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Who Will Succeed Solar Industry Darling Solyndra Following its Closure?
Posted on September 2, 2011 | No CommentsSolyndra was the great green hope for the U.S. renewable energy industry. What happened to one of the most well-funded startups and who will be the next great hope? From $1 billion... -
Will Architects Ignite the Spark on the Vietnam Green Building Scene?
Posted on July 25, 2011 | No CommentsVietnam welcomes an influx of American designers, but only time will tell if they take the opportunity to help ignite the Vietnam green building scene. Architects, builders and urban planners... -
Gov. Jerry Brown Signs ABX1 15 – Broadens Solar Incentives
Posted on June 28, 2011 | No CommentsABX1 15 solar incentive extension is expected to help address the fiscal emergency declared by Gov. Brown in January. California Governor Jerry Brown signed ABX1 15, authored by Assemblymember Jerry... -
CoolerPlanet Solar Energy Install Map IDs Carbon Savings
Posted on June 10, 2011 | No CommentsCoolerPlanet has created a time-elapsed Solar Energy Installation Map that demonstrates how solar installations have increased over the past decade, in California. The areas around San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and... -
Steve Jobs to Build New Greener Apple Headquarters
Posted on June 8, 2011 | 2 CommentsKudos to Steve Jobs! And, congratulations to Cupertino! While everyone was cooing over Jobs’ announcement about the iCloud, he had another fabulous surprise up his sleeve. Jobs showed up at... -
Cleantech Trend Watch: 5 Trends in Asia’s Cleantech Scene
Posted on June 3, 2011 | No Comments100 Asia Pacific cleantech experts were interviewed for their perspectives on the direction the industry is taking. According to Thomas Su, founder and CEO of ResearchWhitePaper and SmallCapWrap. Following are... -
Energy Map Chronicles Global Clean Energy Technology
Posted on June 1, 2011 | No CommentsEnergy Map: Clean Energy for the Underserved Santa Clara University’s Center for Science, Technology and Society (CSTS) has teamed up with Ayllu to produce the Energy Map, chronicling global efforts of... -
Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center Gets Solar Roof
Posted on May 26, 2011 | No CommentsThe Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center, known as Tel-Hi, has just unveiled the installation of a new SunPower solar roof system. The installation is expected to reduce Tel-Hi’s energy consumption by more... -
Cleantech Patents Double: Industry Breaking Through!
Posted on May 13, 2011 | No CommentsWe’re always looking for REAL indications that cleantech is jumping off…beyond the vaporware. Well, in addition to last year’s jump in VC investment in cleantech, there are more numbers to... -
Check Out the World’s Greenest Parking Garage
Posted on May 13, 2011 | No CommentsGreen cars, green buildings, green style… why not green parking! Canopy Airport Parking facility, which services Denver International Airport, gets a green upgrade with 4,200 stalls worth of sustainable parking space at...
