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The New technology RCPV developed by Rayspower guides a new direction for solar-thermal power generation——for the spring of solar-thermal power generation market
The policy releases good news and the prospect of solar-thermal power generation becomes bright and clear. Since the National Energy Administration issued super urgent document Guiding Idea for the“13th Five Plan” Preparations of Further Development of Renewable Energy Sources and solar-thermal power generation was included into development plan, the prospect of domestic ...
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SPCG and KYOCERA Complete 35 Utility-Scale Solar Farms in Thailand, Totaling 257 MW
One of the largest in Southeast Asia, the solar power project can power 287,500 local households SPCG Public Company Limited and Kyocera Corporation announced the full operational launch of one of Southeast Asia’s largest solar power projects. Since 2010, 35 “solar farms” totaling approximately 257 megawatts (MW) have been constructed under the project, and connected to the ...
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energyOrbit Works with the Utility Public Service Company of New Mexico to Automate Management of Energy Efficiency Programs
In an effort to automate and streamline their energy efficiency programs among their 500,000 customers, Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM), New Mexico's largest energy provider, has tapped the Demand Side Management (DSM) platform from energyOrbit to implement a unified method for reporting its energy efficiency activities. PNM can utilize the energyOrbit DSM operations platform to ...
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Environmental challenges continue to ignite innovation and motivation
Clean power developments are well underway in South Africa, with a prominent focus in the news this week. Enel Green Power RSA (EGP RSA), announced on Monday the commissioning of the Adams and Pulida solar photovoltaic (PV) plants, located in South Africa’s Northern Cape and Free State provinces respectively. Together the plants will generate 318GWh per year, equivalent to the ...
By VUKA Group
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Substantial power generation from domestic geothermal resources, USGS finds
Geothermal power production could significantly add to the electric power generating capacity in the United States. The US Geological Survey assessment released this week is the first national geothermal resource estimate in more than 30 years. The results of this assessment show that the United States has an estimated 9,057 Megawatts-electric (MWe) of power generation potential from domestic, ...
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GE’s Distributed Power on-Site Technologies Supporting Algeria’s Soaring Energy Needs
With more countries in Africa expanding their use of natural gas-fueled on-site power technologies to address their domestic energy demands, GE’s Distributed Power business (NYSE: GE) today announced orders for eight trailer-mounted GE TM2500+ aeroderivative gas turbine-generators and the first Jenbacher gas engine project in Algeria. The new orders are the latest in a series of major ...
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Geothermal energy set to double across western states
The amount of new geothermal power now under development in the United States will roughly double U.S. geothermal capacity, according to a survey that will be released Wednesday by the Geothermal Energy Association, GEA. These projects, when developed, will provide up to 3,368 megawatts of new electric power capacity for the grid, more than doubling U.S. geothermal power capacity from 2,936 ...
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Cities competing to win EPA’s green power community challenge / district of Columbia and Brookville, MD. currently lead the green power charge
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) first Green Power Community Challenge has reached its mid-year point with 36 communities setting an example for other cities, towns, villages, and Native American tribes to use renewable energy to help protect people’s health and the environment. At this point in the competition, the two category leaders are Washington, D.C. for its ...
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Visible energy transition in the Netherlands
As a result of energy saving and the increased generation of renewable energy, greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands over the coming years will continue to decline, which contributes to compliance with the European climate targets for 2020. The share of renewable energy is projected to be 12% by 2020 and 15% by 2023. The investments this requires will cause an increase in the number of ...
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Oscilla Power to Deploy Triton-C Wave Energy System in Hawaii
Oscilla Power today put its revolutionary new wave energy system, the Triton-C, on a barge to Kaneohe, Hawaii, where it will be deployed offshore of the Marine Corps base and will generate clean, renewable power from the waves of the Pacific Ocean. This is the first commercial-scale demonstration of the Triton technology, which has been under development for more than a decade, supported by the ...
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Siemens Software To Manage Smart Meter Data For Spanish Power Utility
November 16, 2016 -- Siemens' EnergyIP Smart Grid application platform soon will start to manage the power consumption data of smart meters installed in the network of the Spanish power utility Viesgo, replacing its previous data acquisition system. EnergyIP gathers, processes, and analyzes electricity consumption data in the Viesgo network, turning consumption data into information. The power ...
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EPA unveils top 50 US green power purchasers
EPA has released a list of the nation's top green power purchasers. The list is led by Intel Corporation, PepsiCo, Kohl's Department Stores, Dell Inc., Whole Foods Market, The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, U.S. Air Force, Cicso Systems, Inc. and the City of Houston. The nation's top 50 purchasers are buying more than 11 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually, ...
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EPA recognizes top green power purchasers
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing its list of the top 50 organizations using the most renewable electricity. The Green Power Partnership’s top purchasers use more than 12 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually, equivalent to avoiding the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the electricity use of more than 1 million average American homes. Green power ...
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Oak Ridge Becomes Southeast’s First Green Power Community
On Monday, the City of Oak Ridge, Tennessee becomes the newest member of EPA’s national Green Power Communities initiative. Oak Ridge becomes the first city in the Southeast to take part in the national initiative. “We applaud the City of Oak Ridge for increasing their use of clean and renewable energy sources,” said Beverly Banister, Director of the Air, Pesticides, and Toxics ...
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Tesla CEO Plugs into New Market with Home Battery System
Never lacking daring ideas, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is determined to jolt the electricity market. The CEO of electric car maker Tesla Motors hopes to park hundreds of millions of large, solar panel-connected batteries in homes and businesses so the world can disconnect from power plants - and he can profit. On Thursday night, before an adoring crowd and a party-like atmosphere, Musk ...
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Kyocera TCL Solar begins operation of Japan`s largest 13.7MW Floating Solar Power Plant
Kyoto/London − Kyocera Corporation (President: Hideo Tanimoto; herein “Kyocera”) and Tokyo Century Corporation (President & CEO: Shunichi Asada; herein “Tokyo Century”) announced today that Kyocera TCL Solar LLC (herein “Kyocera TCL Solar”) has started operation of Japan’s largest*1 13.7 megawatt (MW) floating solar plant this month. Located on ...
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EPA honors 19 organizations for leadership in clean energy
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) presented the 11th annual Green Power Leadership Awards to 19 EPA Green Power Partners across the country. Winning partners range from iconic commercial buildings and Fortune 500 companies to local governments and higher education institutions. Through the use of clean, renewable energy sources, partners are increasing our country’s ...
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D.C. makes top 20 list of local government green power purchasers
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that the District of Columbia for the first time appears as No. 3 on EPA's Top 20 Local Government list of the largest green power purchasers. “The District is to be congratulated for demonstrating by example the importance of utilizing green power,” said EPA mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin. “Their ...
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Portland dubbed one of the country’s greenest communities with EPA designation (OR)
Portland made EPA’s elite list of Green Power Communities for the city’s extensive efforts to reduce its carbon footprint. The city is the largest to achieve this designation and is top-ranked for green power usage. Portland joined EPA’s Green Power Partnership in 2001 as one of its founding members. The city’s municipal operations are using nearly 16 million ...
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EPA welcomes Philadelphia as its newest green power community partner
Today, EPA Regional Administrator Shawn M. Garvin welcomed the City of Philadelphia as a new member of EPA’s national Green Power Communities initiative, showing that a major metropolitan area can reduce its carbon pollution, improve public health, and help expand the nation’s renewable energy supply. The announcement came during an event at Citizens Bank Park, where Garvin also ...
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