Tenaska enters solar market with commercial financing for its Imperial Solar project in southern CA

Monday, 4.9.2012 - 23:59 (PV-Tech)

Tenaska is breaking its way into the solar power generation market with an announcement that it has closed commercial financing for its Imperial Solar Energy Center South in southern California. The utility-scale PV plant is the first of what the company expects to be several solar generating facilities it will develop in California and other US states. Located in Imperial County, the 946-acre solar project was developed by Tenaska Solar Ventures, with the company advising that a second solar project is under development nearby. Read more

Antaris Solar announces sponsorship of Goede Foundation to promote science and education

Monday, 4.9.2012 - 23:23 (PV-Tech)

Antaris Solar has advised of a new charitable foundation that it will be sponsoring. German-based The Goede Foundation,  which encourages science and education through international projects, has installed ten off-grid PV systems with its own PV modules under its ?Solar Energy for Education? initiative in an area near Halong Bay, Vietnam. Additionally, the company has supplied TV sets and teaching DVDs to stimulate learning opportunities in developing countries and plans to add 90 PV systems in other regions of Vietnam. Read more

Order Focus: Praxair China to supply silane tube trailers to Trina Solar?s new Changzhou facility

Monday, 4.9.2012 - 23:06 (PV-Tech)

Praxair China will be providing silane, ammonia, argon, nitrogen and oxygen to Trina Solar?s new production facility in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province. Praxair has previously worked with supplying Trina Solar materials for its production facilities in the west and southeast sties of its industrial park in Changzhou. Read more

Asia Report: 200-MW Solar Project Planned in Japan

Monday, 4.9.2012 - 20:31 (Renewable Energy World)

As Japan awaits the price structure that will be set in July when the government announces its feed-in tariff prices, one company in particular is moving ahead quickly as a large-scale solar market emerges. Read more

130-MW California Solar Farm Closes Financing

Monday, 4.9.2012 - 18:21 (Renewable Energy World)

American energy giant Tenaska, which built its reputation in natural gas, is one step closer to bringing its first solar project online. Read more

NLP Solar Sales Training Live Webinar April 18th & 19th

Monday, 4.9.2012 - 17:01 (Renewable Energy World)

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Building Codes: Simple Energy Savings

Monday, 4.9.2012 - 19:15 (Renewable Energy World)

In energy policy, lawmakers often prefer carrots to sticks because it minimizes the opposition.  But mandatory rules, like building energy codes, can save energy and pay back several times over during the useful life of buildings. The state of Illinois is poised to become a regional leader by adopting the 2012 International Energy Conservatio Read more

Solar Development in California: Preserving our Climate while Protecting our Lands

Monday, 4.9.2012 - 17:30 (Renewable Energy World)

Expanding solar development in California in a way that meets our clean energy needs while preserving our wildlands and wildlife is no small task.  And it's not without controversy.  Coming to the table is not necessarily a bad thing. In fact, it can be a way of getting things done. A recent Los Angeles Times piece digs into that. Read more

Pink on Green: How to Ignite the Second Electrical Revolution

Monday, 4.9.2012 - 15:00 (Renewable Energy World)

The electric industry is good at building things. That’s how it solves problems. Is there a threat of blackouts? Develop a new natural gas-fired plant. Worried about climate change? Build wind and solar power. Does electricity cost too much? Install a transmission line to import cheaper power. But build-to-solve represents only half of the e Read more

Chile's Uncertain Renewable Energy Future

Monday, 4.9.2012 - 15:00 (Renewable Energy World)

In May 2011 Carlos Slim, the Mexican business magnate, predicted that Chile will be the first Latin American nation to attain the status of a developed country. Chile's GDP per capita of US$15,400 in 2010 puts it far ahead of most of its neighbours and with economic growth for 2011 slated at 6.5 percent, the country would appear to be well on course to achieve Slim's forecast. Read more

2MW solar carports, EV charging station project unveiled in City of Industry, California

Monday, 4.9.2012 - 23:45 (PV-Tech)

The City of Industry, California, unveiled the completed 2MW solar project at the Metrolink Public Transportation Station, which consists of solar PV carports and EV charging stations. Oltmans Construction helped install the solar PV carports on an existing parking lot, which will directly provide electricity to the grid, helping to power the 64 EV charging stations also installed on the site. The project was, in part, made possible by a 20-year PPA with Southern California Edison. Read more