RENEWABLES / CLEANTECH
Vestas Building On-Site Turbine to Showcase Technology
The turbine will serve as a show model for the Danish manufacturer because it is finding that potential U.S. buyers of wind turbines are more likely than their European counterparts to request site visits and the latest testing data.
10Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Ascent Solar, Vote Solar Initiative in the News
Ascent inked a $6.5 million sales deal with FTL Solar of Austin, Texas, while Vote Solar jointly released “Investing in the Sun” with Environment Colorado, which models the benefits in developing 1,000 megawatts of solar power.
4Mar2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Doing the Math –
Stimulus Plus Solar = One More Colorado Install
The recipient this time is a joint venture design-build contract for a 3.2 megawatt system at the Denver Federal Center. Getting more than $17 million in project funding are Denver-based Centerre Government Contracting and E Light Wind and Solar of Englewood.
28Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Chu Warns of U.S. Ceding Clean Energy to China
At Friday’s Colorado Energy Jobs Summit on the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, the Secretary sited several areas where he said we’ve fallen behind other nations, including vehicle fuel efficiency, electricity transmission efficiency, battery technology and nuclear power.
27Feb2010 | admin | 3 comments | Continued
NREL, EPA Partner to Develop Renewable Energy on
Potentially Contaminated Sites
The project will analyze the feasibility of developing wind, solar, or small hydro projects at 12 sites, as well as determine the potential generating capacity, return on investment and economic viability.
25Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Heavy-Hitters From Finance Industry Behind State’s Largest PV Project
MetLife and John Hancock Financial Services are financing the construction and ownership of the 19-MW solar power plant for Xcel Energy in Alamosa County, with contracting being performed by California-based SunPower Corp.
25Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Denver Law Firm Joins CleanLaunch Tech Incubator
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck has joined the newly formed CleanLaunch Technology Incubator, designed to serve entrepreneurs developing new technologies and assist start-up clean tech companies throughout the region.
19Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Concern Rising over Effects of Climate Change on State’s $2 Billion Winter Sports Industry
Caught in the debate’s crosshairs is Rep. John Salazar, D-Colo., who was criticized for joining a congressional caucus on coal. He represents western Colorado, which includes Aspen/Snowmass and other ski resorts.
17Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Solar Power on Public Lands: Salazar’s Latest Take
“This past year we have prioritized identifying public lands’ suitability for the large-scale production of renewable energy,” said the Secretary, “both from an environmental and resource perspective, including 24 tracts of Bureau of Land Management-administered land, in the West as Solar Energy Study Areas.”
16Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
NREL Battery Testing Capabilities Get a Boost
The Department of Energy is looking to help the U.S. battery industry with a simple goal — to mass produce better batteries domestically while addressing safety, affordability, life, and performance. As a result, more work and funding for battery research is coming to the NREL in Golden.
12Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
New SEI Scholorship to Honor Fallen Solar Guru
A new scholarship fund to bring people from developing countries to Colorado to learn about solar energy technology is being established in memory of a longtime Solar Energy International associate who died in the Haiti earthquake.
11Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Vestas Windsor Plant Gets First U.S. Order since 2008
The facility has been essentially idle since December when it halted production to enable retraining of employees on new manufacturing technology. That production stoppage is expected to run through this month. Vestas will build 33 wind turbines for the Granite Reliable Power Windpark in New Hampshire.
11Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
Denver Economic Development Office Sees Stronger Energy Markets for 2010
This year is shaping up to be a much better one for energy markets in the Denver metro area, according to analysts who predict energy trends will strengthen. They base their positive outlook on data compiled by the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation.
9Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
You Can Go Home Again — A Colorado Energy Veteran Leads RePower’s Rise
Colorado Energy News recently caught up with RePower USA’s Steve Dayney, nearly six months after the initial announcement that his wind turbine company would be relocating from Portland to Denver.
8Feb2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued-
Colorado is NOT Arizona
His critics will never acknowledge it, but executive leadership like the kind provided by Colorado’s governor can make a critical difference in a state’s economic well-being, even in the depths of a severe recession. Think we’re overstating the case? Take a look at what recently took place in Arizona, a state never known for consistent legislative policy-making.
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