U.S. South

Study debunks claims of smart irrigation controllers

September 25, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Researchers from Texas A&M University say devices use one-third to two-and-a-half times more water than recommended, but still beat manual irrigation. Full Story »

Suniva bumps solar efficiency up to 18% at 96-MW facility

August 26, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Atlanta-based company says it's the only solar cell maker achieving such high efficiencies using low-cost processes. Full Story »

Suniva closes a whopping $75M Series C round

July 27, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Atlanta-based firm expects to complete 64-MW production line this summer for high-efficiency silicon solar cells. Full Story »

Duke Energy taps Cisco for 3-year smart grid project

June 10, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Announcement from third-largest U.S. utility comes weeks after networking giant officially steps into smart grid sector. Full Story »

Nova Biosource Fuels runs out of gas

April 3, 2009 - by Lizette Wilson Chapman - Texas biodiesel firm files for bankruptcy and gets delisted. Full Story »

Utility commission rejects Duke Energy's funding plan for solar project

January 5, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - State agency approves $50 million, 10 MW project but says Duke can't get paid more for power than third-party providers. Full Story »

Underwear factory coverted to 17MW biomass plant

December 22, 2008 - by Emma Ritch - Georgia plant expected to power 10,000 homes using materials from local forest industry starting in August. Full Story »

Desalination gets a boost in Texas

October 24, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The University of Texas at El Paso is teaming up with the local utility and the U.S. Army to research new water technologies. Full Story »

HelioVolt opens Texas thin-film plant

October 24, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The solar maker said the new facility will have an initial production capacity of 20 megawatts. Full Story »

BP, NRG start up Texas wind farm

October 20, 2008 - by David Ehrlich - The 150 megawatt first phase of the Sherbino Wind Farm in Pecos County is up and running. Full Story »
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