Evergreen Solar Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection yesterday, completing a stunning reversal of fortune for a high-flying alternative-energy company that once seemed to herald a new era for the Massachusetts economy. The Marlborough company developed an efficient process for making silicon wafers used in solar panels, one that promised to lower the cost […]

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There’s a paradox in the global solar industry: When manufacturers are suffering, things are looking up for consumers. Lux Research last week released its latest industry analysis which projects fast growth in the amount of solar power installed, at 15.5 percent per year, but flat revenue until 2016. Reflecting the same dynamic of falling product […]

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Via The Boston Solar Company Massachusetts Municipal Solar Rebates, or incentives, are broken down into three categories; Federal, State, and Utility. Of these three incentive programs, some will be eligible for all, while others may only be eligible for some of the programs mentioned here. Either way, it appears as if this could very well […]

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Via Bloomberg U.S. government support for renewable energy may plunge from record levels, setting back the use of wind and solar power before they can compete on their own with oil, gas and coal. Direct spending, tax breaks and research funding pushed federal renewable-energy subsidies to $14.7 billion in 2010, according to Alan Beamon, director […]

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Via Infogrok.com A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has designed a concentrated solar thermal system – called Concentrated Solar Power on Demand or CSPonD – that could store heat in vats of molten salts, supplying constant power. The novel system could overcome the problem of non availability of sun during […]

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by Laura Caseley, EarthTechling Twenty-one cities and towns across Massachusetts have been named “Green Communities,” making them eligible to receive over $3.7 million in grants for local renewable power and energy efficiency projects, the state announced. The 21 communities join 53 others already given the designation. The Green Communities Designation and Grant Program, part of […]

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By Jasmine Greene, Earth Techling Since taking office in 2007, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has made clean energy initiatives a big part of his administration. But have ratepayers gotten much in return for all the state’s green investment in the electric market? They sure have, the state claims in a new report, and within a […]

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When I was in high school, my older brother used to call home from college in Massachusetts every Sunday sounding like he had never experienced a happy moment in his life. I used to ask what was going on and he would say, “You try living through a winter here…I haven’t seen the sun in […]

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Former municipal landfills in Massachusetts that have been covered and left unused for years are being eyed as locations for renewable energy production. State officials are encouraging local municipalities to consider turning the former dumps into solar farms. According to the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, more than two-dozen communities across Massachusetts are in process […]

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