Sentences with phrase «solar energy effort»

The new utility - scale solar energy effort is flush with cash thanks to provisions of the $ 787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

According to Hardy, 40 people have committed to advancing Arizona's solar energy efforts.

Not exact matches

A bolder bet is Shell's effort to build solar farms near gas - fired power plants, constructing hybrid generating systems that allow Shell to do what amounts to new - energy arbitrage: tap different energy sources at different times and in different amounts to maximize profits.

Following in its namesake's sustainability efforts, The Brando plans to use local materials in its construction and renewable energies such as solar energy and coconut oil.

Tax credits can be taken for energy efficiency, reduced emissions, solar energy, and a few other green efforts.

Our processes go above and beyond the CSCDA's requirements, and we have helped lead consumer protection efforts for the U.S. residential solar industry through our work with the Solar Energy Industries Association (Ssolar industry through our work with the Solar Energy Industries Association (SSolar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).

«Regardless of whatever misinformation critics happen to be pushing this week, we are building the world's first vertically - integrated sustainable energy company, and solar is an important part of that effort,» Tesla said in a statement.

He recently offered to rebuild the Puerto Rico power grid using solar panels, which prompted Governor Ricardo Rossello to give Musk a chance to talk about making the island the flagship project for Musk's alternative energy efforts.

The Solar Now paddling centre installation was made possible through a collaborative effort between the City of Vancouver, the North Growth Foundation and Clean Energy Canada, along with support from community sponsors the Great Climate Race, Bullfrog Power and the Community Energy Association.

«In an effort to improve our air quality, my company is in the process of implementing a significant project to replace these carbon based diesel generators with solar - powered alternatives which will run off the sun's pure renewable energy.

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has chosen three new sites for solar panel installations in an effort to generate more clean energy in the Energy and Environmental Protection has chosen three new sites for solar panel installations in an effort to generate more clean energy in the energy in the state.

An energy bill that activists warn could hurt Connecticut's efforts to encourage rooftop solar power and the solar power industry cleared a General Assembly committee Thursday, but key lawmakers agreed to continue working on the legislation.

«This is truly an outstanding achievement for the Buffalo Public Schools and a significant milestone for New York State's effort to create a thriving solar energy sector in our state,» said Alicia Barton, president and chief executive officer of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, or NYenergy sector in our state,» said Alicia Barton, president and chief executive officer of the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, or NYEnergy Research and Development Authority, or NYSERDA.

In an effort to keep it open, Assemblyman Will Barclay (R - Pulaski) announced bills that would provide a tax credit for the company and make it eligible for payments solar and wind energy companies receive.

As part of these efforts, Riverkeeper has taken the position that Indian Point's power can and should be replaced with a portfolio of clean energy resources: renewable resources such as wind and solar and energy efficiency.

New Chinese hydro, nuclear, wind and solar are also significantly curtailing coal power generation, driven not only by energy security and climate concerns but also by efforts to reduce local pollution.

While solar power remains a small contributor to electricity in the state, the growth in installations signify efforts to begin addressing energy concerns in the future.

On the efforts by the President Muhammadu Buharu administration to improve electricity in Nigeria, Fashola said «Federal government is implementing off - grid renewable energy solutions such as rural mini-grids, standalone home solutions, IPP for Federal Universities, Teaching Hospitals and large - scale solar PV projects such as the Jigawa solar city.

Nightingale, who has been on the town board since 2012, spoke about her many years volunteering in the community, and efforts as a town board member, including advocating for using solar power to save energy costs.

Therefore, thin - film solar cells seemed bright with promise, so bright that the DoE made Solyndra's effort to build a new 28,000 - square - meter plant to manufacture the cylindrical modules the recipient of the first - ever loan guarantee for a renewable energy project — $ 535 million.

The Republican budget, introduced by Rep. Paul Ryan, would slash discretionary spending for energy programs by over 50 % next year, derailing efforts to increase energy efficiency and develop wind, solar, geothermal, and other clean energy sources.

One of the Royal Scientific Society's pursuits is the Trans - Mediterranean Renewable Energy Cooperation, or TREC, a multinational effort that would use wind, water, geothermal, and solar resources to provide renewable energy from Oman to IcEnergy Cooperation, or TREC, a multinational effort that would use wind, water, geothermal, and solar resources to provide renewable energy from Oman to Icenergy from Oman to Iceland.

