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Emilio Bacardi Group Installs 24.75kW of Kyocera Solar Modules Atop San Juan Headquarters

Kyocera Solar Inc. and installer Dynamic Solar Solutions today announced the installation of 24.75 kilowatts (kW) of Kyocera solar modules atop Emilio Bacardi Group headquarters in San Juan, Puerto Rico, harnessing renewable energy as a solution to rising energy prices. The system will produce 34,533 kilowatt hours (kWh) annually – offsetting 100 percent of the power needs of the building – and is expected to pay for itself within five years with the help of government incentives covering 30 percent of the cost.

From KYOCERA Global 15 Oct 2015

REC Solar Energy Arrays Power 100% of Niner Wine Estates

REC Solar, a national provider of commercial solar and energy solutions, today announced the interconnection of two solar energy arrays totaling 388 kW at Niner Wine Estates in Paso Robles, Calif. Together, the systems will provide enough clean energy to power 100 percent of Niner’s 46-acre Heart Hill Vineyard, including the tasting room, restaurant and winery operations. Niner will save approximately $2 million over a 20-year period.

15 Oct 2015

New Report Examines Global Market for Solar PV Plus Energy Storage Nanogrids

A new report from Navigant Research examines the global market for solar photovoltaics (PV) plus energy storage nanogrids, including an analysis of market issues, with forecasts for capacity and revenue, through 2024.

14 Oct 2015

ET Solar, WEG Partner to Deliver Turnkey PV Solutions for Growing Brazilian Market

ET Solar, a leading smart energy solutions provider, through its Latin American subsidiary, ET Solar Chile, announces today it has formed a consortium with WEG (Bovespa: WEGE3 / OTC: WEGZY), one of Brazil's most prestigious industrial companies. The consortium will deliver professional, turnkey PV solutions for the growing Brazilian market.

13 Oct 2015

EnviroMission, Q Analytica Enter JV to Commercialise Solar Tower Renewable Energy Technology in MENA

EnviroMission Limited has executed a Heads of Agreements (HOA) with Q Analytica LLC (QA), to form a Joint Venture that will operate to commercialise EnviroMission's Solar Tower renewable energy technology in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

From EnviroMission Limited 13 Oct 2015

BorkumRiffgrund 1 Offshore Wind Farm Inaugurated in Germany

With great excitement, the three partners: DONG Energy, the LEGO Group and William Demant, celebrate the inauguration of the offshore wind farm BorkumRiffgrund 1 which can provide clean electricity for 320,000 households.

12 Oct 2015

Scottish Renewables Responds to UK Government’s Grace Periods for Onshore Wind Farm Developers

Responding to the Department of Energy and Climate Change’s publication of grace periods for onshore wind farm developers as part of amendments to the forthcoming Energy Bill, Michael Rieley, Senior Policy Manager for Scottish Renewables, said.

9 Oct 2015

New Fracturing Fluid Could Increase Development of Geothermal Energy

Tapping the natural heat of the earth may be more cost-effective and clean thanks to a research project led by researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in collaboration with New Mexico State University Assistant Professor Kenneth C. Carroll.

8 Oct 2015

Skylar Acquires Option Rights to 180MW Townsite Photovoltaic Project

Today Skylar Resources L.P. announces that it has acquired 100 percent interest in the option rights to develop the 180-megawatt (MW) Townsite photovoltaic project that KOWEPO Americas developed in Boulder City, Nevada. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

7 Oct 2015

Opportunities for Large-Scale Renewable Energy Power Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

This research service on renewable energy (RE) power development opportunities in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) provides market drivers and restraints, overview of RE support policies prevalent in the region, ranking of countries offering the best market opportunities as well as a detailed list of operating and RE power projects under development.

7 Oct 2015