Press Releases

The Geological Society of America (GSA) recently unveiled a 65 kilowatt (kW) rooftop solar energy system at its Boulder headquarters. The new array will provide the GSA with 88 megawatt hours per year of energy, approximately 35 percent of the annual electric consumption for the building.

Taco Bell to receive the first PG&E rebate check awarded to a commercial business for a solar hot water system under the CSI-T program The Taco Bell restaurant in Albany, CA is the first commercial establishment in the state of California to receive a PG&E rebate check for installing a solar hot water system under the newly instated CSI-Thermal program …

As we reported earlier this fall the German market has exploded for solar installations causing some shortages worldwide in solar panel inventory access. Now it is being reported by iSuppli Corp. that seven Chinese solar manufacturers have taken the worldwide lead in production and should continue into next year.

Wow this is a huge commitment by GE to get into EV’s for their fleet of corp[orate vehicles. Initiatives like this speak loud in the marketplace. Plus the stimulation is gives to the manufacturer’s to be able to build out a fleet is big. GE Announces Largest Single Electric Vehicle Commitment, Commits to Convert Half of Global Fleet by 2015 …

TENNESSEE’S LARGEST SOLAR ARRAY UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN JACKSON 4,914 Panels from Sharp® to Provide Enough Clean, Renewable Energy for 250 Homes JACKSON, TN, October 11, 2010 – Tennessee’s largest solar energy farm is currently under construction in Jackson. The project, located at the American Drive Business Center, consists of 4,914 Sharp solar modules manufactured at Sharp’s Memphis, TN IBEW union-supported …

Recurrent Energy currently has a development pipeline of about 2 GW, with over 330 MW of contracted distributed-scale solar power projects primarily in North America, in addition to projects and joint development agreements in Europe and the Middle East.

To add to the energy savings of its LED lighting system, Cardinal use reflective concrete to reduce heat absorption in its new parking lot. The black top that was used in the site’s previous parking lot was ground and recycled.

Even as Congress failed to take major action on climate and energy legislation in 2010, states across the United States achieved major new strides in energy efficiency, according to the 2010 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard from the nonprofit and independent American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).

PsomasFMG BREAKS GROUND ON A TURNKEY SOLAR SOLUTION FOR THE ANTELOPE VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT Solar system will provide energy savings in excess of $40 million during the next 20 years PALMDALE, CA – (October 6, 2010). PsomasFMG has started construction on a $52-million, 9.6 Megawatt photovoltaic design-build project for the Antelope Valley Union High School District (AVUHSD). The …

NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC), located on the East coast of Florida, this week began installation of a Sharp 79 kilowatt solar array on the new Propellants North Facility. The solar array will provide the facility with enough clean, renewable energy to completely power the facility with zero net energy consumption and zero carbon emissions annually.

CENTROSOLAR America, the U.S. subsidiary of CENTROSOLAR Group AG, headquartered in Munich, Germany, introduces CentroRack, the company’s proprietary racking system along with the CentroData and CentroView energy monitoring systems.

TOKAI UNIVERSITY’S SOLAR CAR EQUIPPED WITH SHARP SOLAR CELLS WINS SECOND CONSECUTIVE VICTORY IN A RACE IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA MAHWAH, N.J., October 4, 2010 – The “Tokai Challenger,” a solar race car equipped with Sharp solar cells, has won the South African Solar Challenge 2010. This was the second consecutive victory for the Tokai University team, following …

AKRON METRO REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY UNVEILS STATE’S LARGEST ROOFTOP SOLAR ARRAY 2000 Sharp® Solar Panels Used In Project Designed and Installed By Third Sun Solar AKRON, OH September 30, 2010 – The Akron Metro Regional Transit Authority (RTA) today unveils the largest solar rooftop array in the state of Ohio. The solar rooftop of the RTA bus garages at METRO’s …

September 30, 2010—Despite extreme shifts in pricing, demand and governmental subsidies, the global photovoltaic market in 2011 will experience robust growth, with installations rising by 42.3 percent for the year, according to the market research firm iSuppli Corp.

The nation’s major professional sports leagues are collectively sending an important cultural message in the battle against climate change by encouraging and endorsing the use of solar power and clean energy in arenas and stadiums throughout the United States.

Eurus Energy and NRG Solar Partner to Build California’s Largest Solar Photovoltaic Generating Facility Full Notice to proceed issued today; Construction to start by end of September PRINCETON, N.J., Sep 23, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Eurus Energy America and NRG Solar, a subsidiary of NRG Energy, Inc. (NRG) , have joined forces to build what will be, upon completion, the …

Sharp Corporation to Acquire Recurrent Energy for up to $305 Million Acquisition Establishes Sharp’s Global Solar Power Generation Platform SAN FRANCISCO, September 21, 2010 – Recurrent Energy and Sharp Corporation (TSE: 6753) announced today that they have reached a definitive agreement for Sharp to acquire Recurrent Energy, a leading solar project developer and generating company with a 2 GW pipeline. …

OPEL Solar, Inc. and TRUENORTH Solar & Environmental, L.L.C. Announce Partnership to Install Solar Fields on Brownfield Sites across North America Partnership Will Transform Brownfields into Solar Fields, Creating Potential New Sources of Revenue for Municipalities Shelton, CT, and Toronto, ON, September 14, 2010 – OPEL Solar, Inc. (“OPEL Solar”), a leading global supplier of high concentration photovoltaic (“HCPV”) solar …

New American Chemical Society podcast: economical biodiesel from sewage sludge WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2010 — Biodiesel fuel could be produced from municipal sewage sludge at a cost that is within a few cents a gallon of being competitive with conventional diesel refined from petroleum, according to the latest episode in the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) award-winning podcast series, “Global Challenges/Chemistry …

Lithium-Ion battery technology, scalable to megawatt sizes, provides innovative energy-storage solution for renewable energy sources and grids and enables hybrid alternatives for reducing CO2 emissions and fuel consumption.