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| Asia/Pacific |
| June
23, 2009 |
China |
Hangzhou,
China: Astronergy Initiates 10MW PV Project. Astronergy
(Chint Solar) and its partners formally have launched the first
10 MW phase of, what the company says is, a planned 100 MW photovoltaic
power station in central China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
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| June
18, 2009 |
Germany |
Sulzemoos,
Germany: Phoenix Solar Constructs Three PV Systems in Singapore.
Phoenix Solar's subsidiary in Singapore, has acquired a number
of significant solar projects with a peak output totalling 600
kilowatts over recent months.
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| June
2, 2009 |
India |
Lakshadweep,
India: BHEL Commissions Two Solar Power Systems in Lakshadweep.
As
part of India’s largest Solar Power-based Island Electrification
Project in India, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has
successfully commissioned two Grid-Interactive Solar Power Plants
of 100 KWp each in Lakshadweep.
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| June
1, 2009 |
Israel |
Ra’anana,
Israel: Sunday Energy & Ormat Technologies to Build 1MW Solar
Roof. Solar energy service provider, Sunday Energy
Ltd and Ormat Technologies , one of the world’s largest geothermal
power solutions companies, have signed an agreement to build a
1MWp photovoltaic solar installation on the roof of Ormat’s factory
in Yavne, Israel.
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| May
21, 2009 |
Singapore |
Singapore:
Singapore Awards First Projects Under Solar Capability Scheme.
The Clean Energy Program Office (CEPO) has awarded the first
five private sector projects under the S$20 million Solar Capability
Scheme (SCS) with the Solar Pioneer Award.
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| May
20, 2009 |
Canada/Burkina
Faso |
Montreal,
Canada: SEMAFO and Burkina Faso Partner to Develop Solar Power
System. SEMAFO announced today the signature of
a partnership with the government of Burkina Faso to undertake
a pre-feasibility study to construct a 20 MW solar power system
to generate electricity.
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| May
20, 2009 |
China |
Wuxi,
China: Suntech Starts First Chinese 1MW+ Rooftop Solar Project.
Suntech Power will build a 1.5MW solar system in HuaiAn City,
Jiangsu Province, China in collaboration with Jiangsu Guoxin Asset
Management Group Ltd. (Jiangsu Guoxin Group).
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| May
19, 2009 |
Jordan |
Amman,
Jordan: Consortium Plans PV Project in Jordan. A
consortium of Jordanian and global organizations has announced
the planned launch of Shams Ma’an, a photovoltaic project.
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| May
13, 2009 |
China |
Jiashan,
China: ReneSola to Pioneer Zhejiang Province's First BIPV Project.
ReneSola,
a manufacturer of solar wafers, has obtained approval from Zhejiang's
provincial government to pioneer a five megawatt building integrated
photovoltaic rooftop project in China's Zhejiang province.
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| May
7, 2009 |
Australia |
Alice
Springs, Australia: Alice Solar City Consortium Issues Request
for Proposal. The Alice Solar City Consortium is
seeking proposals from solar technology providers to develop iconic
projects at Ilparpa (south of Alice Springs) and the Alice Springs
Airport.
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| Europe |
| June
26, 2009 |
United
States/Germany |
Menlo Park,
CA, USA: Solar EnerTech Receives 10MW Module Order.
Solar EnerTech Corporation has entered into a 10MW contract
to deliver its solar modules to Solarzentrum Allgau, one of the
leading solar system integrators in Germany.
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| June
25, 2009 |
Germany |
Bielefeld,
Germany: a+f Receives Euro 40M Order. a+f GmbH,
a Gildemeister Group company, has concluded a new major order
for a total value of Euro 41.1 million to strengthen its presence
in the Italian solar market.
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| June
25, 2009 |
Germany |
Plattling,
Germany: Solea Starts Construction on 1.5 MW Solar Park.
Solea AG is building its activities in southern Germany with
the commencement of the construction of Project Hengersberg, at
the end of last week.
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| June
23, 2009 |
United
Kingdom |
London,
United Kingdom: Zouk and Next Energy Capital Invest in a 2MW Italian
Solar Project. zouk ventures ltd, manager of the
€52m solar project investment vehicle zouk Solar Opportunities
Ltd, and Next Energy Capital, a European merchant bank specializing
in the renewable energy sector, are making a joint investment
in a 2MW development-stage photovoltaic solar project in Puglia,
Italy.
