really.

Blue Oak Energy and REI partner together to mark the completion of five California solar arrays between the national retail co-op and solar engineering firm Blue Oak Energy (BOE). In California, REI locations in Arcadia, Santa Rosa, San Carlos and San Diego are already generating 20 to 30 percent of their energy with photovoltaic (PV) installations designed and installed by BOE, using Sharp solar modules. REI's PV systems in Sacramento and Folsom will be producing energy by the end of the year. (PRWeb Nov 10, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/solar-engineering-firm/blue-oak-energy/prweb1589034.htm

Silicon Solar Inc is offering a solar hot water training and certification course for interested dealers and installers in Minneapolis, MN on November 14, 2008. The training course is designed for Plumbers, HVAC Professionals and Solar Installers.

"Geothermal Energy Storage" 'Dans Home Energy Project' is a scientific experiment. This project utilizes a high efficient geothermal ground source heat pump, solar hot water collectors and photovoltaic electric solar panels in a unique manner. (PRWeb Oct 26, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1522114.htm

Green Energy Technology (GET), a Taiwan-based producer of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers, on October 20 announced its investment of US$5.05 million for a 40% stake in a new joint-venture provider of slicing solar-grade polycrystalline silicon ingots into wafers in northern China, according to GET.

LDK Solar Co. will sell silicon wafers used in solar power equipment to BP Solar International Inc. under a three-year contract. (LDK) (BP)