A Textbook Example: Why American Schools Must Go Green
Schools are a black hole for energy consumption. The buildings, which often serve as the hub of communities, are open from early morning to late at night. With air conditioning or heating systems that run continually, it is not unusual for a single building to use hundreds of thousands of gallons of fossil fuel each year. While this energy consumption is a major concern to students, teachers, administrators and the community – who all wish to lessen dependence on fossil fuels – school systems are moving at a glacial pace when it comes to making environmentally conscious decision regarding what technologies should power their facilities.

Register Now for IREC's 2010 Annual Meeting: Connect, Learn, Share
From PV data and market growth to state solar and regulatory policies, from DOE and Solar ABCs updates to clean energy workforce development and credentialing, IREC has again assembled some of the best in the business to share the latest information on these issues at its 2010 Annual Meeting on Monday, October 11, in Los Angeles.

Solaria Raises $65M for CPV Development
The solar PV manufacturer Solaria announced that it raised $65 million dollars from investors in a series D financing round. The funds will go toward scaling up the company's high-efficiency solar modules based on a concentrator concept.

Project to Harness Energy from Breaking Trains
A company developing a "recycled" energy project from breaking trains in Philadelphia has been awarded a major grant by the state of Pennsylvania.

Israel and U.S. Cooperate on Renewables
We may be getting close to negotiations between the U.S., Israel and the Palestinians. While we wait for those talks to begin, we can at least partner on other, less politically volatile things, right?