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26.3 MW solar farm constructed by Ameresco in Illinois village
Ameresco Inc., a US renewable energy business (NYSE:AMRC), announced on Wednesday that it has finished a 26.3 MWdc solar project in the US state of Illinois hamlet of DePue, resulting in the creation of the largest solar farm in Bureau County. In its first year of operation, the 65,832 solar photovoltaic panels that make up the DePue facility are anticipated to generate 37 GWh of electricity. ...
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Constellation Energy to Add 4.4 MW of Solar Power at Denver International Airport
Intermountain Electric to construct system utilizing Yingli Solar photovoltaic panels BALTIMORE - Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG) and Denver-based Oak Leaf Energy Partners announced today the development of a new 4.4 megawatt solar installation at Denver International Airport (DIA). Constellation Energy will finance, own and operate the solar installation and DIA will purchase the electricity ...
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Winter Park Falls
On Valentine’s Day, Friday, February 14, at 10:30 a.m., the City of Winter Park will show how much it “loves” its newly installed rooftop solar panels at the Public Works Compound located at 1409 Howell Branch Road. Last summer, the City Commission approved an agreement with Clean Footprint, central Florida’s leading solar development and finance company to add solar ...
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Farmers trade crops for solar lighting in the Solomons
Using crops in a unique barter system, a new microfinance project in the Solomon Islands has successfully implemented a solar lighting finance scheme, enabling communities to trade crops for much needed access to light. A team of renewable energy developers working for SOPAC, the Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission, and funded by REEEP, recently completed the first year pilot that ...
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UC-San Diego will generate 10% of its own power
The University of California-San Diego calls itself 'one of the nation's greenest college campuses,' and to enhance that status, the university has begun to install the components of a multi-faceted sustainable energy program. The university will soon be generating 7.4 megawatts of green energy, providing 10 to 15 percent of its own annual electrical usage. The far-reaching program, which ...
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Lightsource and Formula E Gearing up for a Solar-Powered Weekend of Racing
Lightsource joined Formula E racing star Sam Bird ahead of this weekend’s season finale at Battersea Park. Sam won last year’s exciting battle and has his sights set on securing another victory in London. Lightsource is also preparing for a big race weekend and will be bringing decentralised renewable power to the event. The bulk of renewables will be concentrated around the ...
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Suntech Extends Limited Product Warranty to Ten Years
Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world's largest producer of solar photovoltaic panels, has extended the limited product warranty for defects in materials and workmanship for its standard product offering from five to ten years. With the new warranty extension, Suntech reaffirms its commitment to providing valuable customer support for its residential, commercial, industrial, and ...
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In a world first, photovoltaic solar panels were installed on protected sites
Integrating photovoltaic solar panels onto historic protected sites has often been a problem without a real solution. However, an important milestone has been reached in the village of Ecuvillens, located in the Swiss canton of Fribourg, where terracotta-red solar panels have been installed on the roof of a farmhouse. Developed by CSEM (Swiss center for microelectronics and microtechnologies) and ...
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US President Obama`s grandmother joins the Solar Generation
Young Kenyans working with Greenpeace’s Solar Generation are tackling the twin problems of energy poverty and climate change today, by installing solar panels on the Senator Barack Obama School in Kogelo and on the roof of the house of Mama Sarah – the US President’s grandmother. Mama Sarah said: “I am very pleased that my home has been improved thanks to solar energy and I'll make sure my ...
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Why floating solar panels are on the rise
Solar power companies in Southeast Asian that are competing for land with agriculture, industry and expanding populations have found an innovative alternative: placing floating panels in lakes, dams, reservoirs and the sea. Earlier this week, the state utility Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) said it will submit a proposal for a 45-megawatt floating solar plant in the ...
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A solar suburb within a solar city
The $32 million Solar City in Townsville will help the local community save energy, save money and reduce carbon pollution, Environment Minister Peter Garrett said today. Visiting Magnetic Island for the launch of the Smart Lifestyle Centre at Horseshoe Bay, Mr Garrett said the Magnetic Island Solar Suburb would be the main component of Townsville Solar City, with the installation of 2500 smart ...
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Uterne Solar Power Plant Now Providing Clean Energy in Alice Springs
SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWRA, SPWRB) today announced the completion of Australia's largest tracking solar power plant, the 1-megawatt (MW) Uterne solar power plant in Alice Springs. The Uterne project features more than 3,000 high-efficiency SunPower solar photovoltaic panels generating up to 50 percent more electricity than conventional solar panels. Installed on SunPower's proprietary ...
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Opening of Application Period for FPL Solar Rebates Rescheduled for June 29 at 8:30 a.m.
Florida Power & Light Company customers who are interested in installing solar water heating and solar photovoltaic (PV) systems in their homes and businesses as part of a new pilot program can apply for rebates at www.FPL.com/solarrebates starting at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, June 29. The application window was originally scheduled to open at 8:30 a.m.June 21. However, visitors to FPL's ...
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ASU helps re-engineer power grid for renewable energy
Arizona State University researchers will help create a framework for re-engineering the nation’s power grid to make it adaptable to renewable electric-energy technologies such as solar and wind power. A team of faculty members in ASU’s Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering and School of Sustainability are part of a new National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Research Center formed to ...
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AutoGrid Announces Major Virtual Power Plant Agreement with Japan's ENERES Co., Ltd.
AutoGrid, a leader in flexibility management software for the energy industry, announced recently (6/16) its latest project in Japan, which will be the largest storage-virtual power plant (VPP) in the world by asset volume. The project anticipates adding more than 10,000 assets to the VPP between 2020-2021, with rapid scaling in subsequent years.Under the partnership, AutoGrid will supply ...
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Advanticsys M2M monitoring solutions enhance Kliux Energies self-consumption installations
Kliux Energies has selected ADVANTICSYS remote monitoring technology to manage their renewable-energy generation facilities. Two Spanish technology companies joining their strengths in the quest for a quality product in the energy market. Kliux Energies is a Spanish company with a global presence in distributed energy solutions and energy generated at site of use, tailor-made to the ...
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First Solar Breaks Ground on $1.1 Billion, 3.5 GW Louisiana Manufacturing Facility
First Solar, Inc. this week (Sept 21) broke ground on a previously announced manufacturing facility in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, its fifth fully vertically integrated factory in the United States. The ceremony was attended by the Governor of Louisiana, John Bel Edwards, and other dignitaries from the state. The facility, believed to be the largest capital investment in the area's history, ...
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EPA Administrator joins San Francisco Bay government agencies to celebrate nation’s largest solar energy partnership
On May 13, U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy will join Alameda County to recognize the largest collaborative in the nation among government agencies to site renewable energy at their facilities. Administrator McCarthy, the federal government’s point person for the battle against climate change, will be joined by Bay Area officials and solar industry executives at the West Winton Landfill ...
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Move Over, Solar: Lesser-Known Clean Energy Technologies Poised for a Surge in the Decade Ahead
For most people, the term "Clean Energy": brings to mind images of wind turbines and solar photovoltaic panels, but these represent just a small portion of available clean energy technologies. Global Information is pleased to provide two excellent new reports that focus on lesser-known but high-potential sources of environment-friendly power: Biogas and Biopellets. Premium market research ...
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Cleaner air for Arizona after US$400m coal-fired power plant settlement
As part of the fifteenth settlement secured by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Department of Justice to control harmful air pollution from coal-fired power plants, the owner and operator of a plant in St. Johns, Ariz., has agreed to install pollution controls at an estimated cost of US$400 million to reduce harmful emissions and pay a US$950,000 civil penalty. This week's ...
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