May 9, 2008
by Graham Jesmer, Staff Writer
Solar 2008, the 37th conference put on by the American Solar Energy Society (ASES), brought together engineering, business and policy experts in the solar industry in San Diego, California from May 3-8. On the agenda at this year's conference was a...
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May 8, 2008
by Jim Pierobon, Contributing Writer
Proclaiming "give us a chance, we'll deliver" and "2009 will be a new beginning," leaders of several renewable energy groups this week asserted electricity from wind, solar, geothermal, biomass and hydro can help the U.S. make substantial progress toward mitigating the...
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May 7, 2008
by Nick Sireau, SolarAid Director
Mirriam is 18 years old and lives in Malawi. She has two children, one brother and one sister. Her father died of AIDS and her mother is now also sick with HIV AIDS. Every day is a struggle: finding food for...
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May 6, 2008
by Jane Burgermeister, European Correspondent
The head of the International Energy Association, Nobuo Tanaka, visited Europe's largest biomass plant that uses only wood as fuel in February, hailing the 66 megawatt (MW) biomass plant in Austria, as a "model project" for the up-and-coming forest-based bioenergy industry....
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