Latest Renewable energy commercialization Stories
Toronto Stock Exchange (Venture) Symbol: "WND" OTCQX Symbol: "WNDEF" Issued and Outstanding: 60,125,81 VANCOUVER, Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Western Wind Energy Corp. -- (Toronto Venture Exchange -- "WND") (OTCQX -- "WNDEF"), is pleased to announce that as of 01:00 AM, December 20, 2011, Windstar became fully energized throughout the entire system. The turbines will now begin commissioning at the minimum rate of 8 to 10 MW per day, with all 106 MW expected to be fully...
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- EverPower Wind Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of Terra Firma, a leading private equity firm, and OwnEnergy, the leader in Community Wind, announced today that they have closed a transaction where EverPower will acquire and construct Patton Wind Farm, LLC. This is a project that OwnEnergy has been developing from inception with its local landowner partner. The project will be 30 MW and will be fully operational by the end of 2012. An...
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke Energy now owns two large-scale solar farms in Arizona - the company's first in the American West. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20040414/DUKEENERGYLOGO ) Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, purchased the Ajo Solar Project and Bagdad Solar Project from Recurrent Energy in August. Arizona Public Service Co. (APS) will buy all of the output from both solar farms from Duke Energy Renewables...
DUBLIN, December 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The consortium led by global renewable energy developer Mainstream Renewable Power was today awarded preferred bidder status by the Department of Energy in South Africa to deliver 138MW of wind energy and 100MW of solar PV into commercial operation by 2014. The award was made under the first round of the South African Government's Renewable Energy Procurement Programme. The projects which represent an investment of ZAR 5 billion...
NEW YORK, Dec. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- OwnEnergy, the leader in Community Wind announced today that it has closed a transaction in Kay County, OK where NextEra Energy Resources will acquire, construct and operate the Blackwell Wind Farm. Blackwell is a project that OwnEnergy has been developing from inception alongside its local landowner partners. The 60 megawatt project is expected to be constructed by the end of 2012. The clean, renewable energy produced by the wind farm...
LONDON, Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - ThomasLloyd Group PLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Montemurro as an independent senior advisor to its banking and investment business, which specializes in renewable energy and clean technology. Mr. Montemurro has an extensive and highly successful history in alternate/renewable energy technology development and deployment. He is the co-founder and current CEO of Alter NRG Corporation, a public alternate energy company with a...
MADRID, Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- First Reserve Corporation ("First Reserve"), one of the largest energy industry private equity and infrastructure investors worldwide, and Renovalia Energy, a leading international renewables company, have established a joint venture, Renovalia Reserve, to own and operate wind projects in Europe and North America. First Reserve has committed US$150 million to the joint venture. The long-term agreement supports Renovalia Energy's...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today President Obama announced a $4 billion investment in America's future through a governmental partnership with the private sector to increase energy efficiency in public and private buildings around the country, stimulating a much-needed boost of private sector investment, saving billions in energy costs and creating tens of thousands of new jobs. Shannon Smith, CEO of Abundant Power, joined President Obama today with a...
KYIV, Ukraine, November 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ukraine appeared on the latest Ernst & Young Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Indices, proving to be an attractive emerging market for renewable energy. The November issue of the respectable index lists solar, wind, and hydropower industries as top renewable energy sectors in Ukraine. The new report by Ernst & Young describes Ukrainian renewable resource potential as "impressive" and lists tax incentives...
DALLAS, November 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ReportsnReports adds new research report on the renewables sector 'Strategic Issues of Renewable Power' to its store. So much is now widely recognized and the detail of renewables growth is increasingly documented by business and investment analysts. This is the mark of a maturing sector, and also a sign that business now needs to progress beyond simply regarding renewables as "blue skies" and part of an unpredictable future - and...
