It’s that time of the year when everyone including the news, sports and the entertainment media are reviewing the past year’s events, accomplishments and news items that dominated the headlines of the industries they follow.  Here is my 2010 review of green news items in Connecticut.  While the economy here in Connecticut and elsewhere is in recovery [...]

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Enfield, Conn. – Solar panel encapsulant producer STR Holdings announced last week it had completed the land acquition of a new site in East Windsor, Connecticut.  The company plans to move the majority of its U.S. manufacturing operations to a newly-acquired factory which will also house a 20,000 square foot research and development laboratory. Relocation [...]

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Boston, MA – According to a press release from The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, five Connecticut initiatives will receive more than $8.8 million in grants, loans, and interest-rate subsidies through its Affordable Housing Program (AHP). These funds will be used to finance 157 units of affordable rental and ownership housing for households earning [...]

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Rocky Hill, Conn. – According to the Connecticut Clean Energy Fund’s web site, as of December 20, 2010 all applications for public buildings submitted under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act $3.0MM commercial solar PV program will have to submit documentation from the inverter and panel manufacturers and/or vendors indicating compliance with the Buy American [...]

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So the great green building debate continued in Stamford last week. Stamford Advocate staff writer Elizabeth Kim reported that at a City of Stamford Planning Board meeting held last week, several professionals from various building trades questioned an amendment to the city’s master plan that would make the U.S. Green Building Council’s (US GBC) Leadership [...]

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Hartford, Conn. – United Technologies Corp. announced last week that it has completed its purchase of Clipper Windpower Plc by acquiring all remaining shares, as previously announced. Clipper Windpower is a California-based company engaged in wind energy technology, turbine manufacturing, and wind project development. Its acquisition by UTC creates the long-term financial stability necessary for [...]

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