Solar Energy Technologys Top Smallcap Companies

by James BrumleySolar power is well past the prove it stage ... to be outstanding investments.Taking the Panel Out of Solar PanelOne of the key drawbacks of solar ... of the companies making those advancements are publicly-traded.Below youll find brief descriptions of solar [more...]

Date: 2009-04-06 12:28:30

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Obama Makes More Green Announcements Today

Obama has taken further steps to making his green economic plan a reality today by announcing several initiatives, ... , imbuing interior spaces with natural light and saving electricity. Solyndra Solar Panel This company is developing one of the world’s first cylindrical solar panels, which maximizes the efficiency [more...]

Date: 2009-03-23 17:50:53

Building Renewables, at Long Last

Over the past week or so, we’ve seen some developments suggesting wind power and solar photovoltaics (PV) are catching on with some big companies ... generation. Manufacturer Johnson Controls has just finished a 1,500 panel solar array ... facility in Tennessee to make polycrystalline silicone for photovoltaic panels and semiconductors [more...]

Date: 2009-03-02 01:17:34

Maryland Making Solar Affordable

In Maryland, where $18 million of the $54-million federal stimulus package is slated to spark economic recovery via alternative energy, ... , which would come from residential solar panels. Several energy companies, including Pepco ... , which - if passed - would target residential solar energy as the most promising venue to create new [more...]

Date: 2009-03-20 17:54:10

Want To Lower Your Energy Cost? Try A Junkyard!

by John Horning your keyword here Making solar-powered heating panels out of recycled aluminum cans sounds like a good high school science ... enough heat”. The Cansolair solar panel is about 4 ft. wide by 8 ft. tall. It can produce ... as well. Why Aluminum Cans? The company’s pop can heaters have been described as “green energy [more...]

Date: 2009-03-16 10:50:39

Energy Conversion Devices cuts view, shares plunge

Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:56pm EDT * Energy Conversion Devices slashes 3rd-qtr revenue view* Company withdraws 2009 rev forecast, ... to project financing and choked off demand.ECD, which makes lightweight, flexible solar laminates ... and unlike traditional solar panels, do not rely on costly crystalline silicon as their primary raw [more...]

Date: 2009-03-16 21:56:42

Magnifying Solar Panels' Energy As Cheap as Coal, Start-up Claims

If you've ever set a leaf set aflame with a magnifying glass, ... October 12. In keeping with their desire to make solar energy as cheap as possible, the company ... power created by almost all traditional energy sources. Solar energy has always been long on hope [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 03:10:09

Solar: Is China Subsidy Limited to BIPV Installations?

There’s one nagging bit of uncertainty about China’s solar subsidy program which could make a big difference in terms of which companies might ... asserted that the program only covered what are known as “building integrated photovoltaic panels,” ... not address residential or utility applications.) The focus on BIPV would explain the continued [more...]

Date: 2009-03-27 20:25:07

Pondering Utilities For The Shed-House

Part of the fun of planning my shed-house(for the distant future) is finding economical ways to make it livable and comfortable ... from the electric company. But there are other options to consider. A septic system costs ... tiny house: Turnbull tiny house complete with a composting toilet and solar panels. Those toilets [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 02:09:00

LG is going to make active use of renewable energy

.fullpost{display:inline;} The company LG Electronics announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement for the purchase of polycrystalline silicon ... production of plasma panels in the Juma (Korea) in line for production of solar cells. LG plans to invest ... by other materials, making them relatively cheap for industrial production, but the thin-film [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 17:39:00

DOE offers first loan guarantee to solar firm

This is good news for the renewable energy space. Y&M Partners is working with both solar and wind companies ... for the construction of a commercial scale solar panel manufacturing plant. Solyndra makes cylindrical solar ... of the project's costs, allowing Solyndra to begin construction of a second solar panel fabrication facility [more...]

Date: 2009-03-21 15:50:00

From Impossible to Reality, $1.00 Per Watt is Here

Ten years ago anyone at a conference that said a company could make solar panels sell for a buck a watt would have been laughed out of the room! ... solar panel revolution. Today as I write this, it has become fact! First Solar out of Tempe, Arizona has accomplished this feat. They have been manufacturing solar modules since 2004 [more...]

Date: 2009-03-13 21:39:35

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