TransCanada: Bison Pipeline Begins Service Moving Natural Gas out of the Rockies

TransCanada Corporation today announced its Bison Pipeline became operational on Friday, January 14. The 303-mile (487-kilometre), 30-inch-diameter interstate pipeline has an initial capacity of 407 million cubic feet a day, all of which is currently under long-term contract. With additional compression, the pipeline is expandable to 1 billion cubic... 

Comverge Surpasses Half a Billion Dollars in Future Contracted Revenues

Comverge Inc., a leading provider of smart grid, demand management, and energy efficiency solutions, announced today that its future contracted revenues have surpassed $500 million, a significant milestone recently achieved with the signing of contracts with Progress Energy Carolinas and Pepco Holdings, Inc. Comverge expects over $350 million, or 70%,... 

Suntech and Standard Solar Reach 5 Megawatt Solar Panel Supply Agreement

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd., the world’s leading manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) modules, and Standard Solar, Inc. are looking forward to powering cleaner energy solutions throughout the Mid-Atlantic U.S. under a new agreement by which Suntech will supply up to 5 megawatts of photovoltaic solar panels to the Maryland-based solar developer... 

Comverge Announces Multi-Year Demand Management Program with Progress Energy Carolinas

Comverge, Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement with Progress Energy Carolinas (PEC) to provide demand response hardware, software, software hosting services and project support in connection with PEC’s new EnergyWise(TM) residential demand response and energy efficiency program. The exclusive agreement has an initial term of five... 

Evolution Solar Selected as Partner to Pursue 5mw Solar Project

Evolution Solar Corp. was selected by Atlantic Energy Solutions Inc. of Saratoga Springs, New York, to serve as a partner to pursue the development of a 5 megawatt Solar Plant in southern Florida. The $400,000,000.00 plant will be funded by a private Florida developer and will be built, operated, and maintained by the partnership. “We are past... 

Capstone Ships Its First C1000 Megawatt Scale Product

Capstone Turbine Corporation, the world’s leading clean technology manufacturer of microturbine energy systems, today announced it has shipped its first C1000 megawatt scale product. The system will be installed at ANTEX, located in Spain. ANTEX is an independent Spanish textile group whose activity centers on the broad world of synthetic yarns. It... 

Reliant Energy Closes on Previously Announced Sale of Northeastern Marketing Assets to Hess Corporation

Reliant Energy has completed the previously announced sale of the Northeastern electricity marketing assets of its retail subsidiaries, Reliant Energy Solutions East and Reliant Energy Solutions Northeast, to Hess Corporation. Reliant Energy, Inc. based in Houston, provides electricity and energy services to retail and wholesale customers in the United... 

Beacon Power Moves into Next Stage of DOE Loan Guarantee Process for 20-MW Flywheel Regulation Plant

Beacon Power Corporation, a company that designs and develops advanced products and services to support more stable, reliable and efficient electricity grid operation, has delivered the last of nearly 100 separate documents in its application for a loan guarantee to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Guarantee Program Office and moved into the next... 

Orion Energy Systems Receives Esteemed Platts Global Energy Award

Orion Energy Systems Inc. has received the prestigious Platts Global Energy Award for Sustainable Technology Innovation of the Year for its energy efficient and direct renewable technology. The award recognizes the company that has made “the single most innovative technology advance in the area of green technology,” according to Platts.... 

SunPower Completes 18-Megawatt Olivenza Solar Power Plant in Badajoz, Spain

SunPower, a manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells, solar panels and solar systems, announced the completion of the 18-megawatt Olivenza solar electric power plant in Badajoz, Spain. SunPower installed its proprietary SunPower® T20 Tracker solar tracking system at the site, covering a total of approximately 70 hectares. The SunPower Tracker follows...