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Boulder County, Colorado to update solar energy code regulations

The Boulder County Planning Commission, Boulder County, Colorado, has been reported to consider proposing a Land Use Code (LDC) amendments for updating the county’s existing rules and regulations towards solar energy systems, allowing installation of solar systems on private and public properties in unincorporated lands in the county. According to The Land Use Department staff, the proposed ...

Sep. 19, 2018

By CMFE Research

Boulder County, Colorado to update solar energy code regulations

The Boulder County Planning Commission, Boulder County, Colorado, has been reported to consider proposing a Land Use Code (LDC) amendments for updating the county’s existing rules and regulations towards solar energy systems, allowing installation of solar systems on private and public properties in unincorporated lands in the county. According to The Land Use Department staff, the proposed ...

Sep. 21, 2018

By Global Market Insights, Inc.

Differentiating CSP fact from fiction

The CSP industry has come out to publically change the perception of the technology. The most damaging headlines will be tackled head on by CSP stakeholders. Today’s facts, figures and forecasts will be presented to demonstrate how the industry is going from strength to strength in 2012 In a competitive energy market the only technologies that will survive is the one that produces the ...

Mar. 19, 2012

By New Energy Update

Duke Energy Completes New 74.9 MW Hamilton Solar Power Plant

Duke Energy recently (1/8) announced the completion and operation of its new 74.9-megawatt (MW) Hamilton Solar Power Plant in Jasper, Fla. The plant's carbon-free power is enough to energize more than 20,000 homes at peak production. "Duke Energy solar projects bring the greatest amount of renewable energy on line for customers in the most efficient and economical way," said Catherine Stempien, ...

Jan. 10, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Florida coalition defeat controversial utility-backed solar amendment

Florida voters rejected a utility-backed ballot measure Tuesday aimed at blocking third-party competition in the state’s rooftop solar market. The measure, Amendment 1, would have embedded new language into the Florida Constitution that would have affirmed the right of customers to own and lease solar panels, a right consumers already have. In actuality, the measure would have protected ...

Nov. 15, 2016

By Electric Utility Consultants, Inc. (EUCI)

PSEG Solar Source Purchases 25.2 MW Solar Project in Arizona from juwi

NEWARK, N.J., Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PSEG Solar Source today completed the acquisition of a 25.2 MW DC (19 MW AC) solar project developed by juwi solar Inc. The PSEG Queen Creek Solar Farm is expected to begin construction in January 2012 and be completed in the 3rd quarter of 2012. The project will be located on 158 acres of land approximately 30 miles southeast of Phoenix, Arizona. ...

Jan. 11, 2012

By Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated (PSEG)

The Principal Solar Institute Documents Role of Solar To Power Organic, Local Food Production

Principal Solar, Inc. (PSI; OTC Pink: PSWW), a publicly traded solar energy holding company executing a unique roll-up strategy to create the world's first distributed solar utility, today announced the release of “Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Organic Food Supply.” Authored by James W. Keyes, chairman, Key Development LLC, R. Michael Martin, executive vice president, ...

Dec. 4, 2012

By Principal Solar, Inc.

Supply chain roadblocks problematic for Indian CSP

CSP Today explore the difficulties that the Indian CSP industry have faced in treading the fine line between reliance on foreign expertise and building a local manufacturing base, as solar power ramps up in the country. Developing an indigenous supply chain for solar thermal power projects in India was a fundamental goal of the National Solar Mission (NSM), launched by the Indian Government in ...

Feb. 28, 2012

By New Energy Update

European Commission Endorses Three French Initiatives To Produce More Than 2600 Megawatts In Renewable Energy

The European Commission recently endorsed three French schemes to support solar and hydropower energy generators in France under EU state aid rules. The schemes will allow France to develop around 2600 megawatts of additional solar capacity and 60 megawatts of additional hydropower capacity. The two solar schemes together have a provisional budget of 439 million per year (or a total of 8.8 ...

Feb. 13, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

GSEA Applauds Georgia Public Service Commission`s Decision To Increase Solar Energy

The Georgia Solar Energy Association (GSEA) commends the Public Service Commission for its bold vision in voting to advance solar development in Georgia. The commission voted unanimously Tuesday, Nov. 20, to authorize an additional 210 megawatts of solar energy to the Georgia Power portfolio. Best of all, 90 megawatts will be allocated to small, medium and residential solar projects in addition ...

