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Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Swine Waste-to-Energy Facility in North Carolina

The official ribbon cutting ceremony took place today at the Storms Hog Power (SHP) facility at the Storms Hog Farm near Bladenboro, North Carolina. The 600 kW facility is North Carolina’s largest swine waste-to-energy system operating at full capacity.

30 Jun 2014

First Wind Acquires South Plains Wind Project from Westerly Wind

Westerly Wind, LLC (“Westerly”), a provider of development capital and expertise to the wind industry, through its subsidiary Westerly South Plains, LLC has sold 100% of the membership interests in South Plains Wind Energy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, formed to develop, construct, and operate the South Plains Wind Project (the “Project”), to First Wind Texas Holdings II, LLC, a subsidiary of First Wind Holdings, LLC.

30 Jun 2014

Inteco Beteiligungs Signs Agreement to Develop Renewable Energy Project in Europe

Inteco Beteiligungs GmbH, an Austrian company owned by Russian businesswoman Yelena Baturina, has signed an agreement with the German company RE-Pro (RE-Pro Renewable Energy Provider KGaA) for the development of a project aimed to generate, use and market renewable energy in Europe.

30 Jun 2014

Eaton’s 39 Manufacturing Sites Honored for Achieving Zero Waste-to-Landfill

Power management company Eaton in 2013 reduced its landfilled wastes by about 18 percent, or 4,900 metric tons, as part of a global zero waste-to-landfill program. During World Environment Month in June, Eaton is honoring 39 manufacturing facilities around the globe that have achieved this milestone.

28 Jun 2014

Inauguration of First Public EV Charging Station in the MRC of Matawinie

The Electric Circuit is pleased to announce the signing of a partnership agreement with the municipality of Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare and the inauguration of a first public charging station for electric vehicles.

28 Jun 2014

Comprehensive Study on Technology Strategies to Combat Climate Change

This is shown by the most comprehensive study to date on technology strategies to combat climate change, published in a special issue of the journal Climatic Change.

28 Jun 2014

Innovative Solar Systems Receives Duke Energy Approval for 80MW Solar Farm

via PRWEB - Innovative Solar 37, LLC is an 80MW solar farm project that will be located in the middle of the state to be built on approximately five hundred acres of leased land and will supply enough electricity to power approximately 20,000 small to medium size homes.

28 Jun 2014

IHG'S Green Engage Program Helps Hotels Address Drought Conditions in California

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the world's leading hotel companies, today announces that IHG's patented Green Engage® program, the online sustainability program used by more than 2,700 IHG-branded hotels worldwide, is helping hotels address the drought conditions in California.

28 Jun 2014

NJR Clean Energy Ventures’ Two Dot Wind Farm Starts Production

NJR Clean Energy Ventures (NJRCEV), the unregulated clean energy subsidiary of New Jersey Resources, is pleased to announce the completion of the Two Dot Wind Farm, its first onshore wind project.

28 Jun 2014

First Solar Gets Approval for Financing Construction of Luz del Norte Project

First Solar, Inc. today announced it has received board approval from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s development finance institution, and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, for financing to support construction of the 141MW(ac) Luz del Norte solar power plant in Chile’s Atacama Desert.

From First Solar, Inc. 28 Jun 2014

GJC Hangar III at Gary/Chicago International Airport Earns LEED Gold Certification

The Gary Jet Center and LEE Companies announced that the recently constructed Gary Jet Center (GJC) Hangar III, a 40,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art corporate aircraft hangar at the Gary/Chicago International Airport, has been awarded the LEED® Gold Certification by the U.S. Green Building Council – the first LEED-certified building in the city of Gary, Ind.

28 Jun 2014

VIASPACE Provides Update on Giant King Grass Fueled, 7 MW Biogas Power Plant on St. Croix

VIASPACE Inc. today issued an update regarding the progress of the Tibbar Energy, Giant King Grass fueled, 7-megawatt biogas power plant on the island of St. Croix. The power plant will supply clean and renewable electricity created from VIASPACE Giant King Grass (GKG) to the Virgin Island Water and Power Authority (WAPA) for at least the next 25 years.

27 Jun 2014

Canadian Solar Enters EPC Agreement for Construction of 140 MW DC Solar Energy Farm

Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar"), one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., has entered into an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction ("EPC") agreement with Kingston Solar LP, a solar energy project developed by Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. ("Samsung") for the construction of a 140 MW DC (100 MW AC) utility-scale solar energy farm.

From Canadian Solar 27 Jun 2014

Pattern Energy Acquires AEI's Interest in Chile El Arrayán Wind Project

Pattern Energy Group Inc. ("Pattern Energy") today announced the acquisition of AEI's 38.5% net ownership interest in the El Arrayán Wind project. The project, which was completed earlier this month and is now fully operational, is located approximately 400 km north of Santiago on the coast of Chile.

27 Jun 2014

Windiga Energy to Become First Independent Solar Energy Producer in Burkina Faso

Windiga Energy, a Canadian-based independent renewable energy power producer, and the Government of Burkina Faso, as represented by Lamoussa Salif KABORE, Minister of Mines and Energy and Lucien Marie Noël BEMBAMBA, Minister of Economy and Finance, have signed an investment support agreement thereby enabling Windiga to become the first independent solar energy producer in the country.

27 Jun 2014