Tag: renewable resources

Seattle, WA – February 28, 2013 – Silicon Energy’s double-glass Cascade Series Photovoltaic (PV) Module outperformed standard PV modules for durability under extreme environmental conditions, in an experimental testing process by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Sustainably manufactured in the US, the company’s Cascade Series PV Modules are built to last using the highest […]

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As recently as a year ago, Seattle renewable energy startup Hydrovolts planned to sell its turbines primarily to irrigation districts for use in canals. But the company now sees a more promising initial market for a “waterfall turbine” that can be bolted onto systems within wastewater treatment plants and other industrial facilities. “We made that […]

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This week’s Crowdfunding Pick Of The Week comes from a Seattle Kickstarter project called Pterofin.  Pterofin is a green energy project by Wallace Kempkey of Seattle.  Pterofin started out as a kinetic art sculpture and has evolved into a serious green energy project. Pterofin is an innovative approach at creating power using natural wind or water […]

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WCTA member Hydrovolts, producer of hydrokinetic turbines to generate renewable energy from water canals and water treatment plants, appointed Anil Shrikhande as Senior Advisor. Anil recently retired from his position as Chairman and President, Rolls-Royce India.  Prior to Rolls-Royce, Anil was President, Boeing India, and led Boeing Ventures.  As Senior Advisor, Anil will assist with […]

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Seattle-based startup Matrix Genetics is receiving an investment from Avista Development, the venture arm of WCTA Gold Member Avista.  The company will spin out of Targeted Growth and have fifteen employees. Matrix Genetics  is focusing on cyanobacteria, an algae that creates oils.  Algae might be a better source of fuel than corn-based ethanol or other […]

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An EU-funded study published this month in Nature Climate Science Journal found that disruptions in Europe’s electricity supply are set to increase in the future.  According to the researchers, Europe’s thermoelectric power plants (nuclear or fossil) will increasingly suffer from drops in production or temporary shutdowns as a result of insufficient amounts of cooling water, […]

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According to the American Petroleum Institute (API), Big Oil companies have invested $71 billion into zero-emission, low-emission, and renewable energy technologies.  The Federal government, by contrast, has invested about $43 billion during the same period. BP has invested $7 billion in alternative energy since 2005. ExxonMobil is spending $600 million on a ten-year project to […]

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More than 3,000 Snohomish County PUD customers are supporting solar energy demonstration projects by participating in the Planet Power green energy program.  Six additional projects will be installed this year for a total of twenty-one solar units in the County. The 2012 projects, pending final approval, are: Arlington High School – An 8 kilowatt solar […]

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Snohomish County Public Utility District’s Youngs Creek hydropower project has received a 2012 Honor Award from the Seattle Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers.  The PUD’s Youngs Creek facility started operation in October 2011 near Sultan, WA.  It’s the first hydropower project in the state in nearly twenty years. With a generating capacity […]

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Source:  Dorsey & Whitney, Attorney Articles, May 18, 2012. The U.S. Department of Commerce announced its preliminary antidumping determination in the Solar Cells from China investigation on May 17.  The Department determined that the antidumping rates are: Wuxi Suntech Power–31.22%, Changzhou Trina Solar Energy–31.14% A Chinese company that applied for its own antidumping rate–31.18%. A […]

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