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Basin Water, Inc. will begin to offer NSF 61 certified photocatalytic membrane systems to drinking water providers in the United States via its agreement with Purifics ES Inc.
Known as Photo-Cat™, the technology combines one of the best chemical-free advanced oxidation process (“AOP”) technology with long-life UV and maintenance-free ceramic membranes in a single-unit operation. Photo-Cat™ may be used alone or in combination with other treatment systems as a part of Basin Water’s technology+... [more]
By the end of 2008 Lafayette School District will be producing the majority of its own power through rooftop solar energy, and saving money in the process. They have selected Solar Monkey as their partner and entered into a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Solar Monkey who will install, own, and operate solar power systems on 4 of 5 of the district schools: Burton Valley, Springhill, Lafayette Elementary School and Stanley Middle School.
The agreement comes after a year of investigative wo... [more]
SatCon Technology Corporation has announced the launch of its high efficiency, 75W, 100kW & 135kW PowerGate® Plus photovoltaic inverters. PowerGate® Plus photovoltaic inverters are the next generation of PowerGate® inverters for commercial and large-scale grid connected photovoltaic power systems that have become recognized for their reliability, energy efficiency and ease-of-use.
The new 75W, 100kW & 135kW inverter models were fully certified to UL1741-2005 standards and have a California E... [more]
Xcel Energy has selected the GridPoint SmartGrid Platform™ for its SmartGridCity™ in Boulder, Colorado. The platform applies information technology to the electric grid to provide utilities with an intelligent network of distributed energy resources that controls load, stores energy and produces power.
Xcel Energy’s smart grid system – estimated to be a $100 million effort when fully implemented over the next few years – will provide customers with a portfolio of smart grid technologies desig... [more]
EDF Energies Nouvelles and US company First Solar, which manufactures photovoltaic modules using thin-film technology, have signed a supplemental agreement to their July 2007 deal.
To support its expansion in solar energy, EDF Energies Nouvelles has increased its initial order of 230 MWp in photovoltaic panels from First Solar to 290 MWp, representing an additional 60 MWp.
The modules provided by First Solar will be used to build primarily ground-based photovoltaic plants in Europe and es... [more]
JPMorgan and ClimateCare have announced that they will join forces in an acquisition to invest in quality, large-scale carbon emission reduction projects and to advance the development of a liquid financial market that trades in carbon emission reduction credits.
Upon closing of the transaction, expected sometime in the second quarter, ClimateCare will be integrated into JPMorgan’s existing Environmental Markets group. The combined group will originate carbon emission reduction projects globa... [more]
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