Along with the GE team that currently tests materials used to make solar panels, «there has been a lot of international investment and effort to develop China's clean energy education,» said Turner.

And should Andasol 1 spring a leak or otherwise fail to deliver as expected, the damage would not be confined to a pile of salt fertilizer on the ground — it could be a setback for the entire effort to store solar energy.

Indeed, a host of speakers regarded ARPA — E's effort as an Apollo project, a Manhattan project, and Mike Splinter, CEO of Applied Materials, even called for ARPA — E to be part of a potential Marshall Plan for energy — a road map to a future of clean power, complete with the Hoover Dam of solar, or the like.

UL's clean energy efforts are not confined to solar, of course.

Still, Christie touted his state's effort to reduce emissions through nuclear energy and solar power.

Google will funnel some of its profits into a new effort, dubbed RE < C (for renewable energy cheaper than coal, as Google translates it) to make sources such as solar - thermal, high - altitude wind and geothermal cheaper than coal «within years, not decades,» according to Weihl.

For Internet giant Google, this reality has driven efforts such as the installation of a solar array that can provide 30 percent of the peak power needs of its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters as well as increasing purchases of renewable energy.

``... since we knew that the impact of the study could be high when successful, we decided to invest our time and effort on this new research project at the interface of biomass conversion and solar energy conversion.»

These cuts would scale back federal efforts to foster the development of wind and solar energy, in line with President Donald Trump's campaign promise to bring back coal industry jobs.

The U.S Department of Energy SunShot Initiative is a collaborative national effort that aggressively drives innovation to make solar energy fully cost - competitive with traditional energy sources before the end of the dEnergy SunShot Initiative is a collaborative national effort that aggressively drives innovation to make solar energy fully cost - competitive with traditional energy sources before the end of the denergy fully cost - competitive with traditional energy sources before the end of the denergy sources before the end of the decade.

Through SunShot, the Energy Department supports efforts by private companies, universities, and national laboratories to drive down the cost of solar electricity to $.0.05 per kilowatt - hour.

Primarily efforts to improve the efficiency of solar panels, which is the ratio of the amount of the incoming sunlight energy into electrical energy generated.

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In 1952, the Paley Commission, appointed by President Truman, reported that «Efforts made to date to harness solar energy economically are infinitesimal.

Look at the graph in the Youtube video above (also at right and on slideshare.net/revkin) showing how little of the world's research effort on energy goes into solar power.

[And India is ramping up an ambitious effort to expand solar energy.]

Our renewed efforts will ensure that solar and other clean energy technologies will be competitive.

Mick Womersley, who teaches human ecology at Unity College, has blogged on earlier White House efforts to cut energy waste and weighed in with a Dot Earth comment laying out his argument for a big solar deployment push and expressing pride in his students» initiative.

According to Google's news release, the company «is hiring engineers and energy experts to lead its research and development work, which will begin with a significant effort on solar thermal technology, and will also investigate enhanced geothermal systems and other areas.

Are efforts to mandate the use of solar, wind and other renewable energy sources a good idea?

A component of the NY - Sun program and the Governor's comprehensive Reforming the Energy Vision strategy, the «Solarize» campaigns are geared towards locally - organized community outreach efforts aimed at getting more homes and businesses to install solar.

Part of federal efforts to reduce greenhouse gases involves the development of renewable energy sources, including solar cells and windmills.

According to Elsner, ALEC's 2014 efforts in energy and environment beyond the three efforts against solar include the following:

COMMENTARY: • The president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association says Illinois could save ratepayers money by supporting efforts to expand rooftop sSolar Energy Industries Association says Illinois could save ratepayers money by supporting efforts to expand rooftop solarsolar.

«We are deeply concerned about the coordinated efforts of the Salt River Project and other monopoly utilities to stifle the growth of solar energy,» said Jim Warren, executive director of NC WARN.

Transmission / distribution networks and distributed energy build - out is picking up the pace in the 12th Five - Year Plan, with concerted efforts on: ultra-high voltage electricity transmission lines from west to east, an ambitious oil and gas infrastructure (as the graphic above shows), and distributed solar and natural gas projects.

The BaityKool team continues its efforts of innovation and knowledge sharing for Net Zero Energy Solar Buildings.

PM Abbott has proposed an «alliance of like - minded nations» in an effort to keep the obscenely profitable fossil fuel industry alive and to slow the accelerating rise in clean renewable energy such as wind and solar.