The Department of Veteran Affairs has awarded more than $7.8 million in solar power contracts to SunWize Commercial Power Systems, the nationwide commercial installation division of SunWize Technologies, Inc.
According to SunWize officials, the contracts consist of 10 solar hospital projects to be installed in locations across the country. The diverse set of rooftop and carport [...]
It’s well known that the race is on to create viable sources of alternative-energy and a serious player in this sphere is the U.S. military.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) – the Defense Dept. agency that helped invent the Internet – is setting its sights on cleantech by trying to change how both the [...]
This month, GreenTechMedia highlighted obsolete greentech concepts that are making a go of it…again.
In this really cool list, GreenTechMedia features sixteen ideas that are centuries old, but are experiencing a re-birth in today’s green technology startups. The old-school concepts include:
1. Mashed Earth (www.integrityblock.com)
2. Solar-Thermal Water Heaters (www.mondial-energy.com )
3. Solar Lighting (www.sunlight-direct.com )
4. The Opposed Piston/Opposed Cylinder Engine (www.achatespower.com , [...]
GreenRay Inc., a Massachusetts-based startup working to develop affordable solar energy for the residential market, announced this week that it has completed its Series A financing round. The $2 million investment will enable GreenRay to rapidly move ahead with manufacturing, distribution channel development, and commercial launch.
Founded in 2006, GreenRay develops solar AC modules with fewer [...]
This week Greetechmedia updated their list of the number solar start-ups to a whopping 217!
We all know that green energy is hot – but looking at GreenTechMedia’s Senior Analyst Eric Wesoff’s list of new solar startups (privately held companies with a focus on VC-funded or pre-VC startups) we are are left to wonder just [...]
The iconic Sears Tower in Chicago is set to receive a $350 million green renovation. Wind turbines, roof gardens and solar panels are anticipated to reduce the tower’s electricity use by 80 percent and save 24 million gallons of water a year, according to building owners and architects. There are also plans to add a [...]
In January, greentechmedia.com published a list of the “150 Solar Startups” – which consisted of privately held VC funded and early-stage solar firms. Within the five months since the list first appeared, the number of solar startups brought to their attention has increased so much that they’ve decided to issue an updated list with the [...]
Leave it to MIT to blow our little eco-friendly minds with another bit of research that pushes the energy limits. A new essay from professor Daniel Nocera in the recent issue of the ChemSusChem scientific journal explores his “personalized energy” plan for individual electricity and fuel generation from sunlight and, according to Green Light blogger [...]
Economic woes have hit the solar energy industry harder than most these past few months, but even as most companies are in wait-and-see mode now, a welcome flow of stimulus funds next year looks to potentially jump-start the industry once again. So what do we have to look forward to? PV companies are popping up [...]