San Diego will be the place to be this summer for an estimated 10,000 of the nation’s top professionals in the energy, water, transportation and environmental industries. EngEx 2010, taking place at the San Diego Convention Center from July 29 – 31, will make America’s Finest City home to some of the top technologists, researchers, [...]
Lithium-ion battery manufacturer EnerDel announced today it will invest $237 million in a new manufacturing plant near its Indianapolis headquarters in order to meet anticipated demand for advanced battery systems used in both automotive and stationary smart grid applications.
Backed by a mix of private funds and public incentives, the new facilities will more than double [...]
SolarReserve, the California-based developer of utility-scale solar power projects, announced it has signed an agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) for the sale of electricity from SolarReserve’s Rice Solar Energy Project. The 150-megawatt solar energy project will be located 30 miles northwest of the city of Blythe in eastern Riverside County, California.
When completed, [...]
NASHUA, N.H., — The conference program for the Photovoltaics World Conference & Expo, to be held February 23-25, 2010 in Austin, Texas, has been finalized. Recent advances in photovoltaics technology and manufacturing processes will be addressed, as well as emerging applications for photovoltaic-based solar power generation systems. Information will be presented in two different tracks [...]
If you are interested in pursuing distance learning education opportunities in sustainable energy conversion and storage then Stanford University may have what you are looking for. These online courses let the student work at their own speed and when it is convenient to their schedule.
A new report suggests that tackling climate change will be a major net job creator for the U.S. economy. According to the report, aggressive deployment of renewable energy and energy efficiency can net up to 4.5 million new U.S. jobs by 2030 and provide the greenhouse gas emission reductions necessary to tackle climate change.
SC Edison
Southern California Edison (SCE) will launch, at the end of this month, one of the region’s largest construction projects that will create more than 1,000 temporary jobs and generate roughly $300 million in spending benefiting Southern California businesses.
The utility will begin replacing steam generators inside the two concrete domes at its San Onofre [...]
Secretary Steven Chu made this announcement about the recent investment of $ 48 Million to Polypore.
I want to thank President Toth and everyone here at Polypore’s Celgard subsidiary for welcoming me today. It is always a pleasure to be with the innovators and entrepreneurs who are rebuilding this economy from the ground up. Your work [...]
$95 Million will go to Saft America Inc. in Jacksonville, Fla. to manufacture battery technology for electric vehicles
Nationwide, President Obama announced $2.4 billion in recovery act funding for advanced battery and electric drive components manufacturing and electric drive vehicle deployment
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – To accelerate the manufacturing and deployment of electric vehicles, batteries, and components [...]