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| June
19, 2009 |
Norway |
Olso,
Norway: Statkraft Builds Solar Park in Italy. Statkraft
is constructing its first solar park. The power plant is being constructed
in the Latina region, 60 kilometres to the south of Rome, and will
be completed in 2009. |
| June
18, 2009 |
Germany |
Düsseldorf, Germany:
Enerparc to Construct PV System for Agrisol.
Enerparc AG, a subsidiary of systaic AG, has been commissioned
today by Agrisol Is Finugus S.r.L. Societa Agrigola, Cagliari on
the island of Sardinia, to build a greenhouse complex with a roof-integrated
photovoltaic system. |
| June
10, 2009 |
Belgium |
Veurne,
Belgium: Scheuten Solar Places First Module on PV Plant.
Scheuten
Solar and GreenFever are building a PV plant on 6.5 hectares of
land in Veurne, Belgium.
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| June
10, 2009 |
Italy |
Milan,
Italy: Enerqos Starts Construction of Four Solar Farms.
NextEnergy Capital, the European merchant bank specialising
in renewable energy, has chosen Italy for its next solar power
investments.
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| June
9, 2009 |
Germany |
Frankfurt,
Germany: Sinosol Completes First Phase of 5MW Thin Film Solar
Park. Sinosol AG has completed its first 1MWp of
a solar park as general contractor utilizing thin film modules
from start up manufacturer, Malibu, a joint venture of Schüco
International KG and E. ON AG.
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| June
4, 2009 |
France |
Paris,
France: E.ON Inaugurates Solar Farm. E.ON
will today inaugurate the company’s first solar farm near the
southern French town of Le Lauzet, some 150 kilometres north of
Marseille.
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| June
1, 2009 |
Spain |
Madrid,
Spain: Hannover Leasing Acquires Three SunEdison PV Systems.
Hannover Leasing has purchased three SunEdison photovoltaic
solar energy systems in Spain’s Lleida province.
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| May
29, 2009 |
Germany |
Neckarsulm,
Germany: Lidl Teams with Enfinity NV and SolarMarkt AG on Rooftop
Solar Plants throughout Europe. Neckarsulm
based, Lidl Stiftung has entered into a framework agreement with
Enfinity N.V. from Waregem, Belgium, and with SolarMarkt AG from
Freiburg, Germany.
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| May
28, 2009 |
Germany |
Munich,
Germany: BP Solar and RGE Energy to Build 46MW PV System.
BP
Solar has entered into a partnership agreement with RGE Energy
to develop one of the world's largest solar projects.
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| May
28, 2009 |
Germany |
Freiburg,
Germany: S.A.G. Solarstrom AG to Build 13MW PV Plant in Czech
Republic. S.A.G.
Solarstrom is planning to build a free-standing plant comprised
of polycrystalline modules at a former military site spanning
approximately 30 hectares in Stríbro, around 30 kilometers west
of Plzen.
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| May
28, 2009 |
Switzerland |
Zurich,
Switzerland: ABB Completes 1MW Totana PV Plant. ABB,
the power and automation technology group, has completed delivery
and commissioning of the 1-megawatt Totana photovoltaic power
plant located in the region of Murcia in Spain.
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| May
25, 2009 |
Spain |
Fustiñana,
Spain: MECASOLAR and PROINSO Awarded Orders for 14MW of PV Systems.
MECASOLAR and PROINSO, part of the OPDE Group, were recently
awarded several orders for the supply of various solar photovoltaic
plants in Italy, Greece and Spain which together reach 14 MW of
power.
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| May
19, 2009 |
France |
Paris,
France: 4.2 MW PV System Starts Operation in Provence.
The Vinon-sur-Verdon (in Provence) photovoltaic solar park,
with a capacity of 4.2 MW, has now started production.
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| May
19, 2009 |
Germany |
Sulzemoos,
Germany: Phoenix Solar Builds Photovoltaic Power Plant for Utility.
Phoenix Solar is currently building a photovoltaic power plant
with a 5.8 megawatt peak output on behalf of the Enovos Group
in Kenn in the district of Trier-Saarburg, Rhineland-Palatinate.
