SolarReserve, a U.S. developer of large-scale solar power projects, today announced the appointment of Stephen Mullennix as Senior Vice President of Operations. Mullennix will lead the company’s efforts in asset management, operations and corporate development. Mullennix brings 16 years of experience in the renewable energy and infrastructure industries to his new position at SolarReserve. He [...]
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan– Energy Conversion Devices, Inc, a leading global provider of lightweight, flexible solar products and systems for the building-integrated and commercial rooftop market, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Julian Hawkins as Chief Executive Officer and President and a member of the Board of Directors, effective December 5, 2011. In [...]
Astronergy (also known as Chint Solar), a subsidiary of Chint Group was selected to provide approximately 12,700 modules for use in several utility scale projects in Tennessee. The first four of these projects, which were 750kw ground mounted systems, were commissioned at the beginning of November, 2011 in Fayetteville, Tennessee. The yearly 4.23GWh capable energy [...]
First Solar, Inc. today announced cumulative production has reached 5 gigawatts (GW), or 66 million solar modules, capable of generating enough clean electricity to power approximately 2.5 million homes. The company began commercial production in 2002 and has since grown to become one of the world’s largest solar module manufacturers, with 36 production lines on [...]
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 [...]
Providing both capital and collaboration, GE led a $22 million investment round in San Francisco-based Project Frog and began construction of one of its prefabricated environmentally sustainable buildings at GE’s renowned Learning Center in Ossining, NY. Led by GE unit GE Energy Financial Services and joined by other investors including Claremont Creek Ventures, Greener Capital [...]
TEMPE, Arizizona. First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) today announced that five of its senior executives purchased a total of 5,500 shares of company stock this week to add to their current holdings. The purchases were made during one of four annual open trading windows for First Solar’s Directors and Section 16 officers and have been [...]
San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) has signed a 25-year power-purchase agreement (PPA) with a subsidiary of CSolar Development, LLC (CSolar Development), a renewable energy company managed by Tenaska Solar Ventures, to procure up to 130MW of renewable power. The solar photovoltaic energy will come from a proposed facility in Imperial County. The ground-mounted [...]
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Enbridge Inc. and First Solar, Inc. have completed the expansion of the Sarnia Solar Project from 20 megawatts of capacity to 80 megawatts (MW) making it the largest operating photovoltaic facility in the world. To celebrate this milestone, Enbridge will hold a Grand Opening celebration in Sarnia, Ontario. Enbridge and First Solar representatives along with [...]
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the members of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB). Eliminated during the last administration, SEAB is being re-established under the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The 12-member board comprising scientists, business executives, academics and former government officials, will serve as an independent advisory committee to DOE Secretary [...]
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New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s solar energy platform was released today and is intended to make the state a leader in solar energy and develop green solar jobs. Cuomo is the first gubernatorial candidate to release a solar platform in his campaign for the November election, drawing praise from the statewide association representing [...]
The state’s failure to pass the New York Solar Jobs and Development Act is putting the Empire State further behind other states in the Northeast, according to New York Solar Energy Industries Association (NYSEIA) that advocated for passage of the landmark solar power bill. “New York is falling further and further behind other states in [...]
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San Diego Gas & Electric this week introduced two new solar power demonstration installations that concentrate the light and heat from the sun to generate power in two distinctively different ways. The concentrated solar power technology employed by the utility’s El Cajon, Calif., operations center include a PowerDish(TM), built by Infinia of Kennewick, Wash, a mirrored [...]
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