Archive for the ‘Renewable Energy’ Category

Day4 Energy Inc. has signed a 10-megawatt (MW) solar module framework agreement with Solera Sunpower GmbH for projects in Southern Germany. Solera Sunpower has been installing solar photovoltaic (PV) systems for the German market since 2004.

Solmetric Corporation today announced the introduction of the Solmetric SunEye™ 210, an advanced handheld electronic instrument for solar site evaluation. Building on the features of the popular SunEye 110, the SunEye 210 (patent pending) provides analysis of shade and solar access for site evaluation and energy production estimates using a calibrated fisheye lens and digital image processing. The SunEye 210 comes in a new rugged enclosure, enabling one-handed operation and improved user control. It includes the convenience of an integrated electronic inclinometer, compass and optional GPS.

GDF Suez and the Mayor of Curbans, Daniel Rolland, signed an agreement this week to build France’s largest photovoltaic solar power facility in Curbans.

One Block Off the Grid (1BOG) this week announced that the company has closed a US $5 million round of Series A financing from New Enterprise Associates (NEA). The financing will support 1BOG’s national expansion strategy to rapidly boost US adoption of residential solar.

SunPower Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire SunRay Renewable Energy, a European solar power plant developer with offices in Europe and the Middle East. SunPower will acquire SunRay from its shareholders, which includes its management and Denham Capital.

Vestas will supply 33 V90 3-megawatt (MW) wind turbines to Granite Reliable Power Windpark, which is developing a 99-MW wind project in the state of New Hampshire. The project is majority-owned by Noble Environmental Power. The order also includes a two-year service and maintenance agreement.

POET Senior Vice President of Science and Technology Mark Stowers will outline POET’s process for commercialization of cellulosic ethanol and a vision for the future of ethanol this week at the F.O. Licht’s 3rd Annual Developing and Commercialising Next Generation Biofuels conference in London.

UK-based MPI and A2SEA, a Danish company, have been selected to supply construction vessels for the first phase of the London Array wind farm being built by a consortium of E.ON, DONG Energy and Masdar.

Petra Solar has raised $40 million in funding for expansion. Two new investors, Craton Equity Partners and Espírito Santo Ventures, led the latest round with 100% participation from existing investors, Element Partners, Blue Run Ventures, OnPoint Technologies (U.S. Army’s Venture Fund) and Kuwait’s National Technology Enterprises Company (NTEC).

Abu Dhabi, UAE, 21 January 2009: The UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Miliband, spoke at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi on Monday to highlight the UK’s leading role in meeting the global challenge of combating climate change with renewable energy.