Statement from Julia Hamm, SEPA President and CEO,Regarding Georgia Power Advanced Solar Initiative

Washington, D.C. – Late last year, Georgia Power filed a new solar initiative — the Georgia Power Advanced Solar Initiative (“GPASI”) — with the Georgia Public Service Commission. Through GPASI, Georgia Power would acquire 210 megawatts (MW) of new solar capacity through long-term contracts over a three year period. Julia Hamm, President and CEO of the Solar [...]

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IPL Developing the Largest Cumulative Solar Power Project in the U.S. Midwest

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 14, 2012. Sunrise Energy Ventures (SEV) announced today that it has been awarded the opportunity to provide solar power at three, 10 megawatts (MW) sites by Indianapolis Power & Light Company (IPL). The power SEV generates at these sites would be purchased by IPL under a 15 year power purchase agreement. The completed [...]

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Educational Solar Kiosks being Installed at 30 Arizona Schools

PHOENIX, Jul 31, 2012. As part of the APS Solar for Schools Program, students at more than 30 K-12 Arizona schools will come back from summer break to find their classrooms powered by solar energy. In addition – and perhaps more importantly – the students will have the opportunity to learn about solar power thanks [...]

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Solar Energy Isn’t Only the Future — It’s Right Now!

Premiere Solar Energy Tech Training School Offers Out-of-State Applicants Special Opportunities to Learn a New Career in a Rapidly Growing Industry PHILADELPHIA, July 30, 2012. Infinite Solar, Inc., with classroom and lab facilities located in historic Philadelphia, PA, and Newark, NJ, is attracting utility professionals from all over the United States and Canada to receive [...]

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Largest U.S. Utility Solar Project will Create Hundreds of Green Jobs

OCI Solar Power to Partner with CPS Energy in Largest U.S. Utility Solar Project ATLANTA, Jul 23, 2012. www.SolarThermalMagazine.com OCI Solar Power signed a deal with CPS Energy today in San Antonio, Texas, to develop, own and operate the largest municipal utility solar project in the country. The groundbreaking sustainable energy development project will produce [...]

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Solar Electric Light Fund Completes Installation of 12 Solar Systems to Power Health Care Facilities in Haiti

The Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF), a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit working to eliminate energy poverty through the use of solar power, today announced the successful installation of solar electric systems at 11 health care facilities and one hospital along the southwest coast of Haiti

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WTI Announces its Largest Solar Project in Pennsylvania

The one-of-a kind solar array project will be installed at Neshaminy High School and Maple Point Middle School. Power generation from this renewable energy source is expected to provide approximately 90% of the schools’ current usage.

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South African DOE Awards 88MW Project to a Multi-National Consortium

This award brings the successful consortium’s award to three projects totaling 238 MW and accounting for a 20 percent share of South Africa’s solar energy market

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Eclipse Live by Solar Power Achieves More than 200K Viewers from 142 Countries

They broadcasted live feed of the Solar Eclipse, mixing the live filming of the Solar Eclipse from Wakayama and commentary from the base camp in Mount Fuji.

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JinkoSolar Selected to Supply 50MW for Solar Project in China

Expected to come online within the year, the project marks a key contribution to China’s renewable energy production goal of 15 gigawatts (GW) by 2015.

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BELECTRIC Becomes the First Company in the World to Install 1 Gigawatt of Photovoltaic Power

With the commissioning of multiple photovoltaic systems at the beginning of this week, BELECTRIC has become the first company in the world to install more than 1 gigawatt of photovoltaic power, which corresponds to the system output of a large conventional power plant.

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New England Solar Partnership Announced

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.

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World’s Largest Concentrating PV Electric Power Generating Facility Begins Operation

The San Luis Valley was chosen for its’ outstanding sunlight characteristics, high elevation and an ability to easily deliver the solar project’s output to the utility transmission system.

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