January 2012

Low-carbon jet fuel producer LanzaTech raises $55.8 million in series C funding

Posted by on January 31, 2012 in Energy Efficiency, Home, Lighting, Solar, Wind

New Zealand-based low-carbon jet fuel producer LanzaTech, which recently partnered with Virgin Atlantic, has raised $55.8 million in series C funding.

Kyocera to Launch Solar With Li-Ion Battery Storage for Homes in Japan

Posted by on January 30, 2012 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/b6a5c_1332-kyocera-to-launch-solar-with-li-ion-battery-storage-for-homes-in-japan.jpg” /> A big energy-related disaster doesn’t just leave horrible marks on people’s lives; it also can propel better and quicker policy and technology adoption. Kyocera on Monday said it plans to start selling a system that pairs solar panels with lithium-ion batteries for the <a href="/power-save-1200″>residential market in Japan [...]

Kyocera to Launch Solar With Li-Ion Battery Storage for Homes in Japan

Posted by on January 30, 2012 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/cca28_1332-kyocera-to-launch-solar-with-li-ion-battery-storage-for-homes-in-japan.jpg” /> A big energy-related disaster doesn’t just leave horrible marks on people’s lives; it also can propel better and quicker policy and technology adoption. Kyocera on Monday said it plans to start selling a system that pairs solar panels with lithium-ion batteries for the <a href="/power-save-1200″>residential market in Japan [...]

Kyocera to Launch Solar With Li-Ion Battery Storage for Homes in Japan

Posted by on January 30, 2012 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/b1036_1332-kyocera-to-launch-solar-with-li-ion-battery-storage-for-homes-in-japan.jpg” /> A big energy-related disaster doesn’t just leave horrible marks on people’s lives; it also can propel better and quicker policy and technology adoption. Kyocera on Monday said it plans to start selling a system that pairs solar panels with lithium-ion batteries for the <a href="/power-save-1200″>residential market in Japan [...]

Sorting Out Solar PV Downstream M&A

Posted by on January 30, 2012 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/9fee0_1332-sorting-out-solar-pv-downstream-m-a.jpg” /> The volatile swings seen in the upstream part of the solar PV supply chain, from silicon to cell/module pricing, have been well documented. End-market demand and associated policies supporting it is also a roller coaster, with many key regions currently embroiled in what to do for 2012 and [...]

Wind Power Posts Strong Q4 Results, but PTC Uncertainty Looms

Posted by on January 30, 2012 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/f07ae_1332-wind-power-posts-strong-q4-results-but-ptc-uncertainty-looms.jpg” /> The U.S. wind industry posted strong fourth quarter results, AWEA reported on Thursday during a webinar for members and press.

Wind Power Posts Strong Q4 Results, but PTC Uncertainty Looms

Posted by on January 30, 2012 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/e3947_1332-wind-power-posts-strong-q4-results-but-ptc-uncertainty-looms.jpg” /> The U.S. wind industry posted strong fourth quarter results, AWEA reported on Thursday during a webinar for members and press.

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs — From Community Fuels

Posted by on January 30, 2012 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/9ed12_1332-jobs-jobs-jobs–from-community-fuels.jpg” /> In New York, the expected release dates for the Obama Administration’s Bioeconomy Blueprint came and went, leaving Novozymes and Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s “Moving Towards a Next-generation Ethanol Economy” report, released this month, as the most intriguing assessment of the job-creating potential of an expanded bioeconomy. In this [...]

Asia Report: DOC Extends Solar Trade Case Deadline to March 2

Posted by on January 30, 2012 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/5e390_1332-asia-report-doc-extends-solar-trade-case-deadline-to-march-2.jpg” /> solar players on both sides of the Pacific have been warily anticipating the Feb. 13 deadline when the Department of Commerce was set to announce whether it would impose duties on solar cells and modules coming in from China.

Asia Report: DOC Extends Solar Trade Case Deadline to March 2

Posted by on January 30, 2012 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/fe645_1332-asia-report-doc-extends-solar-trade-case-deadline-to-march-2.jpg” /> solar players on both sides of the Pacific have been warily anticipating the Feb. 13 deadline when the Department of Commerce was set to announce whether it would impose duties on solar cells and modules coming in from China.