Article originally published by Milwaukee Business News By this summer, families will be moving in to a New Berlin subdivision where solar panels are not only allowed, but mandatory. . . The project will be the first …
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Wisconsin’s First IKEA Rooftop Solar Supports 100% by 2020 Goal
IKEA Group plans to produce as much renewable energy as it consumes by 2020 globally, a goal it has achieved already in its Nordic stores. The first IkEA store in Wisconsin, that will open mid-May …
Desert Solar to Fuel Centuries of Air Travel
Article originally published by SolarPaces Scientists with the SOLAR-JET Project have demonstrated the first-ever entire process to make kerosene, the jet fuel used by commercial airlines, using a high-temperature thermal solar reactor to create syngas. Shell Global …
Vermont’s 5-Year plan to heat with wood could save $120M annually
Renewable Energy Vermont led a public-private coalition in developing recommendations for policy, workforce development, and outreach to achieve 35% of Vermont’s heating needs with advanced wood heating by 2030. The recommended actions would displace 40 …
‘Solar Spring Break’ Helps College Students Provide Clean Power To Low-Income Families, Connect With Solar Industry Careers
Article originally published by AltEnergyMag Currently, no Wisconsin Schools are involved in this good training and job development opportunity.
Ireland votes in favour of law to become world’s first country to fully divest from fossil fuels
Article originally published by Independent Ireland has voted to be the world’s first country to fully divest public money from fossil fuels. The Irish Parliament passed the historic legislation in a 90 to 53 vote in …
Solar Saves Lives
Replacing coal with solar energy could save about 52,000 American lives per year according to the Michigan Technological University study Potential Lives Saved by Replacing Coal with Solar Photovoltaic Electricity Production in the U.S. In addition to the …
Harley-Davidson Announces Timeline for Electric Motorcycle
Harley-Davidson plans to bring an electric motorcycle project to market in 2019, four years after the company unveiled the LiveWire prototype covered in our January 2015 newsletter. A 2016 market research report projected 45% growth in …
Preferred Route Picked for Wisconsin, Iowa Transmission Line
Article originally published by U.S. News The three utility companies planning a high-powered transmission line from the Madison area to Iowa have picked a preferred route that runs along existing highway and power line corridors rather than …
Jefferson Counties Launch Solar Group Buy Programs
The sun is shining for homeowners and commercial property owners across Sauk County, as the Solar Sauk County program commences in March and runs through July 31. The Fort Atkinson City Council unanimously approved a resolution supporting …