Posts tagged: department of energy

Western wind turbine makers fall behind in China

Tough’ green energy market may force some companies out in 5 years
Western wind turbine manufacturers are losing ground in China, the world’s fastest-growing green energy market.
The combined market share for companies such as General Electric and its European rivals, Vestas Wind Systems and Siemens, fell to 14 percent last year from 71 percent in 2005, [...]

Sunday May 16th, 2010 in , , , , , | No Comments »

Entrepreneur looks to heat up solar

TORONTO – Up to now, the main impediments to powering your home with solar energy have been cost and a confusing sales process, but Dave Llorens wants to change that.
His San Francisco-based startup, One Block Off The Grid, operates as a kind of solar brokering middleman, gathering together large groups of homeowners to negotiate cheaper [...]

Saturday May 15th, 2010 in , , , , , , | No Comments »

DOE funds to stretch solar power via salt storage

The Department of Energy is funding a series of projects that marry concentrating solar power with storage, which offers the potential of solar power plants that operate 18 hours a day.
The DOE said Friday that it has made $62 million available to 13 companies to test equipment and materials, such as molten salts, to add [...]

Wednesday May 12th, 2010 in , , , , , , | No Comments »