State and Local Regulatory Hurdles Can Slow Clean Energy Innovations

Complex pricing, expansive approval processes and lack of incentives to use low carbon energy sources are some of the unintended consequences of the highly regulated energy sector that inhibit “clean energy” innovations, according to a Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation review of state and local laws presented at an energy conference at the... 

Sierra Club Asks Federal Court to Cut Off Power to Holland, Michigan Community

The San Francisco-based Sierra Club has filed a complaint in U.S. District Court asking for a court-ordered shutdown of the community-owned electrical generating plant in Holland, Michigan. The complaint, filed against the City of Holland and the Holland Board of Public Works on December 15, alleges that normal maintenance and repair work done at the... 

Napa Valley Community College Greens Its Campus With Hybrid Cooling

Ice Energy®, the premier provider of hybrid cooling technologies, announced that Napa Valley Community College has installed the latest in green building innovation: six Ice Bear® hybrid cooling systems. Installed at the school’s Child Development Center, the Ice Bear systems reduce the daytime power consumption of the facility and lower greenhouse... 

Global Solar Leaders and UNEP Outline Central Role for Solar in Climate Solution at United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poland

Representatives from three leading international solar companies and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) — Dr. Zhengrong Shi, Suntech’s Chairman and CEO, Jeremy Leggett, Executive Chairman of Solarcentury, Mike Ahearn, Chairman and CEO of First Solar, and Achim Steiner, UNEP Executive Director — gathered at the United Nations... 

Orion Energy Systems Receives Esteemed Platts Global Energy Award

Orion Energy Systems Inc. has received the prestigious Platts Global Energy Award for Sustainable Technology Innovation of the Year for its energy efficient and direct renewable technology. The award recognizes the company that has made “the single most innovative technology advance in the area of green technology,” according to Platts.... 

Peabody Energy Earns ‘Award of Excellence’ and ‘Strategic Energy Investment of the Year’ at Global Energy Awards

An international panel of judges has presented Peabody Energy with dual honors at the 10th Global Energy Awards in New York City: The Award of Excellence honors Peabody’s industry leadership, and the Strategic Energy Investment of the Year recognizes Peabody’s global transformation to capitalize on high-growth, high-margin markets. The Award... 

Metrolight Receives ‘Energy Innovator’ Honors by U.S. Department of Energy

Metrolight, Inc., a leader in energy management solutions focused on energy-efficient electronic High Intensity Discharge (HID) lighting, today announced it has received an Energy Innovator Award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). “We are happy to recognize Metrolight’s work... 

Exelon Plays Leadership Role in 2008 Wharton Energy Conference

Exelon is playing a leadership role at today’s Wharton Energy Conference, which brings together more than 200 energy industry thought leaders and business school students for a meaningful discussion about the future of energy. “Exelon has been a proud sponsor of this event for three years in a row,” said Delia Stroud, vice president of public... 

Continental’s Direct Injection Technology Saves on Fuel Consumption and Lowers Emissions by Twenty Percent

Who would have thought that a forty-five millimeter long invention could improve engine performance, reduce emissions and fuel consumption by twenty percent? Continental, one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, developed such an innovative technology and is the first to mass-produce the gasoline Piezo direct injection system. “We... 

SolFocus Announces Leading 25% Efficient Concentrator PV (CPV) Systems

SolFocus today announced its latest Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) solution — the SolFocus 1100S. This new CPV system achieves panel efficiencies of 25% resulting in systems which produce the highest energy density and highest energy yield of photovoltaic systems available today. SolFocus customer EMPE Solar will deploy the SolFocus 1100S in...