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 [...]
GreenWays Initiative will work in seven major cities to create career pathways Jobs for the Future (JFF), a leading nonprofit education and workforce development organization, will leverage its expertise in green sector training to expand job training for workers in Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. The project—The GreenWays Initiative—will focus on [...]
China Clean Energy Inc. (OTC QB: CCGY), a producer of biodiesel fuel and environmentally-friendly specialty-chemical products made from renewable resources, today announced that Mr. William Chen, Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the upcoming 2011 Global Hunter Securities Conference. The conference will take place on July 17-19, 2011 at The InterContinental Hotel, 888 Howard [...]
Energy Company’s Backing to Speed Growth of Home Solar Power Adoption Astrum Solar announced that it has secured an equity investment from Constellation Energy (NYSE: CEG) to support future growth and expansion efforts as it continues its mission to spread solar power to rooftops across America. Building on the belief that simplifying the process of [...]
Top U.S. Markets Ranked in Second Annual 2011 Green Building Opportunity Index San Francisco again leads the 30 largest office markets for green opportunities, according to the 2011 Green Building Opportunity Index released by global real estate company Cushman & Wakefield, in collaboration with the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) BetterBricks initiative. The Green Building [...]
With help from Reliant Energy the Amon G. Carter, Jr. Downtown YMCA in Fort Worth will harness the sun’s power to save energy and lower electricity costs, as well as reduce its impact on the environment. Reliant Energy is making a donation to cover the YMCA’s cost of installing a 10-kilowatt solar power system on [...]
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The U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) Denver Federal Center (DFC) campus is nearing the completion of its nearly 7 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) project. This project combined, with an existing 1.2 MW solar park, will provide more than 15% of the DFC’s electrical needs annually. The combined capacity of all of the solar arrays [...]
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced last week that the U.S. and its partners in the International Energy Agency have decided to release a total of 60 million barrels of oil onto the world market over the next 30 days to offset the disruption in the oil supply caused by unrest in the Middle East. As part [...]
PennWell Corporation, a global business-to-business media and information company, has entered into a joint venture with Shenzhen Dresche Exhibition & Planning Co., Ltd, organizer of the annual Asia SOLAREXPO convention and exhibition in Shenzhen City, China. Founded in 2005, Asia SOLAREXPO is the oldest solar exhibition in China and is one of the only two [...]
LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE: LDK), a leading vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic products, today announced that its Board of Directors approved a share buyback program that authorizes LDK Solar to repurchase up to US$110 million of its American Depository Shares (“ADSs”) in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. The program does not [...]
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Termosolar Alcazar, a 50/50 joint venture between SolarReserve, a U.S. developer of utility-scale solar power projects and Preneal, a Spanish developer of renewable energy projects, today announced the Spanish government’s award of tender for the venture’s 50 megawatt (MW) solar thermal plant to be built in Alcazar de San Juan. The Termosolar Alcazar Power Project [...]
Borrego Solar Systems, Inc., a leading designer, installer and financier of grid-tied solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, has announced, that it closed its latest fund, with its partners U.S. Bank and East West Bank to finance new solar energy projects in Massachusetts, New Jersey and California. The latest round of projects brings the total amount of [...]
The New York City Solar America City Partnership, led by Sustainable CUNY, has launced the New York City Solar Map. This map shows existing solar PV and solar thermal installations in NYC and gives an estimate of solar PV potential for every rooftop in the five boroughs. The New York City Solar Map is a tool [...]