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PokitDok, a Silicon Valley-based startup, announces its new iOS mobile app. Designed to connect individuals with the practitioners in their area and the treatments and services they provide, the PokitDok app also lets patients set a budget for health services and request competitive quotes. Menlo Park, CA (PRWEB) January 10, 2013 In addition to being able to search the over 1 million practitioners in the provider database and give physicians a “quality of care” score using the...
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- On Thursday, January 17, SolPowerPeople's #SolarMOOC will feature Guest Lecturer Ezra Auerbach, Executive Director of the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP). This one-hour lecture, that begins at 6:00 p.m. (CST), will kick off this week's topic with an update on new NABCEP policies regarding their certification programs, engage in a live discussion on the future of NABCEP and inform attendees on how the...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), has completed construction of a 12.5-megawatt (MW) commercial-scale solar power project in Beaufort County, N.C., near Bath and Washington. The Washington White Post solar farm was placed into service in December 2012. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20040414/DUKEENERGYLOGO ) "This project fits well with our mission to provide affordable and...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke Energy Renewables, part of Duke Energy's Commercial Businesses, announced today the completion of its 10-megawatt (MW) Black Mountain Solar Power Project near Kingman, Ariz. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20040414/DUKEENERGYLOGO ) "The Black Mountain solar farm joins our growing portfolio of projects in Arizona," said Duke Energy Renewables President Greg Wolf. "With Black Mountain now producing electricity, Duke...
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Recurrent Energy, a leading North American solar project developer, today announced the commercial operation of the final of four solar photovoltaic (PV) projects, providing a total of 88 megawatts (MWdc) of clean electricity to the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), the nation's sixth largest public utility, under a 20-year feed-in-tariff (FIT). With the commercial operation of this solar PV project, Recurrent Energy has now...
CORAL GABLES, Fla., Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- PowerVerde Inc. (OTCQB: PWVI), a developer of renewable thermal powered electricity generator systems, today announced, that they have engaged American Capital Ventures ("ACV"), a leading provider of comprehensive investor relations and financial marketing services to the micro- and small-cap community. "PowerVerde is on the cusp of becoming a key player in the renewable energy sector, the only public player focused on the niche...
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Jan. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Arista Power, Inc. ("Arista Power" or the "Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: ASPW), a developer, manufacturer, and supplier of custom-designed power management systems, renewable energy storage systems, and a supplier and designer of solar energy systems, announced today that the Genesee County Economic Development Center (GCEDC) has partnered with Arista Power to launch a new community solar purchasing initiative, called "Solarize Genesee."...
TSX.V Symbol: "WND" OTCQX Symbol: "WNDEF" Issued and Outstanding: 69,820,125 VANCOUVER, Jan. 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Western Wind Energy Corp. - (the "Company" or "Western Wind") (TSX Venture Exchange - "WND") (OTCQX - "WNDEF") announces an update to its 30 MW Yabucoa solar project located within the municipality of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. Western Wind has provided revised civil and electrical drawings to the lender's independent engineer for review. Western Wind changed the design...
Enid Burns for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online The year is just beginning, and yet the consumer electronics sector has already seen its first fatality. Asus announced yesterday that it would discontinue production of its netbook line of portable computers. Asus was the first manufacturer to bring the netbook to market on a large scale with its Asus Eee PC line. The netbook category was launched in 2007, with the Intel Atom processor, a chip the size of a grain of rice. The smaller...
LIHU'E, KAUA'I, Hawai'i, Dec. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE:ALEX) (A&B) and Kaua'i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) today jointly announced the completion of construction of A&B's 6?megawatt solar PV (photo-voltaic) facility at Port Allen, Kaua'i. The facility is located on a 20-acre parcel of land owned by A&B adjacent to KIUC's Port Allen Station power plant. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120801/LA50085LOGO) (Logo:...
