Tag: Renewable Energy

NRG Completes 66 MW Alpine Solar Photovoltaic Facility

Yesterday, NRG Energy, Inc announced the start of commercial operations for the Alpine Solar Generating Station, a 66 megawatt (AC) photovoltaic facility, currently the largest fully operational solar plant in California. The station’s electricity will be sold to Pacific Gas & Electric under a 20-year power purchase agreement.

February 3, 2013
Solectria Renewables’ Commercial Inverters Power 1.2MW Installation in Fort Myers, Florida at Fleamasters Market

Solectria Renewables, LLC, a U.S. PV inverter manufacturer, announced today that SolarOne Florida, LLC chose Solectria’s PVI 60-95KW inverters to power the 1.2MW solar PV installation at Fleamasters Market in Fort Myers, Florida.

February 1, 2013
Industry Leaders Comment on Release of Sustainable Energy in America 2013 Factbook

“Market trends in the renewable energy sector are exciting. The industry has grown in a significant and sustainable way,” said Rhone Resch, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association. “For example, there has been a 500% increase in the solar industry in the last four years. We are seeing growth in all sectors…

February 1, 2013
Researchers Show an Ionic Liquid Proves Effective for Pre-Treating Individual Biofuel Feedstocks

A collaborative study by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), a bioenergy research center led by Berkeley Lab, and the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has shown that an ionic liquid proven to be effective for pre-treating individual biofuel feedstocks is also effective at pre-treating multiple different feedstocks that have…

February 1, 2013
First Wind Preparing Habitat Preserve that will Protect Threatened Bird Species in West Maui

The Makamaka`ole seabird mitigation project is part of an extensive program undertaken by the company to provide conservation benefits to mitigate potential impacts of the Kaheawa Wind projects several miles away. As part of the company’s innovative Habitat Conservation Plan for its two Kaheawa Wind projects on Maui, First Wind is constructing two fenced enclosures…

January 30, 2013