Coachella Valley iHub was excited to hear California Gov. Jerry Brown and U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announce the expansion of an existing federal-state partnership that has, over the past two years, paved the way for more than a dozen utility-scale solar energy projects and more than 130 renewable power projects in California. Launched in [...]

Tuan C. Nguyen reports for SmartPlanet on a new manufacturing technique may allow for solar panels to be produced simply using nothing more than an ink-jet printer. The new technique, developed by MIT researchers, is a much gentler technology than what’s being used to manufacture solar cells. That’s because the process involves using vapors instead [...]

Coachella Valley Housing Coalition Partners with Renova Energy to Install PV at Low Income, Multifamily Community The Coachella Valley Housing Coalition (CVHC), an award-winning, non-profit housing development corporation dedicated to assisting low-and very low-income families, has partnered with Renova Energy Corp. to install a solar photovoltaic project at its Wolff Waters Place low income apartment [...]