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SDG+E Signs Two Power Purchase Agreements with Silverado Power

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), a regulated public utility, has entered into two 20-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) with the subsidiaries of Silverado Power, an independent solar development group, for a total of 15 MW of solar energy.

4 Apr 2012

Intersolar North America Conference Returns to San Francisco

Intersolar North America, the solar industry exhibition and conference, will be held in San Francisco from July 9 to 12, 2012. About 950 exhibitors and visitors from over 80 countries are anticipated to attend the event.

31 Mar 2012

CSIRO to Release Study Results on Post-Combustion Carbon Capture Technology

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), an Australian national science agency, will soon release a report on its four year research program on post-combustion carbon dioxide capture (PCC) technology.

30 Mar 2012

Siemens to Supply Solar Receivers for Renewable Energy Project in India

Siemens Energy, a provider of products, services and solutions for power generation in thermal power plants, has secured an order for UVAC 2010 (Universal Vacuum Air Collector) solar receivers from Megha Engineering and Infrastructure (MEIL), based in Andhra Pradesh, India.

30 Mar 2012

Waste Water Treatment Plant in Medina to Install Tecogen Cogeneration System

Tecogen, a manufacturer of Combined Heat and Power (CHP) products, declared that the waste water treatment facility in Medina, New York will install a Tecogen 60 kW CHP system to generate better energy efficiency. A Green Infrastructure Grant has been awarded to the site. Environmental Facilities, who funds efficiency improvement, has administered the grant.

30 Mar 2012

Researchers Develop Renewable Energy Technology Using Butterfly Wings

A team led by Tongxiang Fan, a professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China, has developed a new technology using butterfly wings, which has the potential to boost the production of hydrogen gas, a green fuel.

28 Mar 2012

Clean Wind Energy to Construct Green Renewable Energy Facility in San Luis, Arizona

Clean Wind Energy, a renewable energy company, has chosen a site in the United States to construct its first Downdraft Tower, a green renewable energy facility.

23 Mar 2012

Solar Trees in Charlotte’s Museum Raise Awareness on Renewable Energy

A new solar installation at Discovery Place, a science museum in Charlotte, North Carolina, has been supported by Southern Energy Management, a North Carolina-based sustainable energy company, Bosch Solar Energy, a supplier of photovoltaic products, and Spotlight Solar, a producer of solar systems.

15 Mar 2012

Renewable Energy Facility at Savannah River Site Commences Operation

Ameresco, a provider of energy efficiency, infrastructure upgrades, and renewable energy solutions for facilities across North America, announced that the new biomass cogeneration facility at the Savannah River Site (SRS) has successfully started operation.

14 Mar 2012

Eastern Bank Purchases Renewable Electricity from Constellation Energy

Constellation Energy, a supplier of power, natural gas and energy products and services, has entered into an agreement with Eastern Bank, a commercial bank, to deliver over 30 million kWh of electricity to the bank’s five corporate centers and 94 branches for three years.

12 Mar 2012