News for Immediate Release – State of Pennsylvania
March 18, 2010
Education, Training Providers Invited to Apply for $4.6 Million for Green Job Training Opportunities
Harrisburg – The Department of Labor & Industry is offering $4.6 million in grants to enable education and training providers to create green, regionally-focused training opportunities for unemployed, underemployed and dislocated workers. The [...]
The Bioeconomy Institute (BEI) at Iowa State University is an outgrowth of the Bioeconomy Initiative — a campuswide effort, launched in 2002, to investigate the use of biorenewable resources as sustainable feedstocks for producing chemicals, fuels, materials, and energy. Today, the BEI has over 160 faculty affiliated members who contribute to the Bioeconomy Initiative with [...]
SunEdison, a division of MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR), received final approval from the Italian government to develop and construct a 72 Megawatt (MW) photovoltaic solar power plant in Northeastern Italy, near the town of Rovigo. When completed, this is expected to be the largest photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant in Europe.
Power generation will [...]
Genesee Community College has been awarded a $457,661 grant from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) for replacement of campus lighting with new energy-efficient devices, the Board of Trustees learned Monday. The College is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system.
Dinuba Unified School District, the City of Dinuba and Chevron Energy Solutions “pooled” their resources to help open the Dinuba Aquatic Complex, the culmination of a series of school building projects that are bringing energy cost savings and improved learning facilities to this Central Valley community. The $11.6 million pool complex was made possible through [...]
Going green beyond fuel efficiency is quickly becoming a needed reality in the automotive industry. Recently, SAE International partnered with the State of Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment (MDNRE) and the Michigan Green Chemistry Roundtable to address these issues and make mobility engineering part of the solution to green technology, according to an [...]
Masonry heater by Gene Hedin
The Masonry Heater Association (MHA) of North America will host a masonry heater building workshop April 16 to the 22nd, 2010 at Wildacres Retreat, 1565 Wildacres Road, Little Switzerland, North Carolina, as reported in the EarthTimes. Expert masons will be leading the classes all week. Learn how this old technology [...]
Registration has now started for the American Wind Energy Association’s WINDPOWER 2010 Conference and Exhibition which will take place from May 23rd through 26th, 2010 in Dallas Texas.
With the wind energy sector gaining strength despite the recent economic challenges, the event’s organizers anticipate exceeding last year’s record attendance of 23,000 attendees and 1,280 exhibitors. Historically, [...]
From the world’s first solar-powered calculator to solar-powered residential and commercial applications, Sharp powers more homes and businesses than any other solar manufacturer in the world. A recent example is the second large-scale solar power system at Denver International Airport (DIA) which recently became operational; this new 1.6 MW Sharp solar power array powers the [...]