Press Releases
SGS Becomes Member of Swiss Wind Energy Association ‘Suisse Eole’
As of September 2010, SGS has become a member of Suisse Eole, an association for the promotion of wind energy in Switzerland. As a newly recognized Suisse Eole member, SGS attended its first meeting of the association on September 14th in Bern. During the one-day event SGS held an informative presentation on Site Assessment for… Read more »
First Reserve Corporation Reaches Financial Close for euro 276MM Funding for Rovigo Solar Plant
First Reserve Corporation, the world’s leading private equity firm in the energy industry, today announced that it has entered into a euro 276 million project financing facilities agreement for the Rovigo solar plant in Northeast Italy. First Reserve acquired the 70 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) power plant from Sun Edison LLC, a division of MEMC… Read more »
Day4 Energy Announces Completion of ACI ecoTec GmbH Acquisition
Day4 Energy Inc. (TSX: DFE), a leading global provider of solar photovoltaic products and solutions, announces that it has completed its acquisition of ACI ecoTec GmbH (“ACI”) in an all stock transaction of up to 9.18 million common shares. At the completion of the acquisition 5,400,000 common shares of the company were issued at a… Read more »
Gamesa Launches New G97-2.0 MW Platform for North American Market
Gamesa Technology Corp., a world leader in wind turbine manufacturing, will launch its new G97-2.0 megawatt (MW) turbine platform for the North American market at the Canadian Wind Energy Association’s annual conference and exhibition, one of the wind energy industry’s premier events. The new G97-2.0 MW Class IIIA model is specially designed for low-wind sites,… Read more »
Oldcastle Precasts Special Foundation Used For The Marine Corps Largest Photovoltaic System In Existence
Oldcastle Precast was contracted by Synergy Electric to design, engineer and manufacture the precast solar panel ballasted foundations for the more than 6,000 solar panels that cover 6 acres. The $ 9 million NAVFAC solar energy project is located on top of an old landfill on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA, known as the… Read more »
Wind Commitment
It would be too easy for us, as champion of wind power, to focus on the desperate situation that befell the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year. The oil spill has been ruinous and BP’s reputation was severely damaged, but it’s encouraging to know that the company is still pressing ahead with its wind energy division. It’s an area… Read more »
Solar Commitment
It’s been noted before that war drives innovation. From cling film to aerosols, digital cameras to cold medicine and GM foods to Google, many of the gadgets and conveniences enjoyed today can be traced back to conflict. It’s therefore encouraging to learn that the US military has recently announced that it aims to use 50% renewable energy within ten… Read more »
Europes Leading Political Figures And Key Industry Players Are Set To Speak At Grids 2010
The GRIDS 2010 conference & exhibition, organised by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) will provide policy-makers, industry leaders and engineering experts with a platform to debate the issues surrounding the design, planning and building of new European electricity infrastructure that will meet Europe’s energy, consumer and climate needs. · Top speakers representing all stakeholders:… Read more »
The largest private solar power plant in the UK starts operation with Sputnik inverters
Today, Solarsense UK Ltd. starts operating Britain ‘s largest private solar power plant. Solarsense has installed the 200 kilowatt plant on the cowhouse of the Worthy Farm in the town of Glastonbury in southern England . The grounds are used as a venue for Europe ‘s largest open-air music festival, attended by roughly 200,000 guests… Read more »
European Commission Publishes Guidance Document On Wind Energy Developments And Natura 2000
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) is pleased that the European Commission has released a document, “Wind energy developments and Natura 2000”, which provides clear guidance to national and regional authorities on how to ensure that the development of wind farms in Natura 2000 areas is compatible with the EU’s Birds and Habitats Directives. The… Read more »
