Antelope Valley Solar Projects Will Generate 579 Megawatts for Southern California Edison PHOENIX and SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 2, 2013. Today, MidAmerican Solar, a subsidiary of MidAmerican Renewables, and SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) announced MidAmerican Solar’s acquisition from SunPower of the 579-megawatt Antelope Valley Solar Projects (AVSP), two co-located projects in Kern and Los Angeles [...]
Two global studies commissioned by Vestas reveal 85% of consumers want more renewable energy and 49% show a willingness to pay more for products made with renewable energy, while corporations are continuing to show preference for investing in renewable energy. This data is drawn from two global surveys: the Global Consumer Wind Study 2012 (GCWS), [...]
AREVA has chosen the Beaumont-Hague site as the location for a test center for its Concentrating Solar Thermal Power(CSP) technology, thereby renewing its commitment to developing French industrial know-how. This unique project will be developed in the Research Hall of Beaumont-Hague (Hall de Recherche de Beaumont-Hague – HRB), where more than 80 researchers from the [...]
Published: Monday, July 9th,2012. -SolarThermalMagazine. Solar Power in Germany today. Solar power accounted for 10 percent of Germany’s total electricity production in May, an increase of 40 percent from the previous year, as reported by the Federal Association of the Energy and Water Industry. The significant jump stemmed from heightened capacity complemented by sunny days. [...]
Sunergy America and Electrical Contractors, Inc. (ECI)has announced the formation of a strategic partnership to join forces in addressing the renewable energy markets in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
Element Power Solar has announced that it has completed the successful sale of two solar parks with a combined capacity of 6MW to funds managed by alternative asset manager Foresight Group (Foresight). The projects, Puriton West (4MW) and Summerway Drove (1.8MW) developed by Element Power Solar in partnership with Dublin-based BNRG Renewables, were constructed and [...]
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 [...]
Pilot Project Will Help Maintain Grid Reliability and Reduce Costs as More Renewable Energy is Added to Island Grids Honeywell has announced a pilot program with Hawaiian Electric Co. in Honolulu to demonstrate how demand response technology can help integrate more intermittent renewable energy to the electric grid. During the two-year pilot, the utility will [...]
Real Goods Solar, Inc.and Alteris Renewables, Inc. have announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement to combine two leaders in the solar industry, each pioneers with more than 30 years of experience in their respective markets. The combined company will retain the Real Goods Solar name. Combining a premier commercial customer base, [...]
FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) this week announced that its FirstEnergy Solutions subsidiary has signed a long-term agreement to purchase the output from the Maryland Solar Farm, a green energy facility planned for Hagerstown, Md. When the development is completed by Maryland Solar LLC, the facility will be the largest solar facility in Maryland and among the [...]
SolarCity and Bank of America Merrill Lynch has announced that they have agreed to terms on financing for SolarStrong, SolarCity’s ambitious five-year plan to build more than $1 billion in solar power projects for privatized U.S. military housing communities across the country. As part of the project, SolarCity plans to partner with the country’s leading [...]
Paris — Renewables are now the fastest-growing sector of the energy mix and offer great potential to address issues of energy security and sustainability, but their rapid deployment is also bringing a host of challenges. A new book from the International Energy Agency released today provides guidance for policy makers and other stakeholders to avoid [...]
Duke Energy Renewables has acquired three 1-megawatt (MW) commercial solar projects in the southwestern corner of the state. The company now owns seven commercial solar farms in North Carolina. Duke Energy Renewables, part of Duke Energy’s Commercial Businesses, purchased the portfolio of photovoltaic (PV) projects from ESA Renewables, LLC, which designed and built the generation [...]
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