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| May
18, 2009 |
Switzerland |
Schaffhausen,
Switzerland: Swiss Utility Proceeds with 1MW PV Project.
Suntech
Power will supply Sunergic SA, one of Switzerland's leading solar
system integrators, with the solar panels for a 1MW solar system
for Services Industriels de Geneve (SIG), a Swiss utility.
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| May
14, 2009 |
United
Kingdom/
Spain |
London,
United Kingdom: Foresight Group Acquires 9MW Spanish Solar Project.
Foresight Group, a leading alternative asset manager, has
acquired a 9MWp solar PV Plant from Banco Santander in the Castilla
La Mancha region of Spain for an undisclosed sum.
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| May
13, 2009 |
Japan/Belgium |
Kyoto,
Japan: Solar Modules Installed on European Court of Justice.
Kyocera
Corporation today announced that the European Court of Justice,
officially known as the Court of Justice.
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| May
8, 2009 |
Germany |
Erlangen,
Germany: Siemens Installs 1 MW Photovoltaic Plant in Italy.
Siemens
Energy has built a large ground-based photovoltaic plant in Italy
under contract to Ferrarelle S.p.A, the Italian bottled water
company.
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| May
4, 2009 |
Spain |
Madrid,
Spain: Isofoton Opens 2MW PV Plant in Badajoz. Last
week, Isofoton and Parrasolex, an entity composed of independent
promoters, opened a photovoltaic power generation plant in Badajoz
(Spain).
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| North
America |
| June
30, 2009 |
United
States |
Cypress, CA,
USA: Perpetual Power Completes 1MW PV System. Mitsubishi
Electric and Perpetual Power (P2) have completed four solar-powered
deep water wells at Limoneira Company’s Ducor Ranch.
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| June
30, 2009 |
United
States |
Saratoga Springs,
NY, USA: Atlantic Energy Solutions Awarded Contract New York School
District. Atlantic Energy Solutions has eeen awarded
its second multi-million dollar energy efficiency project from
a Long Island, NY School District.
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| June
26, 2009 |
United
States |
San Francisco,
CA, USA: PG&E Signs 92MW Agreement with Alpine SunTower.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company has entered into an agreement
with Alpine SunTower, LLC, a subsidiary of NRG Energy, for 92
megawatts of renewable, solar thermal power.
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| June
24, 2009 |
United
States |
Fresno, CA, USA: Akeena Solar, MCC Construction
Complete 660-kilowatt Solar Installation for Air National Guard
Base. Akeena Solar has completed
a 660-kilowatt installation on the California Air National Guard
base in Fresno, Calif., home to the 144th Fighter Wing.
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| June
23, 2009 |
United
States |
San
Antonio, TX, USA: Tessera Solar, CPS Energy Sign 20-Year 27MW
Solar Agreement. Tessera Solar and CPS Energy,
the nation’s largest municipally owned energy company providing
both natural gas and electricity, have signed a 20-year Power
Purchase Agreement (PPA) yesterday to develop a 27-megawatt solar
project in West Texas.
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| June
18, 2009 |
United
States |
San
Francisco, CA, USA: CPUC Approves Edison Solar Roof Program.
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in its
ongoing commitment to innovative programs and policies to advance
the delivery of renewable energy, today approved a solar photovoltaic
program for Southern California Edison.
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| June
17, 2009 |
United
States |
Murrieta,
CA, USA: One Block Off the Grid Sets New Lowest Price Record for
Residential Systems. HelioPower, a solar power
design and installation firm in California and Nevada, today has
signed the first solar power project in the 1BOG solar group purchase
program in San Diego.
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| June
17, 2009 |
United
States |
Rosemead,
CA, USA: Southern California Edison Signs Contracts for More Than
900 Megawatts of Renewable Power. Southern California
Edison has signed agreements with wind and solar suppliers for
up to 960 megawatts of clean, renewable power.
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| June
15, 2009 |
United
States |
Columbus,
OH, USA: AEP Adds Solar to Renewable Portfolio. American
Electric Power, through its AEP Ohio unit, has signed a long-term
power purchase agreement to purchase all the output of a 10.08-megawatt
(MW) solar energy facility to be built in Ohio.
