CSP Today talks to Dr Fred Morse, Chairman, Utility-Scale Solar Power Division, U.S. Solar Energy Industries Association and speaker at the upcoming 4th Concentrated Solar Power Summit USA this June 24-25, about current constraints on CSP in the US market and why, ultimately, CSP will play a vital role in US energy strategy.

Conserval Engineering has been awarded the 2009 Renewable Energy World Award for Best Building Integrated Renewable for their SolarWall® PV/Thermal (PV/T) technology installed at the new John Molson School of Business at Concordia University in Montreal. The award was presented to Conserval at the opening ceremony of the Renewable Energy World Conference in Austin, Texas on February 23.

It's no surprise that professionals working in any renewable energy field are aware of the practical, carbon-saving benefits of installing solar energy in their own homes. For Tony Almond, boss of Planet Energy Solutions, that meant a double dose of solar power – with both solar photovoltaics and solar thermal panels installed at his property in Welwyn, Hertfordshire (UK).

Alanod-Solar this week, unveiled a high capacity laser welding facility located in North Ridgeville, Ohio. This facility will manufacture and distribute the company's laser welded Miro-Fin absorber fins for solar thermal collectors.

On February 26, Australia's Minister for Climate Change and Water Penny Wong, and the Minister Assisting the Minister for Climate Change Greg Combet, announced that the government would make changes to the country's Renewable Energy Target plan. Starting in January 2011, the existing scheme will include two parts – the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) and the Large-scale Renewable Energy Target (LRET).

Last week, as part of the 2010 MIT Energy Conference, the institute opened the doors to its energy research projects. Press and other interested parties got a first look at technologies that could one day make renewable energy abundant, cheap and more deployable.

As the books close on what was a turbulent 2009 for the solar industry, Lux Research said that the solar market will soon see the lopsided supply and demand that characterized much of the last year return to equilibrium. According to the new report Solar's Shakeout: Europe Loses Leadership as China Rises," strong demand growth in Asia and the U.S.

Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C. is pleased to announce results for the fourth quarter of 2009 for the Clean Energy Patent Growth Index (CEPGI) by the firm's Cleantech Group, along with the year end 2009 results.

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., March 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XsunX, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: XSNX), the developer of advanced, thin-film photovoltaic (TFPV) solar cell technologies and manufacturing processes, today announced the company has reached a significant milestone in its development process: the completion of a co-evaporation processing chamber design that combines several thermal evaporation techniques in one unified process to produce the CIGS (Copper Indium Gallium diSelenide) solar cell's absorber layer.

Salt River Solar & Wind (http://www.saltriverenergy.com) invites customers to bring a copy of their electricity bill to receive a free solar quote from Booth #117 at the Maricopa County Home & Garden Show on March 5th - 7th at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale on March 5th – 7th from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm.

There is a myth that we must lower our standard of living in order to avoid the effects of climate change but the reality is that alternative solutions do not sacrifice comfort.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL--(Marketwire - March 4, 2010) - Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc. (OTCBB: SNRY), with businesses in solar project development, distribution and workforce training, today made an announcement that it has entered into a strategic supply agreement with AET (Alternate Energy Technologies, LLC), a U.S. manufacturer of residential and commercial solar water heating systems.

Last week, close to four thousand renewable energy professionals gathered in Austin, Texas to take part in the 7th Renewable Energy World Conference and Expo.

SolarWorld is acquiring a 29 percent stake in the newly founded joint venture Qatar Solar Technologies headquartered in the Emirate of Qatar. The joint venture will establish the first production facility for polysilicon on the Arabian Peninsula. Partners are the Qatar Foundation (70 percent) and the Qatar Development Bank (1 percent).

Once again Earthscan will be at Ecobuild, the world's biggest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment, with our unparalleled selection of books available for you to browse and purchase at a 20% discount.

Tramelton Corporation taking the challenge to deliver high performance and reliable energy solutions to sub-Saharan Africa.

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San Francisco, CA February 25, 2010 – Solar power is fast becoming big business in the US.