August 2010

Second Wind jumps up 2,000 places on Inc. 5000 list

Posted by on August 31, 2010 in Energy Efficiency, Home, Lighting, Solar, Wind

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Second Wind jumps up 2,000 places on Inc. 5000 list

Posted by on August 31, 2010 in Energy Efficiency, Home, Lighting, Solar, Wind

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Cape Wind: When Can We Start?

Posted by on August 31, 2010 in Energy Efficiency, Home, Lighting, Solar, Wind

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Cape Wind: When Can We Start?

Posted by on August 31, 2010 in Energy Efficiency, Home, Lighting, Solar, Wind

<img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.powersavestore.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/69cbe_1332-cape-wind-when-can-we-start.jpg” /> The developers of the embattled Cape wind project got another piece of good news today, moving the nation’s first federally-approved offshore wind farm closer to development.

Green Tech Businesses Face Tough Realities in Sales and Marketing

Posted by on August 31, 2010 in Energy Efficiency, Home, Lighting, Solar, Wind

SMA Becomes the First Manufacturer Worldwide to Receive UL Certification for Its Transformerless Inverters

Posted by on August 31, 2010 in Energy Efficiency, Home, Lighting, Solar, Wind

<img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.powersavestore.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/61dc8_2081-sma-becomes-the-first-manufacturer-worldwide-to-receive-ul-certification-for-its-transformerless-inverters.jpg” /> SMA solar Technology AG continues to expand its technological lead over the competition, and has set the course for the increased use of transformerless solar inverters in the United States. The leading manufacturer of solar inverters has become the first company in the world to receive certification from [...]

Mitsubishi Electric PV modules chosen for landmark solar project at Butte College

Posted by on August 31, 2010 in Energy Efficiency, Home, Lighting, Solar, Wind

<img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.powersavestore.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/b046f_3971-mitsubishi-electric—electronics-usa–inc-.jpg” /> Using solar energy, Butte College in Oroville, Calif., plans to be one of the first colleges in the U.S. to produce more energy than it consumes. While the college has been using solar energy for three years, the board of trustees approved its Phase III solar project which [...]

SMA Becomes the First Manufacturer Worldwide to Receive UL Certification for Its Transformerless Inverters

Posted by on August 31, 2010 in Energy Efficiency, Home, Lighting, Solar, Wind

<img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.powersavestore.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/45f26_2081-sma-becomes-the-first-manufacturer-worldwide-to-receive-ul-certification-for-its-transformerless-inverters.jpg” /> SMA solar Technology AG continues to expand its technological lead over the competition, and has set the course for the increased use of transformerless solar inverters in the United States. The leading manufacturer of solar inverters has become the first company in the world to receive certification from [...]

Mitsubishi Electric PV modules chosen for landmark solar project at Butte College

Posted by on August 31, 2010 in Energy Efficiency, Home, Lighting, Solar, Wind

<img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.powersavestore.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/91bff_3971-mitsubishi-electric—electronics-usa–inc-.jpg” /> Using solar energy, Butte College in Oroville, Calif., plans to be one of the first colleges in the U.S. to produce more energy than it consumes. While the college has been using solar energy for three years, the board of trustees approved its Phase III solar project which [...]

SkyFuel’s Parabolic Troughs Are 73% Efficient

Posted by on August 31, 2010 in Energy Efficiency, Home, Lighting, Solar, Wind

<img hspace="10" vspace="5" align="left" width="110" src="http://www.powersavestore.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/fbd55_1332-skyfuel-s-parabolic-troughs-are-73-efficient.jpg” /> Utility scale parabolic trough solar concentrators harness the sun’s energy to make steam for electricity generation. The more efficiently that a trough can harness the sun’s energy and convert it to steam, the more electricity it will be able to make.