TAMPA, Fla., Jul 12, 2012.SolarThermalMagazine.com IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today officially plugged-in the solar energy system installed at its store in Tampa, Florida. The 148,700-square-foot PV array consists of a 1,189-kW system, built with 4,956 panels. IKEA Tampa’s program will produce approximately 1,792,300 kWh of clean electricity annually, the equivalent of reducing [...]
Solar Source recently installed 21 active solar hot water systems at various municipal buildings for the City of St. Petersburg. An Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 paid for the systems. The solar water heaters are expected to help the city save over [...]
MELBOURNE, Florida. National Solar Power today announced the company has entered into a solar farm development agreement with Liberty County, Florida. Under the agreement, National Solar Power will build an up to 100MW solar energy project on property in Liberty County—adjacent to the company’s Gadsden County, Florida solar farm project. The project, representing a $350 [...]
Cyclone Power Technologies Delivers Plans for Solar Engine to Renovalia Energy Cyclone Power Technologies Inc, a developer of the all-fuel, clean-tech Cyclone Engine,announced that it has delivered to Renolavia Energy SA, prototype design plans for a high-efficiency Rankine cycle engine, developed to run on solar thermal energy. The delivery satisfies Cyclone’s license agreement with the [...]
FPL and Zoo Miami recently celebrated the unveiling of the first solar array installed on the Zoo grounds, located in the Amazon & Beyond exhibit on top of the trellis area in the main plaza. Part of FPL’s Next Generation Solar Education Station program, the solar array is a donation from Florida Power & Light [...]
US Solar Institute (USSI) this week announced a partnership level alliance with Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy (FARE), which is dedicated to creating jobs and economic benefits to the citizens of Florida by the use of renewable energy through effective public policy. US Solar Institute’s founder, Ray Johnson, stated this is a natural fit between our [...]
Office Depot, announced this week that the company’s global headquarters, located in Boca Raton, Fla., has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) ENERGY STAR certification. The certification signifies that the building performs in the top 25 percent of similar facilities nationwide for energy efficiency and meets strict energy efficiency performance levels set by the EPA. [...]
According to a new report, ratepayers in Florida and Georgia would be better served by investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy resources, rather than building new nuclear reactors in those states. The report, “Big Risks, Better Alternatives,†(PDF) was released today by Synapse Energy Economics, a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based consulting and research firm. The report, [...]
TAMPA, Florida. Â As the U.S. presidential race gets underway, tremendous gains in the U.S. solar industry could influence energy policy discussions on the campaign trail. On the Move Systems (otcqb:OMVS), a company focused on the development of profitable new solar energy technologies, is positioning itself to capitalize on continued public demand and political support for [...]
More Solar Energy Coming to Tallahassee The City of Tallahassee has agreed to purchase 1MW (megawatt) of renewable energy from two locally owned companies, using innovative and cost-effective technology. This will complement the City’s clean energy portfolio and create new jobs. The companies, SunnyLand Solar, LLC and SolarSink, LLC manufacture components and install new solar [...]
National Solar Power this week  announced the names of seven communities in the southeast U.S. that are in serious contention to be the one chosen by the company as the site for the construction and operation of the world’s largest solar farm. The finalists’ list of communities includes four in Florida, two in Georgia and [...]
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 [...]
JUNO BEACH, Fla. – Florida Power & Light Company customers who are interested in installing solar-powered upgrades to their homes and businesses can apply for rebates starting June 21 through a new pilot program approved by the Florida Public Service Commission.
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