Georgia Power, the largest subsidiary of Southern Company, has signed a two-year contract with Robins Air Force Base for the purpose of increasing the amount of renewable energy used by the base. Robins Air Force Base will purchase 5 percent of its annual kilowatt-hour consumption or more than 16 million kilowatt-hours of Green Energy annually in order to satisfy the challenging federal renewable mandates for military installations.
SunPower and SolarPower have dedicated a 50-kilowatt rooftop solar power system at HP’s Indigo division facility in Kiryat-Gat, Israel. SunPower is a manufacturer of solar systems, solar cells and solar panels in the US. SolarPower is an Israeli project developer and solar power system integrator. This 50-kilowatt rooftop solar power system was designed and built by SolarPower by using high-efficiency solar panels from SunPower. The construction of this system started in October 2009.
First Solar and NRG Energy announced that the largest solar photovoltaic project in California has started commercial operations. The 21-MW solar power plant was developed and built by First Solar in Blythe, California. The facility was acquired by the NRG Solar, a wholly owned subsidiary of NRG Energy. Southern California Edison (SCE) will buy the electricity generated by the solar power plant under a 20-year power purchase agreement.
Governor Edward G. Rendell said that Pennsylvania, after the approval by Commonwealth Financing Authority for 12 new green energy projects with investments of more than $10 million, is strengthening its position as a leader in solar energy. The proposed projects will have a total installed capacity of slightly more than 9.1 MW, which is enough supply power to about 1,000 homes.
Hydro-Quebec will be focusing on the advancement of its project which aims in generating 7.6 megawatts of electricity from landfill gas collected at Waste Management’s site in the Saint-Nicephore district of Drummondville. Waste Management is delighted by this decision of Hydro-Quebec. Waste Management is a chief provider of waste management services in North America.
Research and Markets has released a report titled “Green Jobs: Building a New Energy Workforce”. Jobs that are involved in protecting ecosystems or wildlife in order to reduce energy usage and pollution and to bring down the rate of carbon emissions are called green jobs. This report provides information about industries offering green jobs and other places where green jobs are available.
Covanta Holding Corporation announced that the company has started the construction of a new Energy-from-Waste facility in Dublin, Ireland. Covanta Holding Corporation has established itself to be a globally recognized owner and operator of a wide range of Energy-from-Waste and renewable energy projects.
The Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator recently released a study highlighting the need for high-voltage electric transmission solution to integrate the increased renewable energy resources in Upper Midwest region.
R&D Needs in Geothermal Exploration and Development, a report prepared by Dan Jennejohn of the Geothermal Energy Association (GEA), highlights problems and risks associated with geothermal energy and provides suggestions that will help to solve these problems.
Geothermal Resources has undertaken a number of exploration projects for the purpose of harnessing geothermal energy. The current projects of the company are the Frome project (Curnamona Craton) and Penola-Robe project (South East SA).
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