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Energy Secretary Moniz Hosts Gathering of World’s Energy Ministers in San Francisco to Advance Technology Solutions, Accelerate Clean Energy Deployment

June 3, 2016 Anand Gupta

U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz hosted 23 governments and the European Union for the seventh Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM7) and the inaugural Mission Innovation (MI) Ministerial. At CEM7, three new global campaigns were launched: the Advanced Cooling Challenge, the Energy Management Campaign, and the Corporate Sourcing of Renewables Campaign. The countries also agreed to launch […]

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Solar installations gain from strategic alliance of Overland Contracting Inc. and Schletter Inc.

June 2, 2016 Anand Gupta

Overland Contracting Inc. (OCI), a wholly owned subsidiary of engineering and construction company Black & Veatch, announced recently it has formed a strategic alliance with Schletter Inc., an industry-leading provider of solar mounting systems, to address the growing market for high-quality solar photovoltaic (PV) installation projects. Schletter produces ground mount and rooftop solar mounting systems used […]

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Georgia Power’s 30-MW solar facility at Fort Benning now online

June 2, 2016 Anand Gupta

Georgia Power, the U.S. Army, the Army Office of Energy Initiatives (OEI), the General Services Administration and the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) today marked the start of operations of a new 30 megawatt (MW) solar project at Fort Benning, near Columbus, Georgia. The facility is the first of five on-base military solar projects currently […]

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US clean energy gets glimpse of a Trump future

June 2, 2016 Anand Gupta

A US presidential win for putative Republican nominee Donald Trump is looking likely to be a challenge for clean energy in the nation, following Trump’s announcement that he would “cancel” the COP21 agreement, oppose a carbon tax and review subsidies for wind and solar power generation.At an oil industry conference in North Dakota last Thursday […]

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SunLink and Blattner Energy Collaborate on New Utility Solar Projects

June 2, 2016 Anand Gupta

Expanding on the collaboration that has already seen several hundred megawatts of solar installed, SunLink Corporation has been selected as the project supplier by Blattner Energy on two additional utility-scale solar plants. One project is in the Southeast U.S. and the second project is located in the Upper Midwest U.S. Blattner is the EPC contractor […]

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RCS Solar to Distribute More Brands as U.S. Solar Market Expands

June 2, 2016 Anand Gupta

By distributing more brands and products in the solar field, RCS Solar is prepared to serve a growing number of organizations that demand solar energy. RCS Solar’s newsletter, which spotlights different markets in each issue, explains the growth in the U.S..The news comes as the U.S. solar market is set to explode. It is expected […]

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Renewable Energy Transition Marches Ahead In San Francisco

June 2, 2016 Anand Gupta

Energy ministers from more than 20 countries gather in San Francisco this week for the 7th Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) meeting. Accounting for some 80% of global emissions and 90% of global clean energy investment, participating governments will exchange ideas, collaborate, and share knowledge to push forward the renewable energy transition domestically. Indian officials, for […]

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Dow Completes Strategic Ownership Restructuring of Dow Corning Corporation

June 2, 2016 Anand Gupta

The Dow Chemical Company recently announced the successful completion of the transaction to restructure the ownership of Dow Corning. Dow is now 100 percent owner of Dow Corning’s silicones business, which had 2015 revenues of greater than $4.5 billion and is expected to generate more than $1 billion of annual EBITDA for Dow at full run-rate […]

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EEBSL, RIEGÎM and EDF EN Canada Start Construction on the Nicolas-Riou Wind Project

June 2, 2016 Anand Gupta

Following the Government of Québec’s announcement of the decree authorizing the construction and operation of the Nicolas-Riou Wind Project (“Project”), EDF EN Canada Inc., a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, Énergie Éolienne Bas-St-Laurent (EEBSL), and Régie intermunicipale de l’énergie Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine (RIEGÎM), today announced that the construction phase of the 224.25 megawatts (MW) Nicolas-Riou wind project […]

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SolarWorld Teams with Solar Energy International (SEI) in Training Partnership

June 2, 2016 Anand Gupta

SolarWorld, America’s largest manufacturer of crystalline-silicon solar technology, has launched a training partnership with industry-recognized renewable-energy school Solar Energy International (SEI) that will include discounts on online coursework. The partnership brings together two solar-industry leaders: SolarWorld has more than 40 years of experience in U.S. solar manufacturing, while the nonprofit SEI, with 45,000 alumni worldwide, […]