Tag Archives: Renewables

Greece Renewables Industry Examined by BMI in New Report Now Available at MarketPublishers.com

London, UK (PRWEB) April 10, 2013 What does the renewables industry in Greece look like? What are the major projects related to the industry? How sustainable energy policy and infrastructure in the country can be characterized? How does the competitive environment look like? What is the capacity of electricity generating in the country? What future [...]

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8minutenergy Renewables and Saferay Sign 20MW Power Purchase Agreement with Southern California Edison (SCE) for Solar Power

Folsom, CA (PRWEB) April 01, 2013 8minutenergy Renewables, LLC and saferay, Inc. today announced the signing of a 20-year contract to sell 20 megawatts-ac (26.3MW-dc) of clean, renewable solar energy from their Redcrest Solar Farm project in Kern County, Calif., to Southern California Edison (SCE). The transaction was conducted with 67RK 8ME, LLC, a subsidiary [...]

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Future States: The Convergence of Smart Grid, Renewables, Shale Gas, and Electric Vehicles

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8minutenergy Renewables Marks 266MW Mount Signal Solar Development Milestone, First Phase of World’s Largest Solar PV Farm

Folsom, CA (PRWEB) February 27, 2013 8minutenergy Renewables, LLC, a leading independent solar PV developer based in California, today announced that it will celebrate its successful development of the 266MW (266MW-dc, 200MW-ac) Mount Signal Solar farm and transition of ownership to its partner, AES Solar, in a groundbreaking ceremony. 8minutenergy received approval for the project [...]

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8minutenergy Renewables and Gestamp Solar to Develop 20 MW of Solar Energy for SDG&E Power Purchase Agreement

Folsom, CA (PRWEB) December 17, 2012 8minutenergy Renewables, LLC and Gestamp Solar today announced the signing of a 20-year contract to sell approximately 20 megawatts-ac of clean, renewable solar energy from their Calipatria Solar Farm project in Imperial Valley, Calif., to San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E). The transaction was conducted with 70SM1 8ME, LLC, [...]

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LS9 Raises $30 Million to Ready Products for Commercial Production

The press release states, “LS9, Inc. today announced that it has received $30 million in its latest round of funding. BlackRock, a prestigious, global-reaching firm with over $3 trillion in assets under management, led the investment round. All previous investors also participated in the round, including; Flagship Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners and CTTV [...]

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Elevance Renewable Sciences Raises $100 Million in Series C Financing

According to the  press release, “Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc. announced today that it has raised $100 million in its Series C financing round. Elevance produces high performance ingredients for use in personal care products, detergents, lubricants and other specialty chemicals and fuel markets from renewable feedstocks. Naxos Capital Partners led the round with additional new [...]

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Autos would get up to 62 mpg under U.S. plan

According to Reuters, “Automakers would be required to nearly double fleet efficiency to 62 miles per gallon by 2025 under the most ambitious scenario of a U.S. government outlook on fuel economy and emissions released on Friday. Gasoline and electric hybrid vehicles and electric cars would play a crucial role in meeting the top range [...]

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Statoil: renewables must be profitable long-term

According to Reuters, “Statoil said on Monday that renewable energy projects must demonstrate their long-term profitability for the Norwegian company and other oil and gas producers to invest in them. Chief Executive Helge Lund said his company, which has invested in offshore wind and carbon capture storage (CCS) technology in recent years, was committed to [...]

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Italy to keep buying excess green certificates

According to Reuters, “The Italian government has agreed to keep the obligation of state-owned GSE to buy outstanding green certificates to support the country’s renewable energy market, bowing to pressure from the green energy industry. A reworked amendment to government measures aimed at cutting the budget deficit says that state energy management agency GSE will [...]

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Centrica awarded Round Three offshore wind development zone

According to the Press Release, “Centrica plc, the parent company of British Gas, today welcomed the news that it has been successful in The Crown Estate’s Round Three offshore wind tendering process, having been awarded exclusive rights to develop the Irish Sea zone. The zone, which is located 15 kilometres off the coast of Anglesey, [...]

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BLM Concentrating on Renewable Energy Projects That Could Meet Stimulus Funding Deadline

According to the Press Release, “With the December 2010 deadline for obtaining incentive funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act only a year off, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director Bob Abbey today reaffirmed the agency’s commitment to helping the nation reach its “green energy future” by guaranteeing full environmental analysis and public review [...]

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Celebrate World Water Day with New Natures Gate Coupons from CommonKindness.com

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) March 22, 2013 Nature’s Gate, creator of personal care products formulated from botanical remedies, is celebrating [...]

A New Website, GeothermalHelp.com Offers Refreshingly Clear Information about Geothermal Heat Pumps

Bozeman, MT (PRWEB) April 29, 2010 GeothermalHelp.com (http://www.geothermalhelp.com) has recently launched as a new consumer oriented guide to geothermal heat [...]

ASU Startups to Compete for $10K at Energize 2013 Summit

Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) April 11, 2013 Arizona State University startups Arbsource and Solar Stream Innovations have been selected as finalists [...]

Research and Markets announces “Solid State (Smart) Transformer Market Global Forecast & Analysis (2012 2020) By Application, Component & Geography”

(PRWEB) February 21, 2013 Research and Markets announces the addition of the “Solid State (Smart) Transformer Market Global Forecast & [...]

New Federal Report Shows Solar Achieved History in March

Washington, DC (PRWEB) April 11, 2013 For the first time, solar energy accounted for all new utility electricity generation capacity [...]

Los Angeles Solar Installation Heats Up With (877) 20 SOLAR From LA Solar Center

(PRWEB) April 11, 2013 The leading Los Angeles solar energy company, Solar Center, has announced the launch of their new [...]