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GUELPH, Ontario, March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Canadian Solar Inc. ("Canadian Solar" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: CSIQ), one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. Fourth Quarter 2012 Highlights Solar module shipments were 404 MW, compared to 384 MW in the third quarter of 2012. Net revenue was $294.8 million, compared to $326.0 million in the third quarter...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Stanford University scientists have begun figuring out what grid-scale battery technologies are doing to the carbon footprint. Researchers have begun developing new batteries and other large-scale storage devices to stockpile surplus clean energy so they can store and deliver it on demand. However, fossil fuel required to build these technologies could negate some of the benefits of installing new solar and wind farms. "We...
HONOLULU, March 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie will join representatives of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) and Hawaiian Electric Company in a dedication ceremony for a new five-megawatt Kalaeloa Solar Farm in West Oahu. The event is hosted by Bright Plain Renewable Energy, L.L.C. (BPRE), which manages the solar farm, and SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR), which designed and built the project. The Kalaeloa Solar Farm was acquired in November...
SAN FRANCISCO, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Institutional investors, such as insurance companies and pension funds, manage a combined $71 trillion in assets. As one of the largest pools of private capital in the world, these investors generally have objectives that, on the surface, appear to align with renewable energy returns. However, in a new study, "The Challenge of Institutional Investment in Renewable Energy," Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) finds significant...
Permanent debt is lined up for around $25 million in solar projects going online by Q3 2013 SAN FRANCISCO, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pristine Sun, LLC and Solar Mosaic, Inc. ("Mosaic") have executed several agreements to close on post-construction permanent loans on the first phase of a portfolio build-out of solar PV farms in California over the next nine months. Power from the six projects, totaling nearly 6 MW of Pristine Sun's 250 MW portfolio of mid-to-late-stage California...
PITTSBURGH, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United Steelworkers Union (USW) says that proposed state legislation to end Maryland's biofuel credit could increase pollution and fuel costs, suppress development of renewable fuels and lead to massive job loss. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080131/DC12982LOGO) Maryland House Bill 1102 and Senate Bill 684, if passed, would redefine renewable energy to exclude "black liquor"--a byproduct of the pulping process in...
Executives Praise State's Commitment to Advanced Energy, Recommend Strategies to Accelerate Growth and Economic Benefits SAN FRANCISCO, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Advanced energy CEOs believe that California's energy policies have put the state on the cutting edge of advanced energy development and innovation, but a variety of obstacles are preventing the state from fully reaping the economic and environmental benefits of advanced energy, according to a new report...
Leaders in project development and PV production to be honored at Intersolar North America in San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Intersolar North America, the most attended industry exhibition and conference in North America for solar professionals to exchange information and develop business opportunities in the U.S. solar market, opened nominations for the 6(th) annual Intersolar AWARD to be presented at this year's event. For the first time, the winner of...
WALTHAM, Mass., March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- American DG Energy Inc. (NYSE MKT: ADGE), a leading On?Site Utility, offering clean electricity, heat, hot water and cooling solutions to hospitality, healthcare, housing and athletic facilities, will release its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2012 on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 and will hold a conference call and webcast on the same day at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. During the call, the Company will discuss its 2012 financial...
Climate Change Business Journal Recognizes Firms for Growth and Innovation Boulder, CO (PRWEB) March 04, 2013 Tendril®, the leader in delivering consumer engagement applications and services, has been chosen to receive the 2012 Climate Change Business Journal® (CCBJ) Award for Technology Merit: Smart Grid and Energy Management. CCBJ is a business research publication that provides high-value strategic business intelligence to the climate change industry. According to CCBJ,...
