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New Australian Federal Solar Grants REDI to Go

Sydney, Australia [RenewableEnergyAccess.com] An AUD$100 (USD$ 76) million fund to support cutting-edge renewable energy technology development has been officially launched by Australia’s Federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane. Macfarlane launched the fund while visiting the largest producer of solar panels in the southern hemisphere, BP Solar, which employ more than 300 Australians and has a significant export market into East Asia and the Pacific. The Renewable Energy Development Initiative (REDI) will provide matching competitive grants worth between $50,000 and $5 million to Australian businesses developing renewable energy projects with significant greenhouse gas abatement potential. Macfarlane said the initiative, which is administered jointly by the Department of Industry Tourism and Resources and the Department of the Environment and Heritage, delivered on a key commitment set out in the 2004 Energy White Paper. “Renewable energy technology plays an important role in our energy mix and is a key element of Australia’s overall greenhouse response in the energy sector,” Macfarlane said. “REDI will support renewable energy projects from early stage R&D right through to commercialization – helping to develop an internationally competitive renewable energy industry in Australia.” Environment Minister, Senator Ian Campbell, said Australia was acutely aware of the environmental benefits of reducing greenhouse […]

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Many Scientists Admit to Misconduct

URL: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/08/AR2005060802385.html Website: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/08/AR2005060802385.html     

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Bank of America Named 2005 Corporate Climate Champion

Bank of America Corporation today announced that it received the 2005 Climate Champion award for advancing corporate solutions to global warming. The award, from Clean Air-Cool Planet, was presented at the Global Warming Solutions 2005 conference held in New York City. “Bank of America is performing in ways that we would like to see throughout the American private sector,” said Adam Markham, CA-CP Executive Director. “The company is the only financial institution to commit to a 2008 goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 3.5 million tons.” He said the award also lauds “the innovative and literally ground-breaking commitment” Bank of America has made in striving for Platinum Leadership in Energy & Design (LEED) certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for the 52-story Bank of America Tower now under construction at One Bryant Park here in New York City. Other Bank of America efforts that contributed to the award were: – Setting goals to reduce heat-trapping gases from its operations by nine percent by 2009. – Maximizing on investment through energy and resource efficiency at facilities in 29 states domestically and throughout its offices internationally, including the use of technology savvy products such as WebGen to manage and reduce […]

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DayStar Signs Supply Agreement with Blitzstrom GmbH

DayStar Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: DSTI), a developer and manufacturer of proprietary high performance photovoltaic products including silicon-free solar cells on specialty metal foils, today announced the signing of a purchase agreement with Blitzstrom, GmbH for Blitzstrom’s purchase of DayStar’s exclusive TerraFoil(TM) solar cells. Contingent on DayStar’s ramp-up of its production capacity, the agreement calls for monthly delivery of TerraFoil(TM) escalating in volume through the end of 2008 with price based on a variable market- competitive pricing mechanism. DayStar’s Photovoltaic Foil(TM) product line, also known as PV Foil(TM), is an entirely different entry into a solar cell market which relies heavily on legacy silicon wafer design. In comparison, PV Foil(TM) is silicon-free and highly flexible which, when combined with the Company’s unique approach to manufacturing, can result in tremendous economies of scale and volume that could lower costs and deployment barriers currently limiting the adoption of solar energy. Located in Mainbernheim, Germany, Blitzstrom, GmbH is a prevailing PV system integrator of Megawatt-scale PV power plants and distributor of photovoltaic systems and components in Germany and the European Union. The Company specializes in integrating new technology solutions for existing energy markets and is the largest provider of crystalline thin-film PV modules in […]

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Weekly Clean Energy Roundup:June 8, 2005

News and Events DOE Offers Guide to Building Energy Efficient Homes in the Southwest Study Finds Huge Potential for White LEDS in the Developing World EPA Requires Ethanol Use in California, Connecticut, New York New Process Converts Sugars Into Diesel-Fuel Substitute Food and Paper Industries Pursue Energy Savings South Korea to Build World’s Largest Tidal Energy Plant Site NewsWorld Green Building Council Energy ConnectionsDOE Offers Energy-Saving Tips to Cut Summer Cooling Bills News and EventsDOE Offers Guide to Building Energy Efficient Homes in the SouthwestDOE has issued a free guide to the construction of energy-efficient homes in the arid climate of the southwestern United States, a region that stretches west from central Texas and the Oklahoma panhandle, encompasses southern New Mexico and Arizona (including parts of Colorado, Utah, and Nevada), and extends into the non-coastal parts of California, continuing north to near the Oregon border. The second guide in the Building America Best Practices series, “Volume 2: Hot-Dry, Mixed-Dry,” released on May 31st, addresses the challenge of maximizing energy efficiency while preserving the comfort of homes in both hot and dry climates and in dry climates with a mix of hot and cold weather. Equipped with this guide, builders and […]

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