New Contract Strengthens Company’s Position in Growing Federal and Military Market Borrego Solar Systems, Inc., a leading designer, installer and financier of grid-tied solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, today announced that it was awarded a contract by the General Services Administration (GSA). Through the contract, Borrego Solar is now certified to provide its solar installation services [...]
Cogenra Solar, a leading provider of distributed solar cogeneration systems and renewable energy service solutions, today announced it has won a 2012 Ideas and Innovations Award from the Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal. Recognized in the energy category, Cogenra was honored for its solar cogeneration technology that produces five times the energy, three [...]
The energy market in Germany will see dramatic changes during the next few years. With the nuclear energy capacity halved, the landscape to 2020 will look very different with renewable energy to account for 36 percent of electricity generated. Frost & Sullivan’s Energy group forecasts that overall electricity generation will decline from 625 TWh in [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As part of the Obama Administration’s commitment to strengthening partnerships with Tribal Nations and supporting tribal energy development, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu this week announced that 19 clean energy projects to receive more than $6.5 million. These competitively selected projects will allow Native American Tribes to advance clean energy within their [...]
China Sunergy to Sponsor and Speak at the 2nd India Solar Energy Summit NANJING, China, China Sunergy Co., Ltd, a specialized solar cell and module manufacturer, today announced that the Company is a platinum sponsor of the 2nd India Solar Energy Summit (the “Summit”) to be held on February 23 and 24, 2012 in New Delhi. [...]
One large customer is preparing for full panel certification by Underwriter’s Laboratories, the final step required for production run purchase orders BioSolar, Inc, developer of a breakthrough technology to produce bio-based materials from renewable plant sources that reduce the cost of photovoltaic (PV) solar modules, today reported that it has made considerable sales progress with [...]
REECODE Energy Solutions, a Mumbai-based boutique solar energy consulting firm, has launched a year-long programme to create awareness amongst end-users and industrial users about solar power becoming cheaper than some fossil fuels like diesel and furnace oil in India. This segment of users offers a US$ 14 bn solar business opportunity. The first of the [...]
Washington, D.C. – As part of the President’s blueprint for an American economy built to last, the Energy Department and the Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program have announced up to $1.3 million for training programs to provide commercial building professionals with critical skills needed to optimize [...]
EINDHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS – On February 16, during ceremonies on the Eindhoven High Tech Campus, TULiPPS Solar B.V. won the 2012 Dutch Solar Innovation Awards (http://www.dutchsolarawards.nl/overons.html) in the Industrial Development category. Organized by Dutch Solar Magazine, the first Dutch Solar Awards is a juried competition designed to showcase the best of the Netherlands’ solar energy sector by recognizing innovation in [...]
Two social enterprises, ONEforONE and ToughStuff International, have joined forces to create a new way for Dutch consumers to buy clean, green energy and, at the same time, help people in developing countries to benefit from solar power. ONEforONE, who launched in Holland this week, is part of a growing movement to provide direct support to developing countries [...]
BENSON, Arizona. President Obama’s “In Sourcing Initiative” has met with local responses in the City of Benson, Arizona when S. Chin Kim, CEO of Matinee Energy introduced “Matinee Energy Campus” during a ground breaking ceremony. The 50 acre site will house facilities for solar energy research, manufacturing and related job training, which brings the immediate [...]
Siemens Smart Grid division and TIBCO Software Inc. will provide proven Smart Grid enterprise integration services to Consolidated Edison (Con Edison) for a Smart Grid demonstration project. The project is a result of Con Edison Company of New York (CECONY) receiving funding for the Smart Grid demonstration project from the Department of Energy through the [...]
8minutenergy Renewables, LLC, signed a 25-year contract to sell 200 megawatts (200MWac) of clean, renewable solar energy from the Mount Signal Solar project in Imperial Valley, Calif., to San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E). The transaction was conducted with 82LV 8ME, LLC, a subsidiary of 8minutenergy Renewables, a leading independent solar PV developer based in [...]