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A New WindVision for Alberta: clean wind energy offers 'right solution at right time' to meet rising electricity demand as Alberta's environmental performance draws global concern

2013-05-22 12:24:00

Industry responds to challenge from Government to provide solutions to 'green the grid' CALGARY, May 22, 2013 /CNW/ - Alberta can once again be a leader in renewable energy development and address global concern about the province's environmental record by meeting rising electricity demand with new clean wind energy. WindVision 2025: A Strategy For Alberta, released today by the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA), makes the case for the strategic deployment of more wind...

tenKsolar Announces General Availability of Industry Leading Rooftop RAIS® XT Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Solution

2013-05-22 08:23:12

MINNEAPOLIS, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- tenKsolar® (tenK) announced today general availability of its polycrystalline silicon 410W RAIS® XT solar photovoltaic (PV) system with industry leading warranty, performance and cost of energy. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130522/PH18627-a ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130522/PH18627LOGO-b ) "We have worked to address every shortcoming of commercial scale rooftop solar," said tenK Founder and CTO Dallas...

Solar Wind Energy Tower, Inc. Receives Notice of Allowance of Patent titled "Atmospheric Energy Extraction Devices and Methods"

2013-05-22 08:22:49

ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Solar Wind Energy Tower, Inc. (OTCQB: SWET) (the "Company"), the inventor of a large Solar Wind Downdraft Tower structure capable of producing abundant, inexpensive electricity, today announced the allowance of Patent Application Number 13/098,476, titled "Atmospheric Energy Extraction Devices and Methods", by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The patent covers a structure for producing electricity, specifically a tower...

Western Wind Announces Completion of Compulsory Acquisition

2013-05-21 16:23:10

TSX.V Symbol: "WND" OTCQX Symbol: "WNDEF" Issued and Outstanding: 73,272,748 VANCOUVER, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Western Wind Energy Corp. -- (the "Company" or "Western Wind") (TSX Venture Exchange -- "WND") (OTCQX -- "WNDEF") today announced that WWE Equity Holdings Inc., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners L.P., has completed its compulsory acquisition of the outstanding common shares ("Common Shares") of Western Wind, at a price of...

Alterra Power Announces Change on its Board of Directors

2013-05-21 16:22:44

TSX : AXY VANCOUVER, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Alterra Power Corp. (TSX: AXY) announces that long time director Paul Sweeney retired as a director of the Company at its Annual General Meeting on May 14, 2013. Mr. Sweeney was replaced by John Carson, who has been the Company's CEO since September 2011 and brings extensive transactional and financial experience to the Board, including ten years in the renewable power industry. The Company wishes to thank Mr. Sweeney for...

Juhl Energy, Inc. Acquires "Embedded Generation" Wind Projects in New Brunswick, Canada

2013-05-21 12:23:09

Projects are Juhl's First Wind Energy Developments Outside of the United States PIPESTONE, Minn., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Juhl Energy, Inc. (OTCQB: JUHL), the leader in Community Wind Power, today announced the recent acquisition of two wind energy projects located in western New Brunswick, Canada from Canadian developer Terravis Wind. The projects are being developed under NB Power's "Embedded Generation" program, which is designed to allow Independent Power Producers to sell...

Alterra Power and EDC Complete Joint Venture Agreement for Geothermal Assets in Chile and Peru

2013-05-21 08:23:52

TSX : AXY VANCOUVER, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Alterra Power Corp. (TSX: AXY) announces the completion of a joint venture agreement with Energy Development Corporation (EDC) for the development of Alterra's Mariposa geothermal project in Chile plus three geothermal concessions held by Alterra in Peru. The agreement calls for EDC to earn a 70% interest by funding 100% of the next $58.3 million in project expenditures at Mariposa, and $8 million in project expenditures on the...

Sempra U.S. Gas & Power, Consolidated Edison Development Announce Solar Partnership

2013-05-21 08:23:37

SAN DIEGO and VALHALLA, N.Y., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra U.S. Gas & Power and Consolidated Edison Development (ConEdison Development) today announced an agreement to partner in two of Sempra U.S. Gas & Power's solar power facilities, the 150-megawatt (MW) Copper Mountain Solar 2 plant near Las Vegas and the 150-MW Mesquite Solar 1 power plant near Phoenix. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120103/LA29138LOGO) Under the sales agreement, each company...

Advanced Energy Economy Adds Veteran Energy Consultant to Management Team

2013-05-21 08:23:34

As Senior Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development, Lisa Frantzis Will Convene Industry Leaders for Business Growth SAN FRANCISCO, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) today announced the appointment of Lisa Frantzis as Senior Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development. A seasoned consultant with over 30 years experience, Frantzis has served as Managing Director in the Energy Practice at Navigant, where she has been responsible...

JinkoSolar Donates 150kW PV Solar modules in Partnership with GRID Alternatives

2013-05-21 08:22:03

SHANGHAI, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or the "Company") (NYSE: JKS), a leading global PV solar power product manufacturer, today announced that it has created a strategic partnership with GRID Alternatives, a US nonprofit solar installer, to donate 150kW of its solar modules towards the installation and training of volunteers of solar electric systems exclusively for low-income homeowners. JinkoSolar's donation will provide savings of over...