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SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE), a leading global solar technology manufacturer and provider of solar energy services, today announced the donation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels to power 10 Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C. homes in D.C.’s Ivy City neighborhood during GRID Alternatives’ mid-Atlantic launch event. In addition to donating…

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Thursday that USDA is investing in 540 renewable energy and energy efficiency projects nationwide. “These loan guarantees and grants will have far-reaching impacts nationwide, particularly in the rural communities where these projects are located,” Vilsack said. “Investing in renewable energy and energy efficiency will continue…

China’s rapid economic growth and heavy reliance on increasingly expensive foreign oil, the vast environmental toll that is one of the most apparent costs of China’s economic success, persistent rural poverty in China and periodic power shortages all have impressed upon the Chinese government that renewable energy must be a…

Funding includes loan guarantees and grants for solar energy to create jobs, promote energy independence and advance the use of renewable fuels BUNN, N.C., Sept. 18, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing in 540 renewable energy and energy efficiency projects nationwide. “These loan guarantees…

More than $100 trillion in cumulative public and private spending, and 1,700 megatons of annual carbon dioxide — a 40 percent reduction of urban passenger transport emissions — could be eliminated by 2050 if the world expands public transportation, walking and cycling in cities, according to a new report. Further,…

In Science, UMass Amherst researchers tell how they broke the ‘electrode barrier’ AMHERST, Mass. – For decades, polymer scientists and synthetic chemists working to improve the power conversion efficiency of organic solar cells were hampered by the inherent drawbacks of commonly used metal electrodes, including their instability and susceptibility to…

New York, September 17, 2014 – Soltage-Greenwood, a joint venture between premier North American solar power provider Soltage, LLC, and Greenwood Energy, the North and Latin American clean energy division of the Libra Group, today announced the official commissioning of a 2.7-megawatt (MW) solar power system located on Casella Waste…

Barcelona, Spain — Set to install an impressive 1.5 gigawatts (GW) of photovoltaic (PV) capacity within a six-year period through 2018, Central America is attracting attention from PV developers from around the world, according to a new report from IHS Technology (NYSE: IHS). This year, total PV capacity for the…

Hanwha Q CELLS has teamed up with AGRenewables (AGR), to power up a 24.3 MW photovoltaic power plant for Ingenious Clean Energy in record-time. ROC deadline met despite challenging weather conditions in early 2014 94,500 Q.PRO-G3 solar panels installed in three-week record time and put into operations before March 31…

Global Commission on the Economy and Climate’s action plan says nations can achieve 90% of carbon emissions reductions needed by 2030—without sacrificing economic growth New Delhi: A week before the UN Climate Summit, a group of global leaders drawn from a spread of countries and disciplines on Tuesday presented the…