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| June
12, 2009 |
United
States |
Watertown,
CT, USA: Siemon Inaugurates 217 kilowatt Photovoltaic Array.
Siemon and Alteris Renewables today "flipped the switch" on
a new, state-of-the-art 217 kilowatt solar power array.
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| June
11, 2009 |
United
States |
Las Vegas,
NV, USA: NV Energy and American Capital Energy Sign 20MW Power
Purchase Agreement. NV Energy, Inc. and American
Capital Energy have entered into a long-term power purchase agreement
(PPA) for the sale of energy produced from a 20-megawatt DC solar
photovoltaic power plant that will be constructed near Searchlight,
Nevada, 55 miles south of Las Vegas.
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| June
11, 2009 |
United
States |
Sacramento,
CA, USA: $20 Million in Clean Renewable Energy Bonds Sold for
Caltrans Solar Project. State Treasurer Bill Lockyer
today announced the sale of $20 million in clean renewable energy
bonds (CREBs) for Caltrans to install solar panels in 70 of its
facilities, a green building initiative that will save taxpayers
$52.5 million in energy costs over the 25-year life of the equipment.
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| June
11, 2009 |
United
States |
Santa Fe,
NM, USA: El Paso Electric Signs 92MW Solar Contract.
El Paso Electric has signed a power purchase agreement for
the full capacity of a 92 megawatt concentrating solar power plant
to be developed in southern New Mexico by NRG Energy and eSola
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| June
10, 2009 |
United
States |
New
Brunswick, NJ, USA: Hyatt Regency New Brunswick Flips Solar Switch
On. Hyatt Regency New Brunswick today flipped the
switch to dedicate its newly installed SunPower solar power system,
marking the hotel's initial step towards generating clean, renewable
solar power.
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| June
9, 2009 |
United
States |
San
Antonio, TX, USA: Meridian Solar Installs 200kW PV System for
Pearl Brewery. A 200-kilowatt solar power project,
currently the largest in Texas, has been completed at the former
Pearl Brewery redevelopment, partners CPS Energy and Pearl announced
today.
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| June
8, 2009 |
United
States |
Roseville,
CA, USA: Solar Power Inc to Construct 3.5MW PV System.
Aerojet, a GenCorp company, and Solar Power, Inc. have entered
into an agreement to build a 3.5 megawatt solar system at Aerojet’s
Sacramento, California facility.
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| June
4, 2009 |
Canada |
Toronto,
ON, Canada: EDF Starts Construction on 23.4MW Solar Project.
EDF EN Canada – an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company, has started
construction of 23.4 megawatts (DC) of solar photovoltaic power
southeast of Arnprior, Ontario.
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| June
2, 2009 |
United
States |
Atlanta,
GA, USA: Georgia Power Launches Solar Research Project.
Georgia
Power's corporate headquarters will begin harnessing the sun in
2009 as the company partners with Southern Company to launch a
rooftop solar demonstration program aimed at increasing the use
of renewable energy in Georgia.
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| June
2, 2009 |
United
States |
San
Francisco, CA, USA: San Francisco Unveils Solar Bus Shelters.
Mayor
Gavin Newsom and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
(SFMTA) have unveiled San Francisco’s first solar transit shelter
at the corner of Geary and Arguello boulevards.
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| May
27, 2009 |
United
States |
Branchburg,
NJ, USA: Vanguard Energy Partners Helps Morristown Launch Its
First Solar Energy Project. Vanguard Energy Partners
have completed a 578kW solar photovoltaic system at the Morristown
Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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| May
22, 2009 |
United
States |
Phoenix,
AZ, USA: APS Signs 290MW CSP Power Purchase Agreement.
Starwood Energy Group Global, LLC, and Arizona Public Service
Co. today announced they have signed a Power Purchase Agreement,
a precondition to Lockheed Martin's involvement to design and
build the 290-megawatt Concentrated Solar Power plant.
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| May
21, 2009 |
United
States |
Boston,
MA, USA: Massport Turns to the Sun. The Massachusetts
Port Authority (Massport) today approved $55.7 million to rehabilitate
the Terminal B parking garage at Boston Logan International Airport.
