Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E) has partnered with Renewable Energy Systems Americas (RES Americas) on the Crossroads Wind Energy Project in Dewey County, Okla. RES Americas has developed and will construct the wind energy project, which OG&E will own and operate. The 227.5 MW project will consist of 95 Siemens 2.3 MW turbines and three… Read more »
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Bella Energy Brings Solar Power to KMGH Channel 7’s 24/7 Weather Center
A partnership between 7News and Bella Energy will power the 24/7 Weather Center with solar energy. The new solar array provides enough power to offset over 25,000 lbs of carbon emissions every year and will make the 24/7 Weather Center one of the only clean energy broadcast segments in the country. Today, on 7News at… Read more »
OG&E Completes Crossroads Wind Farm Development Purchase
RES Americas to construct project; Siemens turbine supply deal in effect OG&E announced today that it has completed the purchase of all of the project development assets needed to begin construction of the Crossroads wind farm in northwestern Oklahoma, triggering a turbine-supply agreement with Siemens and enabling Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas) to… Read more »
Kitpackers Releases New Corporate Products & Services Brochure
Kitpackers®, an Ellsworth Adhesives Company, recently announced the release of its new corporate products and services brochure. Kitpackers is the expert in chemical packaging, specializing in the custom packaging of adhesives, sealants, coatings, lubricants, and specialty chemicals. Our innovative packaging technology will increase efficiency, reduce production costs and provide easy, accurate dispensing solutions. The comprehensive… Read more »
Phoenix Solar AG completes entry into the United States solar electricity market
. Subsidiary headquartered in the high-growth solar market of the State of California . Experienced energy industry leaders take key positions in the USsubsidiary Phoenix Solar AG (ISIN DE000A0BVU93), a leading international photovoltaic system integrator listed on the German TecDAX, today announced the incorporation of a wholly-owned subsidiary under United States law and the location… Read more »
Constellation NewEnergy Signs Agreement to Supply Goodwill Industries Headquarters With Wind Energy
Constellation Energy announced today that its subsidiary, Constellation NewEnergy, Inc., has entered into a two-year green electricity purchase agreement with Goodwill Industries International. Constellation NewEnergy will supply Goodwill Industries International’s headquarter location in Rockville, Md. with renewable energy certificates (RECs) sourced from wind renewable resources to offset 100-percent of its energy use. The effort is… Read more »
Xcel Energy Releases Promising Results from Wind-to-Battery Project
Xcel Energy today released preliminary results from its wind-to-battery storage project in Minnesota, and the bottom line is — the technology works. Integrating variable wind and solar power production with the needs of the power grid is an ongoing issue for the utility industry. In October 2008, Xcel Energy began testing a one-megawatt battery-storage technology… Read more »
Sempra Energy Reports Higher Second-Quarter 2010 Earnings
Company to Begin Share Repurchase in Third Quarter Sempra Energy today reported second-quarter 2010 earnings of $222 million, or $0.89 per diluted share, up from earnings of $198 million, or $0.80 per diluted share, in 2009. Second-quarter 2009 earnings included a charge of $64 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, for an asset write-off at… Read more »
Solar Energy Initiatives Launches New Corporate Website
New Website Is www.solarenergy-us.com Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc. with businesses in solar project development, distribution and workforce training, today announced the launch of their new corporate website and social media presence at www.solarenergy-us.com. “The launch of the new www.solarenergy-us.com web site is the final step in the Company’s multi-phase brand recognition strategy,” said Mr. David… Read more »
John McLane Joins GCube Insurance Services as Senior Vice President
GCube Insurance Services, Inc., the leading global insurer of renewable energy technologies announced today that John McLane has joined the company as Senior Vice President. Mr. McLane will be responsible for growing GCube’s renewable energy business held by utilities and independent power producers. With over 30 years in the industry, John has worked on all… Read more »
SGS to Showcase its Wind Energy Services at the Husum Wind Energy Trade Fair 2010 in Husum, Germany
SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company, is one of the exhibitors at the Husum Wind Energy 2010 Trade Fair in Husum, Germany. The services offered by SGS Global Competence Center Renewable Energy will be presented throughout the exhibition at stand no. 3A09 in sector A of hall 3. — The Husum… Read more »
State Regulators Approve TEP’s New Bright Tucson Community Solar Program
TUCSON, The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) has approved Tucson Electric Power’s (TEP’s) plan to provide customers with an affordable way to meet their electric needs with locally generated solar power. By the end of this year, participants in TEP’s Bright Tucson Community Solar Program will be able to purchase shares of solar energy for as… Read more »
