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Power from Six Pristine California Solar Projects to be Connected to the Grid

Pristine Sun, LLC and Solar Mosaic, Inc. ("Mosaic") have executed several agreements to close on post-construction permanent loans on the first phase of a portfolio build-out of solar PV farms in California over the next nine months.

7 Mar 2013

Commercial Operations Begin at NRG’s 26 MW Borrego I Utility-Scale Solar Facility

NRG Energy, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary NRG Solar, announced the start of commercial operations for the Borrego I Solar Generating Station, a 26 megawatt (AC) photovoltaic facility located northeast of Borrego Springs, Calif. The station’s electricity will be sold to San Diego Gas & Electric under a 25-year power purchase agreement.

From NRG Energy, Inc. 7 Mar 2013

Bosch Reports Completion of 1.9 MW Solar Photovoltaic Project in Hawaii - Maui County

Bosch Solar Energy, a division of the Bosch Group, has completed the largest solar photovoltaic project in Maui County, Hawaii.

From Bosch 7 Mar 2013

Ex-Im Bank Approves $28.6 Million Direct Loan to Honduran Power Company for Wind Turbines

Two hundred Pennsylvanian workers will assemble twelve high-tech wind turbines for export, because the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) approved a $28.6 million direct loan to a Honduran power company.

6 Mar 2013

Large Fossil Fuel Subsidies May Remain Hidden in Life Cycle of Solar Plants

There is no free fuel. Whether you drill for and refine oil, or manufacture and maintain a panel to collect solar energy and convert it into electricity, it takes energy to make energy.

From Springer - Science and Technology Publishers 5 Mar 2013

New Report on Market Outlook for Wind Power in Denmark

Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Wind Power in Denmark, Market Outlook to 2025 - Capacity, Generation, Market Share, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Investment Analysis, Regulations and Competitive Landscape" to their offering.

From Research and Markets 4 Mar 2013

Federal District Court Rules in Favor of Pattern's Ocotillo Wind Project

Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern) today announced that the Federal District Court for the Southern District of California ruled in favor of the Ocotillo Wind project and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in two separate suits before the Court.

4 Mar 2013

USAID and ASU Provide Training to Promote Clean Energy in the Pacific Islands

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the College of Technology and Innovation at Arizona State University (ASU), is implementing the Vocational Training and Education for Clean Energy (VOCTEC) Program to help improve the sustainability of renewable energy investments and infrastructure in the Pacific region by increasing local awareness, knowledge and capacity in clean energy.

4 Mar 2013

Dominion Acquires Solar Energy Development Project in Georgia

Dominion, one of the nation's largest energy providers, has acquired a solar energy development project in Georgia from Smart Energy Capital and Jacoby Development. The project is to begin commercial operation late this year.

2 Mar 2013

NASA Commences Study on Alternate Biofuel for Flights

NASA researchers have begun a series of flights using the agency's DC-8 flying laboratory to study the effects of alternate biofuel on engine performance, emissions and aircraft-generated contrails at altitude.

2 Mar 2013