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Public Service Electric and Gas (PSE&G) today joined the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC) and SunDurance Energy to dedicate the Kearny Landfill Solar Farm, the first solar project on a state-owned landfill. The 3-megawatt (MW) installation is part of PSE&G’s Solar 4 All™ program and was built on a 13-acre capped section of the closed NJMC 1A Landfill.
May 8 2012 | Posted in Press Releases,Solar PV | Read More » 
Walmart has announced six SolarCity projects on stores in Colorado, marking the company’s 100th solar power installation in the U.S. and moving it closer to its long-term goal of using 100-percent renewable energy for all its retail and distribution facilities.
Apr 11 2012 | Posted in Solar PV | Read More » 
Tucson Electric Power (TEP) is partnering with AREVA Solar on an innovative concentrated solar power (CSP) addition to TEP’s H. Wilson Sundt Generating Station in Tucson, Ariz. Tucson Electric Power’s Sundt Solar Boost Project will use AREVA Solar’s Compact Linear Fresnel Reflector (CLFR) solar steam generators to produce up to 5 megawatts (MW) of power […]
Feb 1 2012 | Posted in Concentrated Solar | Read More » 
Western Massachusetts Electric Company (WMECo) today celebrates completion of its second large-scale solar energy facility in the Indian Orchard section of Springfield. The facility features 8,200 solar panels and produces 2.3 megawatts (MW) of electricity. WMECo officials joined local and state officials in celebrating the transformation of the former foundry site into a clean, renewable […]
The U.S. Army and the Environmental Protection Agency are collaborating on the Army’s “Net Zero” initiative to conserve energy and water while recycling waste at military installations. Paul Anastas, assistant administrator for the Office of Research and Development and science advisor to the Environmental Protection Agency, and Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for […]
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 […]
Nov 5 2011 | Posted in California,Jobs,Press Releases,U.S. | Read More » 
Constellation Energy today announced that its retail energy business affiliate has started construction on a 16.1 megawatt DC grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) solar installation in Emmitsburg, Md. Part of the state of Maryland’s Generating Clean Horizons initiative, the approximately $60 million solar facility will be financed, owned and operated by Constellation Energy. Renewable electricity produced by the […]
Oct 5 2011 | Posted in Jobs,Maryland,Press Releases,U.S. | Read More » 
Project to create thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions in state and local tax revenue BrightSource Energy, Inc., a leading solar thermal technology company, has filed an Application for Certification (AFC) with the California Energy Commission for the development of two 250 megawatt (nominal) solar power plants (500 megawatts combined) in California’s Inyo County. […]
REC Solar Awarded 6.6 Megawatts of Turnkey Solar Contracts from Veterans Affairs in California and Texas Awards include expansion to make the West Los Angeles Medical Center home to the VA’s largest solar energy system REC Solar, leading solar electric provider in the United States, today announced the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has […]
Aug 9 2011 | Posted in Press Releases,Solar PV | Read More » 
NRG Energy, Inc. has completed its acquisition of the 290-megawatt Agua Caliente solar project from First Solar, Inc. The acquisition was contingent upon the financial closing of the project’s loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office. Agua Caliente is the world’s largest solar photovoltaic project currently under construction. The Yuma County, […]
Aug 7 2011 | Posted in Arizona,Press Releases,Solar PV,U.S. | Read More » 
Detroit Edison has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) that will continue to add Michigan-based renewable power to the company’s energy portfolio. The utility is seeking approximately 245 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy from wind, solar, hydro, biomass or landfill gas facilities that would be operating by the end of 2014. Of that amount, approximately […]
Nov 20 2010 | Posted in Climate Change,Solar Thermal,U.S. | Read More » 
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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During his weekly address to the nation, President Obama highlighted BrightSource Energy’s Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System as an example of how the clean energy incentives launched by the administration are creating good jobs and helping the nation achieve its clean energy goals. According to the President: “This month, in the Mojave Desert, a company […]
