Posted: 2011-12-20
Google, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Recurrent Energy recently announced their investment in a portfolio to bring four solar photovoltaic facilities to the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, which will receive 88 megawatts of solar power.
"The investment is a clear demonstration of solar's ability to attract private capital from well-established investors like Google and KKR," said Arno Harris, CEO of Recurrent Energy. "This transaction provides an example of the direction solar is headed as a viable, mainstream part of our energy economy."..
Posted: 2011-12-13
Ready Roast Nut Company recently announced the completion of construction on a 472-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system at its facility in Madera, California, which was designed and constructed by Cenergy Power.
"Our new solar PV system is one of many investments Ready Roast has initiated to work as a collaborative partner with our customers to help achieve mutual sustainability objectives," said Audrey Maring, business development representative at Ready Roast Nut. "We believe it is our commitment to our customer, employees and community to reduce our environmental impact."..
Posted: 2011-12-08
United Solar recently announced that Baker Renewable Energy completed the installation of a 2.6-megawatt system, which consists of photovoltaic laminates on the roof of Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner jet assembly plant in North Charleston, South Carolina.
"UNI-SOLAR PV laminates are engineered to be building-integrated, ultra-lightweight and non-reflective making them ideally suited for large buildings around airports where low-profile, lightweight and low-glare solar solutions are needed," said Julian Hawkins, president and CEO of ECD, parent company of United Solar...
Posted: 2011-11-29
Canadian Solar recently announced that it supplied solar modules for an 8.5-megawatt power plant in Lindenhof near Neubrandenburg in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The system uses 36,000 CS6P-P solar modules.
"We continue to rely on Canadian Solar modules in our projects due to their outstanding quality and performance, and excellent customer service,"said Dr. Marko Schulz, managing director of saferay. "Thanks to favorable weather conditions, we are on track to complete the solar park installation so the power plant will be turnkey ready in December."..
Posted: 2011-11-02
SunRun recently announced it has expanded its service to New York to help homeowners install rooftop solar panels at lower prices, as well as help families by offering a low, fixed rate for solar power.
"We give homeowners the ability to fix their electricity costs for 20 years while doing something that's good for the planet," said Lynn Jurich, president and co-founder at SunRun. "And by taking away the high upfront costs and the hassle of ownership, we've made solar something that's affordable today for more American families."..