Renewable Energy

Xcel Energy Adding New Wind Project in Colorado

Deanna Garcia — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:34:47 +0000

Colorado’s largest utility has announced its adding more wind power, further helping it meet a mandated renewable energy standard.

Renewable Energy Conference Comes to Northern Colorado

Grace Hood — Tue, 31 May 2011 11:00:00 +0000

Hundreds will come to Fort Collins later this week for the 14^th Annual Colorado Renewable Energy Conference.

Uncertain Future for Governor's Energy Office

Erin OToole and Chris Wood — Thu, 26 May 2011 11:35:00 +0000

The Governor’s Energy Office faces an uncertain future after the loss of its main source of funding during the recent legislative session. KUNC’s Erin O’Toole talks with Boulder County Business Report publisher Chris Wood about the agency and its future.

Xcel on Track to Meet Clean Energy Law Early

Kirk Siegler — Fri, 13 May 2011 21:26:04 +0000

The state's largest utility Xcel Energy says it’s on par to meet Colorado’s renewable energy mandate by 2017, three years earlier than state law requires.

Ascent Solar Cuts Workforce, Launches New Direction

Grace Hood — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 22:11:19 +0000

Thornton-based Ascent Solar Technologies has cut its workforce from 167 employees as of last September to 85. That’s according to recent quarterly filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Many of the layoffs were in the production division. That’s because the company is changing course, hoping that its lightweight solar panels will be more interesting to niche markets. CEO Ron Eller says that translates into innovating new products, like one prototype that incorporates panels into tent flaps for the military.