Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced today that its 2011 solicitation for new supplies of renewable energy brought in more than 300 offers, a new record for the utility. PG&E’s energy procurement staff are reviewing them closely to determine the most viable and cost-effective projects to meet customers’ long-term clean-energy needs. “The highly competitive [...]
LOS ANGELES, California– VYCON, a designer and manufacturer of environmentally friendly, high-speed energy storage flywheel systems, today announced that Austin Energy ( www.austinenergy.com ), the nation’s ninth largest community-owned electric utility, has chosen to protect its new Control Center with clean backup power from VYCON. With 400,000 customers and a population of almost one million, [...]
PHOTON`s 7th Solar Electric Utility Conference convenes on Feb. 2 in San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, California –In his 2012 State of the State speech on Jan. 18, California Governor Jerry Brown said the Golden State is on track to meet “and substantially exceed” a requirement he signed into law last year for utilities to supply 33 [...]
The Del Norte County (California) Sheriff’s Office and County Jail have become more comfortable. The 46-year old county building housing both facilities in Crescent City has undergone an energy makeover, courtesy of a federal block grant and a low-interest state loan. The upgrade retrofitted the facility’s antiquated heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, a [...]
Cogenra Solar Receives Top Honor in Greenbang 2011 Efficiency Awards MOUNTAIN VIEW, California. Cogenra Solar®, a provider of distributed solar cogeneration systemsand renewable energy service solutions today announced it has been honored as “Highly Commended” by the Greenbang 2011 Efficiency Awards. Selected by Greenbang research analysts and editors, Cogenra was recognized for its commercially proven [...]
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) this week increased the budget for the California Solar Initiative (CSI) Program by $200 million in order to cover a budget shortfall. Thses actions implement Senate Bill (SB) 585 signed by Governor Brown on September 22, 2011. The amount Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), [...]
The Davis-based Valley Climate Action Center has awarded the UC Davis Energy Institute $25,000 to study how the energy-saving innovations employed at UC Davis West Village can help the city achieve its zero net energy goals. (UC Davis photo) A new agreement between the UC Davis Energy Institute and the nonprofit Valley Climate Action Center [...]
Amonix Inc., the leading designer and manufacturer of utility-scale concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar power systems, today announced their facilities in California and Nevada have won gold-level certification for their low environmental impact construction, and high energy and water efficiency from the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. With the [...]
Project is Expected to Save $13 Million in Electricity Costs Over 20 Years SunPower Corp this week announced that the company has begun designs for a 13.78-megawatt (DC) solar photovoltaic (PV) power system at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in California and intends to break ground next month. SunPower’s high-efficiency solar technology will generate [...]
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) this week approved a Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) renewable energy power purchase agreement with Mojave Solar, LLC. The following provides a summary of the project: Generating Facility Mojave Solar Technology Solar thermal (wet cooled, trough, no storage) Contract Length 25 years Facility Capacity 250 megawatts Annual Deliveries [...]
Pratt & Whitney’s Waste Heat-to-Power Organic Rankine Cycle Solutions Now Eligible for the California Self-Generation Incentive Program State incentive program now includes ORC technology for Waste Heat-to-Power and CHP applications Pratt & Whitney Power Systems (PWPS), a world leader in Organic Rankine Cycle solutions for waste heat, biomass, geothermal and solar thermal power applications, announced [...]
NRG Energy, Inc. and First Solar, Inc. this week announced an agreement for First Solar to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for NRG’s 66 megawatt (AC) Alpine solar project in Lancaster, California. First Solar will also provide operations and maintenance (O&M) services. Electricity from the Alpine project will be sold under a 20-year power [...]
Saturday’s event launches Metropolitan 10th annual Solar Cup program, which concludes with three days of racing May 18-20, 2012 at Lake Skinner near Temecula in southwest Riverside County. Teams from 42 high schools (see accompanying list) in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura counties are participating in this year’s event. Solar [...]
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
Thai Deputy Prime Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit Pushes Start Button at First Solar Thermal Power Plant in Thailand
Thai Deputy Prime Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit pushes start button at first solar thermal power plant in Thailand built with Solarlite’s unique technology
New Concentrated Solar Thermal Technology Uses Considerably Resources than any Other CSP technology
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