New report: U.S. Solar market grew 76% in 2012

Retirado do site Renewable Energy Focus:

"14 March 2013

The solar industry in the US added a record 3.3 GW of Capacity last year...

The report, Solar Market Insight: Year-in-Review 2012, jointly published by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), found that solar was the fastest growing energy source in the U.S., with 3,313 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaics (PV) installed in 2012.

Even with the cost of solar falling for consumers, the market size of the U.S. solar industry grew 34 percent from $8.6 billion in 2011 to $11.5 billion in 2012. As of the end of 2012, there were 7,221 MW of PV and 546 MW of concentrating solar power (CSP) online in the U.S.

Wattmove: a luta de uma microempresa de Aveiro para tornar a economia verde lucrativa

Retirado do site GreenSavers:

"Publicado em 19 de Março de 2013.

A economia verde “não é lucrativa, em Portugal, e ainda há muito a fazer” para que seja. Apesar da afirmação não augurar nada de bom para as empresas que actuam na área do desenvolvimento sustentável, mobilidade e energias renováveis, a frase pertence a uma empresária do sector, Cristina Montez.

Em 2008, Cristina e um sócio, Rui Fonte, lançaram a Wattmove, uma empresa com sede em Aveiro e especialista em mobilidade sustentável e eficiência energética. “O lema da empresa é a sustentabilidade. Pretendemos crescer de forma sustentável e promovendo serviços que promovam, cada vez mais, a qualidade de vida urbana”, explicou Cristina ao Green Savers.

Altaeros Energies' Floating Wind Turbines Tap Into Strong High Altitude Winds

Retirado do site Inhabitat:

"In an effort to harness strong high-altitude winds, the company Altaeros Energies has developed a floating wind turbine that’s a cross between a traditional windmill and a blimp. After some successful tests, the Altaeros team is confident that this new levitating wind turbine will be a viable clean energy option for remote villages and military sites.

Epiphany One Puck uses heat transfer to charge your phone

Retirado do site Kickstarter e falado na imprensa nacional (GreenSavers):

"The Epiphany onE Puck is tiny, lightweight and portable. It can be used in all types of settings when that last battery bar dreadfully disappears…

Say you are out for a night at the bar and your phone battery dies. Rather than awkwardly moving to a corner to plug in your charger, or leaving altogether, you can pull out the Epiphany onE Puck, power it up with that cold beer you’re holding, and charge away!