Latest EcoFriend product news
Evergreen Solar, Inc. has introduced its new ES-A Series Solar Panels. This new line of 200, 205 and 210 W solar panels features the most powerful products Evergreen Solar has produced. And with a -0, +5W specification, the ES-A Series also provides the best power tolerance currently available in the industry.
The ES-A Series panels are made using Evergreen Solar’s proprietary “String Ribbon” technology. In the String Ribbon™ process, a set of special parallel strings are pulled continuously ... [more]
Southern California Edison (SCE) has signed a contract to procure an additional 245 megawatts of solar power for its customers with Pasadena, Calif.-based eSolar in the nation’s first commercial effort using power tower solar thermal technology.
The project, which will be built in the Lancaster area of California, is expected to begin delivering energy in 2011, with a total of 105 megawatts of renewable solar power by 2012, ramping up to 245 megawatts by 2013.
Each pre-fabricated module c... [more]
Ironwood State Prison and SunEdison have announced the activation of a new 1.18 megawatt (MW) ground-mounted photovoltaic solar power system.
The photovoltaic system, which will deliver 2.4 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of clean renewable energy in the first year of operation, was deployed through a public-private partnership between the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) and SunEdison, North America’s largest solar energy services provider.
Under a solar power s... [more]
ICP Solar Technologies Inc. has announced that is has appointed EnergyGross as its distribution partner in Finland and Sweden. EnergyGross is a distributor of specialized energy saving solutions. Their product portfolio includes wind turbines, hydro power solutions, solar heaters, heat exchanges, energy efficient LED lamps and rechargeable batteries by SANYO.
“The Nordic countries are world leaders in the use of both renewable energy and alternative fuels,” stated Pascal Petit, ICP Solar’s VP... [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]
Open Energy Corporation has announced that it has signed a development agreement with John DeWald & Associates to create its first “solar community” project which will enable homeowners in the Pacific Station development in California to gain the benefits of rooftop solar power systems at no upfront cost to the developer or homeowner.
Under the terms of this agreement, Open Energy will finance $480,000 and install 1.2 kW systems on each of the 47 condominium townhomes at the mixed use residen... [more]
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