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LOS ANGELES, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Los Angeles has more than 12,000 acres of prime space for solar development on the rooftops of local homes, businesses and multi-family buildings, with capacity to create as much as five gigawatts of clean, locally generated power, according to the Los Angeles Business Council. This massive amount of solar-ready rooftop space is equivalent to nearly 20 square miles. The recent approval by the LADWP to move forward with the...
JUNO BEACH, Fla., April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida Power & Light Company announced today that beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 3, customers interested in installing a solar-powered photovoltaic (PV) system can apply for 2012 incentive funding. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120301/FL62738LOGO ) As part of an ongoing pilot program approved by the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) to help reduce energy consumption and peak demand, FPL will offer PV...
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jackson Lake Apartments in Oakland, California,earned a $121,623 California Solar Initiative rebate from Pacific Gas & Electric Company. The multi-family housing unit was awarded a rebate for their installation of a 168 kW(therm) solar hot water system installed by Aztec Solar Inc of Rancho Cordova, California. Aztec Solar Inc designed and installed a solar hot water system that would reduce Jackson Lake's monthly overhead...
NEW YORK, April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Matalon Energy, creator of the innovative Parabolic Solar Thermal Collectors announced the appointment of Scott Kling to the position of CEO. Effective immediately, Mr. Kling will be responsible for providing the vision, leadership and management necessary to bring the rapidly expanding business to an even larger audience. "My goal is to transform Matalon Energy into a global leader in solar energy services," said Mr. Kling. "Solar thermal...
Solar Source installs solar water heaters to help struggling families save money on their electricity bills. Largo, FL (PRWEB) March 30, 2012 Solar Source recently secured their second contract with Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas County. The solar contracting company will install 15 solar water heaters on new homes in Pinellas County to help Habitat homeowners reduce their electricity bills. This new contract will bring the total number of systems that Solar Source has installed for...
WALTHAM, Mass., March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tecogen Inc. today announced that two Tecogen Tecochill DTx 400 ton chillers have been purchased for installation at the Connecticut River Plaza in the heart of Hartford, Connecticut. The presently empty, high-end office building is in the midst of a complete transformation of lobby areas and building systems to a commercial rental space. Historically, as with much of downtown Hartford, the heating and cooling for the building were...
Stapleton-Spence Packing Company completes largest solar water heating system in the State of California. Gridley, California (PRWEB) March 15, 2012 Stapleton-Spence’s fruit processing and co-pack facility has the largest solar water heating system ever installed in California, saving the company 37,584 therms of natural gas annually. 37,500 therms is equivalent to 1 million kWh or a carbon footprint offset of 1.4 million pounds of CO2, the equivalent to 2,000 cars annually, sources...
GUELPH, Ontario, March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- W2 Energy, Inc. (OTC: WTWO) is pleased to announce that it is has signed a Letter of Intent to acquire a 51% majority interest in Arctic Solar Engineering, LLC ("ASE") from U.S.-based EGPI Firecreek, Inc. (OTCBB: EFIR). Arctic Solar Engineering, LLC integrates Solar Thermal Energy technology patented over 30 years ago by Daimler Aerospace in Germany. This technology is effectively being used throughout Germany and other parts of...
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., March 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- EGPI Firecreek, Inc. (OTCBB: EFIR) announced today the signing of a Letter of Intent to sell 51% majority interest in Arctic Solar Engineering, LLC ("ASE") to Canada based W2 Energy, Inc. (OTC: WTWO) Arctic Solar Engineering, LLC integrates Solar Thermal Energy technology patented over 30 years ago by Daimler Aerospace in Germany. This technology is effectively being used throughout Germany and other parts of Europe, Asia and the...
TELFORD, England, March 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- - Attendees to Viessmann's stand near entrance N7 can enter a prize draw competition to win a new Apple iMac All-In-One Desktop PC. Viessmann, one of the leading international manufacturers of heating systems, will demonstrate the benefits of its advanced products and controls to the simple integration of existing heating technologies with renewable energy and heating systems, at Ecobuild (March 20-22, 2012; ExCel; London...
