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Matrix Technologies installs solar array at their headquarters
Matrix Technologies Inc. has made an investment in solar energy at their Maumee, OH headquarters. The new solar array will be installed on the rooftop of the Matrix-owned office building. Matrix Technologies, Inc. engineers will coordinate the installation and integration of the generation equipment. “Our investment in this solar technology reflects on our overall corporate philosophy to help our customers become more efficient in their operations,” said David Bishop, President of Matrix Technologies, Inc. “This is just one more indication of our full support of technologies and designs th... [more]
First Solar expands in the US utility-scale power market with NextLight Renewable Power acquisition
First Solar, Inc. has completed the acquisition of NextLight Renewable Power, LLC, a solar development firm formed by the inaugural fund of Energy Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in North America’s energy infrastructure. With the NextLight acquisition, First Solar now has power purchase agreements for 2.2 gigawatts of utility-scale solar projects in North America. The transaction represents another strategic step in First Solar’s expansion in the U.S. utility-scale power market, which began in 2007 with the acquisition of Turner Renewable Energy and continued wi... [more]
OriginOil's Hydrogen Harvester generates hydrogen from living algae
OriginOil, Inc. has announced a new invention that generates hydrogen from living algae, providing an additional energy source from bioreactors. In contrast to previously reported developments in the area, the new Hydrogen Harvester™ uses little or no external energy inputs, requires no sulfur deprivation or other "stressing" of the algae, and no genetic modification. The process employs viable, high growth rate, high oil content algae strains. "One of the primary challenges for algae production is to achieve the best-possible energy balance," said Riggs Eckelberry, OriginOil CEO. "By harve... [more]
Envision Solar's LifeVillage offers rapid deployment of solar-integrated buildings to provide shelter and clean energy in times of crises
Envision Solar International, Inc. has announced its newest solar innovation, the LifeVillage™, which offers rapid and widespread deployment of safe, system-built, solar-integrated buildings that provide shelter and clean energy in times of crises. Using efficient solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, Envision Solar’s LifeVillage offers clean energy and durable steel-framed buildings where traditional electrical power generation and the associated transmission and distribution infrastructure cannot go. At 3,500 square feet of habitable area, the LifeVillage has the unique potential to provide a s... [more]
Saint-Laurent Energies to build and operae the Lac-Alfred wind farm in Quebec
Saint-Laurent Énergies is owned by two long-standing companies in the renewable energy industry: EDF Énergies Nouvelles and RES Canada Inc. In May 2008, the two companies were selected by Hydro-Québec to develop five wind farms totaling 954 MW of capacity. Saint-Laurent Énergies was created shortly afterwards to develop, supervise construction and the operation of the wind farms. Saint-Laurent Énergies has now obtained an Order in Council from the Government of Quebec for the construction and operation of the Lac-Alfred wind farm. The energy generated from the wind farm will power 70,000 Qu... [more]
