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Hawaii Severs Tie Between Power Sales and Profits

Sept. 1, 20101 — Hawaii’s electric company will get paid a guaranteed amount of money regardless of how much power it sells under a decision Tuesday meant to promote renewable energy. Known as “decoupling,” the plan is a key part of the state’s goal of getting 70 percent of its power from clean sources by 2030 – 40 percent from renewables and 30 percent from efficiency improvements. <<Read more>>

Solectria Renewables Supplies over 10.5MW of Commercial & Utility-Scale Inverters to New Jersey

Lawrence, MA – September 2, 2010 – Solectria Renewables, LLC, the leading U.S. PV inverter manufacturer, announced today that it will supply 10.5MW of commercial and utility-scale inverters for three photovoltaic (PV) systems in New Jersey in partnership with DCO Energy, an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor.

Register Soon: Renewable Energy Finance Forum West (REFF West) Is Coming

REFF West returns to San Francisco, following last September’s successful second edition which attracted over 400 senior executives and investors.
This year the conference will focus on the renewable energy markets on the West Coast of North America. There will be particular focus on the opportunities for private equity and venture capital in clean tech energy companies as well as a detailed review of the latest technologies likely to create a step change in the industry, plus examination of the prospects for financing the scale-up of these game changing innovations and the rapid growth of renewables across the West Coast. <<Click to learn more>>

Utility-Scale Geothermal Turns 50

Aug. 23, 2010 — Renewables are often seen as “new.” In fact, they are the original energies. Wind, water, biomass and the earth’s heat have been used for thousands of years. Being able to harness those resources on a mass-scale is what’s new.
Half a century ago, just north of San Francisco, construction began on The Geysers, the nation’s first commercial geothermal site. Now an extensive complex of geothermal energy production, the Geysers has come a long way from its beginnings as a single 11-megawatt power plant. <<Read more>>

Solar farm will create jobs, tax revenue; – The Cornwall Standard-Freeholder

CORNWALL — A new solar farm planned for South Glengarry
could bring new jobs and more tax revenue to the region. Sean McCloskey of Penn Energy Renewables, Ltd., said his company
plans to put enough solar panels on 176 acres on County Road 19 to
produce up to 10,000 watts of energy at any

Solar farm plan slammed – Brockville Recorder and Times

Residents near Row’s Corners sent a strong message Wednesday
to proponents of nearby solar-power projects that mega-fields of
panels on the horizon are unwanted. More than two hours of public consultation at the Cedar Valley Golf
Course with U.S.-based Penn Energy Renewables gave most people in

Energy firm powers up for better year ahead – The Journal (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK)

AGREEN energy installation company believes that it can grow its sales and overcome a disappointing first year, which saw the Government scrap a key funding incentive. Stockton-based Access Renewables was launched by industry professionals Karen Jones and Sean Collier last year to take advantage

Carlson Orchards Chooses Solectria Renewables for 220kW PV System

Lawrence, MA – August 16, 2010 – Solectria Renewables, LLC, the leading U.S. PV inverter manufacturer, announced Friday the completion of a 220kW ground-mount photovoltaic (PV) system at Carlson Orchards in Harvard, MA. Solectria Renewables, in partnership with Lighthouse Electrical Contracting, Inc. of Rockland, MA, provided two (2) PVI 95kW inverters and SolrenView, Solectria’s web-based monitoring system, for one of the largest solar installations at an agricultural site or farm in Massachusetts.

Island’s tidal energy plans are unveiled ; TURBINES WILL SUPPLY OUR HOMES – Daily Post (Liverpool, UK)

PLANS for a commercial tidal energy project off the coast of Anglesey will be unveiled this month. Marine Current Turbines, and its project partner RWE npower renewables, will be hosting an exhibition about its scheme to harness the power of the tidal waters off the north-west coast of

Solectria Renewables Announces Free Inverter Webinar Series

Lawrence, MA – August 12, 2010 – Solectria Renewables, LLC, the leading U.S. PV inverter manufacturer, announced today that they will now offer a free monthly webinar on a variety of inverter topics including string sizing, web-based monitoring and inverter selection. The webinar series will be offered to anyone interested and presented by Solectria’s sales, engineering and/or marketing teams. Each webinar is designed to approach a single inverter topic and attendees will be invited to ask questions and make comments during the webinar.