CleanTech OC Daily - 6/13/12

QuantumSphere New Zinc-Air Battery System Surpasses Industry Benchmark for Off-Grid Energy Source

QuantumSphere has announced the release of its MetAir^TM Ranger series for on-demand back-up power in off-grid and emergency applications. The MetAir^TM Ranger portable power system surpassed the industry's 72-hour emergency preparedness benchmark and achieved 108 hours of instantly accessible emergency power.

$40 Million in Matching Funds for Renewable Energy Technologies

The Climate Change and Emissions Management (CCEMC) Corporation has issued its 2012 Call for Renewable Energy Proposals. The goal of this challenge is to find innovative renewable energy technologies that have a strong potential to reduce GHG emissions when compared to energy produced from fossil fuels.

U.S. Solar Industry Booming Despite China Trade War

Even despite the U.S.-China trade war and a number of solar companies going bankrupt, the solar industry continues to boom. A report by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association said that the U.S. installed 506 megawatts of photovoltaic panels in the first quarter of the year ­and the nation is on track to install a total of 3,300 megawatts of solar panels by the end of 2012.