Longsol, an owner and operator of solar power projects in Spain, France and the U.S., and MetLife, a global provider of insurance, allowances and employee benefit programs, have acquired SunEdison’s 30 MW solar farm in Webberville, Texas. The solar project has commenced its operations in December 2011.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Mar 2012
Palo Alto, California-based solar developer, SilRay, has completed the installation of a 110 kW solar system at Ferrari Farms, a family-owned organic farm.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Mar 2012
Southwest Solar Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of energy technologies, has entered into an agreement with MaxQ Power Conversion to advance its new, patent pending concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) technology.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Mar 2012
LANXESS has announced an investment of €200 million (about SGD 340 million) in a new neodymium polybutadiene rubber (Nd-PBR) plant with a capacity of 140,000 metric tons per annum in Singapore.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Mar 2012
Energiekontor, a wind power project developer, has signed a wind turbine supply agreement with GE Energy for four wind projects in Germany.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Mar 2012
GeoPeak Energy, a global renewable energy solutions provider, has completed the installation of a 62.4 kW solar power system in Hopewell, New Jersey.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Mar 2012
A new study, published in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology journal, has shown that to meet the present biofuel production targets with current technology, approximately 80% of existing agricultural landscape in the U.S. needs to be used for growing corn for ethanol production. Another alternative solution would involve the conversion of 60% of current rangeland to biofuels.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
2 Mar 2012
Panasonic Enterprise Solutions, a unit of Panasonic, has partnered with Renewable Social Benefit Funds (RSB Funds), an alternative energy company, to install a 115 kW solar power system at the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation located in Agoura Hills, California.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
1 Mar 2012
ICF International has signed an $11.5 million worth extended energy efficiency agreement with Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO). Under the terms of the agreement, ICF will continue to support SMECO’s energy efficiency programs for the next three years in the residential, industrial and commercial markets.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
1 Mar 2012
The Newport Technology & Applications Center’s Photovoltaic (TAC-PV) Laboratory, based in Irvine, California, has awarded 9% efficiency certification to next generation Power Plastic organic solar cells from Konarka Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of solar plastic films that convert light to electrical energy.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
1 Mar 2012
DST Output, a communications delivery company, has completed a large 3.15-acre solar project at its production plant located in El Dorado Hills, California. The company has deployed a new solar array on the rooftop of its El Dorado Hills facility, which is anticipated to generate 1.4 million kWh of electricity per year.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
1 Mar 2012
A 3.4 MW solar power system installation has been successfully completed by Borrego Solar Systems at Edwards Air Force Base located in San Diego, California. The system includes three ground-mounted, single-axis tracking solar facilities.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
1 Mar 2012
A new econometric model developed by researchers from the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have revealed that the major reason for decrease in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the power sector in 2009 is the availability of abundant cheaper natural gas.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
29 Feb 2012
Sharp Electronics announced that its Solar Energy Solutions Group is displaying the SunSnap residential solar appliance at the TED2012 Conference, which is being held from Februray 27-March 2 in Long Beach, California.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
29 Feb 2012
At 2012 PV Expo Japan, GCL-Poly Energy, a supplier of polysilicon and wafer products, has launched its first residential rooftop photovoltaic (PV) system.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
29 Feb 2012