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EPA Announces $200,000 in Environmental Justice Grants to Support Communities Directly Affected by BP Oil Spill (LA, TX)

U.S. EPA News for Region 06 - Sun, 08/08/2010 - 9:00pm
(Dallas, Texas – August 9, 2010) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is accepting proposals for up to eight $25,000 cooperative agreements to support the protection of human health and the environment in communities affected by the BP oil spill

Steel Union, Chinese Companies Link Up for Texas Wind Project

GreenTech Media - Fri, 08/06/2010 - 9:31am
It’s Chinese know-how and U.S. labor and steel. Sort of an unusual situation, eh?

Suntech Abandons Thin Film, Wafer Experiments

GreenTech Media - Fri, 08/06/2010 - 8:47am
The crystalline silicon giant pays out cash. Why fight crystalline?

Desalitech Reduces Costs of Desalination

GreenTech Media - Fri, 08/06/2010 - 8:15am
The most common question I field when I mention desalination is, “Doesn’t that take a lot of energy?”

Xcel Shows it Can Catch the Wind in a Big Battery

GreenTech Media - Fri, 08/06/2010 - 7:10am
Utility’s test results prove wind power and solar power can work better with a battery.

The Good, and Tough, Parts of the LED Business

GreenTech Media - Fri, 08/06/2010 - 4:00am
Energy-efficient lights and high tech meet city bureaucracy.

ODEQ and EPA Release Preliminary Air Monitoring Results from Tulsa Landfill Fire (OK)

U.S. EPA News for Region 06 - Thu, 08/05/2010 - 9:00pm
(Dallas, Texas – August 8, 2010) The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that preliminary results from air quality monitoring in the Tulsa area indicate no toxics in smoke coming from the North Tulsa Sanitary Landfill

Can a Disruptive PV Technology Topple First Solar?

GreenTech Media - Thu, 08/05/2010 - 10:14am
We list a few candidates for a “new black swan improbable pyro-nano-quantum-thingamajig technology” to displace thin-film PV. 

Veteran CEO Installed at LED Lighting Firm Intematix

GreenTech Media - Thu, 08/05/2010 - 10:00am
Meet the new boss—at a time when the residential LED lighting industry might finally be at the tipping point.

Engineers Turn Water Contaminant Into Fuel

GreenTech Media - Thu, 08/05/2010 - 8:45am
Can heat and natural gas be harvested from wastewater? It’s a virtuous cycle.

Innova Dynamics to Exploit Water Tech to Improve Solar Panels

GreenTech Media - Thu, 08/05/2010 - 4:06am
The startup wants to take a technique for embedding molecules into pipes into the solar market.

Renewable Energy at Work in War Zones

National Renewable Energy Laboratory - NREL - Thu, 08/05/2010 - 12:00am
Participant in NREL's executive leadership class aims to bring solar and wind energy to Afghan farms; researchers advise military on powering bases.

Silver Spring, Oracle Win BGE Contract (Maybe)

GreenTech Media - Wed, 08/04/2010 - 12:30pm
The cart may be in front of the horse, but here are the winners if BGE receives approval of its smart grid plan.

Why Pick WiMax, Mesh Over Power Line? Cost.

GreenTech Media - Wed, 08/04/2010 - 10:03am
CenterPoint Energy thought about becoming an ISP. Utilities and power providers, meanwhile, may have to help consumers with HANs.

GridWise Alliance and Greentech Media to Broadcast Live From Inaugural GridWise Global Forum

GreenTech Media - Wed, 08/04/2010 - 8:45am
Greentech Media’s web-based coverage of the GridWise Global Forum to encourage international involvement

FERC Defines States’ Feed-In Tariff Authority

GreenTech Media - Wed, 08/04/2010 - 8:12am
Implications and options for designing wholesale DG solar programs

Lovin’ Your Laundry: Higher Efficiency Standards Set for Home Appliances

GreenTech Media - Wed, 08/04/2010 - 6:00am
Wash your clothes for nearly half the price (in 2015)!

Is Fluorine the Battery Chemistry of the Future?

GreenTech Media - Wed, 08/04/2010 - 4:06am
One startup says it has cracked the code for producing batteries with fluorine that will outdo lithium.

From Alaska to Argentina in an Electric Sports Car

GreenTech Media - Tue, 08/03/2010 - 11:36am
Racing Green Endurance hopes to spin the experience into an electric car startup.

Lithium Battery Prices on Slow Decline

GreenTech Media - Tue, 08/03/2010 - 11:00am
Chinese manufacturing advantage seen disappearing
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