Archive for the 'solar' Category

May 04 2010

And you thought pouring a foundation was painful. Try putting in solar.

Published by Heather Clancy under green tech, renewable energy, solar

The Web site Greener Ideal has published a story about the potential pitfalls of installing a fairly large-ish solar installation. The piece is basically a cautionary tale on the things that could go wrong on a community solar project (this one is a commercial one), from the pain of getting the right permits, to the [...]

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May 03 2010

Solar designer and architect goes public

Published by Heather Clancy under energy, renewable energy, solar

Shares of Envision Solar edged up 4.29 percent in the company’s first day of trading as a publicly traded company. OK, so the stock (EVSI is the symbol over-the-counter) closed as only 36.5 cents per share, so it wasn’t that much of a fluctuation, but the company did see a rather nice trading volume of [...]

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Apr 29 2010

Another option for getting a mobile charge on the run

Published by Heather Clancy under green tech, solar

It’s only when I’m at trade shows that I really notice how quickly my iPhone runs out of power, so I’m constantly on the lookout for chargers that can help out during the middle of a long conference day — particularly charging options that don’t necessarily require a power outlet. Enter, another solar powered option that [...]

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Apr 20 2010

Upstarts work toward greener, more efficient solar technology

Published by Heather Clancy under energy, environmental health, green tech, renewable energy, solar

Have had conversations in the past few weeks with two very different companies that actually have a pretty similar mission, if you dig deeper: Making solar technology as green and energy-efficient as possible. I’m sure there are many more companies like these in the wings, so I’ll make it a point to keep an eye [...]

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Apr 19 2010

No power line for your mobile base station? Alcatel-Lucent says think renewable

Published by Heather Clancy under green tech, research, solar, wind

Here’s a trick question for you: How do you power mobile telecommunications base stations in the middle of nowhere, especially in developing countries where there’s no electricity line in sight. Apparently, the standard operating procedure has been to schlep diesel fuel from location to location, with a four-wheel drive vehicle, hoping not to attract the attention [...]

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Apr 14 2010

International Battery tests energy storage tech in Hawaii, Ohio

Published by Heather Clancy under Smart Grid, energy, green tech, renewable energy, solar

My quest to find companies working on renewable energy storage technology recently led me to International Battery, an Allentown, Pa., company that makes large-format rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. (With apologies to Billy Joel, I didn’t make it to Allentown in person, just a phone visit.) International Battery is worth watching because its technology is at the center [...]

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Apr 08 2010

Two notable solar projects, both because of their scale

Published by Heather Clancy under energy, green tech, renewable energy, solar

I can’t help thinking with sadness about the West Virginia coal mine tragedy as I write this post about new solar power projects in two very far-flung locations: one in a place you would expect, the other, not so much. The bigger project first: Recurrent Energy (which I just wrote about because of its work with [...]

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Apr 06 2010

Wind development gets boost in Virginia, Ohio and South Dakota

Published by Heather Clancy under energy, green tech, renewable energy, solar, wind

Am visiting with family here in Hawaii this week. Basketball finals are on, so I’m trolling for greentech news to fill the breach. Just came across this item from Sustainable Business about progress being to stimulate wind generation projects and development in three states. My guess is that we haven’t heard the last word on [...]

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Apr 05 2010

Research aims to harness solar energy to purify water

Published by Heather Clancy under green tech, solar, water

A new project in Saudi Arabi — being spearheaded by IBM and the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) — seeks to create a water desalination plant that runs off solar energy. The location of the project is significant, since Saudi Arabia is apparently the largest producer of desalinated water. The plant being [...]

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Apr 02 2010

Yes, I do think businesses have a duty to try to source renewable energy

Published by Heather Clancy under green tech, renewable energy, solar

Took some direct hits the other day when I posted an item about the Greenpeace campaign to raise awareness about the potential energy demands of cloud computing. Greenpeace claims that the cloud will put unprecedented demand on data centers, which, in turn will put more demand on an electric grid that is powered mainly by coal. [...]

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