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Monarch Power Launches IndieGoGo Campaign to Raise Funds for Building Solar Wonderland

Dr. Joe Hui, CEO and Founder of Monarch Power Corp, also known as Solar Man, and Monarch Power are launching an IndieGoGo campaign today (www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-solar-man-build-solar-wonderland) to market his Lotus solar panels and to raise funds to build Solar Wonderland. Monarch Power also plans to build a gigawatt per year panel factory as part of Solar Wonderland.

9 Oct 2014

City of Anaheim Dedicates 2.4MW Solar Panel System on Convention Center

Today the City of Anaheim held a dedication ceremony celebrating the recently completed 2.4-megawatt (MW) solar panel system on the Anaheim Convention Center. The $5.7 million project managed by Anaheim Public Utilities was completed mid-August by Borrego Solar Systems Inc., a leading designer, developer, installer and financier of grid tied solar photovoltaic (PV) systems.

9 Oct 2014

Panasonic Partners with Coronal to Acquire 6MW Balsam Lake Solar Project

Panasonic Eco Solutions Canada Inc. (Panasonic) announced that it teamed up with Coronal Group LLC (Coronal) to acquire the 6 MW Balsam Lake Solar Project from Balsam Lake Green Energy. The project, based in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, is part of the Ontario Power Authority’s Feed-In Tariff Program.

9 Oct 2014

Washington Gas Energy Systems and Skidmore College Complete Solar Project in Saratoga Springs

Washington Gas Energy Systems, Inc. and Skidmore College today announced the completion of a solar project that will generate renewable energy in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The college will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony today to celebrate the completion of 2,085-kilowatt solar array.

8 Oct 2014

sPower and Camborne Announce Acquisition of RGE Energy’s 7MWdc Solar PV Project

sPower (Sustainable Power Group), a leading renewable energy provider, and Camborne Capital, a prominent UK solar developer, today announced their first joint-acquisition of a 7MWdc solar PV project from developer RGE Energy UK.

8 Oct 2014

Innovative Method Increases Accumulation of Oil in Plant Leaves

Increasing the oil content of plant biomass could help fulfill the nation's increasing demand for renewable energy feedstocks. But many of the details of how plant leaves make and break down oils have remained a mystery.

8 Oct 2014

Ontario Power Authority Signs 20-year PPA for 100MW Belle River Wind Project

Samsung Renewable Energy, Inc. (Samsung) and Pattern Energy Group LP today announced they have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) for the 100 megawatt (MW) Belle River Wind project in Ontario. Samsung and Pattern Development will jointly develop, own and operate the Belle River Wind project, which will be built in Lakeshore, Ontario.

1 Oct 2014

AllEarth Renewables and Claire Solar Complete 2.2MW Solar Tracker Farm

AllEarth Renewables and Claire Solar Partners have announced the completion of a 2.2MW solar tracker farm in South Burlington, Vt. JA Solar provided multi-crystalline 260 watt PID resistant modules for the project.

1 Oct 2014

Potential Rewards and Drawbacks of Developing Large-Scale Biofuels Production

Biofuels – fuels made from plants – are seen by many as one of the better options for brightening the national energy outlook.

30 Sep 2014

Toshiba Enters MoU for Geothermal Power Generation with Ethiopian Electric Power

Toshiba Corporation today announced that the company has concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ethiopian Electric Power on a comprehensive partnership in geothermal power that will see the parties collaborate in power generation projects and personnel development.

29 Sep 2014