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Wind energy industry congratulates Premier-designate Kathleen Wynne; looks forward to continued leadership on clean energy
Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) extends its congratulations to Ontario Premier-designate Kathleen Wynne and stands ready to continue to make Ontario a North American leader in the generation of clean, affordable electricity, new jobs and rural economic investments. "We look forward to engaging with Premier-designate Wynne and working collaboratively to ensure Ontario continues to ...
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NextEra Energy Resources completes sale of four natural gas generating assets to LS Power
NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, the competitive energy subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE), today announced that it has completed the sale of its ownership interest in a portfolio of natural gas-fired generating assets to an affiliate of LS Power. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110421/FL87524LOGO ) The power plants sold to an affiliate of LS Power are the 507-megawatt ...
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NextEra Energy Resources Subsidiary Raises $131 Million for Three Wind Projects Through a Tax Equity Transaction
NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, announced that on Dec. 16, 2011, its subsidiary Golden Winds, LLC, issued Class B membership interests to JPMorgan Capital Corporation in exchange for approximately $131 million at closing, and an expected additional $78 million capital contribution in early 2012. Golden Winds consists of three California wind farms with an aggregate capacity of 205.9 megawatts. ...
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NextEra Energy Resources Subsidiary Raises $177 Million in Capital for a Wind Project Through Differential Membership Transaction
NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, announced today that one of its subsidiaries has sold Class B membership interests in White Oak Energy Funding, LLC to a subsidiary of Bank of America Corporation. The transaction comprises two fundings totaling $177 million in proceeds. The White Oak project, consisting of 150 megawatts of wind energy located in Illinois, is expected to qualify for a cash grant ...
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Enbridge and First Solar Complete the Largest Photovoltaic Facility in the World
CALGARY, ALBERTA and TEMPE, ARIZONA - Enbridge Inc. (TSX: ENB)(NYSE: ENB) and First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) have achieved commercial operation of the 80-megawatt (MW) Sarnia Solar Project, making it the largest operating photovoltaic facility in the world. The project complements Enbridge's significant and growing portfolio of green energy assets that includes interests in seven wind farms, a ...
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SunPower Solar Discovery Game Promotes Energy Awareness and Education via Social Media
SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA, SPWRB) today launched the Solar Discovery Game, an online contest and sweepstakes that promotes solar energy education and awareness in the U.S. The grand prize, which will be announced on September 16, 2011, is a high-efficiency SunPower solar power system, valued at up to $25,000. To play, participants can access the Solar Discovery Game through SunPower's ...
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NextEra Energy Resources completes sale of hydro generating assets to a subsidiary of Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners, L.P.
NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, the competitive energy subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NEE), today announced that one of its subsidiaries has completed the sale of all of its equity interests in White Pine Hydro Investments, LLC, which indirectly owns 351 megawatts (MW) of hydro generation related assets in Maine and New Hampshire through FPL Energy Maine Hydro, LLC (Maine Hydro). ...
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Cyclone Power Technologies Unveils its Scalable Waste Heat Power Generator in $200 Million GE Challenge
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. - Cyclone Power Technologies (Pink Sheets: CYPW) has unveiled its scalable waste heat power generator, called WHE/GenerationTM, in connection with the $200 million GE Ecomagination Challenge. Cyclone’s renewable power system is currently ranked 25th of over 2,280 entries vying for funding and partnering opportunities in this worldwide search for unique green energy ...
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EPS Commissions 100% Emission-Free Microgrid Powered by Solar PV and Hydrogen-Based Storage in Chile
Electro Power Systems S.A. (EPS) recently announced the commissioning of a new energy storage system microgrid in Chile. EPS realized for Enel Green Power the world's first commercial-scale microgrid that is 100% emission-free, powered by solar energy and coupled with hydrogen and lithium-based storage. The system is currently meeting part of the energy demand of the camp that hosts over 600 ...
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President Obama Visits ElectraTherm and Promotes Renewable Energy, Fiscal Responsibility
ElectraTherm, a leader in small-scale heat to power generation, hosted President Obama on Thursday, April 21, where the President held a town hall meeting. The President spoke to the audience of 425 -- which included ElectraTherm employees -- for more than an hour; the only Reno stop on a trip out West and his third "Shared Responsibility and Shared Prosperity" town hall last week. ElectraTherm ...
