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GWS Technologies announces plan for solar projects in Mexico
GWS Technologies Inc., an alternative energy company developingrenewable energy solutions, announced that it is preparing plans forproposed solar farm sites ranging in size from 80 acres to 400 acrescontiguous to electric substations in Veracruz and Chiapas, Mexico. GWS will provide engineering, project management, solar equipment andtechnology integration on the projects, with estimated costs rangingfrom $50M [...]
Solar – The New Plan to Save Civilization
When the first edition of Plan B: Rescuing a Planet Under Stressand a Civilization in Trouble came out in 2003, author Lester Brown was cautiously optimistic about the potential for solar energy to helpstabilize the climate. But in the updated Plan B 4.0, Brown, President of the Earth Policy Institute, is even more sanguine: Having [...]
State Regulators Back TEP’s Solar Plan
The Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) has expressed its support forTucson Electric Power’s plan to add more than 33 megawatts (MW) of solar generating capacity to its portfolio through power purchase contractsand new company-owned resources. TEP had asked the ACC to reviewits plan to purchase energy from a new 25-MW photovoltaic (PV) arraynorthwest of Tucson and [...]
Statkraft, Siemens Plan 40 MW Of PV In Italy
Siemens Energy and Norway-based utility Statkraft have signed an agreement to build solar plants in Italy with a total capacity of 40 MW. Underthe framework agreement, Siemens will perform the engineering, projectmanagement and turnkey construction of the photovoltaic plants. Theexclusive agreement includes Statkraft’s project pipeline forphotovoltaic plants in Italy. Construction of the first solar plant [...]
Sen. Sanders, Solar Execs Present 10×30 U.S. Solar Plan
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and solar business executives have teamed with Environment America to present a plan for solar energy to meet 10% of the U.S.’ energy needs by 2030. Thereport, called "Building a Solar Future: Repowering America’s Homes,Businesses and Industry with Solar Energy," examines a wide variety ofsolar technologies and tools, including photovoltaics, concentratingsolar [...]
Arizona’s Great Power Play: Plan B
As I wrote here recently,the hasty demise of anti-solar House Bill 2701 raised more questionsthan it answered. One of those questions is: Why did Arizona’s Speakerof the House, Representative Kirk Adams (R), say that HB2060 wasevidence that he and his colleagues support solar power and are“send[ing] a clear message to global industries: we want you [...]
Austin Council Urged to Adopt Renewable Energy Plan
TheAustin Generation Resource Plan, a proposed master plan for Austin,Texas’ energy production and usage through 2020, calls for developing170 megawatts (MW) of new solar power over the next decade — inaddition to the current Austin goal of 100 MW. The plan for Austin Energy, the city’s municipally-owned electriccompany, has won approval from a citizen task [...]
BrightSource Files Alternate Plan For Ivanpah Solar Project
BrightSource Energy Inc.,a developer of utility-scale solar thermal power plants, has submittedan alternative design for the Ivanpah Solar Energy Generating Systemproject. This mitigation proposal, which was filed with theCalifornia Energy Commission (CEC) and the Department of the Interior’sBureau of Land Management (BLM), would significantly minimize theproject’s potential environmental impacts, according to the company.The plan would [...]
New Mexico Governor Richardson Announces New Plan for Green Economy
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson today signed an executive orderoutlining the state’s plan for building a green economy. “Acomprehensive green economy is critical to the future of New Mexico andwill lead our state into a new era of economic vitality and stability,”Governor Richardson said at the signing, which was held at SCHOTTSolar’s Albuquerque manufacturing facility. [...]