Nov. 23, 2012

By Georgia Solar Energy Association

Clean Energy Sector Disappointed in FERC`s MOPR Decision

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently (4/16) largely rejected the clean energy sector's Request for Rehearing on its order to impose a Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) in the PJM capacity market. While clarifying that voluntary RECs are not considered by the Commission to be a state subsidy, FERC otherwise affirmed its December 2019 decision. In their January joint Request for ...

Apr. 17, 2020

By Smart Grid Observer

100.0 MW SOLAR POWER TO RISE IN THE PHILIPPINES

The largest operational solar power plant in the Philippines will start construction this year in Ilagan City, Isabela. A 100.0 MW Solar Power plant is expected to be built by a German Group of Companies, LP4P, thru its Manila-based company Living Projects 4 People Philippines Inc. Ruth P Briones, the President /CEO of the LP4P Philippines announced the approval by the Department of Energy ...

May 29, 2015

By Greenergy Solutions Inc.

A New Solar Era in Spain Begins

Barcelona / Pforzheim, January 21, 2020 –by adding an estimated 4.7 GW in 2019, Spain returns to the continent’s top solar markets and is the clear market leader in Europe. The forecasts for the future development remain promising. According to Solar Power Europe’s “European Market Outlook 2019-2023” published in December 2019, Spain is expected to have a compound ...

Jan. 21, 2020

By Intersolar

AMS Announces Solar and Storage Partnership with 38 Degrees North and John Hancock

AMS, an energy management services company with projects across the United States, recently (5/14) announced the establishment of a solar and storage energy partnership with 38 Degrees North, and John Hancock and its affiliates. 38 Degrees North, alongside John Hancock Infrastructure Fund (JHIF), a private equity fund with approximately $2 billion of committed capital and part of Manulife ...

May 15, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Solar Thermal Power Market to 2020 - Asia-Pacific Continues to See Increased Investments While Effective FITs in the Middle East and Africa Create Lucrative Solar Power Destinations

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Solar Thermal Power Market to 2020 - Asia-Pacific Continues to See Increased Investments While Effective FITs in the Middle East and Africa Create Lucrative Solar Power Destinations ...

Mar. 26, 2013

By ReportLinker

CellCube, Immersa and Hive Energy Building Green Peaker Plants

CellCube Energy Storge Systems recently announced that Hive Energy, Immersa Ltd. and CellCube have formed a consortium to jointly build and develop Solar & Storage projects at a grid scale level to offer green peaking power and reserve power capacity. HICC Energy Ltd. was founded April 17, 2019 by Hive Energy to bring their joint portfolio of projects to market. HICC will be a special vehicle ...

Apr. 24, 2019

By Smart Grid Observer

Envision Solar Announces Major Technology Advancement For Solar Tree® Array

SAN DIEGO, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Envision Solar International, Inc. ("Envision Solar")(OTCBB: EVSI), a leading sustainable infrastructure product designer and developer, today announced that the company has successfully completed the engineering, manufacturing and installation of its engineered, pre-fabricated foundations for Solar Tree® Arrays. The first such foundations have ...

Apr. 4, 2013

By Envision Solar International, Inc.

Renewables Take the Lead in New Generating Capacity in 2016

According to the latest issue of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) monthly "Energy Infrastructure Update" (with data through October 31, 2016), renewable energy now accounts for the largest share of new U.S. electrical generation put into service thus far in 2016. Combined, newly installed capacity from renewable sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) totals ...

Dec. 8, 2016

By Smart Grid Observer

A Vision and Priorities for Canada’s Energy Future

The Standing Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources (ENEV) has released a unanimous report on Canada's energy future, outlining what it calls an energy vision for Canada based on a clear and responsible path for Canadian energy development and a low-emissions economy. The comprehensive strategy report, Now or Never: Canada Must Act Urgently to Seize its Place in the ...

Jul. 19, 2012

By GLOBE SERIES

Solar Thermal Power Market to 2020 - Asia-Pacific Continues to See Increased Investments While Effective FITs in the Middle East and Africa Create Lucrative Solar Power Destinations

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Solar Thermal Power Market to 2020 - Asia-Pacific Continues to See Increased Investments While Effective FITs in the Middle East and Africa Create Lucrative Solar Power Destinations ...

Feb. 6, 2013

By ReportLinker

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