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NJRCEV to Acquire Carroll Area Wind Farm Project

NJR Clean Energy Ventures, the unregulated distributed power subsidiary of New Jersey Resources (NJR), today announced that it has agreed to acquire its second onshore wind project.

6 Feb 2014

Upsolar Participates in Empower to Promote Deployment of Renewable Energy Technologies Worldwide

Upsolar, a leading provider of solar PV modules, today announced its participation in Empower, an international SICAV SIF fund created to promote the deployment of renewable energy technologies. As the seed investor, Upsolar will provide an initial contribution of USD 20M, in addition to technical and market expertise.

5 Feb 2014

BYD, A*STAR’s I2R Sign Joint Laboratory Deal to Develop Electric Vehicles with Autonomous Vehicle Sensors

A*STAR’s Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R) and BYD Co. Ltd., one of China's largest companies specializing in battery technologies, has signed a joint laboratory agreement to develop electric vehicles with autonomous vehicle sensors.

5 Feb 2014

Windthorst-2 Wind Power Project to Begin Commercial Operation in Fall 2014 with Siemens 2.3-MW Wind Turbines

The Windthorst-2 wind power project in Windthorst, Texas, is expected to commence commercial operation in fall 2014. With 28 Siemens 2.3-MW wind turbines, the project will provide clean power to nearly 20,000 American households. A service agreement was also signed for the project and will help ensure the reliability, availability and performance of the wind turbines.

5 Feb 2014

SunEdison Eyes Solar PV Manufacturing Complex at Wa'ad Al Shammal in Saudi Arabia

SunEdison Inc., a leading solar technology manufacturer and provider of solar energy services, and the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of the Government of Saudi Arabia and the Saudi Arabian Investment Company (Sanabil Investments), signed an agreement today to jointly fund a feasibility study for the establishment of a vertically integrated solar PV (photovoltaic) manufacturing complex at Wa'ad Al Shammal in Saudi Arabia.

5 Feb 2014

SolarCity Opens New Operations Center to Better Service Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland

SolarCity® is expanding to Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland to make it possible for many area homeowners and businesses to install solar panels for free and pay less for solar electricity than they pay for utility power. SolarCity opened a new, 9,600 square-foot operations center in Seaford, Del., this week.

5 Feb 2014

RGS Energy, Altus Create New Joint Venture to Manage up to $150 Million of Commercial Solar Projects

RGS Energy, a nationwide leader of turnkey solar energy solutions for residential, commercial, and utility customers, and Altus Power America Management, an investor in and manager of solar power projects, formed a new joint venture, RGS Energy Asset Management LLC. The purpose of the joint venture is to develop, finance and manage up to $150 million of commercial solar projects.

5 Feb 2014

Ormat Completes Construction, Reaches Commercial Operation of Plant 3 in Olkaria III Geothermal Complex

Ormat Technologies, Inc. announced today it successfully completed construction and reached commercial operation of Plant 3 in the Olkaria III geothermal power plant complex almost three months ahead of schedule. With Plant 3 online, the complex's total generation capacity has increased to 110 MW.

5 Feb 2014

Solar Power Lights Up Mayukwayukwa High School in Kaoma, Zambia

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited ("Yingli Green Energy" or the "Company"), the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic ("PV") manufacturer, known as "Yingli Solar", today announced that the Company and SolarAid have lit up Mayukwayukwa High School in Kaoma, Zambia by installing a solar PV system on the newly built UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) School. Thanks to the contributions of the Company's partners including Atama Solar Energy, Kingspan Energy and Solar Roof Systems, the project was successfully completed.

4 Feb 2014

New Design Rules for Producing More Efficient Solar Cells

The goal of making cheap organic solar cells may have gotten a little more approachable with a new understanding of the basic science of charge separation presented in a paper published online today, February 3, in Nature Communications. Co-authored by Penn State electrical engineer Noel Giebink with lead author Bethany Bernardo, an undergraduate in his group, and colleagues at IMEC in Belgium, Argonne National Lab, Northwestern, and Princeton, the paper suggests design rules for making more efficient solar cells in the future.

4 Feb 2014

MCM and Clean Energy Partner to Bring Benefits of CNG Fueling to Miami-Dade County

MCM, Munilla Construction Management LLC and Clean Energy Fuels Corp., today announced that the two companies are joining forces to bring the benefits of compressed natural gas fueling to Miami-Dade County and South Florida.

4 Feb 2014

New Process to Produce Gasoline-Like Fuels from Farm and Forestry Waste

Gasoline-like fuels can be made from cellulosic materials such as farm and forestry waste using a new process invented by chemists at the University of California, Davis. The process could open up new markets for plant-based fuels, beyond existing diesel substitutes.

4 Feb 2014

Solar Independent Power Producer, Etrion, Provides Update on Project Development in Japan

Etrion Corporation (“Etrion” or the “Company”), a solar independent power producer, announces an update for its solar project development in Japan as part of the recently announced strategic partnership with Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (“HHT”) (TOKYO: 8036), a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd.

4 Feb 2014

Alinta Energy Develops Interactive Energy House

Alinta Energy, who supplies energy to 700,000 homes and businesses in West Australia, South Australia and Victoria, developed the interactive energy house to provide consumers with the information they need to take action to reduce their energy consumption and bills using Natural Gas.

4 Feb 2014

Submissions and Nominations Open for 2015 Zayed Future Energy Prize

Submissions and nominations for the 2015 Zayed Future Energy Prize opened today. The Prize, an annual US$4 million award, recognises individuals, organisations and schools who have made significant strides to advance the fields of renewable energy and sustainability.

3 Feb 2014