Viessmann successfully received System Certification from the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) last month for two residential system packages. The packages feature one or two Vitosol 200-F flat plate solar collectors as well as a single-coil Vitocell-V 100 storage tank, Solar Divicon Pumping Station, SCU Solar Control and Tyfocor Heat Transfer Fluid.
Nautilus Solar Energy, LLC (“Nautilus Solar”) announced its entry into the Florida solar market with the acquisition and development of two distributed generation projects, as well as the development of a third greenfield utility scale project. In Gainesville, Nautilus Solar is currently constructing the Green Cove 131 kW solar photovoltaic project at the Regional Airport, [...]
Solarlite GmbH, based in Duckwitz, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, has succeeded in raising a total of €4.5 million in new capital. Its latest financing round laid the foundation for the company’s continued expansion. Solarlite has thus convinced institutional and private investors of the potential of its solar thermal technology.
Abengoa has signed an agreement with Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and formalized a strategic partnership to jointly undertake Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) projects in India. This agreement is wide-ranging, covering joint supply and implementation of CSP plants through EPC contracts (Engineering, Procurement and Construction). It also includes analysis of new areas of co-operation outside [...]
Duke Energy and SunEdison LLC have activated the final phases of a 17.2 MW solar farm in Davidson County, N.C. Constructed in five phases and covering over 200 acres of land, the project comprises more than 63,000 photovoltaic solar panels and is expected to generate an estimated 28 GWh annually.
GreenCo Solutions and North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation will purchase renewable energy certificates and electricity, respectively, from a new solar project Duke Energy is acquiring from SunPower in Hertford County. Groundbreaking at the 6.4-megawatt (DC) Murfreesboro Solar Project (equivalent to 5 MW AC) is expected this spring. When completed in late 2011, the solar farm [...]
The renewable energy industry faces what could be a defining moment in its evolution thanks to the recent recession and growing talk on Capitol Hill to reduce or end incentives. However, the industry remains one of the U.S. economy’s most consistent jobs creators and renewable energy enjoys widespread support among politicians and the public. State [...]
SustainX, Inc., a New Hampshire-based startup that is developing a transformational technology for utility-scale energy storage using compressed air, has received its third patent. U.S. Patent No. 7,874,155 expands the patent portfolio surrounding SustainX’s isothermal compressed-air energy storage technology by protecting core elements of the company’s heat-transfer technology.
Initiative Applies to All Neighborhood and Airport Construction Projects ST. LOUIS, MO–A new industry-leading effort is under way to make all newly constructed and retrofitted Enterprise Rent-A-Car locations sustainable. Over the next five years, Enterprise will invest more than $150 million in sustainable construction through the use of a newly established set of guidelines called [...]
Ice Energy Partners with Carrier Corp. to Deliver a Hybrid Cooling-Energy Storage Solution for Commercial Customers Ice Energy, a leading provider of smart grid-enabled, distributed energy storage solutions to the electric utility industry, today announced a strategic partnership with Carrier Corp., the world’s leader in high technology heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions, to develop and [...]
Business is expanding so quickly for California based Solar Electric that the alternative energy distributor and installer has opened a new Tecate, CA, location. The new location allows Solar Electric to expand reach and enhance customer commitment on both sides of the border.
A loop of SkyTrough® parabolic trough concentrating solar collectors, commissioned at Solar Energy Generating Station (SEGS) II in Daggett, California on January 1, 2010, continues to operate with the high efficiency forecast by National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) tests. Engineering firm Sargent & Lundy used over 100,000 data points to compare actual SkyTrough® performance to [...]
Energy Optimizers, USA, located in Tipp City, Ohio, is assisting the Eaton Community School District, located in Eaton, Ohio, to GO GREEN and SAVE GREEN, Money. The school district is enhancing their school facility’s HVAC systems, lighting systems, kitchen equipment, computer network systems, and air filtration systems, and implementing renewable energy projects, including solar thermal [...]
SkyFuel First in Concentrated Solar Thermal Power Industry to Offer Insurance-Backed Warranty
Solar Thermal Developer Solar Millennium Sells Additional Investments
Abengoa and JGC’s Thermal Solar Power Plant, Solacor 1, Comes Online
First Solar Thermal Power Plant in Southeast Asia is Fully Operational
Torresol Energy Launches Commercial Operations of Twin Solar Thermal Plants in Spain
Solar Alliance and SEIA Merge to Establish U.S. Solar policies at the State Level
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