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| May
14, 2009 |
United
States |
Antioch,
CA, USA: Budweiser Cold Storage Building Goes Solar.
A
new Budweiser Cold Beer Storage building in Contra Costa County,
CA is being powered in part by a large, new solar installation
from Perpetual Power, LLC using Mitsubishi Solar panels.
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| May
14, 2009 |
United
States |
San
Francisco, CA, USA: PG&E Expands Solar Contracts with BrightSource
Energy to 1.3GW. Pacific
Gas and Electric Company has entered into a series of contracts
with BrightSource Energy for a record total of 1,310 megawatts
of solar thermal power.
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| May
11, 2009 |
United
States |
Flagstaff,
AZ, USA: APS Pilot Envisions Interconnected Solar Rooftops.
Arizona
Public Service is launching an innovative pilot project in Flagstaff
that ultimately could provide a substantial increase in the number
of solar rooftops statewide.
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| May
11, 2009 |
United
States |
Tempe,
AZ, USA: First Colexon Solar Plant Installed in Arizona.
Colexon
Energy AG has realized its first solar power plant in the USA
on the roof of the Arizona State University in Tempe.
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| May
7, 2009 |
United
States |
Charlotte,
NC, USA: Duke Energy to Build up to 400 'Mini' Solar Power Plants.
Duke Energy will build between 100 and 400 electricity-generating
mini solar power plants throughout North Carolina over the next
two years in one of the first large-scale initiatives of its kind
in the U.S., CEO Jim Rogers said today.
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| May
7, 2009 |
United
States |
Buffalo,
NY, USA: Solar Energy to Power Student Apartments.
The New York Power Authority today joined with the University
at Buffalo to announce a $7.5 million award to the university
to construct a 1.1 megawatt solar energy array on UB's North (Amherst)
Campus.
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| May
7, 2009 |
United
States |
Richmond,
CA, USA: Bay Area Beverage Completes Solar Power Installation.
Bay
Area Beverage Company, the largest distributor of branded beverages
in Alameda and Contra Costa counties, has flipped the switch on
a 500 kW solar power system, one of the largest in region.
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| May
6, 2009 |
United
States |
Phoenix,
AZ, USA: National Bank of Arizona Plans Phoenix’s Largest Commercial
Thin Film Solar Installation. National Bank of
Arizona, SolarCity® and First Solar today announced plans to build
a 222 kilowatt solar installation in Phoenix, which will be the
city’s second largest commercial solar installation to date.
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| May
6, 2009 |
United
States |
Auburn,
CA, USA: Pacific Power Management Completes PV System for Sierra
Aluminium. Pacific
Power Management LLC (PPM), have completed the finance, design
and installation of an 800 kW power plant for Sierra Aluminum
Company in Fontana, CA under a power purchase agreement.
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| May
5, 2009 |
United
States |
Big
Sur, CA, USA: Big Sur's Post Ranch Inn Goes Solar.
Post Ranch Inn has switched on a panel solar installation,
one of the largest hotel solar projects in California.
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| May
4, 2009 |
United
States |
Phoenix,
AZ, USA: Arizona State University Energizes West Campus with Solar
Project. ASU
energizes West campus with large solar project Arizona State University
has begun an ambitious project to install 3.3 MW of renewable
energy capacity via solar cells on its West campus.
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| May
4, 2009 |
United
States |
Roseville,
CA, USA: Solar Power, Inc. Completes Second Solar Site for Cox
Enterprises. Solar Power, Inc. has completed the
installation of another photovoltaic energy system for Cox Enterprises,
Inc. at its Manheim DRIVE Center facility.
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| May
4, 2009 |
United
States |
Portland,
OR, USA: Oregon Convention Center Issues RFP for Solar Energy
Project. The
Metropolitan Exposition Recreation Commission (MERC) is soliciting
proposals for the “OCC Solar Energy Project” located at the Oregon
Convention Center.
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| South
America |
| Oct
24, 2008 |
United
States |
Madrid, Spain:
Isofoton to Electrify 165 Schools in Guatemala and El Salvador.
Spain's Isofoton has won the tender for the rural electrification
of 165 schools in Guatemala and El Salvador, which will permit
10,000 persons in a rural environment access to education.
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