Broadwind Energy Opens Office in Hamburg, Germany
Move positions Company closer to customers and changing wind turbine technology Broadwind Energy, Inc.today announced that it has opened an office in Hamburg, Germany, and named Michael Stegelmann as managing director of Broadwind Energy Europe GmbH. “Many turbine manufacturers have engineering offices in the Hamburg area, and this new office will enable us to keep… Read more »
Chevron Energy Solutions and City of Brea Announce 1.8MW Solar and Energy Efficiency Project
Project Expected to Save Brea $13 Million and Reduce City Energy Use by 40 Percent Chevron Energy Solutions, a unit of Chevron Corporation, and the City of Brea announced today the start of construction of an energy efficiency and solar project expected to save the city more than $13 million in net energy savings over… Read more »
SolarReserve Gets Green Light on Nevada Solar Thermal Project
SolarReserve’s 100 megawatt power contract with NV Energy will utilize innovative energy storage technology developed and manufactured in the United States SolarReserve, a California-based developer of utility-scale solar power projects, begins next steps on its Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project in conjunction with NV Energy’s receipt of approval from the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada… Read more »
Global Earth Energy Receives Dealer Contracts Valued at $3 Million
Total Revenues Expected to Top $8.5 Million in 2010 Global Earth Energy, Inc. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary RCI Solar, Inc., a North American provider of renewable energy products and services, has received commitments totaling $3 Million in solar energy product sales from its dealership network for accelerated delivery in 2010. “In just six… Read more »
Solar Energy Initiatives Launches Solar EOS’s Website and Social Media Presence
New Website Is www.solar-eos.com Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc., with businesses in solar project development, distribution and workforce training, today announced the launch of Solar EOS’s website and social media presence at www.solar-eos.com. Solar EOS supports the growth of the solar industry through training and education. “Solar professionals are savvy users of technology and they need… Read more »
SOLON SE partners up with Australian solar product developer Bright Generation
SOLON SE and its Australian representative CBD Energy announce a new partnership with Bright Generation, an Australian start-up company. Bright Generation, based at Murdoch University is focused on developing innovative products that make it possible to use solar energy more cost-effectively. The two companies have agreed that SOLON will deliver SOLON Black 130/04 solar modules… Read more »
ENN Solar Energy Will Continue to Advance Silicon-Based Thin Film Solar Cell Technology
ENN Solar Energy Co., Ltd. a leading clean energy company based in China, with research and development facilities in both Hebei, China and Silicon Valley, the U.S., announced that it will continue to advance silicon-based thin film solar cell technology. Mr. Hongqiu Cai, CEO of ENN Solar Energy Co., Ltd., stated, “We will give full… Read more »
Largest Rooftop Solar Project in Northwest Now Online for Portland General Electric Customers
Portland General Electric has completed installation of the largest rooftop solar project in the Pacific Northwest — a 673,000-square-foot, 2.4-megawatt project atop the roofs of seven ProLogis distribution warehouses in Portland, Gresham, and Clackamas. Working with local contractors, PGE and ProLogis began construction of the $14 million solar project in March 2010 and brought the… Read more »
Brian Harrison Joins Solyndra as President and CEO
Solyndra, Inc., a manufacturer of innovative cylindrical solar photovoltaic (PV) systems for commercial rooftops, today announced that Brian Harrison has joined the company as President and CEO and will be appointed to the Board of Directors. Since 2008, Mr. Harrison has served as President and CEO of Numonyx, B.V., a leading international flash memory company…. Read more »
NC Solar Center Installs New Skystream Demonstration Wind Turbine System to Enhance Training and Development Programs
The North Carolina Solar Center (NCSC) is the proud recipient of a new Southwest Windpower Skystream 3.7 small wind system – one of the most widely deployed residential/small wind turbines on the market. It is located at the Solar Center’s test and training facility adjacent to North Carolina State University’s McKimmon Center. This system has… Read more »
RMT Selected by First Wind for Hawaii Wind Farm
RMT, Inc. has been selected by First Wind for engineering and construction of its Kahuku Wind energy facility located on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. Construction has commenced on the 30-MW project and is expected to be complete by the end of this year. “After RMT built our Milford, Utah, wind farm last year,… Read more »
Solar Energy Initiatives Completes $1.5 Million Solar Photovoltaic Panel Sale
Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc., with businesses in solar project development, distribution and workforce training, today announced that the Company’s SNRY Solar Inc division has completed a sale of PV solar panels totaling $1.5 million with an international purchaser. The profitable business line concentrates on selling both solar thermal and solar photovoltaic systems as well as… Read more »
