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Nominations Open for Lifetime Leadership Awards

People who know worthy nominees for the Building Efficiency Lifetime Leadership (BELL) award are encouraged to visit http://bit.ly/BELLdoc to review the nomination criteria and download the award nomination form.

PVResources publishes Extended Version of global PV Market Review

PVResources releases the Extended Version (100 pages) of its global market review on large-scale photovoltaic power plants. The pdf file on CD is now available for purchase.

Video: Marketing Solar Energy to the Public Remains a Challenge

As the solar industry grows, marketing and public outreach are set to become a larger part of the day-to-day operations of installers, integrators, manufacturers and trade associations. Solar Energy Industries Association president Rhone Resch identified it as a major hurdle moving forward.

Ox Mountain Landfill Gas Project Begins Operation

One of the San Francisco Bay Area's largest renewable energy projects, a landfill gas-to-energy station at Republic Services' Ox Mountain Landfill in Half Moon Bay, began operation this week. Owned and operated by a subsidiary of Ameresco Inc., the landfill gas to energy plant will supply enough renewable energy to customers in Alameda and Palo Alto.

Perpetual Power Completes 1-MW Solar-Powered Water Pumping Systems

Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA Inc. and Perpetual Power (P2) have completed the installation of four solar-powered deep water wells at Limoneira Company's Ducor Ranch in California. The four 250-kilowatt (kW) solar arrays that make up the proejct include single-axis tracking systems which are expected increase power output of each array by 15%.

Nacel Energy To Build 20-MW Texas Wind Project

Nacel Energy Corporation has entered into four long term wind development rights agreements covering 1025 acres in Donley County, Texas. The rights include access to the area where the company plans to develop Leila Lakes, its fifth wind energy project in the state. At project build-out, Nacel Energy anticipates 20 megawatts (MW), or more, of installed capacity at Leila Lakes.