Monthly Archives: July 2012
Conergy selected to install 3.4 Megawatts of Solar Energy for Grimmway Enterprises
World’s number one grower of carrots installing additional 3.4 megawatts of clean solar energy Grimmway Enterprises Inc., the largest carrot grower in the world, is making its carrots green once again with the Conergy Projects Group. The solar experts at Conergy will install approximately 3.4 megawatts of solar energy for Grimmway Enterprises in 2012. [...]
Leaner Lifted-Flame Combustion: An ideal Companion for Biofuels
When Aristotle said that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, he probably wasn’t thinking of engines and biofuels. But his famous quote applies perfectly to the synergy between Leaner Lifted-Flame Combustion (LLFC) and oxygenated biofuels. Each technology has its own limitations, but combining the two may create something much greater [...]
Canadian Solar Updates Second Quarter 2012 Guidance, Announces Conference Call to Discuss Second Quarter Results
Canadian Solar Inc. (the “Company” or “Canadian Solar”) (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world’s largest solar companies, today updated its guidance for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012. The updated guidance is subject to adjustments based upon completion of the Company’s internal review process, and final quarterly results could differ materially from the [...]
APS to Provide Solar Awareness and Education for Students Educational solar kiosks being installed at 30 Arizona schools
As part of the APS Solar for Schools Program, students at more than 30 K-12 Arizona schools will come back from summer break to find their classrooms powered by solar energy. In addition – and perhaps more importantly – the students will have the opportunity to learn about solar power thanks to educational kiosk [...]
Spirit Lake School District Case Study
The Spirit Lake School District in Iowa installed a 250-kilowatt (kW) wind turbine in 1993 and a 750-kW turbine in 2001, providing an example of installed renewable energy for other schools across the nation to follow while offsetting approximately 46% of the district’s electricity needs. The following case study summarizes the project’s history, including [...]
Iberdrola awards 18 Million Euros Contract for Geothermal Study at its German Offshore Wind Farm
Wikinger will have a capacity of 400 megawatts (MW) and is expected to come into operation in 2016 British company Gardline Group and GEO of Denmark, both leading companies in their field, will carry out the geological seabed surveys, the first step in this offshore wind project The findings will be used in foundation [...]
KYOCERA Establishes New Company to Operate 70MW Solar Power Plant in Japan
‘Kagoshima Mega Solar Power Corporation’ to develop and operate country’s largest solar power plant Kyocera Corporation (President: Tetsuo Kuba), along with six other companies, today announced the completion of capital investment procedures for the establishment of Kagoshima Mega Solar Power Corporation, a new company which will be tasked with operating a 70 megawatt (MW) [...]
Vestas: Preliminary first half-year 2012 figures and update on credit facilities
Vestas has decided to disclose some preliminary financial figures for the first half year of 2012 and to update the market on its credit facilities. The interim financial report for the first half year of 2012 will be disclosed as scheduled on 22 August 2012. The below figures are preliminary and are still in [...]
ScottishPower Energy Networks Comment: Mid Wales Wind Farm Connections
Following the announcement from National Grid regarding the substation location for proposed wind farm developments in Mid Wales, ScottishPower Energy Networks has outlined its plans for the initial connections. The company will speak to communities in the coming weeks about a £60m scheme to connect the proposed wind farms in Mid Wales to the [...]
REC expands its Market Activities in India
Renewable Energy Corporation (REC), the largest European supplier of solar modules, announces Mr. Shailendra Mohan Bebortha as Managing Director for REC Systems India. In addition to the incorporation of REC Systems in India, REC announces the opening of a new REC Solar Sales office in Noida, near New Delhi, India. REC Systems develops, installs [...]