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  • NRG Solar Cuts Ribbon on Alpine Solar Generating Facility

    The 66 megawatt (AC) Alpine solar photovoltaic facility, which started commercial operations earlier this year, is currently the largest fully operational solar plant in California. The cost-competitive, renewable power generated by the facility is being sold to PG&E under a 20-year power purchase agreement.

  • Green Building Materials Will Reach $254 Billion in Annual Market Value by 2020

    Future market growth for green buildings and the commensurate use of green materials will be driven by a combination of policies and regulations that prioritize energy efficiency and green design, the expansion of voluntary certification programs for green buildings, cost reductions for green materials, consumer demand, and growing evidence that green buildings confer quantifiable market…

  • NRG Solar Dedicates 66-MW Alpine Solar Facility

    NRG Energy Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary NRG Solar, announced that it will commemorate the opening of the Alpine Solar Generating Facility in Lancaster, Calif., at a ribbon-cutting event today. The 66-MW-AC Alpine solar photovoltaic facility, which started commercial […] — Solar Builder magazine

  • OutBack Power Offers NABCEP Certificate Solar Training

    OutBack Power Technologies Inc., a designer and manufacturer of advanced power electronics for renewable energy, backup power and mobile applications, today announced the OutBack Power Certificate Training Program, a three-day class covering everything from solar photovoltaic (PV) system fundamentals to […] — Solar Builder magazine

  • More Food and Greener Farming with Specialised Transporters for Plants

    Essential to this are proteins called membrane transporters. Transporters also effectively carry high-energy molecules to where they are needed, help plants resist pathogens and make plants more tolerant to adverse conditions. One challenge is to make crops do these things simultaneously.