Bellefontaine Gas Producers LLC today started commercial operation of its landfill gas-to-energy project at the Republic Services-owned Cherokee Run Landfill here. The renewable energy project is owned by Bellefontaine Gas Producers LLC, which is a joint venture between DTE Biomass Energy and Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure Inc. The project, which utilizes three Caterpillar engines for a capacity...
Clearview Acquisitions, Inc. announced that it has completed its previously-disclosed acquisition of Helix Wind Inc. As previously reported in the January 29, 2009 press release, Helix Wind is engaged in the manufacture and sale of small wind turbines designed to generate 2.5 to 5 KW of clean, renewable electricity. Clearview acquired 100% of Helix Wind in consideration of approximately 20.5 million...
Clear Skies Solar Inc., has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Badger Creek Development L.L.C. of Beverly Hills, CA for the design and construction of a 2.1 MW Solar Farm to be located in Badger, CA. The project, which is expected to exceed $8 million, is now in the initial design and engineering stages and will be structured as a utility Power Purchase Agreement. Clear Skies will be working with...
Simon Property Group, Inc., the country’s largest owner, developer and manager of high quality retail real estate, has just last month completed the largest solar installation by a mall owner in the U.S. Simon Property Group entered into a power purchase agreement with Element Markets, a Houston-based developer of clean energy, for the output of a 173kW solar facility on the roof of The Shops...
The inauguration of Barack Obama as the new President of the United States yesterday has combined with Canadian efforts to spark a North American explosion in the growth of renewable fuels, says Gordon Quaiattini, President of the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association (CRFA). “When President-elect Obama took the oath of office, a new North American consensus in favour of cleaner and greener renewable...
Power-Save Energy Company, an emerging leader in the renewable energy and energy savings products industry, announced the acquisition of 10% of Arizona Power-Save LC. Power-Save is also pleased to announce the appointment of a new President and CFO. Power-Save Energy Co. has made an investment into a well established solar energy integrator by purchasing 10% of Arizona Power-Save. Arizona Power-Save...
Masdar chief executive Dr. Sultan Al Jaber announced that Masdar, a multi-faceted future energy initiative wholly owned by the Mubadala Development Company, is well-positioned to capitalise on the “undeniable momentum and long term viability” of renewable energy technology in his keynote speech at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi. Dr. Al Jaber acknowledged the recent global economic...
Congressional leaders together with Barack Obama’s new Cabinet are planning a $25 Billion stimulus package in order to meet the President-elect’s goal of doubling renewable energy production in the next three years, according to a report in Sunday’s Washington Post. President-elect Obama’s Cabinet favors an $8.6 billion extension of the Federal Production Tax Credit, a program...
Opcon has entered into a cooperation agreement with the Japanese company Miura Co. with around 2,000 employees and with recorded sales of over JPY 70 billion in 2007. The agreement is part of a broad investment for growth. In time, the aim is to conclude a distribution and resale agreement between Opcon and Miura regarding Opcon Powerbox. Miura’s principal business focuses on sales of steam and hot...
Terra-Gen Power LLC,, a wholly-owned affiliate of ArcLight Capital Partners, announced today that, through an affiliated project company, it has acquired a portfolio of six wind projects from Airstream Energy LLC. The projects, which are located in Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas and New Mexico are in various stages of development and, when fully constructed, are expected to generate and sell approximately...