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SunPower`s Solar Discovery Game Winner Announced
SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA, SPWRB), a Silicon Valley-based manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, today announced the grand prize winner of the company's 'Solar Discovery Game,' an online contest and sweepstakes promoting solar education and energy awareness. The grand prize, a high-efficiency SunPower solar power system valued at $25,000, was awarded to ...
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Consumers Energy Launches New Electric Vehicle Charging and Customer Rebate Program
Consumers Energy recently announced the launch of PowerMIDrive, a multi-year program to make it easier for owners of electric vehicles to charge their vehicles and to ensure the electric grid is prepared to capture the benefits for our customers from the growing electric vehicle market. Consumers Energy President and CEO Patti Poppe was joined at the announcement by U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow; ...
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Pennsylvania Wind Farm Starts Spinning Power
MAHANOY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (ENS) - Governor Edward Rendell flipped the switch that started the turbines of Pennsylvania’s newest wind farm today. 'This is an exciting day for Pennsylvania,' said the governor, standing atop Locust Ridge in Schuylkill County. 'This project shows the kind of growth we can achieve by committing ourselves to clean and renewable energy, and by making the ...
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Replacement of Batteries for Low Power Applications Creates Growth Opportunities, According to New Market Research
MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of the new report "Ambient Energy Harvesters Market to 2016 - Replacement of Batteries for Low Power Applications Creates Growth Opportunities" to their collection of Energy market reports. For more information, visit: http://www.marketresearch.com/GBI-Research-v3759/Ambient-Energy-Harvesters-Replacement-Batteries-7025809/ Ambient Energy Harvesters ...
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Two SunPower Solar Systems under Construction for Yolo County
SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) announced today that construction is underway on two solar power projects for Yolo County in Calif. The projects are expected to generate 5.8 megawatts of emission-free solar power for county facilities, worth an estimated $1.5 million in electricity costs the first year of operation. The projects include one array built at the corner of West Beamer Street and ...
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NextEra Energy Resources` Subsidiary Closes on $935 Million Financing and Secures a DOE Loan Guarantee for its Genesis Solar Project
NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, announced that its subsidiary, Genesis Solar, LLC, has closed on construction and term financing consisting of $702 million in project bonds, a $150 million project term loan facility and an $83 million project letter of credit facility. The U.S. Department of Energy has provided a loan guarantee of 80 percent of the principal and interest on the project bonds and ...
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West Valley College Celebrates New Solar Gateway Project Expected to Save College More Than $9 Million
West Valley College, Gilbane Co., a full-service construction company, and SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA, SPWRB), today announced the dedication of the Solar Gateway Project, a 1.1-megawatt solar power system at the West Valley College campus, located in Saratoga, Calif. With SunPower's high-efficiency solar panels, the system will generate approximately one-third of West Valley College's ...
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Recycling old batteries into solar cells
Original story at MIT News This could be a classic win-win solution: A system proposed by researchers at MIT recycles materials from discarded car batteries — a potential source of lead pollution — into new, long-lasting solar panels that provide emissions-free power. The system is described in a paper in the journal Energy and Environmental Science, co-authored by professors Angela ...
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Southern Research Institute Helps U.S. Navy Generate Electricity from Low-Grade Waste Heat
Southern Research Institute today announced it has finalized plans to demonstrate an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) generator at the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center, Mobile Utilities Support Equipment (MUSE) Division in Port Hueneme, Calif. which could potentially produce up to 624 gross megawatt hours of electricity in a year using waste heat and deliver a new ...
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NextEra Energy Resources powers up North America’s largest concentrated photovoltaic solar power plant
NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, the competitive energy subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE) and North America's leading generator of renewable energy from the wind and sun, announces the commissioning of the Hatch Solar Center, located in Hatch, N.M. The 5-megawatt Hatch facility is comprised of 84 Amonix 60-kilowatt units, and began operation in June 2011. The plant is the largest ...
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