OneRoof Energy, the first U.S. residential solar leasing company to work directly with roofers to sell and install its systems, has secured $3 million in additional financing from clean-tech investment firm Black Coral Capital. The company will utilize the funds to expand current markets and launch new markets this year. Black Coral Capital backs innovative [...]
Superior Energy Performance Program to Save Businesses Money, Reduce Energy Use and Improve Economic Competitiveness WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Energy today announced the first industrial plants in the country to be certified under the Superior Energy Performance program — a new, market-based industrial energy efficiency program. The energy management certification program is accredited [...]
One New Stock in Ardour Global Index (Extra Liquid) The Ardour Global Alternative Energy Index(SM) (TICKER: AGIGL) will add fourteen new components, effective 6:00 PM (EST) Sunday, December 19, 2010. Three stocks will be deleted from the index, changing the number of index components to 141. The changes result from the quarterly rebalancing of the [...]
SHEC Energy Corporation and Cleanergy have signed an MOU for the joint development of a high-efficiency solar Stirling engine. SHEC Energy’s high-efficiency solar receiver technology will be coupled with Cleanergy’s proven Stirling Engine technology to develop the world’s most advanced Solar Stirling Engine offering. Engineers from both SHEC Energy and Cleanergy gave design approval to [...]
Siemens to generate revenue of over €40 billion with green technologies in 2014 In fiscal 2014, Siemens wants to exceed the €40 billion revenue mark with green technologies. In fiscal 2010, Siemens generated revenue of around €28 billion with products and solutions from its Environmental Portfolio, compared to slightly less than €27 billion in fiscal [...]
The Concentrated Photovoltaics Industry Report 2010 Deliver a profitable CPV business – get the latest data and analysis that will enable you to make your CPV projects a commercial success. Now you can do so with minimal time and expense thanks to our latest industry leading report. In-depth information providing you with… * Current cost [...]
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Officials with the Department of Environmental Protection were on hand today at celebrations marking three different clean energy projects – including the largest rooftop solar array in North America — to deliver the message that renewable energy sources and technologies that are more efficient represent the economic future of Pennsylvania and America. DEP Secretary John [...]
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Rovigo PV plant to have 70 MW peak capacity when completed in Q4 2010 SunEdison, a leading worldwide solar energy services provider and a subsidiary of MEMC Electronic Materials, has announced the sale of a 70 megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) power plant located in Northeast Italy, near the town of Rovigo. When completed in the fourth [...]
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Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world’s largest solar companies, today announced the appointment of Andrew Chen as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Arthur Chien, who previously served as Chief Financial Officer, will continue as a special advisor to the CEO’s office until the end of the year. The Company also reiterated its financial outlook. [...]
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RUBENIUS, an energy services company based in the United Arab Emirates, says it intends to build an energy-storage facility based on sodium-sulfur battery technology on a 345-acre site the company recently purchased in Baja California, Mexico. The cost of the facility is estimated to exceed $4 billion. The company says it will offer the energy [...]
The California Energy Commission approved the construction of the Abengoa Mojave Solar Project, the second solar thermal project to be licensed in California in as many weeks which is good news for the solar thermal power industry and green job seekers. These clean energy plants will require hundreds of construction jobs and full time operational [...]
International PV experts gather in San Jose Nov 30 –Dec 1 to discuss how to drive down LCOE and boost MW output through improved balance of systems engineering. What is the future for utility scale solar? According to recent reports and commitment from utilities in the Southwest and East coast USA, the future is optimistic. [...]
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A major order for two Austrian companies was announced at a press conference in the middle of August: Austrian engineering company Solid – represented by its two CEOs Christian Holter (middle) and Franz Radovic (right) – signed a contract with the United World College of South East Asia (UWCSEA) to deliver, install and operate a [...]