Information about current events and news concerning our business, including alternative energy and solar energy developments in Arizona.

Simple Green Wedding Tips
Maybe you aren’t ready for a completely green wedding. However, there are some eco-friendly practices that you can easily incorporate into your special day. Go Local Use locally grown and seasonal flowers, wine and other foods purchased from commu...

Cotton is the fabric of your lights, your MP3 player, your cell phone
Consider this T-shirt: It can monitor your heart rate and breathing, analyze your sweat and even cool you off on a hot summer's day. Or a solar-powered dress that can charge your MP3 player? This is not science fiction -- this is cotton in 2010.

Solar Industry To Hit US $77B in 2015
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 repor...

UN names Deutsche Bank's Caio Koch-Weser to Advisory Group on Climate Change ...
March 5, 2010 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has selected the members for the new High-level Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing that will work to mobilize the financing promised for climate change during the United Nations ...

Put Vinegar to Work
Vinegar can be used in hundreds of ways around the house. Here are just a few ways you can put vinegar to work for you. Deodorize Your Garbage Disposal Get funky smells and buildup out of your garbage disposal by pouring in 1 cup of baking soda, f...

New energy source from the common pea: Scientists create a solar energy devic...
Isolating the minute crystals of the PSI super complex from the pea plant, a biochemistry researcher suggests these crystals can be illuminated and used as small battery chargers or form the core of more efficient man-made solar cells.

CLEAN ENERGY PATENTS HIT RECORD HIGH IN 2009 -Clean Energy Patent Growth Index
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.

Iraqi Elections Likely To Fuel Ethnic Tensions, Further Delay Access To Kirku...
The elections in Iraq on March 7, 2010, are likely to serve as an important indicator of the prospects for a resolution of the long-running dispute over the administration of the ethnically mixed and resource-rich province of Kirkuk in the north o...

Six Ways To Green Your Kitchen
It’s not all that hard to green your kitchen. Try one, two, or more of the following small changes. When added up all of them make a big green difference. Green your brew: Buy organic, Fair Trade coffee and use a reusable coffee filter instead o...

Trapping sunlight with silicon nanowires
Researchers have found a better way to trap light in photovoltaic cells through the use of vertical arrays of silicon nanowires. This could substantially cut the costs of solar electric power by reducing the quantity and quality of silicon needed ...

MIT Researchers Tip Their Cards
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...

Solar Stocks: Suntech Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Financial Res...
SAN FRANCISCO and WUXI, China - March 5, 2010 (Investorideas.com Green and Renewable Newswire) - Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE:STP - News), the world's largest crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer, today announced fin...

Design a greener baby nursery
If a new baby is in the works for 2010 then of course you’ll want to design an awesome green nursery. This is the fun part – while there are important decisions to make, there are also tons of amazing green baby products out there just waiting for...

Intelligent energy management for the home
In order to save energy, consumers need to be able to obtain up-to-date information at any time about the energy consumption of their appliances, and be able to control them while away from home. Scientists have developed two new applications that...

Australia Revises Renewable Energy Target Plan
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. S...

Investorideas.com Green Investor Stock profile for Valcent Products Inc. (OTC...
Delta B.C. - March 5, 2010 - www.InvestorIdeas.com and its leading green investor portals announce the recent addition of vertical crop technology showcase company, Valcent Products Inc. (OTCBB: VCTZF).

New Envirosax Aqua Reusable Water Bottle
Envirosax has been making eco-friendly reusable bags for years and now they’ve got another product that’s perfect for those who want to help keep the earth clean and green – Envirosax Aqua – a brand new design savvy reusable water bottle. Of cour...

Neighborhood grids promise energy gains
Researchers are creating technology that will treat neighborhoods like a miniature power grid, sharing energy generated at each house according to need. Allied to a host of other developments, the concept promises huge energy savings.

Salt River Solar & Wind Invites Customers to Go Solar! at the Maricopa County
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 ...

SOUTHWALL TO PROVIDE KEY TECHNOLOGY IN SUPER INSULATING WINDOWS FOR EMPIRE ST...
PALO ALTO, CA - March 4, 2010 - Southwall Technologies Inc. (OTCBB:SWTX), the worldwide innovator of energy-saving films and glass products, announced today that its Heat MirrorR film technology was selected to dramatically boost the energy-effici...