EVSO: US Senate Energy Committee Advances Ten Million Solar Roofs Bill
Evolution Solar: Yesterday, the Energy Committee of the United States Senate approved Senator Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) “Ten Million Solar Roofs” legislation. The Bill is designed to encourage the installation of 10 million solar systems over a 10 year period in the US and is a measure that is welcomed by the majority of the US… Read more »
Beluga Shipping takes American investor on board for new building program
Beluga Shipping GmbH, the global market leader in the project & heavy lift shipping segment, today announced plans to make further investments in the super heavy lift market, extend its existing business segments, and improve its overall service offering. Initially, additional growth is expected in the offshore wind farm sector. Later on, the offshore market… Read more »
Canadian Solar and Green City Energy install solar project in Germany
Canadian Solar and Green City Energy have jointly installed a 1MW solar system in the city of Haertensdorf, Germany. The solar system, situated in Zwickau, is part of the Burgersolarpark installation. The two companies have fitted solar modules on a total of 16 rooftops with a surface of 17,000sqm. The modules by Canadian Solar will… Read more »
Nebraska Celebrates Groundbreaking for Wind Farm
Laredo Ridge Project Commences Construction Near Petersburg State and local officials and community leaders attended a ceremonial groundbreaking held today for the Laredo Ridge Wind project near Petersburg. The project was developed by Midwest Wind Energy, LLC of Chicago and is owned and operated by Laredo Ridge Wind, LLC, an affiliate of Edison Mission Group… Read more »
Greenscape Announces Solar and Wind Suppliers for Denver Green Parking Project
— wind, solar and geothermal incorporated within development of world’s greenest parking facility Greenscape Capital Group Inc. is pleased to announce that Green Park Denver LLC (“GP”) has selected solar and wind energy suppliers for its Denver parking facility. The facility design utilizes solar, wind and geothermal energy sources amongst other operational green features. Wind… Read more »
Solar Energy Initiatives, Inc. Completes Spin-Off of Solar Park Company
Solar Park Initiatives, Inc., a solar project developer (“SPD”) for utility scale solar projects, today announced it has consummated a Plan of Merger and Reorganization with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Solar Park Acquisition Corp., and Critical Digital Data, Inc., a publicly owned Nevada corporation which trades on the Over the Counter Bulletin Board under the symbol… Read more »
Dow Corning and University of Toledo to Collaborate on Solar Research, Development
Researchers at Dow Corning and The University of Toledo (UT) announced today that the organizations have signed a memorandum of understanding to engage in collaborative discussions on photovoltaic (PV) solar research and development efforts to help reduce the cost of solar energy to make it a viable and economically competitive energy option globally. “Both Dow… Read more »
Delays To Rebate Scheme Risk Green Energy Push
Businesses keen to switch to renewable energy systems could be deterred by the Government’s dithering over the announcement of a new scheme to reward consumers for reducing their carbon footprint. That’s the view of Charles Houston, partner at Going Solar, who has written to Chris Huhne, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, to… Read more »
DEK Solar customers can expect even faster lead times thanks to new addition
DEK Solar has announced the appointment of Steve Fuszard as its new Production Team Leader. The move is part of the division’s drive to fully integrate the build of its metallization platforms into the successful Lean Manufacturing Build Programme now proven throughout the DEK organisation. Having already dramatically reduced PV industry lead times worldwide, the… Read more »
Phoenix Solar AG to build 3.5 megawatt solar park in Italy
Etrion Corporation commissions Phoenix Solar as general contractor . 3.5 megawatts in Borgo Piave, Lazio, Italy . Contract value of approximately EUR10 million Sulzemoos 19 July 2010 / Phoenix Solar AG, Sulzemoos (ISIN DE000A0BVU93), a leading international system integrator listed on the German TecDAX, has been commissioned by Etrion Corporation (TSX: ETX), a Canadian energy… Read more »
Wind, Solar Energy Project Money Available for African Investment
Frost & Sullivan report details private-investment opportunities in Southern Africa July 19, 2010 — Technology development and deployment funds for financing the growth of low-carbon technologies in sub-Saharan Africa, including funding for wind energy and solar energy projects, have been established, according to Frost & Sullivan. According to the group, more than $200 million in… Read more »
Husum Sees European Debut Of Tentecs New Range Of Innovative Hydraulic Torque Wrenches
Stand 1B03 at HUSUM Wind Energy 2010 will see the European debut of the new series of hydraulic and pneumatic torque wrenches from Tentec, a global supplier of bolt tightening equipment. On show for the first time to a European audience, this exciting and innovative new range of tool will be the highlight of the… Read more »